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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
ANIMAL SERVICES-IL DCEO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY GRANT PY25
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 25-203296
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1320
$275,000
(Under the administrative direction of Animal Services)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that grant funds in the amount of $275,000 (TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to provide the necessary funds to protect the health, safety and welfare of people and pets by ensuring all officers have appropriate tools and are able to enforce Illinois State animal control laws and DuPage County animal ordinances, increasing safety to DuPage County residents; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-203296 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 Inter-Governmental Agreement is from May 1, 2025, through June 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 the Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-203296 (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 $275,000 (TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Animal Services-Public Health and Safety PY25, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1320, for the period May 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Administrator of Animal Services is approved as the County’s Authorized Representative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should state funding cease for this grant, the Animal Services Committee shall review the need for continuing the specified program and related head count; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Animal 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 27th day of May, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK