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APPROVING OPIOID SETTLEMENT REVENUE EXPENDITURES FOR KANE COUNTY COURT SERVICES EXPENSES AND AUTHORIZING BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board authorized the creation of a special revenue fund for monies received by Kane County from funds resulting from litigation and/or settlements of opioid litigation; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 23-94, the Kane County Board designated a panel comprised of the Kane County State's Attorney, the Kane County Sheriff, the Executive Director of the Health Department, the Kane County Coroner, and the Chair of the County Board Public Health Committee as the administrators of the special revenue fund to comply with the terms of the allocation agreement and all reporting requirements; and
WHEREAS, Court Services conducts the daily operations of the problem-solving courts for the 16th Judicial Circuit, including the Drug Rehabilitation Court (DRC) which specializes in facilitating the treatment of people with diagnosed and serious drug addictions who have committee serious crimes in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2024, the designated administrators of the opioid settlement funds approved of using funds for treatment, sober living, drug testing, staff trainings, and other eligible activities that support DRC participants' treatment and recovery from addiction, including to opioids, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 (Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars); and
WHEREAS, Court Services has submitted a list of expenses for reimbursement from the opioid settlement fund, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee that the expenses submitted by Court Services for reimbursement from the opioid settlement fund, attached as Exhibit A, are approved.
Passed by the Kane County AD HOC Opioid Settlement Fund Committee on May 1, 2025.
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