Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Board Met April 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

INVOCATION: Carol Webber, County Board Member

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Dan Hendrickson

PUBLIC COMMENTARY *Instructions for making Public Comment is listed below

VACANCY APPOINTMENTS

PROCLAMATIONS

• Declaring the Month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Kankakee County (04)

• Proclamation in Recognition of Bishop McNamara Catholic High School Winning the Title of the 2020-2021 Illinois Drill Team Association 1A Hip Hop Champions (05)

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

               35 Years                           30 Years                                 15 Years

Mark Rogers, Highway      Joseph Ewers, Probation         Nina Johnson, Probation

PRESENTATIONS

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: March 8, 2021 and March 9, 2021

CLAIMS COMMITTEE REPORTS: February 2021

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

1. County Collector’s Monthly Report for February 2021

2. County Treasurer’s Monthly Report for February 2021

3. Coroner’s Monthly Reports for February 2021

4. Coroner’s Monthly Receipts for February 2021

5. Circuit Clerk’s Monthly Reports for February 2021

6. Recorder’s Monthly Reports for February 2021

7. County Clerk’s Monthly Reports for February 2021

8. Animal Control’s Monthly Reports for February 2021

9. Kankakee County Monthly Building Report February 2021

10. Monthly Resolution List for April 2021

COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:

1. Consent Agenda

• Reappointment of Robin Batka to the Bloom’s Grove Cemetery Association (205)

• Reappointment of Jon Whitten to the Bloom’s Grove Cemetery Association (206)

• Reappointment of Andy Pallissard to the Bloom’s Grove Cemetery Association (207)

• Reappointment of Donna Nelson to the Bloom’s Grove Cemetery Association (208)

• Reappointment of James Schopf to the Kankakee River Conservancy District (209)

• Reappointment of Gerald Thiesen to the Yellowhead & Washington Union Drainage District No.2 (210)

• Reappointment of William Bukowski to Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission(211)

• Appointment of Thomas Sutrina to the Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission (212)

• Declaration and Disposal of Surplus of Emergency Equipment from the Coroner’s Office(213)

2. Highways & Buildings

• Resolution Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Sign a Letter of Understanding with the Illinois Department of Transportation Regarding the Reconstruction and Jurisdictional Transfer of Armour Road at the Intersection of Illinois Route 50 (214)

• Resolution Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Sign Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation and Appropriating Matching Tax Funds for Resurfacing County Highway 9 (215)

3. Community Services

• Ordinance to be Added to Section 10 of the Kankakee County Code – Sec. 10-11 Animal Nuisances and Trespasses and Sec. 10-11(B) Offenses (216)

4. Executive

• County Code Modification to Address Electronic Attendance in Meetings (217)

OTHER BUSINESS

Openings

• One Opening on the Raymond Drainage District

• One Opening on the Spring Creek Drainage District

• One Opening on the Canavan Drainage District

• One Opening on the Gar Creek Drainage District

• One Opening on the Little Beaver Special Drainage District

• One Opening on the McGillivray Special Drainage District

• One Opening on the Minnie Creek Drainage District

• One Opening on the Momence & Yellowhead Drainage District No.1

• One Opening on the Kankakee County Board of Review

• One Opening on the Kankakee County Farmland Assessment Review Committee

• One Opening on the Grant Park Fire Protection District

• One Opening on the Pilot Township Fire Protection District

• Two Openings on the Momence-Pembroke Union Drainage District No.1

• Two Openings on the Union Drainage District No.2

• Two Openings on the Kankakee Township Fire Protection District

• Three Openings on the Essex Township Fire Protection District

• Three Openings on the Manteno No.9 Drainage District

• Eight Openings on the Kankakee County Regional Planning Commission

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

• Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Sign an Agreement Accepting American Rescue Plan Funds (218)

EXECUTIVE SESSION

• Purchase of Real Estate - 55 ILCS 5/5-1005

• Pending Litigation - 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

OTHER BUSINESS

• Authorizing the Use of Tort Funds for Litigation Costs

ADJOURNMENT