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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $55,475 from the Lake County Public Works Department's Fund 620 for activities within Northern Lake County Lake Michigan Water Planning Group (NLCLMWPG) from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017.
Staff Summary
* NLCLMPG was established by the County, Lake Villa, and Lindenhurst to plan and coordinate efforts to extend Lake Michigan water to northern Lake County.
* The group meets monthly to discuss items associated with the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA) water system extension project and Special Service Area Number (SSA #) 16.
* The County has served as the repository of the group's funds and financial transactions.
* The NLCLMPG funds were historically held in the Public Works Operation Fund 610.
* In February 2016, the funds were moved to Fund 620 to segregate and better track the monies.
* The budget authority for the funds was not fully appropriated into the Public Works FY 2017 budget; therefore, an emergency appropriation is required.
* This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation in the amount of $55,475 within the Public Works' Fund 620 for activities within NLCLMPG from May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the Northern Lake County Lake Michigan Water Planning Group (NLCLMWPG) is comprised of the Villages of Lake Villa and Lindenhurst and Lake County; and
WHEREAS, this consortium was established as a planning group for the purposeful intent to provide Lake Michigan water to its various communities; and
WHEREAS, each community has contributed initial monies totaling $238,360 to fund all planning activities associated with executing the group's purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Public Works (LCPW) department functions as the repository of the group's monies and executor of its fiscal transactions; and
WHEREAS, all revenue and expense budget and transactions were historically incurred within the ...
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