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PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS
Department: Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Request: Transfer of Funds
Reason: Pay for Professional Services costs through the end of the fiscal year.
From Account(s): 11100.1260.10155.501201, $400,000.00
To Account(s): 11100.1260.10155.520830, $400,000.00
Total Amount of Transfer: $400,000.00
On what date did it become apparent that the receiving account would require an infusion of funds in order to meet current obligations? What was the balance in the account on that date, and what was the balance 30 days prior to that date?
In October of 2026 this transfer of funds is needed to cover unexpected costs in the professional services budget lines through the end of the fiscal year and partially prepay contracts for FY27.
How was the account used for the source of transferred funds identified? List any
other accounts that were also considered (but not used) as the source of the transferred funds.
The identified source account is projecting a surplus for FY26 and the transfer is supported by the Budget Department. The Office will work with Budget to monitor these and other accounts for any overages.
Identify any projects, purchases, programs, contracts, or other obligations that will
be deferred, delayed, or canceled as a result of the reduction in available spending
authority that will result in the account that funds are transferred from.
Our hiring delays and high number of vacancies so late in FY26 are causing a surplus in the salary lines.
If the answer to the above question is “none” then please explain why this account
was originally budgeted in a manner that caused an unobligated surplus to develop
at this point in the fiscal year.
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