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Joint resolution approving an emergency appropriation of $100,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 accepting additional funding from the National Association of County and City Health Officials 2025 Infection Prevention and Control Learning Collaborative Project, Mentor grant.
Staff Summary
* The Health Department received $100,000 in additional grant funding for the period of January 22, 2025, through June 30, 2025, which was not previously appropriated because the grant resources were approved after the County's adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
* This funding supports a mentorship program that promotes bi-directional learning between health departments to improve infection prevention.
* The program focuses on enhancing leadership, refining training plans, and developing solutions to strengthen facility partnerships and public health outcomes.
* This grant funds supplies, training, contractual services, indirect expenses and offsets existing staff salary and fringe benefits.
* If funding for the positions and services end, and new funding is not secured, the positions and services will be eliminated.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has received a grant increase delivered by our Prevention Unit; and
WHEREAS, these dollars will provide an increase in services to Lake County with no impact on local taxes; and
WHEREAS, the additional funding amount totaling $100,000 for the period of January 22, 2025, through June 30, 2025, has not been previously appropriated, having been approved after adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget; and
WHEREAS, the proposed appropriation will be fully offset by the above referenced items thereby not requiring the expenditure of local tax revenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation in the amount of $100,000 is hereby authorized in the Health Department Fiscal Year 2025 budget as identified on t...
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