Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with A Safe Place, Zion, IL for operation of neutral site custody exchange facility in an annual amount, not to exceed $180,000.
Staff Summary
· Lake County received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in 2008 to establish the Family Visitation Center of Lake County, which opened in 2010. The grant is set to expire on September 30, 2012.
· In 2011, the Lake County Board passed an ordinance establishing the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fund and imposing a Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fee of $6 on civil cases to support neutral site custody exchange services pursuant to the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Funding Act (55 ILCS 82/1 et.al.).
· Per the ordinance, all monies deposited in the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fund shall be disbursed by Lake County to one or more qualified not-for-profit organizations to support neutral exchange services, provided that the expenditure is also approved by the Chief Judge.
· Lake County Purchasing Division contacted five agencies seeking additional providers and the agencies could not offer the same service and could only provide referrals to A Safe Place.
· Pursuant to Article 6, Section 102, the Purchasing Agent convened an ad hoc review group that approved a bid exemption on the basis of there is only one source for the required goods, service, or construction item.
· This agreement will cost the county an annual amount not to exceed $180,000.
Body
WHEREAS, Lake County received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in 2008 to establish the Family Visitation Center of Lake County, which opened in 2010; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, the Lake County Board passed an ordinance establishing the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fund and imposing a Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fee of $6 on civil cases to support neutral site custody exchange services pursuant to the Neutral Site Custody Exchange Funding Act...
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