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Lake County Law and Judicial Committee renews drug prosecution program

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The Lake County Law and Judicial Committee met Aug. 30 to renew a drug prosecution program.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the committee: 

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

9:45 AM

Lake County Illinois

Lake County Courthouse and Administrative Complex

18 N. County Street

Waukegan, IL 60085-4351

10:30 AM

Regular business to reconvene in the Assembly Room, 10th Floor.

Law and Judicial Committee

Agenda Report - Final

Courthouse Expansion Project: on-site construction update.

Law and Judicial Committee Agenda Report - Final August 30, 2016

1. Call to Order

2. 16-0845

Lake County Courthouse Expansion Project: on-site construction update.

· Gathering in the Assembly Room, 10th Floor at 9:45 a.m.

· Walk to the Lake County Courthouse Expansion Project construction site for update.

* Appropriate clothing and footwear are needed to walk on uneven terrain.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Approval of Minutes

4.1 16-0788

Minutes from August 2, 2016.

Attachments: L&J 8.2.16 Minutes Final

5. Added to Agenda

6. Public Comment

7. Old Business

8. New Business

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

8.1 16-0786

Report from Keith S. Brin, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month of July 2016.

Attachments: County Board Report July 2016

PUBLIC DEFENDER

8.2 16-0792

Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of July 2016.

07-16 Main

07-16 Main PTR

07-16 JUV Main

07-16 JUV PTR

Attachments:

STATE'S ATTORNEY

8.3 16-0795

Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the State’s Attorney’s Multi-Jurisdictional Drug

Prosecution grant program, awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

(ICJIA), including $163,886 in federal funds.

· This is a renewal of the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Prosecution Program, a federal grant

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Law and Judicial Committee Agenda Report - Final August 30, 2016

administered through the ICJIA.

· Funding for this grant began in 1988, and has been renewed each year.

· The federal funds will provide funding for 61 percent of the salaries of one

Gang/Narcotics Prosecution Division Chief, one Assistant State’s Attorney and one

trained Police Investigator dedicated to the prosecution of drug related offenses

covering the time period of October 1, 2016, through September 30, 2017.

· Program goals include improving the criminal justice system’s response to drug

trafficking, by increasing the awareness and skill levels of professionals involved in the

identification, investigation and prosecution of drug trafficking.

· Sources of program funding include $163,886 in federal funds, $30,000 in matching

funds provided from the State’s Attorney’s Asset Forfeiture Fund, and $69,334 in

county contribution as budgeted in the State’s Attorney’s budget, for a grant program

total of $263,220.

Attachments: Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Grant Award

8.4 16-0796

Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the State’s Attorney’s Crime Analysis grant program,

awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), including $51,579 in

federal funds.

· This grant renewal is for the Crime Analysis grant program, a Justice Assistance Grant

(JAG) administered through ICJIA for the performance period of October 1, 2016,

through September 30, 2017.

· Funding for this grant began in 2011 with American Reinvestment and Recovery Act

(ARRA) funding.

· The focus of this grant is to enhance gang information and intelligence sharing, and

contribute toward information sharing systemic improvements.

· The federal funds are allocated to 100 percent of the grant assigned Crime Analyst’s

salary and benefits. Additional program costs will be covered by match funds.

· Sources of program funding include federal funds in the amount of $51,579, and

matching funds in the amount of $32,434 from the State’s Attorney’s Asset Forfeiture

Fund, for a grant program total of $84,013.

Attachments: Crime Analysis Grant Award

COURT ADMINISTRATION

8.5 16-0778

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation with offsetting revenue in the amount

of $228,961 to implement Adult Redeploy Illinois programming for the Nineteenth Judicial

Circuit.

· The Adult Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board (Illinois Criminal Justice Information

Authority) recently announced that the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit was awarded

$228,961 in Adult Redeploy Illinois funding for the grant period of July 1, 2016, through

June 30, 2017.

· The program will provide residential treatment for high risk and high need offenders

who are chemically dependent, recovery coaching services, and access to recovery

home services which will provide a continuum of care in the community.

· This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation of $228,961 and the execution

of a program agreement to accept the grant funding. The grant does not require a

match.

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Law and Judicial Committee Agenda Report - Final August 30, 2016

Chart of Accounts SFY17

Adult Redeploy SFY17 Agreement # 197030

Attachments:

9. Executive Session

10. County Administrator's Report

11. Adjournment

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