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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the State's Attorney's Violent Crime Victims Assistance (VCVA) grant program awarded by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, including grant funding of $22,230, and a revenue reduction in the amount of $3,770.
Staff Summary
· This is a request to renew of the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Act (VCVA) grant administered through the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, with a grant period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
· Funding for this grant began in 1990 and has been renewed each year.
· Grant program goals include: to improve domestic violence case management; to assist with the improvement of the Domestic Violence Council's Response Manual; and to reduce the number of domestic violence cases that result in a "nolle" disposition (prosecution dismisses case with option to re-open) due to victims not being located.
· The grant will fund $22,230 to offset the salary of a Domestic Violence Victim Witness Counselor (DV Counselor).
· The counselor position and grant is already included in the State's Attorney's approved Fiscal Year 2011 budget, but to accommodate the reduction in award amount, a $3,770 emergency appropriation is required.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General has approved the continuation of the State's Attorney's Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program, and $22,230 was awarded for the time period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds of $22,230 for this program with supplement the salary of the full-time Domestic Violence Counselor; and
WHEREAS, $26,000 was originally appropriated in the FY 2011 budget for this Program to supplement the salary of the full-time Domestic Violence Counselor, and the award amount of $22,230 reflects a $3,770 reduction from the budgeted amount; and
WHEREAS, an revenue reduction in the amount of $3,770 is needed to compensate for the reduction in grant funds; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the Lake County State's Attorney's Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program with the Office of the Illinois Attorney General is hereby authorized; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that offsetting revenue, in the amount of $22,230 for the 2012 grant year from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General will be deposited to account 101-3314010-45333; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the emergency appropriation in the amount of $3,770 is approved; 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's Office; 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 in order to accept the grant renewal.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on this 11th day of October, A.D, 2011.