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Authorizing Receipt of the Court Improvement Program Grant
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WHEREAS, Kane County has developed multiple specialty/problem-solving courts that focus on treatment, supervision, and rehabilitation rather than traditional adversarial prosecution. We currently have Drug Rehabilitation Court, Veterans Court, DUI Treatment Court, and Treatment Alternative Court. Kane County has had treatment courts for 25 years. While these serve individuals in different populations, none of them focus on serving all the members of a family unit, with overlapping needs for issues such as substance abuse, mental health, and child abuse or neglect, with coordinated treatment and court intervention; and
WHEREAS, by establishing a Family Treatment Court, Kane County will create a collaborative system of care that strengthens families, reduces out of-home placements for children, and promotes community well-being. The goal of this effort is to address the needs of the family unit as a whole, aid in preventing further court interventions for all members of said family in the future, and in invest in a healthier and stronger community for Kane County. The Judiciary applied for a planning grant to assist in creating a multi-disciplinary planning team, provide training for team members in the FTC Model in evidence-based practices, develop policies and procedures for the Court, and attend site visits to counties who have implemented FTCS, and attend RlSE26; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Judiciary has been awarded the Court Improvement Program (CIP) Grant through the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts (AOIC) in the amount of $10,820.00; and
WHEREAS, the budget amounts need to be reflected in the revenue and expense General Ledger accounts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the Chairman to thereof and hereby accept the Court Improvement Program Grant from the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, and authorize the Judiciary to complete the necessary expenditures to implement the project.
Line Item: 001.240.000.33902
Line Item Description: Court Improvement Program Grant $10,820.00
Line Item: 001.240.240.55000
Line Item Description: Miscellaneous Contractual Expenses $10,820.00
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 10, 2026.
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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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