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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
IACAA EMPLOYMENT BARRIER REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM PY26
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1675
FROM $40,250 TO $57,500
(Under the administrative direction of the Community Services Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage heretofore accepted and appropriated the IACAA Employment Barrier Reduction Pilot Program PY26, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1675, pursuant to Resolution FI-R-0161-25 for the period October 14, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA) with an amendment to the original agreement that additional grant funds in the amount of $17,250 (SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY 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 the amended Agreement 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 an amendment to the original Agreement (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 $17,250 (SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/DOLLARS) be made to establish the IACAA Employment Barrier Reduction Pilot Program PY26, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1675, for the period October 14, 2025, through June 30, 2026; 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 10th day of March, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK