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Community Services Committee Meeting 8/15/2017 9:00 AM
A
B
C
Hi
there
good
morning,
I'm
diane
arp
I've
spoken
before
to
you
guys
in
the
past,
I've
been
functioning
as
a
on
a
consultant
basis
with
the
recently
formed.
Is
this
thing
on?
Can
you
hear
me?
Oh
okay,
the
recently
formed
animal
welfare
coalition
in
kankakee
county
and
that's
made
up
of
shelters
rescues,
rehabbers
within
the
county
that
meet
regularly.
D
C
To
discuss
animal
issues
and
ways
to
improve
animal
welfare
within
kankakee
county
at
the
april
18th
community
services
meeting,
several
members
of
the
animal
welfare
community
spoke
to
you
about
proposing
the
formation
of
citizens
advisory
board,
which
would
be
comprised
of
the
segments
of
population
throughout
county,
whether
they
be
animal
advocates.
What
have
you
but
just
to
get
a
group
together
that
would
address
animal
welfare
issues
and
their
commitment
to
improve.
So
it's
on
a
bigger
scale
than
our
coalition
chairman
wheeler,
we're
happy
to
see
that
you
were
open
to
the
idea.
C
C
We
had
provided
to
chairman
wheeler
documentation
things
that
the
coalition
had
worked
on
sample,
bylaws
rationale
for
the
citizens
advisory
board.
How
things
were
the
advisory
boards
were
run
in
other
states,
just
justification
for
the
board
and,
on
behalf
of
the
animal
welfare
coalition,
we'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
chairman
wheeler
for
taking
that
ball
and
running
with
it
and
for
the
committee
to
support
the
proposals.
C
With
that
in
mind,
I
was
wondering-
and
some
of
these
questions
might
be
answered
during
the
section
when
the
advisory
board
is
discussed,
but
some
of
the
things
that
the
coalition
was
wondering
was
how
were
the
applicants
selected?
What
were
the
selection
criteria,
how
many
applications
were
received?
How
were
was
it
decided?
Who
would
be
on
the
selection
committee
that
decided
on
who
would
be
on
the
advisory
board,
things
like
term
length
of
the
people
serving?
C
How
long
will
they
serve
and
how
best
for
not
only
the
animal
welfare
coalition,
but
for
just
citizens
within
kankakee
county
to
address
their
concerns
and
ideas
to
the
advisory
board?
So
I'm
hoping
some
of
those
questions
will
be
addressed
during
that
section,
but
we
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
your
support
and
for
chairman,
we
chairman
wheeler,
for
taking
the
ball
and
running
with
it.
Thank
you
thank.
A
You
very
much
under
a
minutes.
You
see
a
whole
list
of
minutes
from
2016
and
then
last
meeting.
So
these
you
possibly
printed
and
read
and
know
what's
in
them,
but
at
this
point
we'd
like
to
combine
all
those
would
someone
make
a
motion
to
combine
all
the
minutes
for
approval?
Please,
mr
vickery,
first
and
and
ms
parker
was
second
any
discussion
on
that
motion.
A
E
E
E
So
on
august
27th
is
the
date
I
came
up
with.
If
we
want
to
be
realistic,
I
guess
give
it
one
more
day
and
say:
august
28th
will
be
automatic
law.
So
what
does
that
mean
for
us?
So
that
means
then
we
need
to
follow
the
process
of
this
legislation
that
was
written
and
put
that
out
on
public
review
for
30
days
and
then
after
30
days
we
can
enact
the
fee
increase
to
the
predictable
fee.
E
E
If
we
want
to
do
it
and
it
would
be
discussion
with
the
chairman
either
from
executive
to
county
board.
It
would
really
probably
be
a
november
one
in
action,
because
then
I
will
start
getting
notices
out
to
all
the
respective
customers.
We
have
banks,
title
companies,
attorneys
website,
press
release,
all
that.
E
Well,
no,
you
have
not,
because
we've
been
waiting
the
governor
had
to
sign
this
first
or
it
has
to
become
law.
Then
there
is,
I
do
believe,
a
resolution
or
an
ordinance
depending
on
how
your
county,
because
it
was
written
for
the
whole
state.
Well,
that
will
have
to
be
done
and
I
do
believe
the
state's
attorney's
office
already
has
that
ready,
but
before
that
can
be
approved
by
the
county
board,
it
has
to
be
on
public
record
or
public
notice
for
30
days.
Okay,
thank
you!
So
yes,
and
no.
F
E
E
Ready
with
everything
you
know,
public
comment,
questions
and
concerns
will
be
the
next
thing,
but
that's
okay,
we're
good
with
that
too,
and
we
have
a
good
cost
study
to.
You
know,
show
reasons
and
things
like
that.
So,
okay,
anything
else,
let's
go
boys,
nothing
very
good.
Everyone
enjoy
your
day
me
too,.
A
G
Morning,
folks,
good
morning,
I
have
a
few
things
to
go
over
with
you
this
morning.
The
assessment
office
has
been
really
busy
since
the
last
time
we
spoke
this.
This
is
the
time
of
year
when
our
department
is,
is
really
busy
with
a
lot
of
different
things,
as
we
as
we
get
ready
to
publish
and
notify
assessments,
so
bear
with
me,
as
I
go
through
some
of
the
things
that
we've
completed
in
the
last
month,
a
little
closer
better.
Now,
okay,
thank
you
bear
with
me.
G
While
I
go
through
a
little
bit
of
what
we've
gone
through
so
far
in
the
in
the
last
month,
and
what's
coming
up
here
very
shortly,
I
wanted
to
notify
the
committee
that
I
did
receive
the
return
of
township
assessment
books
from
from
every
township
and
they're
all
in
the
system.
We've.
Actually
what
we
typically
look
for
is
some
irregularities
in
there
in
their
transmissions
of
of
assessments
and
ask
questions
of
them
and
then
get
those
responses
back.
G
We've
gotten
the
responses
back
from
all
of
the
townships,
so
we're
comfortable
going
ahead
and
moving
to
the
supervisor
of
assessments,
level,
which
is
a
time
for
me
to
make
any
changes
that
I
need
to
such
as
wind,
energy
formula,
valuations
and
and
things
that
need
to
be
done,
and
that's
what
I'm
working
on
this
week
here
is
is
trying
to
make
sure
I
get
through
all
of
those
things
we
did
just
as
a
a
reminder
to
you.
This
is
a
sort
of
a
new
process
that
we
started.
G
I
was
really
really
happy
with
the
way
that
that
turned
out.
So
so
it
worked
really
well
saves
us
a
little
bit
of
time.
It
allows
us
to
take
a
little
bit
more
time
to
vet
and
make
sure
that
all
of
those
assessment
changes
are
appropriate
and
they're
in
the
right
right
places
so
that
that
went
really
well.
I've
already
talked
about
the
reconciliation
of
the
questions
with
the
townships
so
and
then
the
fact
that
I
put
in
the
wind
energy
changes
already
so
what's
coming
up
now
is
the
supervisor
of
assessments.
G
So
so
it's
getting
the
best
rate
for
the
county
possible
and
I'll,
be
coordinating
with
that
company
that
third
party
to
fold
and
insert
those
notices
very
shortly
here.
In
fact,
I
plan
to
talk
to
them
today
about
the
timeline
and
make
sure
we
get
the
notices
to
them
in
a
timely
fashion,
because
my
my
hope
is
to
do
the
same
as
we
did
in
the
last
two
years:
2015
and
16.
Both
we
published
the
tuesday,
the
second
tuesday
of
september,
and
that
would
be
my
hope
again
this
year.
G
G
Excuse
me
it
will
trigger,
as
most
of
you
are
aware,
a
30-day
window
where
we
will
start
to
accept
appeals
on
on
the
assessment
changes
and
so
we'll
be
working
through
the
acceptance
of
those
appeals
and
the
board
of
review
process
that
follows
after
that,
and
that
really
is
what
what
our
calendar
and
schedule
looks
like
all.
The
way,
through
probably
excluding
the
board
of
review-
part
that's
going
to
take
to
the
end
of
the
year.
G
I
I
think
it's
it's
worth
noting
that
delbert
skimmerhorn
has
really
been
a
great
asset
to
the
group
for
us
he's
not
in
the
assessment
part,
of
course,
but
he's
provided
a
really
good,
separate
perspective
from
a
zoning
and
and
plat
officer
perspective.
So
those
of
you
that
might
be
on
tomorrow's
pza
committee.
G
G
I
also
wanted
to
mention
to
you
folks,
I'm
really
really
grateful
and
thankful
for
the
five
staff
members
that
I
have
downstairs,
because
without
them
there's
no
way
we
get
through
everything
that
we've
already
done
in
the
last
month
and
what's
coming
here
in
the
next,
you
know
four
to
six
weeks
as
we
get
ready
to
to
publish
and
notify
and
get
through
that
board
of
review,
that
they
really
do
a
tremendous
job
and-
and
they
deserve
a
lot
of
credit.
So
with
that
I'll
open
the
floor,
any
questions
I'd
be
happy
to
answer.
H
G
Well,
at
this
point,
the
the
election
that
took
place
in
april,
the
new
person
if
there
was
one,
would
be
seeded
on
january
1
of
2018.
So
so
the
assessor
has
not
vacated
yet,
and
I
believe
there
are
provisions
for
the
township
to
potentially
appoint
someone
if
they
need
to
some
of
those
things
are
being
discussed
now,
and
I
don't
know
the
finality
of
that
who's
going
to
end
up
taking
that
on
january
1
of
2018.
G
As
a
fallback
position,
I
would
say
that
that
there
is
a
potential
that
if
basu
would
be
willing
to
accept
a
reappointment,
I
think
he's
already
qualified
and
ready
to
go.
He
could
be
reappointed.
I
don't
think
at
this
point
that
we're
in
significant
danger
that
there
would
not
be
an
assessor
at
all
out
there.
Okay.
I
G
None
of
those
townships
are
here
in
kankakee.
That's
my
my
understanding
at
the
moment,
so
the
one
that
I'm
aware
of
anyway
would
not
actually
affect
us
immediately.
