Title
Resolution authorizing the County Administrator to Execute Agreements for the Use of Federal Contingency Funds to Support Lake County Continuum of Care (CoC) Subrecipients.
Staff Summary
• At its March 2026 meeting, the County Board established a federal contingency fund to provide a 60-day reserve in the event of any sudden reduction, loss, or pause in federal funding for County programs.
• The County Administrator has developed criteria and documentation requirements for accessing these funds, including verification of a federal funding interruption and demonstration of an operational need.
• The Lake County Community Development Administrator has identified the need to utilize $513,350 from the County’s federal contingency fund to offset a potential loss of Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) Continuum of Care (CoC) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• These funds will be distributed to subrecipients to conduct eligible Continuum of Care (CoC) activities, with the specific purpose of ensuring continuity of housing services.
• Funding will be administered through subrecipient agreements that clearly define allowable uses and repayment provisions in the event that they receive FY 25 CoC Funding.
• As these agreements are being drafted and finalized in coordination with the State’s Attorney’s Office, and in the interest of timely implementation, the County Administrator is requesting authorization to execute the agreements on behalf of Lake County to prevent any disruption in supportive housing services.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, at its March 2026 meeting, the County Board established a federal contingency fund to provide a 60-day reserve in the event of any sudden reduction, loss, or pause in federal funding for County programs; and
WHEREAS, the County Administrator has developed criteria and documentation requirements for accessing these funds, including verification of a federal funding interruption and demonstration of an operational need; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Community Development Administrator has identified the need to utilize $513,350 from the County’s federal contingency fund to offset a potential loss of Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) Continuum of Care (CoC) funding from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
WHEREAS, these funds will be distributed to subrecipients to conduct eligible Continuum of Care (CoC) activities, with the specific purpose of ensuring continuity of housing services; and
WHEREAS, funding will be administered through subrecipient agreements that clearly define allowable uses and repayment provisions in the event that they receive FY 25 CoC Funding; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of timely implementation, the County Administrator is requesting authorization to execute the agreements on behalf of Lake County to prevent any disruption in supportive housing services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Administrator has the authority to execute agreements that are necessary to support Lake County Continuum of Care (CoC) subrecipients, on behalf of Lake County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the agreements shall include allowable uses and repayment provisions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, any and all agreements executed shall be reported to the Financial & Administrative Committee subsequent to execution by the County Administrator.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on May 12, 2026.