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Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance of an award with the Illinois Department of Transportation for a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant in the estimated amount of $237,959.04 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
Staff Summary
* The Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) has applied for and been awarded STEP grants since 2013.
* The LCSO has applied and received acceptance for a FY 2026 Illinois Department of Transportation STEP grant in the approximate amount of $237,959.04 for grant period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
* The grant reimburses the deputies' overtime wage costs and indirect costs on direct salary and wage excluding fringe.
* The main objective of the grant is to conduct specific traffic enforcement details that focus on speeding enforcement, distracted driving enforcement, impaired driving enforcement, and child passenger safety campaigns that will make the roadways safer.
* The LCSO will conduct six mandatory enforcement campaigns and all optional enforcement campaigns.
* The traffic enforcement campaigns held in Fiscal Year 2025 led to a total of 1,684 citations being issued; 118 of those citations were seat belt violations, 863 were speeding violations, 51 were distracted driving violations, and 27 arrests were made for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) has applied and received acceptance for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Illinois Department of Transportation STEP grant in the approximate amount of $237,959.04; and
WHEREAS, the grant period is from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the grant reimburses the deputies' overtime wage costs and indirect costs on direct salary and wage excluding fringe; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has not received the grant agreement and this approval is contingent upon receipt.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Lake...
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