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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES GRANT PY26
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 422091
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 6350
$50,250
(Under the administrative direction of the
DuPage Public Defender's Office)
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage, through the DuPage County Public Defender's Office, has been notified by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority that grant funds in the amount of $50,250 (FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to address additional client needs by conducting screenings for all clients in a pre-trial court, aiming to improve service connections and outcomes in their criminal cases; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 422091 with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); and
WHEREAS, the term of the grant agreement is from October 1, 2025 through September 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 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 422091 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 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 $50,250 (FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the Public Defender Services Grant PY26, Company 5000...
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