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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: March 27, 2018 and April 24, 2018
Mr. Byrne made a motion to approve the minutes, and Mr. Sirois seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.
Mr. LaGesse made a motion to amend the agenda to hear the Will County Intergovernmental
Agreement at this point in the meeting, and Mr. Hess seconded it. Motion carried with a voice
vote.
New Intergovernmental Agreement for Will County Juvenile Detention Center
Mr. Wheeler stated that the Will County Board has already adopted this agreement and passed it at their board meeting last week. He went through the details and the history with the committee and showed a PowerPoint presentation. The buyout that they’ve agreed on is $5.5 million from Will County, $1 million of which is in cash, $2 million will clear the accounts payable, and the remaining $2.5 million remains as a payment for the detainees from April 30, 2018, to November 30, 2022, per the schedule. We won’t have to pay for the people we send there until that is completely exhausted.This is a five year agreement, not something that is binding for a long period of time. Mr. Hess made a motion to enter into the intergovernmental agreement, and Mr. Tripp seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 12 ayes and 0 nays. Voting aye were Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Liehr, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Washington, Mr. LaGesse, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Mr. Snipes, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Sirois, and Ms. Webber.
5. Legislative – Steve Liehr
Mr. Liehr stated that there are two bills before the general assembly to watch for. One would require a separate room in the Courthouse for nursing mothers, and one would require the state to create its own insurance company for liability.
6. Appointments
None
7. Information Services – Kevin Duval
Update on Zoom Video Conference Changes
Mr. Duval stated that they have mounted a camera so as to not interfere with presentations. They are now working towards dedicating a TV within the meeting room for remote conferencing.
8. Health Department – John Bevis
Mr. Bevis had nothing to report.
9. Schools – Dr. Gregg Murphy
Dr. Murphy was not present.
10. Veterans Assistance Commission – Derek Torres
Monthly Report
Mr. Vickery made a motion to approve the monthly report, and Mr. LaGesse seconded it.
Motion carried with a voice vote.
Mr. Torres stated that Veterans Court Graduation is at the Courthouse on May 24th at 11:30 a.m., and there will be a Kankakee County and Viet Nam program at KCC on May 23rd at 6:00 p.m.
Tomorrow, we will have a claims clinic in Chebanse at the Ottawa Township Fire Department, where we will have VA reps on hand to work with veterans and answer any questions they have.
11. County Administrator’s Report - Anita Speckman
Ms. Speckman stated that she wanted to update everyone on what she’s been doing for her first 30 days and give them an idea on what her thoughts are for the next 30-90 days. There have been staffing increases, especially in the Sheriff’s and Corrections areas. There have been several HRrelated issues that led to a decision to have additional trainings for both our employees and the department heads. Courthouse ADA compliance activities, including brochure holders, interpreter office signage, and rescue mats are all on order and should be installed by next Friday. Once those are done, the only two things left would be the ramp and the Courtroom. Photographs will then be taken and Mr. Wheeler will draft a letter to the Attorney General to give them an update on where we’re at with all of those issues. She met with the county’s liability carrier and submitted to them all our policies and our risk management policy so they could review them. They have a no charge service where their attorney looks at our policies, some of which are dated in 2012. She also met with People, Etc. to talk to them about a review, not from a legal standpoint, more of an HR
standpoint, looking at those same policies. She wants to take advantage of the free service first so that we can minimize the time that we have anyone we have to pay to hopefully save us some money. She reviewed and discussed several other key issues that she would be looking into and will be providing an update to this committee in the future.
12. Administrative Issues
Resignations/Appointments/Reappointments:
Resignation of Craig Bayston from the Kankakee County Regional Planning
Commission
Mr. Washington made a motion to accept the resignation, and Mr. Vickery seconded it. Motion
carried with a voice vote.
Reappointment of David Hinderliter to the METRO board
Mr. Sirois made a motion to approve the reappointment, and Mr. Snipes seconded it. Motion
carried with a voice vote.
Reappointment of John Jurica, M.D. to the Kankakee County Board of Health
Mr. Olthoff made a motion to approve the reappointment, and Mr. Washington seconded it.
Motion carried with a voice vote.
Openings:
Two Openings on the Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission
One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District #3
One Opening on the Manteno #9 Drainage District
One Opening on the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority
Two Openings on the Essex Township Fire Protection District
One Opening on the Kankakee County Health Board (Medical Doctor)
Mr. Wheeler announced the above openings.
13. Other Business
Approval of Circuit Clerk’s Monthly Report for April 2018
Mr. Olthoff made a motion to approve the report, and Mr. Vickery seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.
Approval of Public Defender’s Monthly Report for March 2018
Mr. LaGesse made a motion to approve the report, and Mr. Olthoff seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.
Approval of State’s Attorney’s Grand Jury Report
Mr. Washington made a motion to approve the report, and Mr. Sirois seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.
14. Information
None
15. Old Business/New Business
Amending Fee Schedule for Small Claims Cases
Mr. Olthoff made a motion to approve the amendment, and Mr. LaGesse seconded it.
Assistant State’s Attorney Graeme Quinn stated he believes it was just a convenience in 2009 when the fee schedule was originally set up to split the Small Claims cases between $2,500 and $10,000 into two different categories. Now that Ms. Cianci’s office is becoming more digital, with less paper going through, the systems are having a hard time “talking” to one another with these five designations that don’t line up with the Circuit Clerk’s office precisely. Ms. Cianci is asking to combine those two back into the same category and keep the fee as is appropriate at $75.
Motion carried with a roll call vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays. Voting aye were Mr. Tripp, Mr.
Washington, Mr. LaGesse, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Olthoff, Mr. Hess, Mr. Snipes, Mr. Sirois, Ms.
Webber, Mr. Liehr, and Mr. Wheeler.
Mr. Wheeler stated that he wanted this committee to know that he’s alerted the media and the developer, and apparently the opposition group knows it as well, that in PZA, after the solar farm on Heiland Road was not approved, we failed to do the findings of fact. He sent an email to all of the dissenting votes letting them know that we have to get on record which one of the criteria was not met. Accordingly, in the PZA Committee Meeting, when he was discussing that, there was a motion made on the floor by a person who was in the majority, which was the dissenting vote, for a motion to reconsider, to send it back to the full board, and that was passed. At the board meeting, there will be a motion to reconsider. Basically, that vote will come and people can say “No, I’m fine. We shouldn’t consider this”, or “yes, I want to reconsider it”, and they can keep their vote the same or do whatever they want to do. Regardless, there will be the findings of fact to mix into all of the information that’s going on. Whether we reconsider it, don’t reconsider it, whether the new vote fails or passes, there will be a findings of fact to find out from all of the dissenting votes which one of the criteria was not met.
16. Adjournment
Mr. Olthoff made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:19 a.m., and Mr. Liehr seconded it.
Motion carried with a voice vote.
http://www.co.kankakee.il.us/files/committees/executive_52218amended.pdf
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