I
want
to
kind
of
address
that
first
now,
if
you,
if
you
go
down
the
road
of
what
would
happen
if
township
government
was
either
consolidated,.
G
J
K
K
J
It
was
signed,
it
is
law.
Now
it
is.
The
townships
can
put
a
referendum
out
to
eliminate
themselves
or
to
come
or
to
combine
with
other
townships.
Excuse
me
if
you're
coterminous,
with
or
largely
coterminous
with
the
municipality,
you
can
put
it
out
for
referendum
for
to
dissolve
as
long
as
the
municipal
government
agrees
to
take
over
the
duties
that
are
vacated
and
the
roads,
and
things
like
that.
J
That
makes
sense.
So
there's
there's
lots
of
other
details
in
there,
but
that's
the
main
gist
of
it.
They
basically
amended
the
county's
code
and
inserted
all
of
this
stuff
in
there.
So
I
read
it
once
and
now
I
got
to
go
back
and
make
sure
that
I've
got
the
actual
full
scope
of
it,
but
it
goes
a
referendum
to
the
people.
The
township
can't
vote
to
do
it
themselves.
It
has
to
go
to
referendum.
G
G
Capital
township,
which
is
in
springfield,
is
largely
the
same
boundary
as
springfield
itself,
so
that
would
be
one
that
could
be
potentially
dissolved,
and
I
think
again,
like
chairman
wheeler,
said
that's
through,
I
believe,
referendum,
to
make
it
happen
anyway.
But,
like
I
said,
I
really
don't
want
to
comment
too
much
more
here
until
I'm
able
to
review
senate
bill
3
and
I'll
certainly
do
that.
Put
that
on
my
list
of
things
to.
A
G
To
them
the
yeah,
it's
a
big,
thank
you
to
the
townships.
We
we
have
a
much,
I
think,
a
much
more
positive
relationship
today
than
than
what
it
was.
Maybe
five
six
seven
years
ago,
and
and
I
I
shouldn't-
have
stopped
at
the
five
staff
members
downstairs,
because
without
the
help
of
the
township
assessors
to
get
those
numbers
to
us
in
a
timely
manner,
none
of
this
would
be
possible
either.
So
it's
it's
a
huge
collaborative
effort
and
they
do
as
township
assessors
deserve
a
lot
of
credit
as
well.
A
A
L
L
Just
a
few
items,
maybe
before
we
get
into
the
the
tax
discussion,
just
a
couple
of
housekeeping
things,
we
did
have
a
a
good
session
at
bears
camp
and
we
want
to
thank
olivet
and
chicago
bears
for
their
support
of
our
voter
registration
booth,
they're
great
people
to
work
with,
and
you
know
it's
a
free
service
that
that
you
know
we're
allowed
to
do
so.
It
worked
out
well,
updating
the
I
think
we
had
mentioned
previously
or
we
had
included
in
the
comprehensive
financial
services
report.
L
Images
of
the
county
board
resolutions
and
all
of
those
images
from
1979
to
today
for
the
county
board
resolutions
have
been
updated.
Dan
has
loaded,
those
in
they've
been
scanned,
they've
loaded
in
and
we've
proofed
them
through
quality
control
checks.
So
we'll
talk
about
that,
maybe
next
month
when
it
should
be
up
and
running,
so
I
think
it's
very
transparent
process
for
for
everyone
that
hopefully
it'll
work
out
good.
It's
searchable,
it's
it's
an
archive
system
that
we're
putting
on
archiving,
and
so
it's
a
really
positive
thing.
L
L
L
So
I
wanted
to
make
the
committee
aware
of
of
some
issues
that
are
that
I
think
are
some
important
just
for
information.
You
know,
after
the
treasurer
completes
the
sale
of
unpaid
property
taxes.
Those
delinquencies
are
turned
over
to
the
county
clerk's
office,
where
our
functions
generally
ministerial.
L
L
So
it's
a
sizable
amount
of
properties
and
it
seems
to
the
the
challenges
I
think
for
me
seem
to
be
increasing
in
terms
of
the
numbers
that
more
and
more
are
going
on
and
more
and
more
selling
errors
are
occurring.
You
can
look
on
the
back
of
that
sheet
where
I
broke
this
down,
and
it
gives
you
the
total
number
of
sale
and
errors.
I
know
the
treasurer
and
has
has
brought
up
the
issue
of
sale
and
errors
that
he's
tasked
with
in
terms
of
processing.
L
L
Those
have
changed
so
now,
instead
of
having
a
formal
setting,
we've
still
worked
in
an
informal
setting
on
tax
meetings
with
the
assessor,
with
the
treasurer
with
the
county
clerk
and
maybe
to
address
some
of
these
issues.
We
need
to
maybe
have
a
little
more
of
a
formal,
a
formal
setting
in
addition
to
those
1
650
parcels
that
are
still
open
out
there
to
be
collected.
L
There
are
1784
parcels
from
2013.
and
carla.
If
I
don't
say
this
exactly
right,
where
are
you
speak
up?
Would
you
okay,
because
she's
has
a
firm
hand
on
these?
