Lake County Illinois - File #: 08-0578

• File #: 08-0578
• Version: 1
• Name: TIM Court Grant
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/26/2008
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 9/9/2008
• Title: Joint Resolution authorizing the execution of Grant Award # 2008-DC-BX-0030 with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and an emergency appropriation of $200,000 for the Lake County Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Program for the period July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/9/2008	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
9/3/2008	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
9/2/2008	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint Resolution authorizing the execution of Grant Award # 2008-DC-BX-0030 with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and an emergency appropriation of $200,000 for the Lake County Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Program for the period July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010.

Staff Summary

•                     Lake County has received a $200,000 enhancement grant from the to expand the Therapeutic and Intensive Monitoring (TIM) Court’s ability to access an appropriate continuum of care for participants with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues.

•                     The 19^th Judicial Circuit will use the grant funds to work with the Haymarket Center to provide residential treatment for TIM Court participants and training for TIM Court staff and local providers in dual diagnosis programming.

•                     Funds will also be used to work with Nicasa to provide additional halfway house beds within Lake County for TIM Court participants.

•                     The 25% local match will be provided through the in kind services of the TIM Court Coordinator.

•                     This resolution appropriates the $200,000 in new funding and authorizes the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.

Body

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program provides funds to enhance existing drug courts; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit began a drug court program known as the Therapeutic and Intensive Monitoring (TIM) Court in 2005; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit sought a $200,000 enhancement grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to expand the TIM Court’s ability to access an appropriate continuum of care for participants with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit will work with the Haymarket Center to provide residential treatment for TIM Court participants and training for TIM Court staff and local providers in dual diagnosis programming; and

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit will also work with Nicasa to provide additional halfway house beds within Lake County for TIM Court participants; and

WHEREAS, the 25% local match will be provided through the in kind services of the TIM Court Coordinator; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the $200,000 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 the execution of Grant Award # 2008-DC-BX-0030 with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and an emergency appropriation of $200,000 for the Lake County Therapeutic Intensive Monitoring Program for the period July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $200,000 be appropriated per the attached chart of accounts with offsetting revenue deposited in account 101-3290020-45340-000-000-000- 32003.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on this 9th day of September, A.D., 2008.