NACo Listening Session: ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Obligation Updates and Reporting Requirements

April 12, 2024

Available On-Demand

This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

On March 29, the U.S. Department of Treasury released new FAQs related to their Obligation Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF). Addressing concerns raised by NACo, the FAQs offer insights into personnel costs, subrecipient obligations, revenue loss, and handling excess funds. Join NACo for a presentation on these crucial updates and their implications for counties, ensuring you're informed and equipped to navigate SLFRF guidelines effectively. Treasury representatives will also join to take questions from NACo members about the new obligation FAQs and provide insight into reporting requirements for the next ARPA report, which is due on April 30, 2024.

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Eryn Hurley

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More Choices, Stronger Counties: Introducing NACo Public Promise Insurance Supplemental Benefits

September 23, 2026

Join NACo's Public Promise Insurance program for an introductory webinar unveiling the new Supplemental Benefits Trust — a flexible menu of elective benefits counties can now offer to strengthen their employment packages at no direct cost to the county.

The Trust gives counties the ability to offer employees a broader range of voluntary coverage options, including:

Dental
Vision
Life
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Care
Worksite (Critical Illness/Accident/Hospital/Cancer)
Pet

This webinar will introduce MetLife and Trustmark, the awarded partners for this new offering, who will walk through plan design, enrollment logistics, and how counties can get started. Whether you're looking to attract talent, boost retention, or simply round out what you can offer your workforce, this session will give you the tools to evaluate whether the Supplemental Benefits Trust is right for your county.

Who should attend: County HR directors, benefits administrators, finance officers, and county executives interested in expanding employee benefit offerings.

What you'll learn:

An overview of the Supplemental Benefits Trust structure and how it works
Details on each available line of coverage
How MetLife and Trustmark will support implementation and ongoing administration
Next steps for counties interested in participating

Speakers:

Chris Blanchette, National Director, Public Promise Insurance, National Association of Counties