Clayton County Board of Commissioners

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report

Note: The Recovery Plan Performance Report will provide the public and Treasury information on the 

projects that recipients are undertaking with program funding and how they are planning to ensure 

program outcomes are achieved in an effective, efficient, and equitable manner. While this template

includes the minimum requirements for the Recovery Plan, each recipient is encouraged to add 

information to the plan that they feel is appropriate to provide information to their constituents on efforts 

they are taking to respond to the pandemic and promote an equitable economic recovery. 

Each jurisdiction may determine the general form and content of the Recovery Plan, as long as it 

meets the reporting requirements, and recipients are encouraged to tailor this template to best meet 

their needs. Use of infographics, tables, charts, pictures, case studies, and other explanatory elements 

are encouraged.

Notes on using this template
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Clayton County Board of Commissioner’s

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

General Overview........................................................................................................................3

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

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

Promoting Equitable Outcomes.................................................................................................4

Community Engagement...........................................................................................................5

Labor Practices .........................................................................................................................5

Use of Evidence ........................................................................................................................5

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

Project Inventory.........................................................................................................................8

Example Project .......................................................................................................................9

Additional Projects.....................................................................................................................9

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision .............................................................................10
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the world by surprise. It has caused businesses, 

communities, tourism, and the government (federal, state, and local) to review how they 

operate, while many states called for a “declaration of emergency.” On March 13, 2020, 

Clayton County Government/ Administrative offices and courts announced closure for two 

weeks, which began March 16, 2020. This closure activated the County Emergency Operations 

Plan and our Continuity of Operations Plan during this pandemic. The County’s closure (with a 

review every two weeks) was necessary to help reduce the risk of potential contraction or 

transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID19) for our employees, their families, and our citizens. 

Our full-time Medical Director remained in continuous consultation with the Centers for Disease 

Control (CDC), Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), our Emergency Management 

Agency, and county leaders to make decisions that will prevent the spread of the virus. She 

recommended ways to protect our employees, customers, and constituents. The County 

canceled all programs, services, events for Parks and Recreation, Senior Services, Community 

Development, and Youth Services as a precautionary measure. Our Public Safety (Fire/EMS, 

Police, Sheriff’s Office, and Corrections), Information Technology, and Court services continued 

to provide essential operational services to the staff and the community, while our local 

constituents and business struggled.

Clayton County has developed and implemented high standards during this pandemic that has 

shown results second to none, in comparative results. Throughout this pandemic, the Board of 

Commissioners reviewed operations and how the County respond to the public health crisis. 

Departments immediately made operational changes that aligned with CDC guidelines as well 

as a more stringent approach to protecting the Clayton County community and employees. 

The American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) was approved to establish much-needed relief to 

State, Local and Tribal Governments. This funding has allowed these entities to support the 

public health response and create a sustainable economic foundation. Clayton County supports 

the Department of Treasury in the aid to its internal and external stakeholders within the County 

by addressing the following:

• Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease the 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 Board of Commissioners (BOC) reviewed the six allowable spending categories and 

prioritized them to the needs of Clayton County. In the order of priority are the categories in 

which the BOC approved:

• Public Health Response

• Negative Economic Impact

• Replace Loss Revenue

• Broadband Infrastructure

• Premium Pay for Essential Workers

• Water/Sewer Infrastructure
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In July 2021, we held a public information session about ARPA and the county’s intentional use 

of the funds. In addition to the information session, a county-wide survey was provided to 

residents and businesses of Clayton County for input on how the ARPA funds should be 

allocated. Residents reported that housing, utilities, food, and employment are still a priority in 

the community. Businesses reported that small grants or low-interest business loans should be 

considered to support the negative economic impact as an immediate priority (see attached 

results: Covid19 Survey). A website was created for residents to get information and assistance 

from the County due to COVID. The website www.relief.claytoncountyga.gov provides Clayton 

County residents with assistance for rental, mortgage, utility, and information on the County’s 

intentional use of ARPRA funding.

