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Joint resolution authorizing the application, acceptance, and emergency appropriation of a state fiscal year 2015 (SFY15) Violent Crime Victim Assistance (VCVA) Special Project grant in the estimated amount of $3,495 for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office on behalf of the Illinois Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistants Association (IPBVAA) for the purpose of providing a two-day statewide conference for IPBVAA.
Staff Summary
· The Lake County State's Attorney's Office is eligible for an award on behalf of the IPBVAA, and wishes to support statewide IPBVAA training through applying for and accepting this grant and acting as the pass-through agency for the funding.
· The IPBVAA was founded in 1999 after the State of Illinois formalized its recognition of crime victims' rights through passage of the Rights of Crime Victims And Witnesses Act.
· IPBVAA's mission is to provide training and networking opportunities to its 108 Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistant members regarding the needs and issues of crime victims.
· The supplemental funding through grants is needed for an annual two-day training, including facility rental, hotel costs, speaker fees, and additional material to enhance the Association for its members.
· The program funding, estimated at $3,495, is for the period between July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and is 100 percent funded by a special State Treasury fund - the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund; no match funds are required.
· The IPBVAA will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Lake County on behalf of Lake County State's Attorney's Office to formalize IPBVAA's responsibility for all grant-related reporting requirements.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office has agreed to support the Illinois Prosecutor Based Victim Assistants Association through an application for a Violent Crime Victim Assistance (VCVA) Special Project grant from the Office of the Attorney General; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Prosecutor Based Victim Assistants Association (IPBVAA) will act as a sub grantee who will facilitate the program, prepare and submit grant reports, and will maintain detailed program and fiscal records for the grant; and
WHEREAS, the IPBVAA will use this funding to provide a two-day statewide conference and additional materials to enhance the Association; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate this amount in the Lake County State's Attorney's Office FY14 budget since Lake County SAO is the implementing agency (the pass-through agency) for the VCVA Special Project grant, who will receive the grant funds and pass them through to the Illinois Prosecutor-based Victim Assistant's Association (IPBVAA);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the application, award and execution of this Violent Crime Victim Assistance (VCVA) Special Project grant for the Lake County State's Attorney's Office on behalf of IPBVAA is hereby authorized;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $3,495, or approved award amount, is hereby authorized for the VCVA Special Project grant in fund 101, management center 3314010, account 79950, reporting category TBD, with an equal amount of offsetting revenue in 101-3314010-45333, reporting category TBD; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chair, State's Attorney, and Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documentation to execute the award, including the Memorandum of Understanding with the IPBVAA.
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on October 14, 2014.