Snohomish County 

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds 

2021 Report 
Snohomish County 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Snohomish County 

2021 Recovery Plan 

Table of Contents 

General Overview ...................................................................................................................... 2 

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 2 

Uses of Funds ......................................................................................................................... 2 

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ............................................................................................... 5 

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

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

Use of Evidence ...................................................................................................................... 6 

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

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

Performance Report ............................................................................................................... 10 

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

Executive Summary 

Since March 2020 Snohomish County has had many challenges caused by the COVID-19 

pandemic. From having the first diagnosed case in the United States to dealing with the 

COVID-19 hospitalizations, the secondary effects to our local economy while trying to take care 

of the special needs of our at risk populations (homelessness, domestic violence and mental 

health, etc.), this pandemic has impacted all areas of the Snohomish County community. To that 

end Snohomish County has developed an interim plan to address these areas to maintain the 

pre-COVID-19 Snohomish vibrant and growing community. The interim plan for the first tranche 

of $79.8 Million includes funds for: 

1. Public Health and Emergency Response - $1.5 Million 

2. Essential Government Services - $12.0 Million 

3. Human Social Services and Affordable Housing - $28.1 Million 

4. Economic Stabilization - $25.7 Million 

5. Restore Basic Government Services - $3.5 Million 

6. Administrative - $1.6 Million 

7. Premium (Hazard Pay) to essential workers - $2.5 Million 

8. Reserves (to quickly address other COVID-19 needs) - $5.0 Million 

Although we anticipate this plan will change significantly and will be developed further, we are 

reporting this plan to grant monitors and the general public. We hope this will give a sense as to 

where Snohomish County’s efforts will be focused. 

However, to date other than obligations Snohomish County has made in terms of 

premium pay (EC 4.1) Snohomish County has not expensed nor has it obligated any 

funds. Further since this report only depicts an interim plan all users of this report 

should anticipate material changes to this plan. 

 

Uses of Funds 

In this section Snohomish County will add more detail to the interim plan that is in the Executive 

Summary section. It will be organized in the same manner the U.S. Department of Treasury 

organized its Expenditure Categories (ECs). Further Snohomish County may revise the 

below planned programs materially to leverage funds available to satisfy emergent 

needs.

I. Public Health 

a. EC 1.8 Snohomish County to provide $1,500,000 to the Snohomish County 

Health District to continue the general efforts of combating COVID-19 directly 

including vaccinations, testing, contact tracing, isolation/quarantine, etc. 

b. EC 1.10 Snohomish County to provide $160,000 to Senior Services of 

Snohomish County and the Everett Housing Authority to provide mental health 

services to seniors. 
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II. Negative Economic Impacts 

a. EC 2.1 Snohomish County to provide $1,000,000 to the Snohomish County Food 

Bank Coalition to enhance food bank capacity to provide food assistance to 

households. 

b. EC 2.2 Snohomish County to provide $1,300,000 to various agencies to address 

immediate rapid rehousing needs of households. 

c. EC 2.5 Snohomish County to provide $345,000 to Snohomish County Legal 

Services for eviction prevention services to households. 

d. EC 2.7 Snohomish County to provide $1,600,000 to SNAP Employment and 

Training providers and the local one-stop workforce system to address the job 

training assistance needs of job seekers with little or no attachment to the labor 

market. 

e. EC 2.9 Snohomish County to provide $5,250,000 of support for digital technical 

assistance (website, social media, accounting and HR platforms to support 

business operations) and access to information. 

f. EC 2.11 Snohomish County to create a $5,250,000 program that encourages 

patrons to visit small businesses and destination/tourism businesses throughout 

the County. 

g. EC 2.7 Snohomish County to provide $5,250,000 of skill development training to 

dislocated workers and those who have left the job market for high-demand 

occupations in growing industries such as aerospace, life sciences, space, 

software, and maritime. 

h. EC 2.9 Snohomish County to develop a $2,100,000 business retention and 

expansion (BRE) program for business and talent retention in Snohomish County 

that includes building staff capacity. 

i. EC 2.9 Snohomish County to provide a $550,000 small business advising to new 

and existing businesses for services such as financial planning, review & 

development and business marketing. Special focus on BIPOC and other 

historically underserved populations. 

j. EC 2.13 Snohomish County to embark on a $2,100,000 County-wide initiative to 

support business, talent attraction and expansion for Snohomish County with a 

special consideration to support the County’s leisure and hospitality industry. 

k. EC 2.13 Snohomish County to incorporate $2,100,000 of new technologies to 

support innovation in advanced manufacturing and leverage previous work on 

the 5G agriculture resiliency project. 

l. EC 2.7 Snohomish County to develop a $3,150,000 outcome-based approach to 

workforce training that would support Snohomish County's economic recovery 

and resiliency building via a full spectrum of workforce and education services. 

III. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities 

a. EC 3.6 Snohomish County to provide $5,255,500 to community providers to 

address the childcare needs of essential workers and job seekers in need of 

assistance to obtain and retain employment. 
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b. EC 3.9 Snohomish County to provide $1,800,000 to a network of youth 

development service providers and family support centers to assist families with 

the supports needed to ensure a healthy childhood environment for their children. 

c. EC 3.11 Snohomish County to provide $12,000,000 to support a multi-pronged 

shelter and service strategy to address the needs of unhoused persons. 

d. EC 3.13 Snohomish County to provide $2,580,000 to organizations that serve 

individuals and households furthest from opportunity to address urgent and 

emergency needs related to COVID-19 response and recovery. 

e. EC.3.13 Snohomish County will utilize $1,775,000 to provide support to 

subrecipients and administrative services associated with these expenditure 

categories. 

f. EC 3.14 Snohomish County to provide $225,000 to agencies to offer benefits 

navigation support to individuals and households furthest from opportunity. 

g. EC 3.16 Snohomish County to provide $90,000 to Domestic Violence Services of 

Snohomish County for community violence interventions. 

IV. Premium Pay 

a. EC 4.1 $2,500,000 was appropriated to pay for two premium pay plans. The first 

plan was to provide $150,000 to the Snohomish County Health District to make a 

one-time payment of $1250 to each Qualifying Employee of the Snohomish County 

Health District. Qualifying Employees are defined as exclusively full-time or parttime regular employees of the Subrecipient whose assigned job duties require that 

i. The employee regularly be required to work face-to-face with the general 

public, 

ii. The employee regularly be required to work face-to face-with other 

Subrecipient staff that may have been exposed to the general public, or 

iii. The employee regularly be required to physically handle items that were 

also handled by others. Employees that perform their duties via telework 

are not Qualifying Employees. The Subrecipient’s Health Officer and the 

Subrecipient’s Administrative Officer are also not Qualifying Employees. 

b. The remaining $2,350,000 of the above $2,500,000 was to pay for the second plan. 

This second plan was to pay a one-time payment of $1,250 to each eligible 

employee of the Snohomish County. An eligible employee is defined as an 

employee that, as of July 15, 2021 meets all the following criteria: 

i. Employed by Snohomish County, the Snohomish County Superior Court, 

or the Snohomish County District Court in a regular full or part-time position 

budgeted for at least twenty (20) hours per week 

ii. Employed in the position and assigned regular duties within the job 

description for at least six (6) months between March 23, 2020 and July 5, 

2021 

iii. During the six (6) qualifying months of assigned duties, was required by a 

supervisor or manager to perform job duties on-site (as opposed to remote 

telework) for a cumulative total of at least one-hundred-twenty (120) work 

hours that placed the employee in a position of potential exposure to 

COVID-19. A position of potential exposure to COVID-19 means 

performing job duties in an on-site work location where the employee must 

interact in person with members of the public for a cumulative total of at 
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least fifteen (15) minutes in a twenty-four (24) hour period or with coworkers that in the same day interacted with members of the public for a 

cumulative total of at least fifteen (15) minutes in a twenty-four hour period. 

In both plans employees will be justified in as much as these were the front line 

public safety, public health or other essential government service workers that 

should they not have done their jobs significant basic, mandatory government 

service levels would not have occurred, which could have resulted physical harm, 

illness, injury or loss of property to many Snohomish County citizens directly or 

indirectly. Each group of eligible/qualified employees will be justified. 

V. Infrastructure 

a. Snohomish County has no infrastructure projects 

VI. Revenue Replacement 

a. EC 6.1 Based on GFOA’s revenue calculator Snohomish County experienced 

$18,447,203 of revenue loss. In 2019 Snohomish County had $630,457,350 of 

revenue. $630,457,350 times the 4.1% increase less 2020 Snohomish County 

revenue of $637,858,898 equals $18,447,203. To date Snohomish County has 

neither expended nor obligated any funds in this section. 

VII. Administrative 

a. EC 7.1 $1,700,000 will be used to administer this award through the Office of 

Recovery. 

Promoting equitable outcomes 

Although Snohomish County will be viewing all its projects with and equity lens, currently only 

the two premium pay projects have been implemented, neither explicitly address equity. As of 

July 31, 2021, no equitable outcomes will be reported in this report. 

Community Engagement 

Other than premium pay no other projects have commenced as of July 31, 2021 so no 

community engagement components of planned projects is being reported at this time. 

Labor Practices 

Snohomish County currently follows all applicable prevailing wage laws (Davis-Bacon Act or 

Washington State prevailing wage) associated with capital improvement/public works projects. 

In addition, Snohomish County has adopted apprenticeship requirements on all capital 

improvement/public works projects over $1,000,000, that require for at least 15% of the total 

labor to be apprentices that are enrolled in a qualified trade program. 

