Title
Joint resolution approving an emergency appropriation for the Motorola Training Grant for $100,000 for training assistance.
Staff Summary
· The IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a grant to Lake County Workforce for $100,000.
· This grant was awarded due to the recent announcement by Motorola to lay-off 667 workers from the Libertyville facility.
· This grant will be used to provide training assistance exclusively to approximately 16 - 20 laid-off Motorola workers.
· At this time, the state has no additional funds available from this funding source. Once additional funds are available at the state level, a modification will be submitted to request additional dollars. Workforce Stimulus funds will also be used to provide training to additional Motorola workers.
· An emergency appropriation must be executed to add these funds to the Lake County Workforce Development Department. The total increase is $100,000.
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WHEREAS the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a grant to Lake County Workforce for $100,000;
WHEREAS this grant was awarded due to the recent announcement by Motorola to lay-off 667 workers from the Libertyville facility;
WHEREAS this grant will be used to provide training assistance exclusively to laid-off Motorola workers;
WHEREAS approximately 16 - 20 workers will receive training assistance;
WHEREAS it is necessary to authorize an emergency appropriation to add these funds to the Lake County Workforce Development budget in Fund 750-4042041-72680-000-000-000-Y2008.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Lake County Workforce Development Department budget be increased by $100,000 in Fund 750-4042041-72680-000-000-000-Y2008.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on this day, April 14, 2009.