Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Executive Committee met July 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

• Roll Call

2. Public Comment

3. Presentation

4. Approval of Minutes: June 18, 2025

5. Legislative

6. Information Services – Jason Shane

• Monthly Update

7. Health Department – John Bevis

• Administrators Report

8. Schools – Dr. Patricia High

• Monthly Report

• Quarterly Report of the Regional Superintendent of Iroquois & Kankakee Schools

9. Veterans Assistance Commission – Eric Peterson

• Monthly Report

10. County Administrator – Anita Speckman

• Monthly Update

11. Community Services

• County Assessor’s Monthly Report – Erich Blair

• County Clerk’s Monthly Report – Dan Hendrickson

• Recorder’s Monthly Report- Lori Gadbois

• AWAC Update – Tinker Parker

12. Administrative

➢ Appointments/Reappointments/Resignations

• Reappointment of Dr Kent Frye to the Kankakee County Board of Health

• Reappointment of Jude Pommier to the Baker Creek Drainage District

• Reappointment of Nicholas Saathoff to the B.M. Lewis Drainage District

• Reappointment of David Wulff to the Grinnell Special Drainage District

• Reappointment of Kevin Buente to the McGillivray Drainage District

• Reappointment of LeRoy Bauer to the McGillivray Drainage District

• Reappointment of Donald T Benoit to the Minne Creek Drainage District

• Reappointment of Steve Engelking to the Yellowhead & Washington Union Drainage District #2

• Reappointment of Joe Denault to Gar Creek Drainage District

• Reappointment of Dennis O’Connor to the Gar Creek Drainage District

• Reappointment of Keith Yohnka to the Baker Creek Drainiage District

• Appointment of Nathan Ulrich to the Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District Board

• Appointment of Jamie Skraban to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

• Appointment of Mary Keigher to the Rockville Drainage District #1

• Appointment of Tonia Jones Cafi to the Regional Planning Commission

➢ Openings:

• One Opening on the Historic Preservation Commission (Historian)

• Three Openings on the Regional Planning Commission

• One Opening on the Kankakee County Board of Health (Dentist)

• One Opening on the Kankakee County Housing Authority (Tenant)

• One Opening on the Baker Creek Drainage District

• One Opening on the Canavan Drainage District

• One Opening on the B.M. Lewis Drainage District

• One Opening on the Claussen Park Drainage District

• One Opening on the Exline Creek Drainage District

• Two Openings on the Grinnel Special Drainage District

• One Opening on the Joe Benes Drainage District

• Two Openings on the Manteno Drainage District #3

• One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District #6

• Two Openings on the Momence-Pembroke Union Drainage District #1

• One Opening on the Momence and Yellowhead Drainage District #1

• Two Openings on the Raymond Drainage District #1

• One Opening on the Rockville Drainage District #1

13. New Business

➢ Auditor – Colton Ekhoff

• Monthly Claims – June 2025

➢ Treasurer’s Office – Nick Africano

• County Treasurer’s Report – June 2025

• County Collector’s Report – June 2025

• Monthly Resolutions for July 2025

14. Old Business

15. Adjournment

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