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RESOLUTION CONCERNING DISTRIBUTION OF CARES ACT FUNDING
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WHEREAS, in late 2019, an outbreak of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) occurred in China and quickly spread across the globe, reaching pandemic status; and
WHEREAS, realizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government appropriated funding for state and local governments in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020; and
WHEREAS, these emergency federal resources provide flexibility to state and local governments as they grapple to respond to emerging service needs for their communities and citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly convened from May 20, 2020 to May 23, 2020 in a special session to conduct the conclusion of the Spring legislative session; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly adopted SB 1805, which addressed the allocation of CARES Act funding to local units of government; and
WHEREAS, the bill provided that CARES Act funding would be distributed through a program entitled the “Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (“Local CURE”) program which will be allotted to municipalities and counties based on proportionate population; and
WHEREAS, the bill further provided that “units of local government, or portions thereof, located within the five Illinois Counties that received direct allotments from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund will not be included in the support program allotments;” and
WHEREAS, the five counties receiving direct allotments from the CARES Act include Cook and Will Counties, and therefore, municipalities in these counties, including the Village of Orland Park, will not be eligible for a per capita distribution of CARES Act funding from the state; and
WHEREAS, as of June 1, 2020 the counties of Cook and Will have not distributed any allotments from the CARES Act, nor have they developed or communicated a plan to distribute those all...
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