There
are
1784
parcels
that
are,
can
still
be
some
action
taken,
whether
it's
a
deed
or
a
sale
and
error.
So
we're
talking
about
a
lot
now.
What
happens
to
if
you
look
on
the
on
the
handout.
L
What
happens
to
a
particular
person-
and
this
doesn't
happen
on
all
of
them,
but
a
person
came
in
to
to
to
our
office
and
and
said
look.
This
is
a
property
next,
you
know
it's
it's
a
nuisance
property!
That's
next
to
the
individual.
Where
the
you
know
there
it's
neglected
and
it
was
a
complaint
about
it.
L
L
2004
taxes
were
purchased
by
a
company
in
2005.,
the
two
thousand
five
six
and
seven
taxes
were
added
to
that
which
they
can
do
by
law,
and
the
amount
that
was
paid
by
the
buyer
in
taxes
was
eighty
eight
hundred
and
four
dollars,
plus
twelve
hundred
thirty
four
dollars
in
cost
and
penalty
a
deed
was
taken,
but
because
the
taxes
were
not
redeemed,
I
mean
the
buyer
took
deed
on
properties
because
he
had
paid
the
taxes
on
it
because
it
was
not
redeemed.
You
know
we
lost
our
at
that
time.
L
Eight
dollar
clerk
fee,
which
was
not
collected
but
in
2008
taxes,
were
paid
on
time.
But
now,
if
we
get
into
2011
the
parcel
was
re,
you
can
see
the
parcel
was
redeemed,
taxes,
weren't
paid
parcel
was
redeemed,
we
collected
a
our
clerk
fee
and
the
remaining
amount
was
distributed
to
the
tax
buyer
in
2010
of
the
taxes
were
purchased
by
another
investor.
L
L
Therefore,
the
tax
was
refunded
to
the
tax
buyer
and
88
was
not
collected,
that
which
was
our
new,
which
was
our
new
cost
redemption
fee
on
this
one
property.
If
you
go
into
2012,
it
was
again
purchased,
and
but
if
you
look
in
2013,
14
and
15,
those
properties
were
not
redeemed
and
they're.
Currently
in
open
status,
nothing's
been
done.
L
There's
a
period
of
time
that
people
wait
before
sale
and
error
is
filed.
The
15s
I
think
the
county
trustee
holds
so
probably
what
will
happen?
I
would
imagine
if
I,
if
I
could
guess
and
maybe
carly
you
could
add
what
else
might
happen,
but
probably
will
happen
with
what's
in
blue
and
we
won't
get
our
fees.
Is
that
that'll
either
go
to
sale
and
error?
L
M
M
L
You
know,
certainly
tax
buyers
are
important
for
the
process.
They
got
to
buy
these
properties,
they
hold
on
to
them
for
the
interest
and
maybe
get
a
tax
deed,
but
I
think
there's
probably
a
lot
of
maybe
loose
ends
that
need
some
more
attention
to
in
terms
of
addressing
some
of
these
concerns
that
are
neglected
property
carl.
What
did
I
leave
out
on
that?
What
points
did
I
leave
out
on
that.
J
Thank
you.
So
I
guess
maybe
what
I'm
hearing
you
think
the
solution
needs
to
be
worked
on
really
outside
a
committee
and
have
separate
meetings
on
what
the
recommendations
are
and
how
to
tie
up
all
of
these
loose
ends,
and
I
see
where
you're
going
with
this,
because
it's
really
we're
in
a
never-ending
cycle
of
and
sooner
or
later
that
the
kitty
is
not
going
to
be
of
money
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
keep
up
with
this.
If
we're
there
really
already,
we've.
L
You
know,
and-
and
I
appreciate
that
question
because
I
I'm
not
sure
I
have
some
thoughts
on
it.
You
know
we
spent
the
assessor
and
the
treasurer
and
I
and
being
new.
He
asked
a
lot
of
questions,
so
you
start
digging
deeper
and
deeper,
but
we've
spent
a
lot
of
times
on
a
lot
of
time
in
the
last
nine
months
on
tax
issues,
I
think
eric
can
attest
to
that,
whether
they
be
the
resolutions
that
have
been
processed
with.
That
includes
the
recorders,
the
county
board.
L
You
know
the
tax
is
a
process,
I
don't
know
if
I
don't
think
we
have
the
adequate
resources
between
the
treasurer's
office
and
my
office
to
do
the
thorough
job
to
follow
that
where
we
are
shifting
and
over
the
last
nine
months
after
we've
gotten
out
of
the
election
cycle.
You
know
carla
and
linda
used
to
do
elections
here
and
vote
records
here
and
try
so
we're
trying
to
shift
the
work
so
that
we
get
back
to
more
focus
on
taxes,
so
we're
slowly
doing
it,
but
it's
not
speedy.
L
I
would
suggest
that
the
and
I've
talked
to
the
treasurer
about
this,
and
I
think
he
suggested
this.
Also,
you
just
don't
get
that
conversation
in
one
setting
and
I
don't
know
how
many
of
you
are
on
finance,
but
I
did
discuss
it
with
the
treasurer
and
he
is
you'll
have
to
ask
him
how
he
feels
about
it.
