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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT PY27
AGREEMENT NO. 27-0620
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 6620
$35,555
(Under the administrative direction of
the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage, through the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, has been notified by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois that grant funds in the amount of $35,555 (THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available for a special project relating to the victim and witness assistance center in DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Agreement No. 27-0620 with the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, 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 July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; 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 Agreement No. 27-0620 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois 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 $35,555 (THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program Special Project Grant PY27, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 6620, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the DuPage County State’s Attorney is authorized to execute and sign Agreement No. 27-0620 as the 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 13th day of October, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK