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Resolution providing for the establishment of a Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Investment, and appointments to said committee.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Chair of the Lake County Board has determined that a Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Investment should be established; and
WHEREAS, the Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Investment will report to the Financial and Administrative Committee; and
WHEREAS, the specific purpose of this Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Investment is to:
Provide timely policy guidance and strategic priorities to the County Administrator for the planning and execution of the various federal COVID-19 response funds provided to Lake County (American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Federal Emergency Rental Assistance, etc.);
Recommend a budget to the County Board for the federal COVID-19 response funds provided to Lake County ensuring all appropriations are in accordance with federal regulations;
Provide oversight to ensure compliance with policy and guidance for all expenditures of federal COVID-19 response funds provided to Lake County; and;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section V.J. of the County Board Rules of Order and Operational Procedures, appointments to a Special Committee shall be recommended by the County Board Chair with the approval of a majority of the Board Members present.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Investment reporting to the Financial and Administrative Committee is hereby established with the following members:
Paul Frank, County Board Member / Committee Chair
Jessica Vealitzek, County Board Member
Jennifer Clark, County Board Member
Linda Pedersen, County Board Member
Michael Danforth, County Board Member
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Special Committee shall assist the County Board Chair with COVID-19 recovery and investment and will cease to function when the federal COVID-19 response funds provided to Lake County are exhausted and required reports have been submitted.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois on September 14, 2020.