2. SUMMARY
COAH will receive $2,134,428 as part of the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
One half of the funds or$1,067,214 was received
in August 2021
Other half will be received one year later in
August 2022
3. BACKGROUND
Specific uses defined by ARPA include:
Response to Covid 19 - mitigation and prevention
Revenue loss
Water, Sewer and Broadband
Premium pay for essential workers
4. BACKGROUND
Time period March 01, 2020 - May 31, 2021
One time payout with max being $3,000 or $100 /
pay check - different amounts for employees
Reductions for W/C, PPL and other absences
New employees - reduction based on months worked
5. BACKGROUND
Some employees exempt from compensation due to 150% rule - says that workers
may not receive premium pay if it increases total pay above 150% of residing
state’s average annual wage for all occupations
Intent of 150% rules is to prioritize those employees under 150% threshold but
does not limit other employees from consideration with justification
Texas current average is $52,400 x 150% = $78,600 total
Means that any supervisor or other high paid non-supervisors with total
compensation of $78,400 excluded yet these employees had no option but to
report for duty
6. POLICY ANALYSIS
Rules and Regulations defined in the federal
register pages 26,797 - 26,799, May 2021
Exception to 150% rule states chief executive
has discretion to include additional sectors to
the list provided that written justification is
made publicly and to the treasury department.
7. POLICY ANALYSIS
Other local governments and private sector
employers have also provided premium pay to
essential employees
83 of 101 FTE employees eligible
2 - part-time workers eligible at 50% of FTE
Department directors, CM, ACM and certain
other employees will not receive pay (16)
8. COORDINATION
Coordination made with Mayor Bobby Rosenthal,
Mayor Pro Tem Lynda Billa Burke, Councilmember
John Savage, and the City Attorney
9. FISCAL IMPACT
If approved, the total fiscal impact of
$227,400 plus $55,395 in fringe - grand
total of $282,795
Leaves budget balance of $1,851,633 for
future council projects