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AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF A RAPID DNA INSTRUMENT AND DATABASE CAPABILITY FOR THE KANE COUNTY FORENSICS LAB AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Forensics lab, housed at the Kane County Sheriff's Office, was founded by the members of the Opioid Settlement Fund Committee to enhance the use of forensics testing to track opioid use in this County and to support the justice-involved work of the Coroner's, Sheriff's, and State's Attorney's Offices; and
WHEREAS, the use of DNA as an investigative tool has grown and improved over the past decade, as has the technology to support its analysis; and
WHEREAS, the elected officials of these offices agree that the use of rapid DNA testing will be of benefit to their work as well as to the Kane County Health Department and other County law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Coroner's Office received the 2024 BJA Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grant, a reimbursement grant, in the amount of $963,000 through Congressman Bill Foster's office to support the establishment and expansion of the Forensics Lab and its ability to provide needed analytic services; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Coroner proposes the use of a portion of these grant funds to purchase a rapid DNA instrument and supporting database capabilities for the Forensics Lab to enable the lab to provide this service to Kane County law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, quotes were obtained for the rapid DNA instrument from the two companies that offer this type of equipment, and a quote of $138,662.50 was provided by Life Technologies Corp of Carlsbad, CA, plus $12,434.50 for support services, giving a total of $151,097.00 for the purchase, which is the lower of the two quotes as well as the preferred instrument for purchase; and
WHEREAS, the Forensics Lab will need to purchase supplies and general consumables for the operation of...
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