Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BUD - Budget

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: Nov. 9, 2020

Summary:

Approving an Agreement with Lewis County Department of Emergency Management in partnership with Fire Districts within Lewis County to provide Automated CPR Devises to area Fire Districts in order to provide safety benefits to first responders by reducing the level of COVID-19 exposure.

Publications: NA

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Kaity Nissell, Grace Jimenez, Suzette Smith, Tamara Hayes, and Becky Butler

Resolution

WHEREAS, Washington State has allocated to the County federal stimulus funding (“CARES Funds”) under Section 601(a) of the Social Security Act, as amended by Section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Section V and VI of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) for the limited purposes identified in the Interagency Agreement between the Washington State Department of Commerce and Lewis County (“IGA”), identified as Attachment A, and the Coronavirus Relief Funds for Local Governments Program Guidelines (“Program Guidelines”), identified as Attachment B.  Attachments A and B are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and

WHEREAS, the CARES Act authorizes the County to seek reimbursement from the State for certain costs incurred in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency during the period of March 1, 2020, through November 30, 2020, which may include reimbursement of expenditures incurred to respond directly to the emergency as well as expenditures incurred to respond to second-order effects of the emergency, such as providing economic support to those suffering from employment or business interruptions due to COVID-19 related business closures; and

WHEREAS, all requests submitted by the County to the State for reimbursement must be for expenses that are 1) connected to the COVID-19 emergency; 2) necessary expenses, 3) not filling a shortfall in government revenues; 4) not funded through another budget line item, allotment or allocation, as of March 27, 2020; and 5) would not exist without COVID-19 or would be for a substantially different purpose as provided in the IGA and Program Guidelines (collectively “Reimbursements”); and

WHEREAS, The Board of Commissioners is directing up to $250,000 (plus applicable tax) for Lewis County Fire Districts within Lewis County to obtain Automated CPR Devises. The intent of this grant is to provide safety benefits to rescuers by allowing limited direct interaction to a suspected or confirmed COVID patient suffering cardiac arrest present a necessary and reasonable expense to reduce the level of continued exposure risk to our community.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Lewis County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) will work with the vendor directly and execute the necessary agreement for the purchase of Automated CPR Devices. The County will process the payment on behalf of the Fire Districts. DEM will submit a detailed list to the County Budget Department, on or before November 30, 2020 for each Fire District, amount awarded, and equipment disbursement date..

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 9th day of November, 2020.