Lake County Illinois - File #: 11-1329

• File #: 11-1329
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $50,000.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/20/2011
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 1/17/2012
• Title: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $50,000.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/17/2012	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
1/11/2012	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
1/10/2012	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $50,000.

Staff Summary

•                     The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County awarded a grant of $50,000 to provide dental services to veterans of Lake County.

•                     Dental assistance is already provided by the Veterans Assistance Commission; however, the additional grant revenue will allow more veterans to benefit from this service.

•                     The grant will expire November 20, 2012.

Body

WHEREAS, the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of Lake County has been approved for a one-time grant totaling $50,000 from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County to provide additional funding assistance to veteran's of Lake County for dental services; and

WHEREAS, the VAC of Lake County currently provides general assistance to veterans through its budgeted Assistance to Veterans account; and

WHEREAS, additional funding is necessary to meet the demonstrated need for dental services for Lake County veterans; and

WHEREAS, the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County has extended a one-time grant agreement through November 20, 2012 to assist with this need, with no requirement of matching county funds; and

WHEREAS, the VAC has established guidelines for the proper distribution of funds and payment of dental services; and

WHEREAS, an emergency appropriation is necessary to formally accept this grant agreement for $50,000 associated with Revenue Account 208-3700010-45333-000-000-000-00000 and Expense Account 208-3700010-71340-000-000-000-00000; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the acceptance and execution of a one-time $50,000 grant agreement through November 20, 2012 by the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County grant to the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission is hereby approved to provide additional assistance to veteran's of Lake County for dental services; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Veterans Assistance Commission shall serve as project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be maintained by the Veterans Assistance Commission.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on, January 17, 2012.