RESOLUTION 1-2022
Resolution to Establish Mileage Reimbursement
WHEREAS, the Lapel Town Council needs to set the amount for mileage reimbursement for employees for use of their personal vehicles for work related trips.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lapel Town Council does hereby establish the mileage rate as:
58.5 cents per mile effective date of January 1,2022 per IRS Standard Mileage Rates.
DULY ADOPTED by the Council of the Town of Lapel on the 20th day of January, 2022, at which meeting a quorum was present.
RESOLUTION 2-2022
Resolution of the Lapel Town Council Authorizing Town Council Members to Execute SRF Loan Program Documents
WHEREAS, The Town of Lapel, Indiana, has plans for a drinking water infrastructure improvement project to meet State and Federal regulations and the Town of Lapel intends to proceed with construction of such project; and, owing to the negative financial effect on local governments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (the "Pandemic"), the United States Department of the Treasury provided many local governments with Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (the "ARP Funds") to support those governments responses and recovery from the Pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, the Town Council has previously passed Resolution #8-2020, authorizing the then Town Council President to act as the authorized representative of the Town of Lapel and to execute any and all documents pertaining to any SRF program; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council deems it desirable, in the interest of flexibility in the event a town official may not be available, to authorize all current Town Council members to act as authorized representatives of the Town of Lapel.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF LAPEL, INDIANA, the governing body of a participant in the SRF Loan Program that:
1. All duly elected or appointed Town Council members are hereby authorized to act as authorized representatives of the Town of Lapel and execute any documents, directly or indirectly pertaining to the SRF Loan program.
2. The Town Council hereby affirms all other provisions of Resolution #8-2020.
SO RESOLVED THIS 3rd DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.
RESOLUTION #3-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE LAPEL TOWN COUNCIL ELECTING STANDARD ALLOWANCE FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS
WHEREAS, owing to the negative financial effect on local governments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (the "Pandemic"), the United States Department of the Treasury provided many local governments with Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (the "ARP Funds") to support those governments responses and recovery from the Pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, the Town of Lapel received $270,701.27 in ARP Funds on 7/28/2021, with an additional $270,701.27 anticipated to be received later in 2022; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Department of Treasury's Final Rule concerning lawful uses of the ARP Funds, municipal governments are permitted to elect to take a standard allowance of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) which allowance frees the municipality to utilize ARP Funds for most governmental services, with streamlined reporting requirements; and,
WHEREAS, as the Town's allocation of ARP Funds are significantly below the allowable standard allowance, and in the interest of permitting the Town maximum flexibility in the use of the ARP Funds, the Town Council deems it desirable for the Town of Lapel to elect the standard allowance for the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Funds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF LAPEL, INDIANA, that the Town of Lapel hereby elects to utilize its standard allowance, of up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) for the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Funds.
SO RESOLVED THIS 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.