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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
ILLINOIS HOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE GRANT PY25
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 25-251028
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1490
$426,227
(Under the administrative direction of
the Community Services Department)
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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 $426,227 (FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to be used to assist in the weatherization of homes of low-income DuPage County residents; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-251028 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 grant agreement is from June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; 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 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-251028 (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 $426,227 (FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program State Grant PY25, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1490, for period June 1, 2024 through September 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 9th day of July, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK