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Joint resolution authorizing the application, acceptance, and emergency appropriation of a 2013 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $6,250 for the purpose of enhancing our Special Programs/Community Awareness Division's capacity to provide awareness and education to the community, law enforcement, and social service agencies in Lake County.
Staff Summary
· This is an application for the federal Justice Assistant Grant Program. This funding supports a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.
· Under this program, the City of Waukegan and Lake County, on behalf of the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, are eligible for a joint award of $31,250 in FY2013 grant funds.
· The potential allocation of the eligible funds is $6,250 to Lake County on behalf of the State's Attorney's Office, and $25,000 to the City of Waukegan.
· The State's Attorney's Office will use the $6,250 to enhance a community awareness effort by supporting the purchase of presentation supplies, banners, tablecloths, event giveaways, and an email communication tool (Constant Contact).
· The source of program funding is 100% federal JAG. No match is required.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County, on behalf of the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and the City of Waukegan, has applied for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant that provides grant monies to local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office will use this funding to enhance a community awareness effort; and
WHEREAS, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is in the amount of $6,250, and it is necessary to appropriate this amount; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and required by the Granting Agency that a Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County and the City of Waukegan be executed in order to define how the grant funds will be disbursed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the acceptance and execution of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the United State Department of Justice for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office is hereby authorized; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $6,250 is hereby authorized for the JAG 2013 Program in 101-3330010-79950-000-000-000-(reporting category to be set by the controller), with offsetting revenue of $6,250 in 101-3330010-45334-000-000-000-(reporting category to be set by the controller).
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on August 13, 2013.