Finally, Snohomish County has adopted an Executive Order that requires all large capital 

improvement/public works project to consider Project Labor Agreements. 
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Use of Evidence 

Other than premium pay no other projects have commenced as of July 31, 2021 so no 

evidence-based intervention programs is being reported on this report. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category 

Category Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health 

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0

1.2 COVID-19 Testing 0 0

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing 0 0

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

0 0

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment 0 0

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

0 0

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency 

0 0

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

0 0

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19 

0 0

1.10 Mental Health Services 0 0

1.11 Substance Use Services 0 0

1.12 Other Public Health Services 0 0

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 0 0

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

0 0

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 0 0

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

0 0

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention 0 0

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers 

0 0
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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) 

0 0

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* 0 0

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) 0 0

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations 0 0

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 0 0

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries 0 0

2.13 Other Economic Support 0 0

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff 0 0

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 0 0

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

0 0

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 0 0

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

0 0

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 0 0

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 0 0

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 0 0

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

0 0

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 0 0

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 0 0

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

0 0

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 0 0

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 0 0

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

0 0

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation 

0 0

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

0 0

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay 

4.1 Public Sector Employees 0 0

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 0 0

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure 

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment 0 0

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance 

0 0
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Category Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater 0 0

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows 0 0

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure 0 0

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater 0 0

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation 0 0

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation 0 0

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 0 0

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment 0 0

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution 0 0

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation 

0 0

5.13 Drinking water: Source 0 0

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 0 0

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure 0 0

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects 0 0

5.17 Broadband: Other projects 0 0

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement 

6.1 Provision of Government Services 0 0

7 Administrative and Other 

7.1 Administrative Expenses 0 0

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 0 0

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government 0 0

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only) 

0 0

Project Inventory 

As of July 31, 2021, no projects have been implemented other than premium pay for County 

Employees and premium pay for Snohomish County Health District employees. There are 

many projects being developed and almost completely ready for implementation, but no other 

projects have started. Below is a list of projects started as of July 31, 2021: 

 

Project: (SBF-1) Premium Pay for Snohomish County Health District Employees 

Funding amount: $150,000 

Project Expenditure Category: EC 4.1, Premium Pay Public Sector Employees 

This project was to provide $150,000 to the Snohomish County Health District to make a onetime payment of $1250 to each Qualifying Employee of the Snohomish County Health District. 

Qualifying Employees are defined as exclusively full-time or part-time regular employees of 

the Subrecipient whose assigned job duties require that 
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a. The employee regularly be required to work face-to-face with the general public, 

b. The employee regularly be required to work face-to face-with other Subrecipient 

staff that may have been exposed to the general public, or 

c. The employee regularly be required to physically handle items that were also 

handled by others. Employees that perform their duties via telework are not 

Qualifying Employees. The Subrecipient’s Health Officer and the Subrecipient’s 

Administrative Officer are also not Qualifying Employees. 

This project/award to the Snohomish County Health District is to be accomplished during the 

time frame of September 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. 

This premium pay is to recognize those public health workers and supporting staff that put 

their health and safety aside to address the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Project: (SBF-2) Premium Pay for Snohomish County Employees 

Funding amount: $2,350,000 

Project Expenditure Category: EC 4.1, Premium Pay Public Sector Employees 

This project was to pay a one-time payment of $1,250 to each eligible employee of the 

Snohomish County. An eligible employee is defined as an employee that, as of July 15, 2021 

meets all the following criteria: 

a. Employed by Snohomish County, the Snohomish County Superior Court, or the 

Snohomish County District Court in a regular full or part-time position budgeted for 

at least twenty (20) hours per week 

b. Employed in the position and assigned regular duties within the job description for 

at least six (6) months between March 23, 2020 and July 5, 2021 

c. During the six (6) qualifying months of assigned duties, was required by a 

supervisor or manager to perform job duties on-site (as opposed to remote 

telework) for a cumulative total of at least one-hundred-twenty (120) work hours 

that placed the employee in a position of potential exposure to COVID-19. A 

position of potential exposure to COVID-19 means performing job duties in an onsite work location where the employee must interact in person with members of 

the public for a cumulative total of at least fifteen (15) minutes in a twenty-four (24) 

hour period or with co-workers that in the same day interacted with members of 

the public for a cumulative total of at least fifteen (15) minutes in a twenty-four hour 

period. 

This premium pay project is to be accomplished during the time frame of September 1, 2021 

through March 31, 2022. 

 

In this project employees will be justified in as much as these were the front line public safety, 

public health or other essential government service workers that should they not have done 

their jobs significant basic, mandatory government service levels would not have occurred, 

which could have resulted physical harm, illness, injury or loss of property to many Snohomish 

County citizens directly or indirectly. Each group of eligible/qualified employees will be 

justified. 
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Performance Report 

Other than premium pay no other projects have commenced as of July 31, 2021 so no 

performance reporting is being reported on this time.

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

Snohomish County is neither a state nor a territory is not required to report on this section. 

Item Amount

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $0