Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation with offsetting revenue in the amount of $10,100 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 $10,100 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 a mobility scooter to provide additional funding to cover increased expenses for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporter services and court reporter transcripts
• This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation of $10,100 and does not require a match.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has awarded the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court $10,100 to support the work of the Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement program for the grant period of January 9, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the funds are to support and assist with the purchasing of a mobility scooter and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporter services and court reporter transcripts; and
WHEREAS, the County Board must authorize an emergency appropriation of $10,100 to implement this grant.
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 $10,100, to support the work of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court’s Disability Accessibility Improvement Program for the grant period of January 9, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on April 8, 2025.