Title
Joint resolution authorizing the emergency appropriation of $25,000 from the State’s Attorney’s Office Computer Fraud Forfeiture (Cyber) fund to pay for end of year expenses.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office requests the allocation of $25,000 from its Cyber fund to pay for end of year expenses.
• The Cyber fund has a current cash balance of $275,000.
• The Cyber fund revenue consists of assets seized as a result of applicable forfeitures and fees collected from Lake County police departments to utilize our Cyber lab.
• When the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget was created, there were no plans at that time to replace our retired Electronic Detection dog. We have since received a new pup as a result of Defenders for Children facilitating a donation from Gripple USA. Since expenses related to her were not included in the FY 2024 budget, this emergency appropriation will cover the shortfall.
• There are two software licenses up for renewal in October that total close to $20,000. The remaining requested funds will be used for other year end expenses.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has a Computer Fraud Forfeiture (Cyber) fund created by assets seized for related forfeitures and Cyber lab fees collected from local law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use these funds for training and enforcement of financial crimes, computer fraud and other cybercrimes; and
WHEREAS, there are two software licenses up for renewal in October from Cellebrite and Magnet Forensics that total around $20,000 and
WHEREAS, the SAO requests an emergency appropriation from the Computer Fraud Forfeiture fund in the amount of $25,000 to cover the licenses and other remaining year end expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that $25,000 is to be appropriated from the Computer Fraud Forfeiture cash account into expense accounts 770-3319010-71230 and 79950 as identified by the attached budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board, the Lake County State’s Attorney, and the Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to allow this emergency appropriation.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 12, 2024.