Kankakee Times

Iroquois County Board Met July 7.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1) Opening of the meeting  

Chairman Alt opened the meeting at 5:00 PM. Members present were Dave Morgeson Greg Conrad, and Warren Weber. Absent was Jeremy Douglas and Joe Young. Also present, was ETS Director Eric Raymond. 

Roll Call for Mileage: 

Aye: Alt 

Nay: Morgeson, Conrad-Virtual, Weber-Virtual, 

2) Approval of the July 7, 2021 agenda  

Motion made by Morgeson to approve the July 7, 2021 agenda moving the claims to the next item after public comments on the agenda. Seconded by Alt 

Motion carried by a roll call vote 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Morgeson, Weber 

3) Approval of the June 9, 2021 minutes. 

Motion made by Conrad. Seconded by Weber. 

Motion failed: Roll call vote 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Weber 

Nay:  

Abstain: Morgeson 

4) Public Comment  

a) No comment 

5) Approve Claims 

Motion made by Conrad. Seconded by Weber. 

Motion carried by a Roll call vote: 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Morgeson, Weber 

Nay:  

6) Approve FY22 Budget 

a) Raymond reviewed his current budget proposal with the ETS Board members It  was suggested to have an executive meeting next month to discuss Raymond’s performance and salary. Morgeson suggested to move remaining unused funds into the contingency line. The discussion was tabled to next month. 

7) Approve quote for security gate in server room

a) Raymond reported that additional information has been brought to the Management committee and they met and approved the ETSB to complete the project. Additionally, another suggestion was to check into a solid structure versus the gate. Raymond took a direction to verify the cost of brick wall before the next meeting. It now has to pass through the Iroquois County Board which will be held the following Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The conversation was tabled for next month’s meeting for further information and discussion. 

8) Elect Chairman 

a) Morgeson made a motion to select Charles Alt as the Chairman. Seconded by Weber 

Motion Carried by a Roll Call vote: 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Morgeson, Weber 

Nay: 

9) Elect Vice-Chairman 

a) Alt made a motion to select Dave Morgeson as the Vice-Chairman. Seconded by Conrad. 

Motion Carried by a Roll Call vote: 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Morgeson, Weber 

Nay: 

10) Review ETSB by-laws 

a) Tabled for next month. 

11) ETS Director’s report 

Raymond reported the following: 

a) NENA/APCO will be having their next regular meeting in-person on Thursday 07/08/2021 in Effingham, IL. He plans to attend this meeting 

b) Sherwood Tower services said their work is complete for all 4 towers. He surveyed each tower and checked in the Fire Chiefs with one issue at the Gilman tower which had been resolved. 

c) Server 2019 upgrade was complete on 06/22/2021 

d) 06/07 & 06/16 Had a Generator check out to utilize ICPHD generator for 911. Ruder was unable to see that it was currently hooked up to do this. B&D electric confirmed the same. They both did say this was possible with additional equipment. However, ICPHD has added some additional load on their generator and depending on how much load this may eliminate 911 from the opportunity. Alternative option is to speak with the Eastern Illinois Mutual Aid Association (EIMA) to utilize their Generator in the event of a failure.  

e) A Public act was signed which covers the surcharge $1.50 for another two years. 

12) Committee Reports  

a) Equipment / Facility Operations  

- Battery Backups – No update

b) Public Safety - Jeremy Douglas  

- June 2021 Stats 

c) Personnel  

- One TC is no longer with us as of 06/14/2021 

- One New TC is expected to being on 07/13/2021 

- There was a total of 32 applicants 

d) Public Relations - Charles Alt  

e) Finance  

- Grant updates – Raymond as submitted for all available grant funds and  waiting on the check. 

- Approve claims  

--See line item #5 

13) Old Business  

14) New Business 

15) Other Business  

16) Adjournment 

As there was no further business to be brought to the board it was moved by Morgeson and seconded by Weber to Adjourn. Motion carried by a roll call vote. 

Aye: Alt, Conrad, Douglas, Weber, Young 

Nay: 

https://co.iroquois.il.us/static/541a012209720dc77eecb60fa0920fb7/20210707%20ETSB%20Minutes.pdf