Title
Joint resolution approving the Fall Program Year 2026 (PY26) Lake County Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF) funding recommendations of $500,000 and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $205,000.
Staff Summary
• In July 2026, Lake County received application requests for Opioid Settlement Funds totaling $1,354,066.
• The Lake County Opioid Work Group scored all applications and developed corresponding funding recommendations.
• The Lake County Opioid Work Group determined that based on the number and quality of applications the initial budget of $295,000 for this cycle’s awards should be increased to $500,000.
• On September 9, 2026, the Behavioral Health Advisory and Recommendation Committee (ARC) and Housing and Community Development Commission reviewed and approved the Lake County Opioid Work Group’s OSF recommendations detailed in the attached table, totaling $500,000.
• This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation in the amount of $205,000 of OSF to support the Fall Grant Cycle 2026 recommendations.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County received Opioid Settlement funding as designated in the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement and approved by the Attorney General; and
WHEREAS, use of funds is restricted to Opioid Remediation and the terms and conditions as defined in the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement and the Opioid Settlement Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the Lake County Board approved the 2025-2026 Opioid Response Funding Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Funding Plan detailed the application process for disbursement of Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF); and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2026, Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) approved the OSF funding recommendations for the Fall Grant Cycle 2026; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified a need to increase the amount available for the Fall Grant Cycle 2026 Awards from $295,000 to $500,000; and
WHEREAS, an emergency appropriation in the amount of $205,000 is hereby authorized in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget in the Fund 771 Opioid Settlement Fund budget as detailed in the attachment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Opioid Settlement Funds grants for Fall Grant Cycle 2026 be approved; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, an emergency appropriation in the amount of $205,000 is approved in expenditures of the Opioid Settlement Fund, and is hereby authorized as indicated in the attachment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Board Chair or their designee is hereby authorized to execute all necessary documents including grant agreements and other administrative documents necessary to carry out the Opioid Settlement Funds projects.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on October 13, 2026.