Berrien County Administrator Brian Dissette is working to stay on top of developments with the new $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus bill. He told county commissioners Thursday he’s been meeting with the local Strategic Leadership Council to understand what will come to the county and when.
“CARES Act phase one was great, but it was an absolute scramble, so much so that you all were meeting just prior to New Year’s Eve to get the last approvals in front of the public to allow us to take advantage of the first wave of CARES Act money,” Dissette said. “We don’t want to do that again. With the Recovery Act, we’re going to have more time. I believe we’ll have until 2024 to use the dollars.”
Dissette said he was meeting later in the day with Michigan Association of Counties to learn more about the package. He wants to be prepared for the new windfall so the county can get aid dollars to the organizations that can best use them.
