Lake County Illinois - File #: 19-0221

• File #: 19-0221
• Version: 1
• Name: Joint resolution accepting the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $62,443.00.
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/29/2019
• In control: Law & Judicial Committee
• Final action: 2/12/2019
• Title: Joint resolution accepting the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) grant from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $62,443.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/12/2019	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
2/7/2019	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
2/5/2019	1	Law & Judicial Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution accepting the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) grant from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $62,443.

Staff Summary
* In October 2018, the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) applied and received award notice for a grant with the United States DOJ, OJP.
* Grant eligibility includes the occurrence of specific costs due to undocumented aliens convicted of at least one felony or two misdemeanors and who were incarcerated for at least four days between the reporting period of July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
* Allowable expenditures under this grant include, but are not limited to, defray the cost of construction, training/education, medical services, mental health services, pre-release/re-entry programs, salaries, and technology.
* The LCSO plans to utilize grant funds for technology, such as software that can be used in tracking inmate programming and aid in other internal operations. Remaining funds will be used to implement diversity training for corrections officers.

Body
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff's Office applied for and was awarded a State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs in the amount of $62,443; and,

WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff's Office shall submit a grant request to use the funds towards technology, such as software that can be used in tracking inmate programming and aid in other internal operations; remaining funds will implement diversity training for corrections officers.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Chairman of the Board, the Lake County Sheriff, and the Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to approve an emergency appropriation in the amount of $62,443 and execute the necessary documentation to accept the State Criminal Alien A...