Last evening, Finance Director Bruce Stratford and Treasurer Cynthia Rines reported to the Board of Selectmen that Winchester has spent $136,996 in CARES Act funds, from March, 2020 to September, 2021, to mitigate public safety risks to the Town related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were provided to the Town from the Municipal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Program from the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
All expenditures occurred in the eligible categories of Cleaning and Disinfection of Public Buildings, Cleaning Supplies, Distancing Equipment and Technology, Office Modifications, Overtime Related to Response, Personal Protection Equipment, Public Safety Personnel Costs and Testing. These expenditures exclude separate CARES Act funding to Winchester Public Schools through the State Board of Education which has its own eligibility and reporting requirements.
CARES Act expenditures for the period March 2020 to June 2020 will be subject to the FY21 State Single Audit procedures which will be reported in December of 2021. The remaining expenditures (July, 2020 to December, 2021) will be subject to the FY22 State Single Audit procedures which will be reported in December of 2022.