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Joint resolution authorizing the emergency appropriation of a Justice Assistance Grant Violent Crime Reduction in Illinois Communities (JAG VCRIC) grant awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office (LCSAO) in the amount of $147,145 for previously awarded funds.
Staff Summary
• In December 2023, the LCSAO was awarded funding by ICJIA in the amount of $300,000, and a resolution was passed by the County Board on March 12, 2024, including an emergency appropriation in the amount of $300,000 for staffing offsets and services from North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic.
• The grant period is October 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025.
• At the March meeting, an appropriation of $152,855 was approved as the remainder portion of the grant funding was for Lake County staff that were already funded in the FY24 budget.
• A modification has since been completed to the grant to shift funds from personnel to contractual. This action appropriates the remainder of the funds from the grant to service delivery.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in December 2023, the LCSAO was awarded funding by ICJIA in the amount of $300,000, and a resolution was passed by the County Board on March 12, 2024, including an emergency appropriation in the amount of $300,000 for staffing offsets and services from North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2024, the LCSAO was approved for an emergency appropriation of $300,000 by the Lake County Board; and
WHEREAS, at the March meeting, an appropriation of $152,855 was approved as the remainder portion of the grant funding was for Lake County staff that were already funded in the FY24 budget; and
WHEREAS, a modification has since been completed to the grant to shift funds from personnel to contractual. This action appropriates the remainder of the funds from the grant to service delivery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a correction of the original entry be made, which includes an emergency appropriation in the amount of $147,145 that is hereby authorized as detailed in the attachment; 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.