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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS
RECYLCING, EDUCATION, & OUTREACH GRANT PY24
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1006
$83,338
(Under the administrative direction of the Facilities Management Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus that grant funds in the amount of $83,338 (EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to be used to increase waste prevention activities, collection of recyclable materials, decrease contamination of recycling stream, and fund projects that focus on commonly recycled materials; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into the attached Grant Agreement with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, 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 June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027; 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 attached Grant Agreement (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and Metropolitan Mayors Caucus 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 $83,338 (EIGHTY-THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Recycling, Education, & Outreach Grant PY24, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1006, for the period June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the County Board Chair is approved as the County’s Authorized Representative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should local and/or federal funding cease for this grant, the Environmental Services Committee shall review the need for continuing the specified program and related head count; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Environmental 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 12th day of November, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK