CT SB00398

Municipal chief executive officers must submit quarterly reports to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management beginning July 1, 2022, accounting for all expenditures of COVID-19 relief funds received from federal acts (CARES Act, CRRSA Act, and American Rescue Plan Act).

Municipalities must post expenditure reports on their official websites simultaneously with submission to the state, making reports easily accessible to the public.

Municipal expenditures exceeding $100,000 in aggregate to any single person or entity require written request for state review, including payment dates, amounts, and descriptions of products or services provided.

The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management has 15 days to determine whether expenditures over $100,000 are appropriate uses of federal funds and must notify municipalities of determinations; municipalities cannot make additional expenditures to disapproved recipients.

The Secretary must submit a comprehensive report to the appropriations committee within 90 days summarizing all state agency expenditures of COVID-19 relief funds, including payment dates, amounts, recipients, and anticipated use of remaining funds; this report must also be posted publicly online.