But
I
think
it's
important
that
you
review
the
contract
with
the
county
trustee.
That's
the
responsibility
of
the
county
board.
I
think
the
last
time
that
contract
was
reviewed.
L
L
So
you
might
want
to
consider
raising
the
minimum
bid
on
auction
property
and
that
would
be
a
function
of
the
county
board,
reviewing
the
contract
with
the
county
trustee,
because,
right
now
the
the
county
is
relying
on
the
county
trustee
to
do
to
handle
these
delinquent
properties.
Everything!
That's
not
bid
on
by
a
tax
buyer
goes
to
the
county
trustee.
L
L
That
would
allow-
and
this
is
just
a
suggestion
that
would
allow
the
that
would
allow
the
properties
the
the
problem
that
you
get
into
is
when
the
treasure,
when
these
sailing
errors
occur,
and
then
they
go
back
on
as
a
forfeiture,
and
we
just
did
get
an
opinion
from
the
state's
attorney
that
allows
us
to
put
our
redemption
fee
on
the
forfeiture,
because
it
has
gone
to
tax
sale.
So,
just
now
august
1st
we're
going
to
start
collecting
our
redemption
fee
on
forfeitures
and
that's
based
on
an
opinion
from
the
state's
attorney.
L
L
It
would
be,
it
would
go
straight
to
the
county
trustee
or
a
designee
of
of
the
county
yeah.
It
amends
the
property
tax
code
and
provides
the
cases
where
improvements
have
been
sold.
For
certain
reasons,
the
court
may
order
assignment
of
the
certificate
to
purchase
to
the
county
collector
or
the
delinquent
tax
agent.
For
for
pursuing
of
that,
that's
another
thing
you
can
do
so
it's
legislation,
it's
a
review
of
the
county
board
and
I
I
think
the
county
trustee
or
the
county
treasurer.
L
I
think
mr
africana
was
considering
asking
the
and
I
don't
want
to
get
into
his
business.
I
don't
want
to
be
the
county
treasurer,
but
I
think
I
think
I
think
he
was
going
to
talk
to
the
county
trustee
about
bringing
in
a
discussion.
So
you
might
want
to
talk
to
him
about.
Have
that.
I
don't
know
if
it's.
If
it's
committee
work
or
if
that's
a
more
structured
committee
that
you
know
maybe
we
can
expand
on
that-
would
include
maybe
county
board
and
state's
attorney
and
trustee.
L
L
Some
are
more
aggressive
and
they
devote
the
time
and
energies
and
expertise.
You
know
the
dupage
county
has
a
revenue
department
in
the
county,
clerk's
office
and
that's
what
they
do
they
go
after
these,
because
there
seems
to
be
some
money
there,
others
people,
you
know
if
somebody
has,
what
are
other
counties
do
carlos
some
other
counties
are
just
very
aggressive
about
it
and
they
work
well
together.
In
terms
of
you
know,
I
don't
know
how
successful
they
are.
F
J
We
do
have
a
lot
here
as
far
as
sale
and
errors
go.
We
were
looking
at
that
at
one
point.
We
were
talking
about
another
situation.
Well,
I
can't
talk
specifically
about
what
other
counties
had.
We
did
do
some
spot
checks
around
and
we
are
in
the
higher
tier
of
sailing
errors
here
in
this
county,
so
some
have
14
15
a
year
and
we're
up
around
what
you
know:
200
300
175,
you
know
so
it's
it's
exponential,
there's
a!
J
I
Is
there
anything
under
the
law
that
allows
us
to
attach
fees
or
in
other
areas
where
you
can
recoup
that
that
cost?
You
know
maybe
on
the
front
end
or
the
back
end
or
in
between
don't
know
as
to
the
laws,
but
my
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
that,
I
think
is
a
pet
peeve
is
that
we
have
properties
here
case
in
point.
There's
one
next
to
my
property.
I
know
the
lady
has
she's
made
a
transition.
She's
been
gone.
She
had
a
niece
living
there
with
her.
L
L
There's
been
a
lot
of
progress
by
the
by
the
treasurer,
a
lot
of
help
and
support
with
the
assessor
a
lot
of
time
devoted
by
the
county
clerk
in
terms
of
catching
some
of
these
subs
on
the
front
end
he's
taken
steps,
I
think,
to
identify
parcels
that
should
have
never
been
gone
placed
on
sale
that
will
reduce
some
of
the
sale
and
errors,
whether
they
be
municipal
properties
or
lean
properties.
I
I
think,
he's
working
on
that,
but
that's
the
question
for
the
treasurer,
but
yeah.
I
L
Think
you're
right
to
k,
you
know
if
you
can
invest
some
time
to
catch
it
on
the
front
end,
and
I
think
you
and
I
think
the
answer
is
you've
got
to
involve
all
parties.
You
know
you've
got
to
involve
the
county
trustee
you've
got
to
involve
the
you
know
where
the
state's
attorney
can
county
board
to
to
formulate
that
and
I'd
be
happy
to
continue
that
discussion,
but.
