TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jeffrey Yates, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Raquel Booyer, Grants Manager
Taylor Floyd, Budget & Evaluation Director
DATE: November 9, 2026
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Adoption of Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance Amendment 26-0747 to Align ARPA-Funded Project Expenditures for Grant Closeout
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal V: Financially Sound City Providing Exemplary City Services.
The proposed action supports sound financial management by ensuring the accurate accounting of federal grant expenditures, maximizing the use of available funding, and maintaining compliance with federal reporting and closeout requirements.
Executive Summary:
Staff requests that City Council adopt Special Revenue Fund Project Ordinance Amendment 26-0747 to reconcile expenditures associated with the City's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation and facilitate the timely closeout of the federal grant.
The amendment is intended to align existing budget authority with previously authorized project expenditures and ensure the City fully utilizes its ARPA allocation before the December 31, 2026, federal expenditure deadline.
The proposed amendment does not increase the City's overall budget or appropriate additional funding. Staff will continue evaluating eligible expenditures and funding adjustments necessary to complete the grant closeout.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville received $40,427,539 in federal ARPA funding. City Council appropriated these funds through Special Revenue Ordinance Amendments 2021-21 and 2023-2, adopted June 28, 2021, and September 12, 2022, respectively.
On December 9, 2024, Council adopted Special Revenue Ordinance Amendment 2025-2, authorizing $1,811,096 in ARPA funding to reimburse eligible public safety personnel costs. This action included a corresponding reduction in budget authority within the ARPA Special Reve...
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