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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation with offsetting revenue in the amount of $14,000 to support the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement Program.
Staff Summary
• The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has awarded the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court $14,000 to support the work of the Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement Program.
• Funds are to support the Court’s commitment to providing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through the purchasing of an automatic door opener for the Lake County Law Library and to provide additional funding to cover increased expenses for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporter services and court reporter transcripts.
• The grant funds of $14,000 will cover the entire amount of the related programming.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has awarded the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court $14,000 to support the work of the Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement program for the grant period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the funds are to support and assist with the purchasing of an automatic door opener for the Lake County Law Library and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporter services and court reporter transcripts; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds of $14,000 will cover the entire amount of the related programming.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Board authorizes an emergency appropriation with offsetting revenue in the amount of $14,000, to support the work of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement Program for the grant period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on February 10, 2026.