Hood River County has received a 151-page document with guidelines on how $4.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds can be used.  County Administrator Jeff Hecksel says there are basically five categories the money can be used for, including pandemic response, addressing negative economic impacts, replacing lost revenue, premium pay for some workers, and water, sewer, and broadband projects.  Hecksel says the Treasury Department defined lost revenue in such a way that Hood River County wouldn’t be eligible to use the funds in that way off of the current fiscal year.  It’s based on the County’s overall budget, not individual sources of revenue, and because of a local option levy for public safety approved by voters last year, the County would not be eligible to use the pandemic relief funds for that purpose.  Hecksel did say the federal funds don’t have to be used until 2024, so it’s possible if revenues were to drop overall the County could qualify to use the money to cover that.