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APPROVING A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF KANE AND PACE FOR THE RIDE IN KANE PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution of 1970, Article VII, Section 10 and 5 ILCS 220/1, et seq. authorizes the County of Kane (County) and the Pace Suburban Bus Division of the RTA (PACE) to cooperate in the performance of their respective duties and responsibilities by contract and other agreements; and
WHEREAS, the County and PACE desire to enter into an agreement to support the Ride In Kane Program (hereinafter the "RIK") that provides transportation services for older citizens and citizens with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board has budgeted funding for RIK in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($3,180,000.00) and deems RIK to be an important transportation service to the residents of the County of Kane in that it provides safe and efficient paratransit services to older persons and persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the County and PACE have determined a mutually satisfactory allocation of responsibilities and costs for RIK as set forth in a funding agreement (a copy of which is on file with the County Clerk's Office).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that a funding agreement between the County and PACE for the Ride in Kane Program is hereby approved and that the County Board Chairman is hereby authorized to execute said funding agreement with PACE.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Board appropriate a sum not to exceed Three Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($3,180,000.00) for 2025 to be paid from Transportation Sales Tax Fund #305, Line Item #55010 (External Grants) to pay for the Ride in Kane Program.
Line Item: 305.520.527.55010
Line Item Description: External Grants
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