Title
Joint Resolution authorizing the renewal of the State’s Attorney’s Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Prosecution grant program (Agreement #406023) awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, in the amount of $204,858 in federal funds and covers the time period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009
Staff Summary
• This program is funding for four Assistant State’s Attorneys, two secretaries, one paralegal, and one investigator dedicated to the prosecution of drug-related offenses.
• Program goals:
• To deter drug-related crime through criminal investigations and prosecution: From October 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, the State’s Attorneys Office initiated 529 felony drug prosecutions.
• To focus the prosecution of drug-related crimes on recent legislative changes that has increased emphasis on and penalties of various drug-related offenses.
• To increase the Lake County State’s Attorneys Office cooperative effort with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in conducting pre-arrest investigations and subsequent prosecutions to identify, track, and prosecute drug-related trafficking, conspiracies, and other offenses.
• To further engage these appointed Assistant State’s Attorneys and support staff to act as prosecutorial liaisons for police trainings, legal updates, and case-related issues involving community drug-related prosecutions.
Sources of Program Funding:
• Federal funds $204,858
• Matching funds
- Asset Forfeiture 30,000
- County 38,286
• Overmatch 429,825
Program Total $702,969
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) has announced the continuation of a 12-month grant in the amount of $204,858 in federal funds for the State’s Attorney’s Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Prosecution program to provide concentration on convictions of drug-related cases and offenders; and
WHEREAS, the grant program will fund a portion of the salaries for four Assistant State’s Attorneys, one investigator, two secretaries, and one paralegal in the Drug Prosecutions Division; and
WHEREAS, the program budget of $702,969, as submitted to ICJIA, consists of $204,858 federal funds, $68,286 required matching funds, and $429,825 in overmatch funds all of which shall be provided from the specified accounts outlined in the table below; and
Federal Funds $204,858
Matching funds
• 760-3318010 $ 30,000
• 101-3307010 $ 38,286
68,286
Overmatch
• 101-3307010 429,825
Total Program Budget $702,969
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the renewal as described herein:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the renewal of the State’s Attorney’s Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Prosecution Grant, in the amount of $204,858 for the period beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board, the Lake County State’s Attorney, and the Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documentation to accept the renewal; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that grant revenue in the amount of $204,858 from the ICJIA, $30,000 matching funds from account 760-3318010, and $38,286 matching funds from account 101-3307010, will be deposited in the appropriate revenue account; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State’s Attorney shall serve as project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be kept by the State’s Attorney Office.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on this 12th Day of August A.D., 2008.