The County reached out to external and internal stakeholders to request proposals to address 

the public health crisis due to COVID in Clayton County. A sample PowerPoint deck was 

provided to stakeholders to address the County’s priority categories of allowable expenses. The 

County received a request of $135,299,444, which was over the total allocation the County 

received from the Department of Treasury ($66,847,996). To be fair to all stakeholders, the 

County created a formula to prioritize recommendations to the BOC.
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In August 2021, project recommendations were presented to the BOC and $58,217,660 of the 

allocated $66,847,996 was approved to assist with the negative economic impact to Clayton 

County. See the total allocation listed in the pie chart below. 

The County is working with internal/external stakeholders to finalize goals and objectives. Each 

stakeholder is provided a sample logic model that is required for performance measure 

reporting and before distribution of funds. For external stakeholders, a memorandum of 

understanding (MOU) is being finalized. The MOU’s will include a scope of work that will include 

programmatic impact and equitable outcomes. The County’s goal is to have funding distributed 

by mid-September to external stakeholders

Uses of Funds

The majority of the allocated funding is for public health response and negative economic 

impact. Our goal is to get funds to the citizens of Clayton County to offer immediate relief. The 

BOC wanted to ensure citizens that our process of allocations was fair and transparent in its 

approach to support a strong equitable recovery. Clayton County obligated funding but has not 

distributed funding to have expenditures. Clayton County has allocated funding that can be 

placed in selected obligated categories; however, no money has been spent. Internal and 

external stakeholders have selected categories based on how they will address the economic 

impact in their day-to-day operations.

a. Public Health: (EC 1)

Clayton County Sheriff’s Office has and continues to experience some challenges in 

healthcare, particularly in institutions with residents in close confines, such as jails and 

prisons. The Sheriff’s Office has experienced significant cost increases, with supply 

demands. The number of inmates housed in the jail is consistently greater than the 1800 

projected census of the current contract. More importantly, the number of HIV inmates has 

almost doubled, from 20 to nearly 40. HIV pharmacy costs are above $2,000 per inmate, 
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per month. Insurance carriers have exited the market for law enforcement-related 

coverages. The cost for professional liability insurance in correctional healthcare has 

quadrupled. Clayton County is supporting the Sheriff’s Office with increase insurance costs

for inmates to support prevention in congregates settings. (1.4)

Clayton County Community Services Board (CSB) provides services that minimize the 

impact of mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse in the lives of

persons served and their families while supporting their inclusion in the community. The 

CSB has requested COVID PPE to help support staff while clients access services during 

the pandemic. (1.5)

The Clayton County Police department implemented new initiative to provide rapid 

response for AED devices in police patrol vehicles. Law Enforcement Officers are often the 

first to arrive on medical calls and the long-term effects of COVID are currently unknown. 

This initiative would allow for the rapid deployment of AED to increase possibilities of 

saving a life. The Police Department has requested 250 AED units to aid in saving lives. 

(1.7)

Clayton County Fire/EMS team implemented a COVID testing and vaccination campaign 

around the county since the onset of the pandemic.

The vaccination campaign for the general public will continue by expanding programming to 

high-risk communities within the county. Fire/EMS has requested the purchase of a public 

health mobile treatment to monitoring the spread of COVID-19 variants, understanding the 

impact of these variants (especially on vaccination efforts), developing approaches to 

respond to those variants, and monitoring global COVID-19 trends to understand continued 

risks to Clayton County. (1.7)

With the increasing number of deaths due to COVID in Clayton County, a Medical 

Examiner Infrastructure implementation will focus on building infrastructure to house 

department that includes space for lab, surgery center, and offices. It will also evaluate

current needs and prior operational support from GBI and vendors to support COVID 

response. (1.7)

The CSB has requested to expand Mental Health, Substance Use, and Developmental 

Disabilities Treatment Services for the County. The request is for operating revenues to 

hire additional staff to support Mental Health Expansion in Clayton County (Clinicians and 

Nurse Practitioners). They will collaborate with the Police Department to offer mobile 

mental health response as well as ET3- Alternative Destination for Clayton County Fire and 

