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Authorizing Intergovernmental Agreement for Continuum of Care Administration with City of Elgin
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WHEREAS, the Office of Community Reinvestment oversees the Continuum of Care for Kane County, a network of social services agencies that coordinates services for the homeless population with the goal of fostering self-sufficiency; and
WHEREAS, Kane County works in collaboration with the City of Elgin, established the Continuum of Care (“Continuum”) in 1999 to ensure services to the homeless population are delivered in a coordinated manner, and to facilitate the award of state and federal homeless funding to area agencies; and
WHEREAS, Kane County is the lead agency of the Continuum and, as such, coordinates the Continuum’s meetings, procures goods and services on the Continuum’s behalf, submits applications for federal and state funding, and oversees the Continuum’s client database known as the Homeless Management Information System (“HMIS”); and
WHEREAS, Kane County and the City of Elgin have routinely shared the Continuum’s administrative expenses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin wishes to provide funding to Kane County for said expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board Chairman thereof be authorized to sign and enter into an Intergovernmental agreement with the City of Elgin for administration of Continuum of Care Services.
Passed by the Kane County Board on July 8, 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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