TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jeffrey Carey, Fire Chief
Kevin Sing, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Accepting a $1,000,000.00 Grant from the Will County Community Mental Health Board for the No-Cost Counseling Program, Amendment of the 2026 Budget to Receive and Expend Grant Funds, and Creation of an Additional Social Worker Position to Perform Grant Funded Activities.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Joliet has received a $1,000,000.00 grant from the Will County Community Mental Health Board to assist with funding the ongoing no-cost counseling program run through the Joliet Fire Department. In addition to counseling sessions for residents, this grant will fund the cost of an additional social worker position due to the increased workload. The 2026 Budget did not include the revenue or expenses for this grant, therefore a budget amendment is necessary to expend grant funds. Since all three actions are necessary and required to be able to comply with the grant requirements, they have been included in a single ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council approve an Ordinance Accepting a $1,000,000.00 Grant from the Will County Community Mental Health Board for the No-Cost Counseling Program, Amendment of the 2026 Budget to Receive and Expend Grant Funds, and Creation of an Additional Social Worker Position to Perform Grant Funded Activities.
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