Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Executive Committee met Feb. 22.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present

Ms. Polk, Ms. Parker, Ms. Webber, Mr. Payton, Mr. Fairfield, Mr. Carrico, Mr. Fetherling, Mr. Long, Mr. Miller, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sirois and Mr. Wheeler

Members Absent

Mr. Liehr and Mr. Hess

In Attendance

Department Heads

Lori Gadbois, Terri Goudie, Delbert Skimerhorn, John Bevis, Dan Hendrickson, Ben Wilson, Kevin Duvall and Anita Speckman

Media

Present

Call to Order

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

Quorum was present.

Mr. Payton made a motion to allow Mr. Hunter to attend by Zoom, and Mr. Fairfield seconded it. Motion carried with a Voice Vote.

Public Comment

None

Approval of Minutes: January 25, 2022

Mr. Payton made a motion to approve the minutes and Mr. Fairfield seconded. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Legislative

Approval of the 2022 Legislative Agenda

Mr. Wheeler reviewed each item on the agenda with the committee. Discussions were held.

Mr. Fetherling made a motion to approve the Legislative Agenda, and Mr. Carrico seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Information Services – Kevin Duval

Mr. Duval provided an update to the committee. Discussions were held.

Health Department – John Bevis

Mr. Bevis provided the committee with a monthly report. Mr. Bevis was not present.

Schools

Quarterly Report of the Regional Superintendent of Schools of Iroquois and Kankakee Counties

Mr. Fairfield made a motion to accept the report, and Ms. Polk seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Veterans Assistance Commission – Karen Smietanski

No Report for this month.

County Administrator’s Report – Anita Speckman

Monthly Update

Ms. Speckman updated the committee on Labor agreements, Open positions within the county and recent work on RFQ’s.

Discussions were held.

Administration

Openings

Mr. Wheeler read the openings to the committee.

• One Opening on the Claussen Park Drainage District

• One Opening on the Exline Creek Drainage District

• One Opening on the McGillivray Special Drainage District

• One Opening on the Momence Fire Protection District

• One Opening on the Emergency Telephone System Board

• Two Openings on the Canavan Drainage District

• Two Openings on the Manteno No.9 Drainage District

• Two Openings on the Kankakee County Farmland Assessment Review Committee

Appointments/Reappointments/Resignations

• Appointment of Michael Hall to the Momence Fire Protection District

• Appointment of Bruce Paarlberg to the Regional Planning Commission

• Reappointment of William Hem to the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District

• Reappointment of Alyce Argyelan to the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District

Mr. Wheeler reviewed the appointments with the committee.

Mr. Miller made a motion to combine and approve and Ms. Parker seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

New Business

•Amending section 2-24 of the Kankakee County Code

Mr. Wheeler reviewed the amendment with the committee.

Mr. Wheeler explained that this is cleaning up the code to update the dates.

Ms. Polk made a motion to approve and Mr. Fairfield seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

• Approval to Negotiate an Agreement with Wight & Company for Architect, Engineer and Construction Manager Services

Mr. Wheeler reviewed the process with the committee.

Mr. Carrico made a motion to approve and Mr. Fetherling seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

•Approval to Negotiate an Agreement with Rincon for Social Services and Grant Management Mr. Wheeler reviewed the process with the committee.

Mr. Hunter made a motion to approve and Ms. Webber seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Old Business

Ms. Polk spoke in favor of having a Grand Reopening of the courthouse.

Adjournment

Ms. Parker made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:04 a.m., and Ms. Webber seconded it. Motion carried with a voice vote.

https://www.k3county.net/files/committees/executive_22222.pdf