Rep. Reineke Supports Millions in COVID-19 Relief Funding
State Rep. Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin) announces the General Assembly approved House Bill 614, which provides $650 million of federal CARES Act funding to local communities across Ohio for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses. The legislation now heads to the governor.
“This funding is vital to our local governments in assisting them with the ongoing expenses that have been brought on due to this pandemic,” said Reineke. “I was happy to stand with my colleagues today in supporting our local communities across the 88th Ohio House District and the entire state.”
The funding is for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses incurred by local governments between March 1 and the end of 2020 while unused dollars will be returned to the state. The funding will be made available to counties, municipalities, and townships.
The allocations for the area includes the following:
- Sandusky County - $2,108,740
- Bellevue City - $157,728
- Burgoon Village - $5,910
- Clyde City - $222,196
- Fremont City - $573,581
- Gibsonburg Village - $89,945
- Green Springs village - $25,585
- Helena Village - $7,531
- Lindsey Village -$15,207
- Woodville Village -$72,648
- Ballville Township -$208,647
- Green Creek Township - $124,864
- Jackson Township - $45,261
- Madison Township - $43,423
- Rice Township -$47,063
- Riley Township -$42,090
- Sandusky Township -$127,494
- Scott Township -$52,000
- Townsend Township - $55,279
- Washington Township -$61,261
- Woodville Township -$44,756
- York Township – $86,270
- Seneca County -$1,988,380
- Attica Village -$31,027
- Bettsville Village - $22,414
- Bloomville Village -$32,829
- Fostoria City - $333,114
- Green Springs Village - $21,477
- New Riegel Village -$8,504
- Republic Village -$18,739
- Tiffin City -$633,580
- Adams Township -$46,666
- Big Spring Township -$52,396
- Bloom Township -$28,973
- Clinton Township -$145,224
- Eden Township -$77,477
- Hopewell Township -$98,702
- Jackson Township - $52,864
- Liberty Township -$47,279
- Loudon Township -$73,837
- Pleasant Township -$57,657
- Reed Township -$29,297
- Scipio Township -$41,081
- Seneca Township - $55,891
- Thompson Township - $49,765
- Venice Township – $29,585
Reineke also voted earlier this year to support House Bill 481, which provided $350 million in CARES funding for counties, municipalities, and townships.
House Bill 614 will also improve Ohio’s unemployment compensation system. Due to COVID-19, the unemployment compensation system was completely overwhelmed by the mass amounts of unemployment claims filed by Ohioans. The legislation creates the Unemployment Compensation Modernization and Improvement Council to evaluate the claim filing process and technological infrastructure.
The legislation contains an emergency clause and will be effective immediately upon the Governor’s signature.