[Ord. No. 09-128 §§1—7, 10-28-2009]
A. Pursuant to Section 2.507 of the St. Charles County Charter and the recommendation of the County Executive, there is hereby established the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting Oversight Board of St. Charles County. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the Board shall have the duties and responsibilities set out in Article
I of Chapter
120 of the Ordinances of St. Charles County, Missouri.
B. The
purpose of the Board shall be performing oversight of the utilization
of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds and monitoring
expenditures of those funds. All County departments administering
or accessing ARRA funds shall report utilization and expenditure data
to the ARRA Reporting Oversight Board on a quarterly basis for the
duration of the receipt of such funds. The ARRA Reporting Oversight
Board shall review the quarterly reports and report to the County
Council biannually as to the utilization of ARRA funds.
C. There
shall be five (5) members of the ARRA Reporting Oversight Board. Membership
on the ARRA Reporting Oversight Board shall be comprised of the County
Auditor, Director of Finance, Director of Policy Research and Development,
the County Counselor or his/her designee, and the Director of Community
Development. The County Auditor shall serve as Chairman of the ARRA
Reporting Oversight Board and staff support to the Board shall be
provided by the County Auditor.
D. The
Department of Information Systems shall establish and maintain an
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act activities page on the County's
website for the duration of the funds to provide transparency and
to inform the public regarding the way in which St. Charles County
is utilizing such funds. The ARRA Reporting Oversight Board shall
assist in the development of content for the site including, but not
limited to, project descriptions, cost and performance data, and contact
information for citizens wishing to access ARRA funded services in
St. Charles County.
E. The
ARRA Reporting Oversight Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman
as often as determined prudent to perform oversight of the ARRA grant
funds.
F. The
ARRA Reporting Oversight Board shall cease to exist one (1) quarter
after termination of expenditure of American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funds by the County.
G. The
ARRA Reporting Oversight Board shall provide a final report to the
County Council upon the Board's termination.