Saline County Northern Commissioner Stephanie Gooden announced that Saline County will be receiving Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) payments from the U.S. Department of Treasury during the Saline County Commission meeting on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the LATCF provides $1.5 billion in payments to counties. The funds are split into two payments of $50,000 each for Saline County. The payments will be received in 2022 and 2023.

The LATCF program is intended to be a general revenue enhancement program. Counties have broad discretion as to the use of the funds and may use the funds for any governmental purpose other than lobbying activity. The funds can be treated as general revenue, but must be tracked pursuant to reporting and compliance requirements.