Lake County Illinois - File #: 09-1906

• File #: 09-1906
• Version: 1
• Name: Juvenile Pre-employment Grant
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/26/2009
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 10/13/2009
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a Program Agreement with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and an emergency appropriation of $44,280 for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Juvenile Pre-employment Program.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/13/2009	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
10/7/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
10/6/2009	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass
9/2/2009	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	postponed	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing the execution of a Program Agreement with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and an emergency appropriation of $44,280 for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Juvenile Pre-employment Program.
Staff Summary
· The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority recently announced the availability of federal funding to support juvenile pre-employment programs at county juvenile probation departments.
· The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit was awarded $39,852 in Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds with a $4,428 match from the Probation Services Fee Fund.
· The funding will be used to contract with local agencies and employers to provide approximately 30 youth with basic job and employment skills and paid internships.
· This resolution authorizes the execution of a program agreement, an emergency appropriation of $44,280, and acceptance of the grant funding.

Body
WHEREAS, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority recently announced the availability of federal funding to support juvenile pre-employment programs at county juvenile probation departments; and

WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has a history of providing limited employment services for juveniles in the FACE-IT program and therefore sought the available funding to formalize and expand services to juvenile probation; and

WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has received $39,852 in Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds that require a $4,428 match; and

WHEREAS, matching funds are available in the Probation Services Fee Fund 250; and

WHEREAS, the funding will be used to contract with local agencies and employers to provide youth with basic job and employment skills and paid internships; and

WHEREAS, the County Board must authorize the execution of a program agreement and an emergency appropriation of $44,280 to accept this grant and establish a juvenile pre-employment program.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County B...