Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Board will meet Nov. 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the Board:

INVOCATION: Jim Tripp, County Board Member

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Bruce Clark

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

COMMUNICATIONS

PRESENTATIONS

VACANCY APPOINTMENT

 Appointment of Raymond Fairfield to Fill Unexpired Term for County Board District #6

CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

 John Juergens 10 Years Sheriff

 April Weiske 15 Years Assessor

 Patrick O’Connor 15 Years Highway

 Carla Anderson 20 Years County Clerk

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: October 10, 2017

CLAIMS COMMITTEE REPORT: September 2017 Claims

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

1. County Collector’s Monthly Report for September 2017

2. County Treasurer’s Monthly Report for September 2017

3. County Coroner’s Monthly Report for September 2017

4. County Coroner’s Monthly Receipts of Money for September 2017

5. Circuit Clerk’s Monthly Report for September 2017

6. Monthly Building Reports for August & September 2017

7. Monthly Resolutions for November 2017

8. Quarterly Report of the Regional Superintendent of Schools, of Iroquois & Kankakee Counties, for the Quarter Ending August 31, 2017

COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:

1. Consent Agenda

 Appointment of Carol Webber to the Council as a Representative of the County Board (141)

 2018 County Motor Fuel Tax Resolution

 Authorizing Application for FTA Section 5311 (F); Intercity Bus Program Through the Illinois Department of Transportation Office of Intermodal Project Implementation

 Appointment of Mel Blanchette to the Ethics Commission

 Appointment of James C. Schopf, Jr. to the Kankakee River Conservancy District Board

 Reappointment of James Carter to the Kankakee River Conservancy District Board

 Reappointment of Dennis Johnson to the Momence and Yellowhead Drainage District No. 1 Board

 Reappointment of Martin Graf, Jr. as Commissioner to the Spring Creek Drainage District

 Resolution Seeking to Restore the Level of Funding for the Motor Fuel Tax Programs to Local Road Authorities

2. Finance

 Approve Health Plans (United Healthcare) Renewal for County Employees

 Approval of Health Spending Account (HSA) Contributions for FY 2017-2018

 Approve Vision Care Insurance (VSP) Renewal for County Employees

 Approve Life Insurance (Dearborn National) Renewal for County Employees

 Approve Contribution Limits and Increase for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for County Employees

 Authorizing the County Board Chairman or His Designee to Sign an Agreement with United Healthcare for Medical Insurance for Kankakee County Employees and Officials Who Qualify for Medical Insurance

 Health Spending Account (HSA) Contributions for Benefit Year 2018

 VSP – Vision Care Insurance for County Employees and Officials Qualified for Insurance (

 Kankakee County Awards Dearborn National as the County’s Group Term Life Insurance Carrier as Well as the Supplemental Group Term Life Insurance Carrier for a Two Year Contract

 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Contract for Benefit Year 2018

 Approve FY 2018 Dental Plan (Delta Dental) (no #)

OTHER BUSINESS

Openings

 One Opening on the Kankakee County Board of Health

 Two Openings on the Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission

 Six Openings on the Board of Examiners & Appeals (Engineer, Architect, Commercial Contractor, Residential Contractor, Electrician, and Plumber)

 One Opening on the Ethics Commission

 One Opening on the B. M. Lewis Drainage District

 One Opening on the Canavan Drainage District

 One Opening on the Claussen Creek Drainage District

 One Opening on the Exline Creek Drainage District

 One Opening on the Gar Creek Drainage District

 One Opening on the Joe Benes Drainage District

 One Opening on the Little Beaver Special Drainage District

 One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District No. 3

 One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District No. 9

 One Opening on the Minnie Creek Drainage District

 One Opening on the McGillivray Drainage District

 One Opening on the Rockville Drainage District No. 1

 One Opening on the Snake Creek Drainage District

 One Opening on the Union Drainage District No. 2

 One Opening on the Yellowhead & Washington Union Drainage District No. 2

 Two Openings on the Sheriff’s Merit Commission

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

 Important -- Reminder to County Board Members to See Lynn Mackin in HR Between December 1-11 About Insurance

ADJOURNMENT

http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/files/111417_agenda.pdf