October 23, 2020
Board of
Commissioners
Board Amends Criteria for Small Business Restart and Non-Profit Assistance Program
Regular Meetings November 4th, 9:00 a.m. November 17th, 6:30 p.m.
Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Charter Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved an amended resolution to ease applicant requirements for small businesses and non-profit agencies in Henry County that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The action came at the October 20 Commission meeting. At an earlier meeting this month, Board members requested that changes be made to Resolution 20-188. Those changes include the Payment Protection Program restriction, the eligibility of certain elected or appointed officials other than the Board of Commissioners and reconsideration of any imposed deadlines. In addition to the Board’s requested changes, Grants Administrator Kimberly Monast, who made the presentation this week, shared additional suggestions that the Small Business Restart and Non-profit Assistance Review Committee proposed for Commissioners to consider. All revisions are listed below: • Removed Payment Protection Program restriction and added a threshold of $150,000 to differentiate small and large businesses • Removed elected official restriction with the exception of the Henry County Board of Commissioners and members of the Henry County Small Business and NonProfit Assistance Review Committee Continued on page 3
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