Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation for a fund transfer to the Sheriff’s General Fund operating account from the Transportation Safety Highway Fund in the amount of $45,705 to reimburse the purchase of commercial motor vehicle weight scales.
Staff Summary
• During the preparation of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget process, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) did not anticipate the need for nor include a budget for new weight scales, though this is a valid use of the Transportation Safety Highway Fund special revenue fund.
• Due to a time-sensitive need, the LCSO ordered new commercial motor vehicle weight scales for enforcement of overweight commercial vehicles in July 2024 and paid for the scales from the LCSO operating budget in the General Fund.
• This resolution transfers funds from the Transportation Safety Highway Fund to the General Fund to reimburse the LCSO General Fund budget for this expense.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) purchased new commercial motor vehicle weight scales for the enforcement of overweight commercial vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, this is a valid expense in the Transportation Safety Highway Fund as it can be used for the purchase of equipment for county law enforcement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that an emergency appropriation for a fund transfer in the amount of $45,705 to reimburse for commercial motor vehicle weight scales from the Transportation Safety Highway Fund to the Sheriff’s General Fund is hereby authorized, as indicated in the attached.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.