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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $50,099 in the FY 2015 budget as a result of grant increases for Population Health and Primary Care Service Areas.
Staff Summary
* The Friends for Health Foundation's grant was awarded for the North Shore Health Center in the amount of $26,500 for the period of December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015 to support health and family planning services for uninsured women.
* A grant in the of $12,500 was awarded to be used towards the Maternal Infant Home Visiting Program for the period of July 15, 2014 through September 30, 2015.
* The amount requested to be appropriated in FY15 is $9,615, with these funds being used to offset existing staff costs.
* The Illinois Department of Human Services' Substance Abuse Prevention Grant was increased by $23,972 for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
* The amount requested to be appropriated in FY15 is $13,984, with the additional funding to be used for program supplies, education printing items, a graphic designer and a researcher.
Body
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been awarded grant increases delivered by our Population Health and Primary Care Service Areas; and
WHEREAS, these dollars will provide a legitimate increase in services to Lake County with no impact on local taxes; and
WHEREAS, this grant amount totaling $50,099 has not been previously appropriated, having been awarded after adoption of the Fiscal Year 2015 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 $50,099 is hereby authorized in the Health Department budget as identified on the listing of expense and revenue budget modifications attached hereto an...
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