Lake County Illinois - File #: 12-1036

• File #: 12-1036
• Version: 1
• Name: Safe Haven Supplemental Grant
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2012
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 10/9/2012
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation of $226,173 in the general fund with offsetting grant revenue in the same amount and the acceptance of the supplemental revisions to Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/9/2012	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
10/3/2012	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
10/2/2012	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation of $226,173 in the general fund with offsetting grant revenue in the same amount and the acceptance of the supplemental revisions to Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.  

Staff Summary

·      This is a three-year $226,173 supplemental grant from the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women for the period ending September 30, 2015.

·      The funding will be used to provide additional supervised visitations, reduce the number of families that are wait-listed, and increase bilingual services at the Family Visitation Center of Lake County operated by A Safe Place.

·      There is no match requirement for this grant.

Body

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit received a $395,984 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women in 2008 to establish a Family Visitation and Exchange Center in Lake County to meet the needs of local families impacted by domestic violence; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit partnered with A Safe Place to develop and establish the Family Visitation Center of Lake County; and

WHEREAS, the 2008 grant was set to expire on September 30, 2012; and

WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit applied to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women for supplemental funding under the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation  and Safe Exchange Grant Program to strengthen and enhance the services provided by the Family Visitation Center of Lake County; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit has received $226,173 in supplemental funding for the period ending September 30, 2015 to provide additional supervised visitations, reduce the number of families that are wait-listed, and increase bilingual services; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the $226,173 in new funding and authorize the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby authorizes an emergency appropriation of $226,173 per the attached chart of accounts with offsetting revenue deposited in account 101-3280010-45340-000-000-000-32013; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the County Board Chairman is authorized to accept the supplemental revisions to Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women for the period ending September 30, 2015 for the Family Visitation Center of Lake County.

DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on this 9th day of October, 2012.