EMS team. Clayton Center as an Alternative Destination Partner, will furnish Covered 

Services to ET3 Beneficiaries. (1.9)

CSB has requested mental health/hardship assistance to implement a program that would 

allow new and current individuals who are self-payors to apply for a hardship to cover their 

initial cost of treatment. In addition to helping with self-payors, CSB will also implement a 

program that would assist current and new HMO-insured individuals who are experiencing 

a hardship with assistance with any applicable deductibles & co-pays not covered by their 

insurance or State Contracted Services. (1.10)

Southern Regional hospital has requested funds to assist with retention plans and hiring 

bonuses to keep units open to assist with increasing numbers of patients experiencing 

COVID. (1.12)
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b. Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2)

Clayton County Water Authority has requested funds to assist with the Debt Relief of 

customers with a 90 day past due balance. The program will increase assistance from $200 

to $400 and increase the number of qualifying customers to 175% of the federal poverty 

level. (2.2)

Development Authority of Clayton County has requested funding for Job Training 

Programs.

*Construction Ready - Development two (2) sites in Clayton County that offer a 20-day 

construction training program with a 97% higher rate.

*Goodwill of NG - Create a second Goodwill Training Center at the Hwy 138 Donation 

Center.

*Atlanta Area Technical School - Create a CDL, Forklift & Truck Driving School

*Accession Distribution Training Center - Expand the Re-Entry Program for truck 

drivers, forklift operators & heavy equipment operators. The center will also expand the 

Private Sector Program for truck drivers, forklift operators, diesel mechanics & heavy 

equipment operators. (2.7)

Clayton County Chamber of Commerce has requested funds to support an Entrepreneur 

Training Program for small businesses, startups, and existing businesses that focuses on 

achieving sustainable growth. (2.9)

Clayton County Economic Development Department has requested funding to support 

small business grants. (2.9)

Clayton County BOC will provide grants to aid non-profit agencies to support their mission 

for Clayton County residents. (2.10)

Clayton County BOC approved for court backlog. The goal is to fund the courts to reduce 

the case backlog and provide equitable treatment due to the pandemic. Funding can be 

allowed to purchase: 

ØPart-time hires to provide additional resources to reduce the court backlog

Ø Contracted employees to provide additional resources to reduce the court backlog

Ø Technology enhancements to allow for remote court activity were allowed

Ø Rent for additional locations to provide a safe environment to hear court cases

Ø Overtime worked to reduce case backlog (Timekeeping records required)

Ø COVID related expenses

c. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3)

Clayton County Community Development has partnered with Clayton County Housing 

Authority to offer the following: 

• Down payment Assistance

• Community Housing Development Organization (development of new affordable 

housing) (3.10)

• Housing Repair Program not permitted under HUD program (3.12)

d. Premium Pay (EC 4)

Clayton County CSB has requested to provide Incentives and staff recognitions for 

essential workers due to increasing work hours to respond to the COVID crisis. (4.1) 
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Clayton County BOC approved premium to pay for essential workers for Public Safety 

personnel (4.1)

e. Water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure (EC 5)

Clayton County Information Technology Department has requested funds to assist with 

increase online programming, telework request, and other day-to-day department 

operations due to COVID. Increase efforts for cyber security to protect County operations. 

IT has also requested funds to offer county-wide fiber optic internet services. 

f. Revenue Replacement EC 6)

Clayton County did not request revenue replacement.

Clayton County has received ERA1 and ERA2 funding to assist County residents with rental 

assistance and housing stability. Clayton County has secured two vendors to provide program 

administration. One vendor, Africa’s Children’s Fund works directly with Magistrate Court to 

handle all dispossessory issues to avoid evictions. The second vendor, Hearts 2 Nourish Hope 

handles all other rental assistance to increase stabilization in the Clayton County community. 

We have bi-weekly meetings with both vendors to ensure continuity of services for all. 

In meetings, we discuss challenges, best practices, and suggestions on improving the efficient 

processing of applications and services. 

