Lake County Gazette

Lake County Law & Judicial Committee Met Jan. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.7)

8.2 21-0058

PUBLIC DEFENDER

8.3 21-0054

Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of October 2020.

Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of November 2020.

CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

8.5 21-0026

Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month ofNovember 2020.

Attachments: County Board Report FY20 - 11 November 121620.pdf

SHERIFF

8.6 20-1610

Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of September 2020.

8.7 20-1696

Report from John D. Idleburg, Sheriff, for the month of October 2020.

REGULAR AGENDA

COURT ADMINISTRATION

8.8 21-0024

Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation with offsetting revenue in the amount of $3,000 to support the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court’s Self-RepresentedLitigant program.

· The Lake County Bar Association and Foundation has awarded the NineteenthJudicial Circuit Court $3,000 to purchase laptops to support the work of the Court’sSelf-Represented Litigant (SRL) program. 

· The laptops will allow the SRL Coordinator and the Justice Corps Fellow to provide services anywhere in the Courthouse or from home, if necessary, in response to the pandemic.

· This resolution authorizes an emergency appropriation of $3,000. The grant doe snot require a match.

8.9 21-0039

Joint resolution accepting the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County(HFNLC) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of$50,000.

· In July of 2020, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) applied for a grant in the amount of $100,000 for hiring a full-time nurse to work at the Wellness Center.

· The LCSO received notification on November 23, 2020, that it had been awarded $50,000 contingent of receipt of matching funds, the opening of a Wellness Center and hiring of a nurse.

· On October 16, 2020, the Lake County Opioid Initiative (LCOI), a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization submitted a matching grant letter in the amount of $50,000.

· The LCSO will partner with NICASA Behavioral Health Services in hiring a nurse for the Wellness Center. 

8.10 21-0041

Joint resolution approving a lease renewal between the Lake County Sheriff’s Office,Lake County Facilities and the Lake Region Post 703, the American Legion, for continued operation of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Marine Unit Patrol Base:

· The Lake County Sheriff Marine Unit has leased land from the American Legion located at 703 N. U.S. Highway 12, and Riverside Island Drive, Fox Lake, Illinois,60020; for over 15 years.

· Lake County Facilities and Construction Services (FCS) has constructed and maintained improvements on the land leased for the purpose of maintaining a Marine Unit Patrol Base for the LCSO.· The renewal lease is for a period of five years with an annual total rent of $11,800per year.

· The lease has the option to renew for two additional five-year terms with an increase in rent of 10 percent of the annual rent from the previous five-year cost.

· FCS has budgeted for the lease renewal.

8.11 21-0035

Joint resolution ratifying an emergency procurement with GALLS, Lexington,Kentucky, in the amount of $58,900 for 130 Civil Disorder Control Suits and Shields.

· This equipment is for Officer safety and provides LCSO additional protection from injury while responding to civil unrest disturbances.

· Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) prepared the necessary documentation, aspart of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget policies, to replace existing equipment which was purchased more than ten years ago. 

· LCSO met with the County Administrator's Office and Finance and Administrative Services.to discuss the replacement of the existing equipment prior to FY 2021and they agreed that due to the increase of civil unrest disturbances and the potential for more civil unrest disturbances, the purchases should be made immediately.

· Pursuant to the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance Article 6, Section 103, emergency procurements are made when there exists a threat to public health, welfare, or safety, or to prevent or minimize serious disruption of governmental services.

STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

8.12 21-0014

Joint resolution authorizing the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor Program forFiscal Year (FY) 2021 for a continued participation fee of $49,000.

· This is a renewal for the continued operation of the State’s Attorney’s AppellateProsecutor Program.

· Through this program the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor handles LakeCounty criminal appeals, provides investigative and prosecutorial support in criminal cases, provides comprehensive training programs for prosecutors, and provides monthly case law newsletters, and legislative updates.

· The Board of Governors of the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor voted to maintain county contributions the same as for FY 2020; $49,000 for counties with populations of 500,000 and over.

· The State’s Attorney’s Office approved FY 2021 budget includes funding for this program. Attachments: State's Appellate Prosecutor FY21 Invoice

8.13 21-0030

Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of two State’s Attorney’s Prosecutor BasedVictim Services programs, through a Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), including $179,258 in federal funds.

· This VOCA victim assistance grant renewal is for two Prosecutor Based VictimServices programs administered through ICJIA for the performance period ofJanuary 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

· Funding for one program began in 1991 and the second program began in 2010.These grants are renewed on an annual basis. In 2018, both grant programs were combined into one grant contract.

· The focus of this grant is to provide advocacy services to the currently under-served sexual assault, misdemeanor domestic violence, elder abuse and aggravated battery victim populations.

· Grant funds are allocated to cover 81 percent of the grant-assigned Sexual AssaultVictim Witness Coordinator’s (VWC) salary and benefits, 100 percent of the grant-assigned Domestic Violence VWC salary and benefits, training and program brochures. Additional program costs will be covered by grant match.

· Sources of program funding include federal funds in the amount of $179,258($81,521 for the Sexual Assault VWC program, $93,547 for the Domestic Violence VWC program and $4,190 for training and program brochures). Matching funds inthe amount of $44,822 includes $20,380 for the Sexual Assault VWC program($7,755 from the State’s Attorney’s Asset Forfeiture Fund and $12,625 in County contribution as budgeted in the State’s Attorney’s budget); and in-kind matching funds of $24,442 as budgeted in the State’ Attorney’s budget, for a program total cost of $224,080.

REGIONAL 9-1-1 CONSOLIDATION

8.14 21-0027

Joint committee action approving a contract modification to the agreement withCrowe LLP, Oak Brook, Illinois to provide consultant services for contract negotiations of a shared, scalable, integrated, enterprise family of public safety systems that includes computer aided dispatch (CAD), mobile data, records management systems (RMS) for law enforcement and fire / emergency medical services, and a jail management system (JMS) for the 9-1-1 ConsolidationImplementation in the amount of $67,750.

· Through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) 21 public safety entities (PSE’s)have agreed to participate in the 9-1-1 Consolidation Implementation PlanningProject.

· The IGA between participating PSE’s agrees to use Lake County as its administrative agent for entering into contracts, making payments, receiving dues or other revenue, and for providing financial accounting and reports.

· Participating PSE”s have contributed to the 9-1-1 Consolidation Project Fund to cover project costs to include a project manager and 9-1-1 consultant services.

· The Board (through the IGA) has supported the establishment of a two-tier governance structure (governance committees) to serve as the decision-making body on behalf of all participating entities.

· The evaluation committee and the governance committees agree that it is in the best interest of Lake County (on the Consortium’s behalf) to contract with CroweLLP for Phase Four of this project, the contract negotiation stage.

· Funding is a combination of Consortium and Lake County funds.

9. Directors' Reports

10. County Administrator's Report

11. Executive Session

12. Members' Remarks

13. Adjournment

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