I
L
L
Well,
we
did,
we
did
bellwether,
we
did
a
bellwether
cost
study
and
the
only
these
are
statutory
fees
and
the
only
way
you
can
raise
those
fees
are
with
a
cost
study
which
we
did,
and
so
we
raised
them
on
the
handout
where
you
saw
they
were
three
dollars.
They
were
raised
eventually
over
the
years.
You
know
up
to
83
dollars,
so
those
those
cost
fees
were
at
what
they
are.
It's
the
issue
of
collection,
so.
I
L
F
F
Suggest
just
to
move
it
on
to
the
finance
committee
to
get
a
discussion
going
in
finance
and
make
the
finance
committee
aware
every
member
of
the
finance
committee
aware
of
the
issue.
I
think
mr
africano
has
approached
this
and
discussed
it,
but
further
discussion
is
needed
and
let's
see
what
direction
we
need
to
go.
Thank
you
so.
A
Week
you
thank
you
for
next
week.
Yes,
yes,
okay,
good
idea,
anything
else,
please
good
discussion.
Thank
you!
Mister.
Okay.
Okay,
let's
turn
next
to
animal
control,
julie,
boudreau!
You
have
her
report
in
front
of
you.
Is
there
a
motion
to
accept
her
report?
Mr
miss
parker?
Is
there
a
second
spoke
any
discussion.
A
D
N
Just
a
couple
comments:
our
registration
seems
to
be
up
holding
doing
better
this
year.
Coming
in,
I
know,
usually
we'll
see
that
fluctuation
up
and
down-
and
it
usually
you
know,
kind
of
catches
up
with
itself
by
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
it
has
this
year
seems
to
be
each
month
a
little
bit
higher.
You
can
see
that
it's
quite
a
bit
higher
for
the
the
total
of
the
year,
our
bites
for
the
month.
They
seem
to
be
down,
but
certainly
they're
higher
for
the
year.
N
N
N
N
N
So
two
households,
veterinary
staff,
have
all
been
started
on
rabies,
treatment
and
all
animals
have
been
identified
that
are
at
potential
risk,
and
recommendation
is
euthanasia
for
those
animals,
so
that
we
just
want
that
message
out
there
that
you
know
that
prevention
of
a
rabies.
Vaccination
is
crucial,
as
these
things
really
really
are
are
still
out
there.
We
don't
see
a
lot
of
it,
but
the
potential
is
there.
So
we
want
to
protect
our
animals,
which
then
in
turn
protects
our
families.
N
The
the
building
hasn't
really
moved
much
this
summer.
You
know
our
iptip
account.
You
can
see
that
that
is
is
holding
at
the
fifty
thousand
hundred.
Fifty
two,
it
seems
like
our
interest,
is
doing
better
than
it
did
in
the
last
few
years.
So
I'm
happy
to
see
that
I
know
our
bark
organization
has
right
at
about
a
hundred
thousand,
so
we'll
continue
to
work.
N
You
know
towards
those
fundraising
measures
and-
and
you
know
our
building
I
every
every
day
I
think
I
hold
my
breath
on
whether
a
furnace
could
go
out
or
a
roof
needs
done.
The
security
of
the
building
is
certainly
not
where
it
should
be.
So
you
know
again,
I
I
just
I
guess
I'm
looking
for
for
that.
N
N
More
of
a
financial
goal
I
mean,
while,
while
we
can
say
we
have
a
quarter
of
a
million
in
the
coffers,
that's
really
a
drop
in
the
bucket
to
getting
the
infrastructure
of
you
know
the
sewer
and
the
water
and
the
electricity
is
all
right
there
at
the
property.
So
that's
a
good
thing,
but
it
still
has
to
be
brought
through
the
property
and
you
still
have
to
build
a
building,
and
that
takes
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars.
F
D
N
We
don't
at
this
time
we
have
a
very
old
one
and
I
I
certainly
think
that
if
you
know,
if
you
look
at
a
million
dollars,
turn
key
for
everything
we
would
possibly
want.
May
very
well
do
that.
But
I
think
if
we
were
closer
to
the
500
000
mark,
we
could
probably
get
a
building
similar
to
what
we
have,
but
it
would
be
more
efficient.
You
know
better
laid
out
more
modern
and
I've
always
said.
I
don't
think
that
will
unless
something
happens,
extraordinary
happens.
N
I
don't
think
we'll
have
the
the
funding
to
do.
Maybe
everything
all
at
once,
but
to
try
to
do
it
in
a
multi-face
so
that,
as
you
know,
we
get
the
building
and
get
all
of
our
our
business
over
there.
And
then
we
can
sell
the
property
that
we
have
then
that
replenishes
some
coffers
and
you
can
work
towards
raising
funding
for
the
next
phase.
N
I
Learning
how
to
you
know,
did
put
up
buildings
and
things
of
this
nature
or
respects
if
or
individuals
like
the
christmas
ever
where
individuals
will
come
together
and
put
up
your
project
once
they
see
what
it
is
and
where
you
have
to
go
with
it,
that
in-kind
intangible
with
tangible
labor,
but
in-kind
resources.
If
we
have
have
we
kind
of
explored
those
possibilities,
are
there
realistic.
N
That
I
can't
answer,
I
have
not
explored
those
avenues
on
what
may
be
available
from
the
colleges.
I
know
I've
I've
thought
about
reaching
out
to
the
area
career
center,
just
to
upgrade
our
horse
trailer,
but
I
didn't
know
really
what
capacity
that
may
be
possible
for
actually
helping
in
the
erecting
of
the
building.
J
N
I
N
I
Wage
in
in
place,
but
I
do
know
that
we
did
chris
like
the
christmas
in
april,
where
individuals
volunteer,
I
don't
know
if
that
treads,
that
particular
water
into
what
degree
of
wood,
because
if
that
was
the
case,
a
lot
of
stuff
that
happened
in
christmas
april
could
not
have
happened.
It
was
just
individual,
sorry
calls
and
they
donated-
and
I
believe
the
intangible
benefit
to
that
is
that
they
would
have
tax
write-offs
or.
A
D
N
Years-
and
I
certainly
hope
it's
something
you
know-
I
have
hopefully
have
several
years
left
here
and
I
hope
to
continue
to
make
progress
and
strides
and
improve
what
the
department
does
and
what
they
can
offer
the
community,
and
I
hope,
when
that
day
comes,
that
I
walk
away,
that
that
I
can
be
really
proud
that
that
has
happened
right
and
that
is
left
for
for
the
community,
because
the
community,
the
animals
of
this
community,
the
citizens,
deserve
it.
Yeah.
N
N
You
know
people
call
us
and
they
need
a
certificate
or
they
have
to
call
us
and
give
us
a
change
of
address,
or
it
doesn't
happen,
and
sometimes
when
we're
we
have
found
an
animal
we're
trying
to
find
an
owner
phone
numbers
have
changed,
addresses
are
different,
a
rabies
certificate
and-
and
I'm
I'm,
we
really
find
a
lot
of
humor
in
reading
these
certificates
as
they
come
from
the
animal
hospitals.
I
respect
the
vets
and
the
animal
hospitals.
N
So
if
these
folks
would
have
an
opportunity
to
maybe
look
at
their
own
file
and
go
that's
not
correct,
you
know,
there's
there's
it
can
get
very
confusing
and
that's
why
we
tell
people
if
they're
missing
a
pet.
You
need
to
come
in
and
look
at
every
animal
in
our
facility.
What
you
may
describe
as
a
black
and
gray
tiger.
Somebody
else
may
see
you
know
brown
and
black
tiger
a
yellow
lab
versus
a
golden
retriever.
N
Some
folks
really
don't
know
exactly
what
they
have
in
their
breeds,
and
so
I
think
that
that
this
having
this
portal
that
will
allow
people
to
get
engaged
and
and
be
able
to
interact,
will
be
a
really
nice
component
for
the
for
the
community.
I
also
think
it's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
cost
savings,
we'll
be
able
to
wrap
it
into
our
website
and
get
rid
of
our
current
website,
which
again
this
will
be
more
interactive
with
stray
animals
animals
up
for
adoption.
N
N
Yes,
we're
working
on
it.
We
had
to
had
some
some
hurdles
to
work
with
with
it
we're
working
through
those
it's
looking
promising
that
everything
should
work,
but
until
the
last,
until
it's
really
you
know
tried
and
true.
You
know
I'll,
certainly
report
back
to
the
committee
once
it's
live
and
and
once
we're
doing
it
do
you
think.
A
J
Basically,
we
get
this
fixed
here
we
had
about
roughly
20
applicants,
then
we
had
also
had
a
veterinarian
apply,
so
we
we
had
to
normally
the
the
chairman
would
bring
appointments
to
this
committee
or
any
committee
for
that
matter
and
ask
for
approval.
I
wanted
to
include
other
people
in
that
process
as
to
not
have
it
be
just
my
decision.
J
In
order
to
do
that,
I
had
to
come
up
with
a
scoring
system,
and
I
also
wanted
to
make
it
blind.
I
didn't
want
it
to
be
based
on
names.
So
what
I
did
was
is
I
I
came
up
with
a
grid.
Much
like
we
do
in
human
resources
on
scoring
individuals
on
skill
sets.
What
I
and
I
looked
towards
what
the
the
the
key
things
that
I
felt
were
essential
for
a
good
board
member.
J
Then
I
what
I
did
was,
as
I
initially
filled
out
the
grid
with
the
name
in
the
organization.
If
there
was
one
that
they
were
affiliated
with
they
weren't
it
was
just
self
and
then
I
gave
a
number.
I
numbered
each
one
of
the
applicants.
So
then
I
hid
when
I
gave
it
to
the
two.
Other
individuals
would
be
board
members
parker
and
dunbar.
J
So
again
there
there
are
no.
There
is
no
worse
or
poorer
greater
of
human
skill
sets
than
another
human
being.
That
is
statistically
proven
throughout
any
type
of
human
resource
study.
That's
ever
been
done
or
recently
been
done,
but
this
is
the
best
system
that
we
have
right
now
so
running
through.
