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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2021-009 Approving the Marana Matters: COVID19 Small Business Assistance Program MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2021-009 RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; APPROVING THE MARANA MATTERS: COVID19 SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWN OF MARANA IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; AND APPROVING A CORRESPONDING BUDGET CAPACITY TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 BUDGET WHEREAS the Town Council is authorized by A.R.S. § 9-240(A) to control the finances of the Town; and WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the United States government declared a National Emergency related to the COVID19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, Mayor Ed Honea issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the actions taken by federal, state, and local jurisdictions in addressing conditions related to the COVID19 pandemic outbreak; and WHEREAS small businesses within the Town of Marana have been negatively affected by the COVID19 pandemic; and WHEREAS on July 21, 2020, the Town Council adopted the fiscal year 2020-2021 budgetary document and overall financial plan which set the legal level of budgetary control at the department level for the General Fund and at the fund level for all other funds; and WHEREAS transferring amounts within the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget will not significantly impact the General Fund; and WHEREAS reallocations of budgetary amounts between the contingency line item in the General Fund to other line items are necessary from time to time; and WHEREAS the Town Council finds that approving the Marana Matters: COVID19 Small Business Assistance Program and approving the budgetary reallocations addressed by this resolution are in the best interest of the Town of Marana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, as follows: 00073911.DOCX/2 Resolution No. 2021-009 - 1 - SECTION 1. The Marana Matters: COVID19 Small Business Assistance Program as described in Exhibit A,attached to and incorporated by this reference in this resolution, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The transfer of $100,000 in budget capacity from the General Fund contingency line item to the Economic Development Department budget in the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget for the business assistance program is hereby approved. SECTION 3. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obligations, and objectives of this resolution. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona, this 19th day of January, 2021. (c Mayor Ed Honea ATTEST: APPROVE P AS TO FORM: ♦ 't /.:..�1���/ . yt.. C erry 'Lawson, Town Clerk Janerall, Town Attorney 41i MARANA AZ ESTABLISHED 1977 00073911.DOCX/2 Resolution No. 2021-009 - 2-