McLean County Times

McLean County Justice Committee met met Oct. 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1) Roll Call

2) Appearance by Members of the Public

3) Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Minutes: September 3, 2025 regular meeting and

B. Recommend approval of bills & transfers, if any, to the County Board

4) Departmental Matters:

A. Kathy Yoder, McLean County Coroner

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) None

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Monthly Report

b) Other

B. Matt Lane, McLean County Sheriff

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) Request approval of a Grant Agreement between the State of Illinois, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security and the County of McLean.

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Monthly Statistical Report

b) Other

C. Ron Lewis, Public Defender

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) None

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Caseload Report

b) Other

D. Suzanne Montoya, Court Services Director

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) Request approval of an Agreement Addendum to an Agreement with the Center for Human Services to provide peer support specialist services (DOJ Swift Certain and Fair Grant)

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Court Services Adult/Juvenile Division Statistics

b) Other

E. Aileen Pagán Vega, Children’s Advocacy Center Director

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) None

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Monthly Reports

b) Other

F. Erika Reynolds, McLean County State’s Attorney

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) Request approval of an Emergency Appropriation Ordinance Amending the McLean County Fiscal Year 2025 Combined Annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance for Fund 0156.

b) Request approval of a special attorney contract for continued coverage in a specialty court.

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Caseload and Forfeiture Fund Reports

b) Other

G. Will Scanlon, Circuit Court

1) Items to be Presented for action:

a) Request approval of a Proposal for Prairie State Legal Services to provide services for the Eviction Mediation Clinic.

2) Items to be Presented for information:

a) Other

H. Don Everhart, McLean County Circuit Clerk

1) Items to be presented for action:

a) None

2) Items to be presented for information:

a) Monthly Reports

b) Other

I. Cassy Taylor, County Administrator

1) Items to be Presented for Action

a) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the General Fund 0001, Coroner Department 0031, Investigations & Inquests Program 0038.

b) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the Children’s Advocacy Center Fund 0129, Children’s Advocacy Center Department 0062, including:

b-1. Children’s Advocacy Program 0021; and

b-2. CASA Program 0097; and

b-3. Multi-County Services Program 0101.

c) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the Circuit Clerk Department 0015, including:

c-1. General Fund 0001, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Administrative Services Program 0011, Criminal Cases Program 0012 and Civil Cases Program 0013; and

c-2. Circuit Clerk Operation & Administration Fund 0138, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Administrative Services Program 0011; and

c-3. Circuit Clerk Automation Fund 0140, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Automation Program 0014; and

c-4. Court Document Storage Fund 0142, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Administrative Services Program 0011; and

c-5. Child Support Collection Fund 0143, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Civil Cases Program 0013; and

c-6. IDPA IV-D Project Fund 0156, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Civil Cases Program 0013.

c-7. Electronic Citation Fund 0174, Circuit Clerk Department 0015, Administrative Services Program

d) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the Metro McLean County Centralized Communications Center Fund 0452, Metro Communication Center Department 0030, Metro Communication Program 0090.

e) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the General Fund 0001, Public Defender Department 0021, Public Defender Services Program 0023.

f) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the Circuit Court Department 0016, including:

f-1. General Fund 0001, Circuit Court 0016, Administration Program 0016, Family Treatment Court Grant Program 0116; and

f-2. Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fund 0170, Neutral Site Custody Exchange Program 0106; and 139

f-3. Law Library Fund 0506, Law Library Program 0015.

g) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the General Fund 0001, Jury Commission Department 0018, Juror Selection & Admin Program 0017.

h) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the General Fund 0001, Sheriff Department 0029, Law Enforcement Operation Program 0027, Criminal Investigations Program 0028; Administrative Services Program 0029, Jail Operations Program 0031, Fleet Management Program 0033, Court Security 0035, and EMA Operations Program 0052.

i) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the General Fund 0001, Merit Board Department 0008, Administrative Services Program 0010.

j) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the State’s Attorney Department 0020, including:

j-1. General Fund 0001, Prosecution & Litigation Program 0019 and Administrative Support Program 0020; and

j-2. IDPA IV-D Project Fund 0156, Child Support Program 0079; and

k) Request approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Recommended Budget for the Court Services Department 0022, including:

k-1. General Fund 0001, Court Services Department 0022, Juvenile Detention Program 0022, Court Services Program 0024, Adult Redeploy Grant Program 0094, DOJ SCF Grant Program 0117; and

k-2. Adult Probation Services Fund 0146, Court Services Department

0022, Probation Supervision Program 0025.

2) Items to be Presented for Information

a) Other

5) Other Business and Communication

A. Next Meeting Date November 5, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

6) Adjournment

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