(a) Fund established. There is a Grants Special Revenue Fund into which shall be paid revenues from the following sources:
(1) State, federal, and private grants that limit expenditure of grant funds to purposes specified in the grants, except grants which are used solely as a funding source for capital projects; and
(2) the estimated amount of the County matching funds that will be required during a fiscal year by State, federal, and private grants, except grants which are used solely as a funding source for capital projects, appropriated as part of an ordinance appropriating funds.
(b) Special fund. The Grants Special Revenue Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund.
(c) Conditional appropriation of unanticipated grant revenues. Except for a grant which is used solely as a funding source for capital projects, revenue from a grant included in an ordinance appropriating funds but in excess of the amount anticipated for the grant, and any County matching funds required by the grant, are deemed appropriated for the purpose specified in the grant, subject to the following conditions:
(1) there is a grant award letter or other writing that, to the satisfaction of the Controller, confirms that the grant funds are available for expenditure by the County; and
(2) there are sufficient funds available in the budget of the agency administering the grant in either the Grants Special Revenue Fund or the General Fund for payment of any required County matching funds; and
(3) for appropriations of more than $500,000 funded by Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds distributed by the U.S. Treasury, approval by the County Council as described in subsection (d).
(d) Fiscal Recovery Funds – County Council approval. Within two business days of receipt of a resolution to approve an appropriation exceeding $500,000 funded by Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds distributed by the U.S. Treasury, three or more members of the County Council may request a hearing be scheduled to act on the resolution, such hearing to be held not more than ten business days from the date of receipt of the resolution. The failure of three or more members of the County Council to request a hearing on the resolution within two business days shall constitute approval of the appropriation.
(e) Amendment of budget. Upon satisfaction of the conditions imposed on an appropriation by subsection (c), the Budget Officer, without the necessity of further action by the County Council, shall amend the budget as recorded in the County financial system to show the appropriation within the Grants Special Revenue Fund to the agency that will administer the expenditure of the grant and any matching funds, provided that the Budget Officer shall send a report to the Controller and to the County Auditor that, for each grant, identifies the grant, the amount of the budgetary change, and the agency to which the budgetary change was made.
(Bill No. 29-08; Bill No. 18-15; Bill No. 80-16; Bill No. 111-21; Bill No. 112-21)
Editor's Note – The changes made to this section by Bill No. 111-21 and Bill No. 112-21 are in effect until December 31, 2024, after which time the changes are repealed and of no further force and effect.