Lake County Illinois - File #: 15-0349

• File #: 15-0349
• Version: 1
• Name: NEG Grant Modification
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/27/2015
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 4/14/2015
• Title: Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant modification and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $135,683.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/14/2015	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
4/8/2015	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the regular agenda	Pass
4/7/2015	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title

Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant modification and approving an emergency appropriation in the amount of $135,683.

Staff Summary

·      The Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant (NEG) is being modified to serve an additional 14 eligible dislocated workers in occupational training and work-based learning programs in information technology, healthcare or transportation related occupations.

·      The NEG funds will cover tuition, fees, books, credentialing, work-based learning, training wages, staff and administration costs; increasing the total grant to $541,321.

·      The program period is August 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015.

Body

WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has accepted and provided a grant modification totaling $135,683 to the Lake County Workforce Development Department; and,

WHEREAS, this grant is for the program period through June 30, 2015, to provide services to individuals certified as eligible under the NEG; and

WHEREAS, this funding is expected to cover direct participant training costs with a percentage towards staff and administration costs; and

WHEREAS, a CFY'15 emergency appropriation of $135,683 is requested to allocate these funds into the Workforce Department's county fiscal year 2015 budget and authorize acceptance of this grant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that a CFY'15 emergency appropriation in the amount of $135,683 for the Workforce Development Department is hereby approved and that the Dislocated Worker Training National Emergency Grant. A chart of accounts is attached.

DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on this 14^th day of April 2015.