Lake County Law & Judicial Committee met March 2.
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 - 8.3)
*APPROVAL OF MINUTES*
8.1 21-0314
Minutes for February 2, 2021.
*PUBLIC DEFENDER*
8.2 21-0310
Report from Joy Gossman, Public Defender, for the month of January 2021.
*CIRCUIT COURT CLERK*
8.3 21-0377
Report from Erin Cartwright Weinstein, Clerk of the Circuit Court, for the month ofJanuary 2021.
REGULAR AGENDA
*SHERIFF'S OFFICE*
8.4 21-0339
Joint resolution authorizing a five-year contract with Axon, Scottsdale, Arizona, for the purchase of body-worn cameras for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) for use in the jail in the amount of $675,003.75, or $135,000.75 per year.
· The LCSO has an operational need to maintain an ongoing service and maintenance contract for body-worn cameras to enhance transparency, deterinmate behavior and safeguard against false claims of misconduct.
· The current vendor, VieVu, has been acquired by Axon and, as such, they have begun to phase out the VieVu body-worn cameras, support and digital media storage device and have transitioned many of VieVu’s customer to the Axon product and digital solution, evidence.com.
· The LCSO identified a joint purchasing contract with Axon through Source well to procure body-worn cameras and the cloud-based solution, evidence.com that was competitively solicited and awarded.
· Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, CooperativePurchasing, Lake County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
· The contract provides for new Axon cameras and hosting maintenance for the cloud enabled software in the estimated annual amount of $135,000.75.
*STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE*
8.5 21-0274
Joint resolution authorizing an amendment to the Title IV-D IntergovernmentalAgreement (IGA) between the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services(IDHFS) and the Lake County State’s Attorney for the State’s Attorney’s ChildSupport Enforcement Program.
· Since 1985, the State’s Attorney’s Office has entered into an annualIntergovernmental Agreement with the IDHFS to provide child support enforcement services.
· IDHFS has executed a five-year contract for 2021 to 2025.
· An amendment is necessary to modify Article 5.3.20 of the Agreement, with regards to Payment Path Change (PPC) notices. All other terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect.
8.6 21-0344
Joint resolution accepting the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW)Community Awareness Project sub-grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,000.
· Since 1981, NCVRW has been annually observed in April and is intended to increase public awareness and knowledge about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime.
· A $5,000 sub-grant was awarded to the State’s Attorney’s Office by the NationalAssociation of Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance Administrators (NAVAA)under a VOCA grant from the Office for Victims of Crime, within the Office ofJustice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
· The 2021 NCVRW theme is “Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.”
· The program funds will be used during the 2021 NCVRW, April 18 to 24, to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services and will support the purchase of NCVRW event supplies, speaker and announcements.
· The source of program funding is 100 percent federal VOCA; no match is required.
9. Directors' Reports
10. County Administrator's Report
11. Executive Session
12. Members' Remarks
13. Adjournment
Next Meeting: March 30, 2021
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