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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
ILLINOIS HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DOE-BIL GRANT FY23
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 23-461028
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1400
$1,074,098
(Under the administrative direction of
the Community Services Department)
resolution
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that grant funds in the amount of $1,074,096 (ONE MILLION, SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND, NINETY-SIX AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to be used to assist in the weatherization of homes of low-income DuPage County residents; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 23-461028 with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); and
WHEREAS, the period of the grant agreement is from March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025; and
WHEREAS, no additional County funds are required to receive this funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this funding does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage 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 the Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 23-461028 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 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 $1,074,098 (ONE MILLION, SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND, NINETY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program DOE-BIL Grant FY23, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1400, for period March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the personnel headcount for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program grants be revised to reflect the addition of:
Full-Time
50000 (2) 1921 Grade 210 Weatherization Program Assessor $47,942 - $79,904
50000 (1) 1949 Grade 109 Utility Assistance Specialist $33,951 - $56,584
50000 (1) 1314 Grade 313 Senior Accountant $61,131 - $106,886
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Director of Community Services 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 Human Services Committee shall review the need for continuing the specified program and related head count; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Human Services 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 9th of May, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK