Lake County Illinois - File #: 12-0199

• File #: 12-0199
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation totaling $50,000.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/16/2012
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 3/13/2012
• Title: Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation totaling $50,000.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/13/2012	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
2/29/2012	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
2/28/2012	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution accepting a grant from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to provide dental service assistance to veterans of Lake County and authorizing an emergency appropriation totaling $50,000.

Staff Summary

·      The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant of $50,000 to provide dental services to veterans of Lake County.

·      Dental assistance is already provided by the Veterans Assistance Commission; however, the additional grant revenue will allow more veterans to benefit from this service.

·      There are no matching funds for this grant, which will expire on January 29, 2013.

Body

      WHEREAS, the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of Lake County has been approved for a one-time grant totaling $50,000 from the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to provide additional funding assistance to veterans of Lake County for dental services; and

      WHEREAS, the VAC of Lake County currently provides general assistance to veterans through its budgeted Assistance to Veterans account; and

      WHEREAS, additional funding is necessary to meet the demonstrated need for dental services of Lake County veterans; and

      WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs has extended a one-time grant agreement through January 29, 2013 to assist with this need, with no requirement of matching county funds; and

      WHEREAS, the VAC has established guidelines for the proper distribution of funds and payment of dental services; and

      WHEREAS, an emergency appropriation is necessary to formally accept this grant agreement for $50,000 associated with Revenue Account 208-3700010-45333-000-000-000-00000 and Expense Account 208-3700010-71340-000-000-000-00000; and

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Board of Lake County, Illinois that the acceptance and execution of a one-time $50,000.00 grant agreement through January 29, 2013 by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs grant to the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission is hereby approved to provide additional assistance to veteran's of Lake County for dental services; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Veterans Assistance Commission shall serve as project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be maintained by the Veterans Assistance Commission.

      DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on March 13, 2012.