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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
IACAA EMPLOYMENT BARRIER REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM PY25
AGREEMENT NO. FCSDG05509
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1675
$46,000
(Under the administrative direction of the Community Services Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA) that grant funds in the amount of $46,000 (FORTY-SIX THOUSAND AND NO/DOLLARS) are available to be used to fund services that are designed to reduce barriers to gaining employment and assisting customers in securing and maintaining employment; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Agreement No. FCSDG05509 with the IACAA, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); 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 of DuPage finds that the need to appropriate said additional 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. FCSDG05509 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and the IACAA 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 $46,000 (FORTY-SIX THOUSAND AND NO/DOLLARS) be made to establish the IACAA Employment Barrier Reduction Pilot Program PY25, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1675, for the period December 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and
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 26th day of November, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK