The Kane County Public Health Committee on Aug. 20 approved a resolution authorizing an amendment to a grant from the Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation that supports children's mental-health work through family-run organizations. Executive Director Michael Isaac said the amendment extends the grant term so the county does not need to return to the committee for similar approvals in the near term.

"This is simply extending the time on this particular grant," Isaac said, and noted he had worked with the state's attorney's office to adjust the resolution language to authorize the chair to act for these routine changes going forward. Committee member Sanchez moved the resolution; committee roll call recorded affirmative votes (Harvey: yes; Sanchez: yes; Stratman: yes; Roth: yes) and the resolution passed.

Isaac said the grant is additional funding coming from a private foundation that has invested in the county's children's mental-health system of care, and he described staff plans to bring one or more future updates, with parents invited to present program details.

The transcript records committee discussion indicating the extension was for roughly six to seven months, but the exact extension length was not stated definitively on the record.

The resolution passed by roll call; no dollar amount or new conditions were read into the public record at the meeting.