Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Executive Committee met Jan. 23.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Members Present Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Liehr, Mr. Washington, Mr. LaGesse, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Hess, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Snipes, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Sirois, and Ms. Webber Members Absent Mr. Tripp, Mr. Olthoff, and Mr. Skutt In Attendance

• Board Members None

• Department Heads Dan Hendrickson, Kevin Duval, Lori Gadbois, Delbert Skimerhorn, and John Bevis

• Media None

1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Wheeler, at 9:00 a.m. Quorum present.

2. Public Comment None

3. Presentations None

4. Approval of Minutes: December 26, 2017 Mr. Byrne made a motion to approve the minutes, and Mr. McConnell seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

5. Legislative – Steve Liehr Mr. Liehr discussed with the committee the UCCI meeting that he attended on January 22nd.

6. Appointment None

7. Information Services – Kevin Duval Mr. Duval reminded the committee of refreshing the computers county-wide. The project will take approximately a year and a half to complete. He plans to begin updating the computers in the Administration building. The refreshing does not include the State’s Attorney’s Office as they were recently updated. It also does not include the Sheriff’s Department as they use a different system and are under a different budget.

8. Health Department – John Bevis

• Flu Season 2018 Mr. Bevis reviewed and discussed the 2018 flu season with the committee.

• Opioid Forum at KCC Review Mr. Bevis discussed the forum by Tim Ryan called “Dope to Hope” which was held at Kankakee Community College on January 16th.

• Facebook Hoax Regarding List of Medical Diagnosis from January 8, 2018 Mr. Bevis stated that the Health Department released a press release negating the accusations that the Department had released a list of individuals and their health diagnoses.

9. Schools – Dr. Gregg Murphy Dr. Murphy was not present.

• Quarterly Report of the Regional Superintendent of Schools, of Iroquois & Kankakee Counties for the Quarter Ending November 30, 2017 Mr. LaGesse made a motion to place the report on file, and Mr. Vickery seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

10. Veterans Assistance Commission

• Monthly Report There was no report as the VAC meeting is scheduled for tonight.

11. Personnel/HR Issues

Ms. Mackin was not present.

12. Administrative Issues

• Resignations/Appointments/Reappointments

➢ Resignations/Appointments/Reappointments:

✓ Resignation of William Gilmore from the Kankakee County Public Building Commission

✓ Appointment of Ralph Mercier to the St. Anne Fire Protection District

✓ Appointment of Jeff Jarvis to the Board of Examiners & Appeals (Architect)

✓ Reappointment of David Tyson to the Board of Examiners & Appeals (Engineer)

✓ Reappointment of Jeannine Wulff to the Emergency Telephone System Board (911)

✓ Reappointment of Patrick McConnell to the Kankakee County Board of Health

✓ Reappointment of Loretto Cowhig to the Kankakee Count Regional Planning Commission

Mr. Liehr made a motion to combine and approve the above appointments and reappointments, and Mr. Washington seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

➢ Openings:

✓ Two Openings on the Kankakee County Public Building Commission

✓ One Opening on the Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission

✓ Four Openings on Board of Examiners & Appeals (Commercial Contractor, Residential Contractor, Electrician, and Plumber)

✓ One Opening on the Joe Benes Drainage District

✓ One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District No. 3

✓ One Opening on the Manteno #9 Drainage District

Mr. LaGesse made a motion to amend the agenda to allow for discussion of part of New Business at this time, and Mr. Sirois seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mr. McConnell stated that he feels the County would benefit by having an HVAC contractor on the Board of Examiners & Appeals. He would like to see the County Code amended to include an HVAC contractor.

Mr. Wheeler stated that that issue will be added to the PZA agenda for the February meeting for their review, at which time they may recommend the issue be directed to the full Board.

13. Other Business

• Amendment to Exhibit A of the Economic Alliance Agreement Mr. Washington made a motion to approve the amendment, and Mr. Vickery seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 10 ayes and 0 nays. Voting aye were Mr. Washington, Mr. LaGesse, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Hess, Mr. Snipes, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Sirois, Ms. Webber, Mr. Liehr, and Mr. Wheeler.

• Closing the County Clerk’s Office for Non-Election Matters on Election Day Mr. Hendrickson asked that the County Clerk’s Office be approved to be closed for business other than election matters for the 2018 Primary and General Elections. Mr. Byrne made a motion to approve closing the County Clerk’s Office for non- election matters for the March 20, 2018 Primary and the November 6, 2018 General Elections. Mr. Washington seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

• Relocation of Kankakee 14 Polling Place Mr. Hendrickson stated that he received a call informing him that Pioneer Park had a water pipe rupture causing significant water damage. Subsequently, Pioneer Park will not be available as a polling place. He would like to move the polling place from Pioneer Park to the Housing Authority for the Primary Election. Mr. Washington made a motion to approve the moving of the Kankakee 14 Polling Place from Pioneer Park to the Housing Authority for the Primary Election, and Mr. Liehr seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mr. Hendrickson stated that he will be sending registered voters notification of the polling place change by mail and it will also be announced on social media and radio.

14. Information

None

15. Old Business/New Business

• Convention & Visitors Bureau Intergovernmental Agreement Extension Mr. Sirois made a motion to extend the Convention & Visitors Bureau Intergovernmental Agreement to October 31, 2018, and Mr. Washington seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mr. Wheeler stated that the extension will also need to be approved through the various County municipalities.

Staci Wilken and Attorney Joe Cainkar with the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) spoke about the upcoming new agreement between the CVB and the County. Within the agreement, Mr. Cainkar spoke about CVB employees participating in IMRF.

Mr. Snipes asked why the CVB has not started a 401K for their employees. He also inquired as to whether the County would, to be impartial, have to consider allowing employees who work for the Kankakee County Housing Authority (KCHA), Kankakee County Community Service (KCCS), and the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) to participate in IMRF. Finally, he inquired about attorney costs being placed into the 401K.

Mr. Cainkar stated that the IMRF provides more security for the employees versus a 401K. He is unaware on how the other entities (KCHA, KCCS, & VAC) are formed or created and, therefore, cannot respond to the question about those agencies wanting to participate in IMRF.

Mr. Byrne asked how much the CVB’s participation in IMRF would cost the County.

Mr. Cainkar stated that it would cost the County $29.03 per month, and the cost would be based on hotel tax, not County population.

Mr. Wheeler stated that he would insist a County official be on the CVB board. The County is also waiting to hear back from the State’s Attorney’s Office regarding the ruling on whether hotel tax revenue can be used to fund retirement. He asked Mr. Cainkar if the other municipalities have approved the new agreement.

Mr. Cainkar stated that the cities of Kankakee and Momence have approved the agreement presented to the County today. The CVB will approach other municipalities for approval once the County has granted its approval.

Mr. Liehr announced a UCCI special legislative reception will be held on February 27th, and a UCCI membership meeting will be held on February 28th.

16. Adjournment

Mr. Byrne made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:42 a.m., and Mr. LaGesse seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/files/committees/executive_12318.pdf