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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $911,630 for the Lake County Health Department for fiscal year 2015 (FY15).
Staff Summary
• The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $378,654 to expand access to primary care services at existing locations which, along with the projected program income of $102,151, will be used to add 6.87 full time equivalent staffing hours.
• The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded $104,590 for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Local Health Department (LHD) Ebola grant which will be used to offset existing staff costs, general supplies, and mileage for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
• The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded $90,933 for the Chronic Disease and School Health grant which will be used to offset existing staff costs and advertising for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; the amount to be used in FY15 is $38,000.
• The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded $22,925 for the Vector Surveillance grant which will be used for mosquito larvacides for the period of April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; the amount to be used in FY15 is $15,285.
• Advocate Health Care donated $9,200 for the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships which will be used for printing services.
• The March of Dimes awarded $8,000 for the Becoming a Mom grant which will be used to offset existing staff costs and program supplies for the period of September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016.
• Exhibit Fees of $6,000 for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) National Testing Day and World Hepatitis Day will be used for program supplies and contractual services.
• The United Way awarded $5,000 for the Success by 6 Home Visiting grant which will be used to offset existing staff costs and medical supplies for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
• Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) funded $3,750 for the Maternal Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation Strong Start which will be used to offset existing staff costs and medical supplies for the period of December 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015.
• The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded $241,000 for the In Person Counselor grant which will be used to offset existing staff costs, pay partner agencies, and project costs for the period of October 1, 2015 through February 16, 2016.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been awarded grant increases delivered by our Primary Care and Population Health Service Areas; and
WHEREAS, these dollars will provide a legitimate increase in services to Lake County with no impact on local taxes; and
WHEREAS, this grant amount totaling $911,630 has not been previously appropriated, having been awarded after adoption of the fiscal year 2015 budget; and
WHEREAS, the proposed appropriation will be fully offset by the above referenced items thereby not requiring the expenditure of local tax revenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $911,630 is hereby authorized in the Health Department budget as identified on the listing of expense and revenue budget modifications attached hereto and made part hereof; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the revenue budgets as identified on the attached listing be modified as provided by increased funding from the following:
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Libertyville and Grand Ave Health Center, $ 480,805;
• Illinois Department of Public Health - PHEP LHD Ebola Supplemental, $104,590;
• Illinois Department of Public Health - Chronic Disease and School Health, $38,000;
• Illinois Department of Public Health - Vector Surveillance Grant, $15,285;
• Advocate Health Care - Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships Donation, $9,200;
• March of Dimes - Becoming a Mom Grant, $8,000;
• Exhibit Fees - HIV National Testing Day and World Hepatitis Day, $6,000;
• United Way - Success by 6 Home Visiting Grant, $5,000;
• MDRC - Maternal Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation Strong Start, $3,750;
• Illinois Department of Public Health - In-Person Counselor Grant, $241,000.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on December 1, 2015.