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Joint resolution providing: 1) A supplemental appropriation of $5,250,000.00 of Motor Fuel Tax funds for 2008 Patrol One for the supply of ice control material and designated as Section 08-00000-00-GM; and 2) Increasing the expenditure line item 268-4300040-65030 by said $5,250,000 3) Increasing revenue line item 268-4300010-45390 (revenue from townships) by $2,625,000 and 4) Decreasing expenditure line item 268-4300030-85020 by $2,600,000.
Staff Summary
· 2008 Ice Control Salt: Supplemental MFT Appropriation and Line Item Transfer
· The State Department of Central Management Services bid twice for Lake County (and other agencies, including the townships) and received no bids. There is a Midwest salt supply shortage.
· The County Engineer certified an emergency procurement was necessary under the County Purchasing Ordinance and in cooperation with the townships has secured supplies for the 2008-2009 winter season from 3 sources for 36,000-tons ( approximately ½) for townships.
· The county will initially purchase the contracted amounts and the townships will pick up and pay for their allocations.
· The net additional cost will come out of the MFT construction fund budget by a line item transfer and revenue from the townships.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, by prior resolutions appropriated $3,375,000.00 to provide for highway maintenance materials and also contract traffic signal maintenance for fiscal year 2008 (Patrol One), and designated as Section 08-00000-00-GM; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the above-said appropriations, and the adoption of the FY-2008 Motor Fuel Tax fund budget, Lake County has purchased or issued purchase orders for the above-stated materials and signal maintenance; and
WHEREAS, each fiscal year the county estimates its ice control salt quantity needs and participates in the joint purchasing with Central Management Services (State of Illinois) in March for the following snow s...
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