Promoting equitable outcomes 

Clayton County will utilize a software system called Envisio for internal and external 

stakeholders to report objectives, performance measures, expenditures, and outcomes to 

promote equity. Clayton County is working with a vendor to develop a web-based reporting 

system. The Office of Performance Management is working with internal and external 

stakeholders to finalize logic models, objectives, and outcomes to report annually based on the 

guidelines. Clayton County will utilize a software system called Envisio for internal and external 

stakeholders to report objectives, performance measures, expenditures, and outcomes to 

promote equity. Clayton County is working with vendor to build out reporting system as well as 

finalizing logic models, objectives, and outcomes to report annually based on the guidelines. 

Equitable outcomes are being developed and reviewed. Our goal is to have MOU's and 

performance measures completed by end of September 2021. The County will measure equity 

at the various stages of the program, including:

a. Goals: Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely 

affected groups that you intend to serve?

b. Awareness: How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to 

become aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

c. Access and Distribution: Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and 

services across groups? Are there administrative requirements that result in 

disparities in ability to complete applications or meet eligibility criteria?

d. Outcomes: Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels 

of service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity dimensions 

where relevant for the policy objective?
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Clayton County continues to finalize a plan on how the use of funds prioritizes economic and 

racial equity as a goal by reviewing the current unemployment rate, number of COVID-related 

deaths, number of businesses requesting assistance, and review of vaccination programming. 

These are just a few measures the county will review to prioritize economic equity. We will have 

this section completed by end of September as we have not distributed funds to external 

stakeholders. By the end of September, we will have equity strategies to translates into the 

specific services or programs. 

Community Engagement 

Clayton County will promote the use of ARPA funds to the community in an engaging and 

transparent process. In addition to pulse surveys, Envisio will have a public dashboard where 

residents can review reporting in real-time on the County’s relief website. Clayton County will 

provide written communication and information sessions to provide updates and answer 

questions from the Clayton County residents. The Communications department will also provide 

materials in several languages to provide residents information.

Labor Practices 

Clayton County Central Services Department is responsible for external stakeholder contracts. 

When a project requires construction acquisition, those projects with costs exceeding 

$100,000.00 must be procured pursuant to the Georgia Local Government Public Works 

Construction Law, O.C.G.A. §§ 36-91-1 through 36-91-95. Public works construction projects 

with costs up to $100,000.00 shall be procured by competitive sealed bidding or competitive 

sealed proposals presented in section 2-113 and section 2-114, respectively. As projects are 

developing the scope of work, details of labor practices will be included. This includes if labor 

practices are being utilized: project labor agreements, community benefits agreements, 

prevailing wage requirements, and local hiring.

Use of Evidence 

Evidence-based interventions are practices or programs that have peer-reviewed, documented 

empirical evidence of effectiveness. Evidence-based interventions use a continuum of 

integrated policies, strategies, activities, and services whose effectiveness has been proven or 

informed by research and evaluation. Clayton County will have internal and external 

stakeholders identify evidence-based programs on their logic model as a part of the 

performance measures requirements.
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Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

In this section, list the amount of funds used in each Expenditure Category. The table should 

include cumulative expenses to date within each category, and the additional amount spent 

within each category since the last annual Recovery Plan.

Jurisdictions may modify the table as needed by deleting unused rows where they have not 

expended any funds or by adding columns to more clearly characterize their program

expenditures over time.

For the initial Recovery Plan, the amounts listed for “Cumulative expenditures to date” and 

“Amount spent since last Recovery Plan” will be equal.

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

$1,853,159.87

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 

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
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

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

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
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

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)

Project Inventory 

Clayton County has a total of 26 internal and external stakeholders with projects and programs 

that have been approved by the BOC to support the public health response due to COVID. By 

the end of September 2021, a more detailed description of each project will be completed based 

compliance guidelines.

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision (States and territories only)

For the initial reporting year, States and territories will report the following items related to the 

Tax Offset Provision 31 CFR 35.8. Baseline revenue or revenue-increasing covered charges 

are not required at this time.

Item Amount

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $