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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES GRANT PY26
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 422091
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 6350
$50,250
(Under the administrative direction of the
DuPage Public Defender’s Office)
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage, through the DuPage County Public Defender’s Office, has been notified by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority that grant funds in the amount of $50,250 (FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to address additional client needs by conducting screenings for all clients in a pre-trial court, aiming to improve service connections and outcomes in their criminal cases; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 422091 with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); and
WHEREAS, the term of the grant agreement is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, no additional County funds are required to receive this funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this grant does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the County Board finds that the need to appropriate said grant funds creates an emergency within the meaning of the Counties Act, Budget Division, (55 ILCS 5/6-1003).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 422091 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the additional appropriation on the attached sheet (ATTACHMENT I) in the amount of $50,250 (FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Public Defender Services Grant PY26, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 6350, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Chief Public Defender of DuPage County is approved as the County’s Authorized Representative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should state and/or federal funding cease for this grant, the Judicial and Public Safety Committee shall review the need for continuing the specified program and associated headcount; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Judicial and Public Safety Committee determine the need for other funding is appropriate, it may recommend action to the County Board by resolution.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of November, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK