Lake County Illinois - File #: 19-0906

• File #: 19-0906
• Version: 1
• Name: Access and Visitation Grant SFY20
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/20/2019
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 6/11/2019
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $45,000 in funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the approval of the renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement No. 2018-55-024-KD for the 19th Judicial Circuit's Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2020.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/11/2019	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
6/6/2019	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
6/4/2019	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $45,000 in funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the approval of the renewal of Intergovernmental Agreement No. 2018-55-024-KD for the 19^th Judicial Circuit’s Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2020.

Staff Summary

•                     The 19^th Judicial Circuit receives grant funding from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide mediation services for never-married parents involved in visitation and custody-related disputes in an effort to increase child support collections from this population.

•                     The state would like to continue funding the 19^th Judicial Circuit’s program in the amount of $45,000 for state FY 2020.

•                     This access and visitation grant does not require matching funds.

•                     From July 2017 through June 2018, this program conducted 200 mediations.

Body

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the 19^th Judicial Circuit entered into an agreement in state FY 2009 with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide mediation services for non-married parents involved in visitation and custody-related disputes; and

WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services would like to continue funding the 19^th Judicial Circuit’s program in the amount of $45,000 for state FY 2020; and

WHEREAS, this access and visitation grant does not require matching funds; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to approve the new intergovernmental agreement and appropriate the $45,000 in funding to formally accept this grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby approves Agreement No. 2018-55-024-KD with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and an emergency appropriation of $45,000 for the 19^th Judicial Circuit’s Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2020; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the $45,000 be appropriated in account 101-3200010-71140-000-000-000-32002 with offsetting revenue to be deposited in account 101-3200010-45340-000-000-000-32002.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 11, 2019.