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Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services - Juvenile Justice Council Grant
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Juvenile Court Act provides that each county may establish a local juvenile justice council pursuant to 705 ILCS 405/6-12; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has established such a council to further the goals of implementing programs, policies, and practices that improve the effectiveness of local juvenile justice systems, reduce unnecessary juvenile justice system involvement and/or analyze and reduce racial and ethnic disparities within the justice system as set forth within the Juvenile Court Act; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Human Services, through the Juvenile Justice Commission, has awarded the County of Kane an initial grant in the amount of $78,665 (Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars), to support the operations of the Juvenile Justice Council as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is authorized to execute Inter-Governmental Agreement No. FCSER04829 for FY 2026 with the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services for the receipt of a grant in the amount of $78,665.00 (Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is authorized to execute any associated agreements, amendments, or documents, to allow for the receipt of the maximum amount of revenues made available by the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services to support the Kane County Juvenile Justice Council, subject to the review and advisement of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 9, 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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