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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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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Chart of Accounts SFY17
Adult Redeploy SFY17 Agreement # 197030
Attachments:
9. Executive Session
10. County Administrator's Report
11. Adjournment
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