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Lake County Chair highlights federal funding, ERP upgrade, workforce program with naval recruits and housing shortfall
Summary
In Chair Hart's Feb. 11 remarks she summarized sources and uses of roughly $67 million in federal funding for the county, previewed a planned enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacement, highlighted a workforce program for naval recruits, and cited homelessness figures and local housing shortfalls.
Chair Hart used her Feb. 11 remarks to brief the Board on several administrative and policy matters, including federal funding, an enterprise resource planning system replacement, a workforce partnership with a naval training command, and county homelessness and housing needs.
Federal funding: Hart said Lake County received approximately $67 million in federal funds in 2023 and listed major uses including affordable housing (new construction and rehabilitation), rental and homeowner assistance, fair-housing compliance, community services for people experiencing homelessness, public-health programs (cancer prevention, HIV care, addiction and mental-health services), highway planning and construction, paratransit, vocational training, and youth employment programs. She said county staff and the National Association of Counties are monitoring possible changes to federal allocations.
ERP implementation: Hart described the county's enterprise resource planning initiative (ERP) as a major back-office systems replacement targeted to go live at the start of the next fiscal year. She said the current legacy system (referred to as BOSS) is more than 20 years old, requires duplicated work across departments and increases the opportunity for errors. The ERP will centralize finance and human-resources functions; Hart thanked Chief Administrative staff and many department staff for work on the project and said extensive training will be provided.
Workforce program with naval recruits: Hart reported the County's workforce-development team is partnering with the U.S. Naval Recruit Training Command to assist recruits who do not move forward with military service. Beginning Feb. 20, the county (with IDES and workforce development) will offer weekly classes on the base for 400 to 800 recruits per month covering employability skills, resume writing, interview preparation and other transition topics; classes will be led by veterans on staff.
Homelessness and housing: Hart said the county's recent Point-in-Time Count showed a 50% increase in people experiencing homelessness from the prior year and that Lake County needs to construct an estimated 1,200 senior units and 6,700 family units by 2027 to meet demand for affordable housing. She cited Lake County Partners and the county's community development team for work on attainable-housing priorities.
