Kankakee Times

Kankakee County Board met Oct. 14.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

INVOCATION: Dr. Scott Nims, County Board Member

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: County Clerk Dan Hendrickson

PUBLIC COMMENTARY

VACANCY APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS

• Appointment of Nathan J Benoit to Fill the Unexpired Term of Amanda Armer-Irps for District #28 of the Kankakee County Board

PRESENTATION

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

Frederick Meyer 10 yrs. Highway Department

Timothy Billings 10 yrs. Highway Department

Dr. Jeffrey Long 20 yrs. Sheriff’s Department

Neal Currier 25 yrs. Probation Department

Chinyere Edwards 25 yrs. Probation Department

PROCLAMATIONS

• Honoring DOW Chemical for Hosting the 2024 LEPC Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise (04)

• Recognizing October as Domestic Violance Awareness Month (05)

MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: September 9, 2025

CLAIMS COMMITTEE REPORTS: August 2025

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

1. County Treasurer’s Report – August 2025

2. County Collector’s Report – August 2025

3. Recorder’s Monthly Reports for August 2025

4. County Clerk’s Monthly Report for August 2025

5. Coroner’s Monthly Reports for August 2025

6. Coroner’s Monthly Receipts for August 2025

7. Circuit Clerk’s Monthly Reports for August 2025

8. Animal Control’s Monthly Reports for August 2025

9. Monthly Resolutions – September 2025

COMMITTEE PRESENTATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS:

• Consent Agenda

• Reappointment of Grant VanVoorst to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Merit Commission (171)

• Reappointment of John Adams to the Kankakee County Historic Preservation Commission (172)

• Reappointment of Carol Webber to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (173)

• Reappointment of Tinker Parker to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (174)

• Reappointment of Abigail Smith to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (175)

• Reappointment of Christy Slaby to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (176)

• Reappointment of Dr. Diane Fedrow to the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (177)

• Reappointment of James C Schopf Jr to the Kankakee River Conservancy District Board (178)

• Reappointment of Donald Zack to the Kankakee River Conservancy District Board (179)

• Reappointment of Roger Blanchette to the Exline Creek Drainage District (180)

• Appointment of Kevin Sullivan to the Historic Preservation Commission (181)

• Declaration and Disposal of Surplus Equipment for the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department (182)

• Declaration and Disposal of Surplus Equipment for the Kankakee County Maintenance Department (183)

• Holidays to be Observed by the Offices of Kankakee County for Calendar Year 2026 (184)

• Resolution in Support of Illinois General Assembly House Bill 2341 – Local Health Protection Grant Expansion (185)

• Finance Committee

• Authorizing the County Board Chairman or His Designee to Sign an Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for Medical Insurance for Kankakee County Employees and Officials Who Qualify for Medical Insurance (186)

• Authorizing the County Board Chairman or His Designee to Sign an Agreement with Delta Dental for Dental Insurance for County Employees and Officials Qualified for Dental Insurance (187)

• Kankakee County Continued Funding of Allone Health for the Employee Assistance Program as the Carrier for the County of Kankakee (188)

• Amendment to Animal Control Ordinance – Section 18-1, Chapter 10 Control (189)

• Openings

• One Opening on the Regional Planning Commission

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

• One Opening on the Kankakee Waterways Advisory Subcommittee

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

• One Opening on the Claussen Park Drainage District

• One Opening on the Manteno Drainage District #3

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

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

• One Opening on the Raymond Drainage District #1

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

• State’s Attroney’s Appellate Prosecutor Program – FY2026 (190)

• Declaring a Vacancy in District #21 of the Kankakee County Board

EXECUTIVE SESSION – Pending Litigation – 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)

ADJOURNMENT

https://www.k3county.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10142025-2243