Title
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services funding and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $1,730,000 for the Medicaid Match program.
Staff Summary
* The $1,730,000 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services funding will be used for capital projects at Belvidere Medical Building, Group Home, Women's Residential Services, 3002 Grand Avenue, and North Chicago.
o $830,000 for Belvidere Medical Building upgrades
o $100,000 Group Home project
o $250,000 Women's Residential Services building upgrades
o $250,000 3002 Grand Avenue building upgrades
o $300,000 North Chicago building improvements
* The $1,730,000 in additional funding has not been previously appropriated because the resources were secured after the County's adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
* The funding will be for the period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has received a fund increase delivered by our Administration Unit; and
WHEREAS, these dollars will provide an increase in services to Lake County with no impact on local taxes; and
WHEREAS, this fund amount totaling $1,730,000 has not been previously appropriated, having been awarded after adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget; and
WHEREAS, the proposed appropriation will be fully offset by the above referenced items thereby not requiring the expenditure of local tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, the $1,730,000 Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services funding will be used for capital projects at Belvidere Medical Building, Group Home, Women's Residential Services, 3002 Grand Avenue, and North Chicago.
o $830,000 for Belvidere Medical Building upgrades
o $100,000 Group Home project
o $250,000 Women's Residential Services building upgrades
o $250,000 3002 Grand Avenue building upgrades
o $300,000 North Chicago building improvements
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ...
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