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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION No. 20- tJ -CC
EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANT
COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT
RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
FUNDS (CRF) CARES ACT GRANT
FUNDING
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
Act (the "CARES Act") was signed into law providing for over $2 trillion relief for American
workers, families, and small businesses, and to preserve jobs for American industries;
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2020, Washington State announced the allocation of nearly
$300 million for local governments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (the "CRF") available
under the CARES Act;
WHEREAS, the County's share of the CRF is approximately 5.4 million;
WHEREAS, the County desires to immediately make available up to $1,400,000 to the
Grant County Health District for its COVID 19 response;
WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 9.4, entitled the Interlocal Cooperation Act, permits local
governments, including Grant County Health Districts and counties, to make the most efficient
use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate in order to provide services and facilities that
"will accord best with geographic, economic, population and other factors influencing the needs
and development of local communities;"
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners is
authorized to enter into the interlocal agreement with the Grant County Health District related to
Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) CARES Act Grant funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thi2-
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Cindy Cartr, Chair
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❑ ❑ATTEST: Tom Taylhair
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