Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $47,386 in the Fiscal Year 2012 Corporate Capital Improvement Program for the County Clerk’s activities concerning the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
Staff Summary
• The County Clerk’s Office was awarded a HAVA grant in the amount of $47,386.
• These funds are to be used to improve voting access for individuals with disabilities in Illinois.
• The grant is unbudgeted and needs to be appropriated.
Body
WHEREAS, the County Clerk’s office was notified by the State Board of Elections that a grant is available to ensure that all polling places are made accessible to voters with disabilities consistent with Title II requirement of the Help America Vote Act; and
WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $47,386 have been allocated to Lake County for Title II HAVA requirements; and
WHEREAS, Section 261 HAVA Requirement funds are to be used to improve voting access for individuals with disabilities in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, this funding is unbudgeted for FY2012; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate these funds for HAVA programs, equipment and materials needed by the County Clerk as these are identified; and
WHEREAS, the funds will be submitted to the State Board of Elections for reimbursement as they are spent;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $47,386 in the FY 2012 Corporate Capital Improvement Program for County Clerk HAVA activities is hereby authorized (account code 101-1103260-79950-000-000-000-21020; 101-1103260-45334-000-000-000-21020).
DATED at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on this 10th day of April 2012.