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Approving Use of Opioid Settlement Funds for a Grant to the City of Aurora Police Department to Support the Aurora Youth Academy
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board authorized the creation of a special revenue fund for monies received by Kane County from funds resulting from litigation and/or settlement for opioid litigation; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board designated a panel comprised of the Kane County’s State’s Attorney, the Kane County Sheriff, the Executive Director of the Health Department, the Kane County Coroner, and the Chair of the County Board Public Health Committee as administrators of the special revenue fund to comply with the terms of the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement and all reporting requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Aurora Police Department operates a Law Enforcement Youth Academy each summer to educate youth ages 14-17 about law enforcement and law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, students learn about law enforcement task forces, including the Drug Enforcement Agency, and meet with the local law enforcement officers and tour local law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Aurora Youth Academy is an effective community education program for students that engages in drug prevention efforts and a youth-focused program that has demonstrated effectiveness in preventing drug misuse and seems likely to be effective in preventing the uptake and use of opioids; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee has been established to address opioid abuse and overdose abatement activities and programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee that the designated administrators of the opioid settlement funds approve using Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a grant to the City of Aurora Police Department, coordinated and implemented by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office, to support the Aurora Youth Academy.
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 17, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Michael Isaacson
Clerk, County Board Chairman, Opioid Settlement Fund Committee
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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