McLean County Justice Committee met September 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Members Present: Chairman George Gordon Members Carlo Robustelli, Scott Murphy, Dave Selzer, Susan Schafer and George Wendt (via remote)
Members Absent: Member Randall Martin
Other County Board Members Present
Staff Present: Mr. Bill Wasson, County Administrator, Ms. Jessica Woods, First Assistant State’s Attorney - Civil Division; Mr. Eric Schmitt, Administrative Services Director and Ms. Julie Morlock, Recording Secretary
Department Heads/ Elected Officials Present: Ms. Carla Barnes, Public Defender Office; Kathy Davis, Coroner; Cassy Taylor, Court Services; Donald Knapp, State’s Attorney; Greg Allen Deputy-Sheriff; Mr. Don Everhart, Circuit Clerk
Others Present: None
Chairman Gordon called the meeting to order and declared a quorum. He informed the Committee that Member Wendt had requested to attend remotely under County Board Rules and asked if there was any objection. Hearing no objection, he approved Mr. Wendt’s request to attend remotely, declared him present, and part of the quorum.
Chairman Gordon presented the minutes of the July 17, 2018 special meeting and August 7, 2018 regular meeting for approval.
Motion by Selzer/Robustelli to approve the minutes from the July 17, 2018 special meeting and August 7, 2018 special meeting minutes.
Motion Carried.
Chairman Gordon confirmed there were no appearances by members of the public.
Mr. Greg Allen, Chief Deputy Sheriff presented for action a request to approve an agreement with Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC for Finger Print System maintenance. Mr. Allen stated that the machine is important as the booking process starts with this machine. He stated this agreement allows them to have 24/7 maintenance service in case the machine would go down in the middle of the night.
Motion by Murphy/Schafer to recommend approval of an agreement with Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC for Finger Print System maintenance.
Motion Carried.
Mr. Allen presented for action a request to approve a renewal agreement with Relias. Mr. Allen indicated much of the correction officer training is done online through this Company and this is an enhancement to that training as it has more mental health training. He stated that it also allows additional people to sign on, as they had to increase the number of correction officers because of the Law & Justice Expansion.
Motion by Robustelli/Murphy to recommend approval of a renewal agreement with Relias.
Motion Carried.
Mr. Allen presented the monthly report for the Sheriff’s Department. Mr. Robustelli congratulated him on the inspection and asked if they would be adding address to the website. Mr. Allen confirmed inspection had gone well and that they would update the website. Chairman Gordon asked if there were further comments or questions; hearing none, he thanked Mr. Allen.
Ms. Kathy Davis, Coroner presented for action a request to approve an Emergency Appropriation Ordinance Amending the McLean County Fiscal Year 2018 Combined Annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance for the Coroner’s Department. Ms. Davis explained this was money received to cover toxicology costs where the data is utilized in gathering opioid death statistics.
Motion by Schafer/Selzer to recommend approval of an Emergency Appropriation Ordinance Amending the McLean County Fiscal Year 2018 Combined Annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance for the Coroner’s Department.
Motion Carried. Chair voted.
Ms. Davis presented her monthly report and information regarding the donation of an x-ray machine. She said they are required to do x-rays when there is a child or gunshot death. She said a new machine would cost up to $100,000 but Advocate donated refurbished machine. Mr. Selzer asked her whom she dealt with at Advocate. Ms. Davis indicated it was done through the corporate office in Aurora. Ms. Schafer asked how long x-ray machines last. Ms. Davis indicated their machine is 1990 and one from Advocate is 1997. Mr. Robustelli asked about maintenance costs. Ms. Davis said costs increase as the machine gets older. She indicated Advocate was willing to come and look at the machine and if it was an easy fix they would take care of it. She stated if it was not an easy fix they had a company that handled maintenance on these machines. Chairman Gordon asked if the Committee had any further questions for Ms. Davis, hearing none, he thanked her.
Mr. Donald Knapp, McLean County State’s Attorney presented his monthly reports. Chairman Gordon asked the Committee if there were any questions or comments; hearing none, he thanked him.
Ms. Cassy Taylor, Director, Court Services presented for action a request to approve an Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Grant for JDC Equipment. She explained this replaces food service equipment at the JDC. She stated there are certain criteria for furniture in a locked facility and this will cover those needs. Mr. Robustelli asked if this grant was enough to cover all food service furniture needs. Ms. Taylor indicated it was.
Motion by Robustelli/Selzer to recommend approval of an Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Grant for JDC Equipment.
Motion Carried. Chair voted
Ms. Taylor presented her monthly reports. She indicated they had a certificate review of the Veterans treatment program recently. Mr. Gordon asked when information from that review would be received. Ms. Taylor indicated they had not been given a timeline, but hoped to have something to bring to the Committee next month. Chairman Gordon asked if the Committee had any further questions for Ms. Taylor; hearing none, he thanked her.
Mr. Don Everhart, McLean County Circuit Clerk presented his monthly reports. Mr. Selzer thanked him for meeting with someone to discuss potential jobs in the County and what those jobs entail. Chairman Gordon asked if there were any questions for Mr. Everhart, hearing none; he thanked him.
Ms. Carla Barnes, Public Defender presented her monthly reports. Ms. Schafer asked her if we are doing something different that caused drop in the number of mental health cases. Ms. Barnes indicated that those numbers are driven by the hospitals. Chairman Gordon asked if there were any questions for Ms. Barnes; hearing none, he thanked her.
Ms. Molly Evans, Director, Children’s Advocacy Center presented her monthly statistical reports to the Committee. Chairman Gordon asked if there were any questions, hearing none, he thanked her and welcomed her to the County.
Mr. Bill Wasson, County Administrator presented his monthly report on recent employment activities. Chairman Gordon asked if there were any questions for Mr. Wasson; hearing none, he thanked him.
Chairman Gordon asked if there was any other business to come before the Committee; hearing none, he moved to payment of the bills.
Chairman Gordon presented the Justice Committee with bills for review and approval as transmitted by the County Auditor with a prepaid total of $1,086,400.25. Mr. Wasson explained the overages noted in the letter from the Auditor. He stated that Metcom only meets every other month, was unable to meet due to a lack of a quorum but that once Metcom meets and approves the transfer it can come to the Committee. He stated that the overage for CAC relates to a difference between adopted budget and VOCA grant budget.
Motion by Murphy/Selzer to approve the Justice Committee bills as transmitted by the County Auditor with a prepaid total of $1,086,400.25
Motion Carried.
Chairman Gordon asked if there was any other business or communication for the Justice Committee; hearing none, he recessed the meeting at 5:02 p.m. and indicated the Committee would reconvene at the Law & Justice Building Expansion project site.
The Committee reconvened at the project site at 5:15 p.m. and toured the new addition to the Law & Justice Center including the loading docks, kitchen, storage, laundry, detention area and control center. At the end of the tour, Chairman Gordon asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Motion by Selzer/Murphy to adjourn the meeting.
Motion Carried.
The Justice Committee September meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
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