Lake County Illinois - File #: 08-0456

• File #: 08-0456
• Version: 1
• Name: Access Visitation Grant
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/30/2008
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 8/12/2008
• Title: Joint Resolution authorizing the execution of Agreement # 2009-55-024-K1d with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and an emergency appropriation of $42,686 for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Lake County Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2009

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/12/2008	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
8/6/2008	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
8/5/2008	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint Resolution authorizing the execution of Agreement # 2009-55-024-K1d with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and an emergency appropriation of $42,686 for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Lake County Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2009

Staff Summary
· The 19th Judicial Circuit seeks to provide services for non-married parents by contracting with an attorney to serve as a mediator to aid in the resolution of visitation and custody-related disputes.
· The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services administers child support enforcement programs that will provide $42,686 in funding for the access and visitation services proposed by the 19th Judicial Circuit in state fiscal year 2009.
· This access and visitation grant does not require matching funds.

Body
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services administers child support enforcement programs that provide funding for access and visitation services; and

WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit seeks to provide these services for non-married parents by contracting with an attorney to serve as a mediator to aid in the resolution of visitation and custody-related disputes; and

WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has approved funding for the 19th Judicial Circuit’s proposed program in the amount of $42,686 for state fiscal year 2009; and

WHEREAS, this access and visitation grant does not require matching funds; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the $42,686 in new funding and authorize the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby authorizes the execution of Agreement # 2009-55-024-K1d with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and an emergency appropriation of $42,686 for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Lake County Access and Visitation Program for state fiscal year 2009; ...