Decisions › County Commission meeting of Sep 22, 2026
Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
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In plain words
A request to apply for a Department of Justice grant called the FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program on behalf of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
What changes The County will submit the grant application and the Chairman is authorized to sign required grant documents.
Who and the money Lake County Sheriff's Office; estimated fiscal impact of $12,652,826 (revenue/expenditure).
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "to support the development of a Drone as First Responder and Aerial Situational Awareness Program, as well as to fund enhancements to their real-time crime command center"
Where Lake County Sheriff's Office
Why (staff, quoted) "to support the development of a Drone as First Responder and Aerial Situational Awareness Program."
Paid from Department of Justice FY 2026 Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide ("BIDEN") Program grant
Backup in the packet: FY26 Biden Grant Narrative (p. 133), Certification (p. 133), bja-2026-172641 (p. 133)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Management and Budget to recommend approval: 1. To apply for the Department of Justice FY 2026 Bridging Immigration- Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide ("BIDEN") Program grant on behalf of the Lake County Sheriff's Office; and 2. To authorize the Chairman to sign any required grant documents. The fiscal impact is estimated at $12,652,826 (revenue/expenditure).Clerk of Court, Board Action, Sep 22, 2026, page 5. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved Resolution 2026-112 adopting the fiscal year 2027 fee schedules.
- Next item: Approved declaring listed county items as surplus, removing them from fixed asset records, and authorizing the Procurement Services Director to sign supporting documents.
- All 23 items from Sep 22, 2026
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