Kankakee County Community Services Committee Met April 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Members Present
Ms. Webber, Ms. Parker, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Mr. Carrico, Mr. Kerkstra, Mr. Darrel Smith, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Bryan, Ms. Hudson, Mr. Kenneth Smith, Mr. Wheeler
Members Absent
Mr. Tholen
In Attendance
• Board Members
Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Hunter
• Department Heads
Anita Speckman, Erich Blair, Dan Hendrickson, Lori Gadbois, John Coghlan and Kari Laird
Media
None
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chairman, Ms. Webber, at 9:00 a.m. Quorum present.
2. Public Comment
None
3. Presentation
None
Ms. Webber asked for a motion to combine and approve all the reports including the County Clerks Report, Assessors report, Recorders Report, Animal Control Report and the minutes from the March 16, 2021 meeting.
Mr. Kerkstra made a motion to combine and approve the minutes and all reports, and Ms. Parker seconded it. Motion carried with a roll call vote of 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting aye were: Ms. Webber, Ms. Parker, Ms. Polk, Mr. Snipes, Ms. Peters, Mr. Carrico, Mr. Kerkstra, Mr. Darrel Smith, Mr. Ekhoff, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Hudson, Mr. Kenneth Smith, Mr. Wheeler
4. Approval of Minutes: March 16, 2021
5. County Clerk – Dan Hendrickson
• Monthly Report
Mr. Hendrickson stated that he will be certifying the election results of the consolidated election.
Mr. Hendrickson spoke about the need for election judges, Mr. Hendrickson stated that the county is at the higher end of pay for election judges.
There will be vendors from voting equipment in the building on May 18th to demo the equipment that they offer.
There is a Request for Qualifications for voting equipment. There are 4 that are certified in the State.
Economic Interest Statements are due by May15 in the County Clerk’s Office.
6. Assessor – Erich Blair
• Monthly Report
Mr. Blair reviewed and discussed the report with the committee. There were no questions from the committee.
7. Recorder – Lori Gadbois
• Monthly Report
Ms. Gadbois reviewed the report with the committee.
There were no additional questions or comments from the committee.
8. Animal Control – Kari Laird
• Monthly Report
• Monthly Statistical Data
9. Animal Welfare Advisory Committee – Tinker Parker
• Monthly Update
Ms. Parker advised that they were still waiting on the Wild Fowl signs.
Currently, AWAC is working on the Trap, Neuter, Release program and there will be more information on that in the future.
10. New/Old Business
11. Adjournment
Mr. Smith made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:29 a.m., and Ms. Bryan seconded it. Meeting adjourned.
https://www.k3county.net/files/committees/comm_services_42021.pdf
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