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Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Reclassify Budgeted FY26 Grant Funds
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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 US 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, $200,000 of the grant was appropriated in the FY2025 budget for use to purchase rapid DNA testing equipment and supplies for the Kane County Forensics Lab, with the remainder included in the FY2026 budget; and
WHEREAS, the remaining $763,000 of the BJA Byrne Grant was allocated to the Coroner’s FY2026 budget under 289.400.496.60010 Equipment, but $500,000 of these funds would be more appropriately reclassified to 289.490.496.70120 Capital Assets for intended use during FY2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the following appropriation and adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget of the Kane County Coroner’s Office:
289.490.496.70120 Capital Assets $500,000
289.400.496.60010 Equipment ($500,000)
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Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? N/A
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
N/A
Passed by the Kane County Board on February 10, 2026.
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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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