ARPA FUNDING ALLOCATION TASK FORCE
TL;DR
This was a planning meeting for the ARPA Funding Allocation Task Force to discuss how to spend American Rescue Plan Act money. The task force reviewed their process for making funding decisions and discussed a resolution related to possible legal action regarding Wisconsin Act 12, as well as the city's 2024 budget requests.
Key Decisions
- Review of previous meeting minutes from May 1, 2023 Unknown - agenda item listed but no outcome documented
- Legal action resolution for Office of Equity and Inclusion and Office of African-American Affairs funding Unknown - agenda item listed but no outcome documented
- 2024 budget process and department funding requests Unknown - agenda item listed for review and discussion but no outcome documented
- ARPA reallocation decision procedures and timeline Unknown - agenda item listed for discussion but no outcome documented
Agenda
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- Call to order.
- Roll call.
- Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from May 1, 2023.
- 4. Substitute resolution relating to possible legal action to overturn certain provisions of 2023 Wisconsin Act 12 and allocating American Rescue Plan Act funds for the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Office of African-American Affairs.Resolution
- Review, discussion, and/or motion(s) on the City's 2024 budget process, plans, and department requests.
- Review, discussion, and/or motion(s) on procedure and schedule on making ARPA reallocation decisions.
- Review, discussion, and/or motion(s) on the task force ARPA allocation review and recommendations process relative to timeline, deadline extension, and other aspects.
- Next steps.
- Adjournment.
- Meeting materials of the task force can be found within the following file:
- 220789 Communication relating to the activities of the American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocation Task Force.Communication
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