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Notifying the County Board that the Chief Judge has Entered into a Contract for Professional Services for the Treatment Alternative Court
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WHEREAS, Court Services oversees the budget of the Treatment Alternative Court program whose criminality is directly linked to their mental health diagnosis; and
WHEREAS, Ecker Center for Behavioral Health is a sole source provider for crises stabilization by the Illinois Department of Human Services 590 Grant for our catchment area, and is therefore uniquely qualified to work with this high need population; and
WHEREAS, Court Services has worked with Ecker Center since the inception and enactment of the Treatment Alternative Court Program with them providing comprehensive mental health services for clients who reside in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, Court Services pays for the provision of these services through a Special Fund #270, with no impact on the General Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board is notified that the Chief Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit has entered into a contract with Ecker Center for Behavioral Health for professional services for the court’s clients.
Line Item: 270.430.460.50200
Line Item Description: Psychological/Psychiatric Services Special Fund
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? YES
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? YES
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on February 11, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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