Lake County Gazette

Lake County Health and Community Services Committee met July 25.

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)  

*HEALTH DEPARTMENT*  

8.1 23-1020  

Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Public Health grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $5,000 for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant. 

∙ The $5,000 Illinois Department of Public Health grant will be used to collaborate with a contractor. 

∙ The $5,000 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget. 

∙ The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. 

REGULAR AGENDA  

*HEALTH DEPARTMENT* 

8.2 23-1019 

Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $42,387 for the Fish and Wildlife grant. 

∙ The $42,387 Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant will be used to fund program supplies and offset existing staff salaries and fringe benefits. 

∙ The $42,387 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget. 

∙ The grant award will be for the period May 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. 

∙ If funding for the position and services end, and new funding is not secured, the position and services will be eliminated.

8.3 23-1061  

Presentation and discussion on use of opioid settlement funds.  

9. County Administrator's Report  

9.1 23-1060  

Update on the Safe Gun Storage New Program Request submitted on behalf of HCS Committee. 

10. Executive Session  

11. Members' Remarks  

12. Adjournment  

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