Lexington County 

Recovery Plan

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

2021 Report

Lynn Sturkie County Administrator Michael Spires Deputy County Administrator

Randy Poston County Chief Finance Officer Chris Murrin Chief Human Resources Officer

 County of Lexington: 212. South Lake Drive. Lexington, SC 29072

 (803) 359-8000

 https://lex-co.sc.gov

The Lexington County Recovery Plan Performance Report will provide citizens and the U.S. Treasury 

information on the projects that Lexington County Council is undertaking with program funding and how 

the County is planning to ensure program outcomes are achieved in an effective, efficient, and 

equitable manner.

Periodically the plan administrator will add information to the report that is appropriate to provide 

information to our citizens on efforts we are taking to respond to the pandemic and promote an 

equitable economic recovery. 
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Lexington County

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

Introduction to the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds .....................................................2

Executive Summary.................................................................................................................3

Uses of Funds .........................................................................................................................3

Community Engagement .........................................................................................................4

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category........................................................................4-6

Chart of Expenses...................................................................................................................7
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Introduction to the State and Local Recovery Funds.

The U.S. Department of Treasury is releasing Federal dollars to:

 Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring 

the pandemic under control.

 Replace lost revenue for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to strengthen 

support for vital public services and help retain jobs.

 Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses.

 Address systemic public health and economic challenges that have contributed to the inequal 

impact of the pandemic.

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide substantial flexibility for each 

government to meet local needs—including support for households, small businesses, impacted 

industries, essential workers, and the communities hardest hit by the crisis. These funds can also be used 

to make necessary investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.

Tranching of Funds

Local governments will receive funds in two tranches, with 50% provided beginning in May 2021 and the 

balance delivered approximately 12 months later.

Use of Funds

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal 

governments with a substantial infusion of resources to meet pandemic response needs and rebuild a 

stronger, and more equitable economy as the country recovers. Recipients may use these funds to:

 Support public health expenditures, by, for example, funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, 

medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff

 Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including 

economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public 

sector.

 Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the 

extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic.

 Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have and 

will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors.

 Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to 

improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and storm water infrastructure, 

and to expand access to broadband internet.

Within these overall categories, recipients have broad flexibility to decide how best to use this funding to 

meet the needs of their communities. Read more at https://home.treasury.gov/

Lexington County will receive $58,028,685.00
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Executive Summary

Lexington County Council is fully committed to using the State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in a 

responsible and transparent manner to make the largest impact for the good of the County, its 

businesses and its citizens. All uses of these funds must receive approval from County Council. 

Planned uses for the funds are currently being evaluated to ensure adherence to the 

Department of Treasury guidance. County Council has not committed any monies as of the date 

of this report. County administration will present all proposed uses of this fund before County 

Council for approval. County administration will compile the results of the outreach survey and 

present those results to County Council.

Uses of Funds

a. Public Health (Expenditure Category 1)

Currently under evaluation. Construction of a covered vaccine point/ Rally point training area (or 

similar building) to provide community services and to prepare our first responders for the 

current and future community crises. Emergency Services Command vehicle to ensure 

coordination of continuous emergency operations in current and future times of need.

b. Negative Economic Impacts (Expenditure Category 2)

Currently under evaluation.

c. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (Expenditure Category 3)

Currently under evaluation.

d. Premium Pay (Expenditure Category 4)

Lexington County recognizes the extraordinary effort that its employees gave to continue to 

provide essential services to our citizens and support their fellow employees on the forefront of 

the County’s response to the Covid pandemic. In recognition of this effort and in accordance 

with the authorized use of funding from the SLFRF, County Administration is currently 

developing a premium pay plan for County Councils consideration.

e. Water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure (Expenditure Category 5)

Currently under evaluation. Seek out partnerships with service providers and engage in 

providing sub grants and monies that will help to expand broadband internet services to our 

citizen’s households and businesses in underdeveloped areas of the County.

f. Revenue Replacement (Expenditure Category 6)

Lexington County has submitted its report as required in the interim report to the Department of 

Treasury.
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Community Engagement 

Lexington County will develop a citizen engagement survey to let the County citizen’s voice their 

most urgent and impactful needs that County Council can address within their communities with 

the use of these funds. The engagement survey will be accessible through the County website 

and available at the Administration building information desk for citizens who wish to submit 

their survey in person.

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

In this section, the amount of funds used in each Expenditure Category is listed. The table will 

include cumulative expenses to date within each category. Note that some categories may be 

covered by other funds/ grants or other assistance programs and will not incur any expense 

against the SLFRF.

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination

1.2 COVID-19 Testing

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

1.10 Mental Health Services

1.11 Substance Use Services

1.12 Other Public Health Services

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

2.7 Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral jobtraining, Subsidized Employment, Employment 

Supports or Incentives)

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds*

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries

2.13 Other Economic Support 

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

5.13 Drinking water: Source

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects

5.17 Broadband: Other projects

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services

7 Administrative and Other

7.1 Administrative Expenses 

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only)
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Percentage of Fund by Expense Category

While no monies have been committed or approved the County does have potential programs 

under evaluation within expense categories 1, 4 and 6. 

10%

0%

14%

0%

6%

0%

70%

EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4 EC5 EC6 EC7 Uncommited