ASSEMBLY AGENDA/MANAGER'S REPORT
THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA

Ordinance 2021-08(b)(am)(G) An Ordinance Appropriating $1,000,000 to the Manager for COVID-19 Emergency Response Management; Funding Provided by General Funds.

MANAGER'S REPORT:

This ordinance would provide $1,000,000 of general funds for expenditures necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that are not otherwise reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). Anticipated response costs include COVID-19 testing, vaccination, public communications, personal protective equipment, sheltering of vulnerable populations, and quarantine and isolation.

The Assembly Finance Committee will review this request at the September 29, 2021 meeting. The Systemic Racism Review Committee will review this request at the September 14, 2021 meeting. 

RECOMMENDATION:

The City Manager recommends the Assembly introduce this ordinance and set it for public hearing at the next regular Assembly meeting.