Lake County, IL
File #: 21-1162    Version: 1 Name: Committee Action approving a Committee-initiated New Program'Request (NPR) for FY22 budget to increase accessibility to committee and/or Board meetings.
Type: committee action item Status: Passed
File created: 7/29/2021 In control: Financial & Administrative Committee
On agenda: Final action: 8/5/2021
Title: Committee action approving a Finance and Administration (F&A) Committee-initiated New Program Request (NPR) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget to add English and Spanish subtitles to recorded Lake County Board and F&A Committee meetings.
Attachments: 1. New Program Request - English and Spanish Subtitles

Title

Committee action approving a Finance and Administration (F&A) Committee-initiated New Program Request (NPR) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget to add English and Spanish subtitles to recorded Lake County Board and F&A Committee meetings.

 

Staff Summary

                     English and Spanish subtitles would be added to recorded Lake County Board and F&A Committee meetings found on the Lake County Website.

                     Annually, Lake County has approximately 36 combined County Board and F&A committee meetings.

                     Lake County is seeking accurate English and Spanish subtitles, in line with Federal Communication Commissions (FCC) standards, that match the spoken words in dialogue from Board and Committee meetings.

                     The estimated annual cost is $40,000 - 60,000.

                     This action directs staff to add the NPR into the FY 2022 budget process. 

 

Body

 

WHEREAS, English and Spanish subtitles would be added to recorded Lake County Board and F&A Committee meetings found on the Lake County Website; and

 

WHEREAS, annually, Lake County has approximately 36 combined County Board and F&A committee meetings; and

 

WHEREAS, Lake County is seeking accurate English and Spanish subtitles, in line with FCC standards, that match the spoken words in dialogue from Board and Committee meetings; and

 

WHEREAS, the estimated annual cost is $40,000 - 60,000; 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this action directs staff to add the NPR into the FY22 budget process.

 

DATED, in Waukegan, Illinois on August 10, 2021.