It
was
experienced
with
animal
issues
and
shelters,
volunteer
board
experience,
whether
with
animal
shelters
or
other
boards,
knowledge
of
local
and
state
ordinances
statutes.
J
Demonstrations
of
that
knowledge
level
of
professionalism-
that
was
whether
it
was
in
the
application
it
was
in
their
cover
letters
that
they
would
have
sent
with
it.
Social
media
presence
I'll
get
into
that
in
a
minute
level
of
energy
and
enthusiasm
and
level
of
experience
in
resolving
problems,
and
then
history
of
compliance
to
county
ordinance
or
history
of
non-compliance.
J
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
board
members
were
not
habitual
people
who
were
violating
ordinances
out
there,
whether
it's
it's
state
or
county
or
anything
current.
So
the
the
ones
that
I
I
prefilled
for
the
committee,
the
evaluation
committee,
because
they
didn't
have
time
to
do
this
back
work
on
their
own-
was
the
history
of
compliance
and
by
the
way
everybody
started
with
a
10.
And
then,
if
there
were
things
that
were
an
issue,
then
they
would
go
down.
J
So
I
I
assume
that
everybody
as
far
as
those
two
categories,
everything
was
perfect
for
every
applicant,
and
so
if
there
was
an
example
of
a
problem,
then
that's
where
the
rating
came
down
so
that
in
social
media
presence
I
pre-filled,
because
they
did
not
have
the
time
or
the
resources
to
be
able
to
investigate
that
now
on
social
media
presence.
I
want
to
say,
because
it's
important
that
you
know
when,
when
people
talk
to
each
other
in
a
respectful
manner,
that's
usually
face
to
face,
and
then
you
get
behind
the
keyboard.
J
You
turn
into
a
warrior
sometimes,
and
so
I
wanted
to
type
kind
of
do
some
history
on
all
20
applicants
to
see
how
their
presence
was
out
in
the
community,
and
I
could
do
that
on
whether
it's
missing
pet
websites,
whether
it's
you
know
their
own
posts
they're.
They
were
friends
of
friends
or
direct
friends.
J
I
was
able
to
see
because,
as
any
employer
will
tell
you
that,
that's
what
they
do
going
forward
now
they
look
and
see
how
you
represent
yourself
when
you
think
nobody's
watching,
or
you
think
you're
anonymous
or
whatever
else.
So
as
we
we
went
through
that
again
it
was,
it
was,
you
know,
everything
had
the
same
weight,
and
so
we
went
through
this
process
and
then
all
of
the
scores
were
averaged,
and
then
we
took
those
and
that's
what
you
see
you
know
before
you
today
was
the
average
of
all
three
scores.
J
If
you
will-
and
we
had,
you
know
some
cases
where
it
was,
it
was
a
tie,
and
so
we
had
to
basically
make
a
decision.
Are
we
going
to
have
a
couple
of
people
from
the
same
organization
or
do
we
want
to
have
another
person
that
is
not
in
the
same
organization,
so
we
wanted
as
many
diverse
voices
out
there
as
possible.
So
that
is
the
methodology
that
we
went
about
in
order
to
get
this
done.
So
really
what
form
this
committee
takes.
J
Oh,
we
also
did
discuss
that.
We
think
it's
appropriate,
like
all
of
our
committees,
that
we
have
staggered
terms.
We
draw
lots
if
you
will
at
the
first
meeting
and
have
a
one-year
term
and
a
two-year
term,
and
you
basically,
you
have
three
of
those
and
three
of
another
and
pull
a
number
out
of
a
hat.
So
it's
gonna
be
purely
random.
O
Thank
you,
madam
chairman.
As
chairman
wheeler
stated,
the
process
of
selecting
members
for
this
board
was
done
fairly
and
with
the
cohesive
group
of
people.
This
will
be
a
very
positive
committee,
working
together
with
a
very
purposeful
mission
to
help
our
animals
and
and
help
the
county
and
help
community
shelters,
bring
bring
it
all
together
and
the
people
that
will
be
serving
on
this
committee
will
be
working
hard
and
working
together,
and
that's
what
I
really
appreciate.
A
J
So
I
did
want
to
mention
that
those
that
were
not
selected
are
still
more
than
welcome
to
be
part
of
the
committee.
They
just
won't
be
voting
members,
they
can
still
come,
give
input
and
public
comment.
They
can
still
be
part
of
the
group.
You
know
it's
it's
when
we
have
discussions,
you
know
we
don't
want
to
be
exclusive,
but
we
have
to
have
a
number.
J
You
know
it
has
to
be
an
odd
number,
because
if
you
vote
you
don't
always
want
ties,
so
we
we
want
to
make
sure
it
is
inclusive
and
people
can
come
and
you
know
we
would
like
to
say
we're
going
to
run
it
through
robert's
rules
of
order.
So
you
know,
if
you
have
an
opinion
at
the
beginning,
maybe
the
committee
will
say
we
want
to
public
comment
periods.
We
want
one
at
the
beginning
and
one
at
the
end.
You
know
because
they
may
hear
something
that
they
want
to
correct.
J
That
was
a
misconception,
so
it's
not
meant
to
be.
This
is
not
a
a
policy
adopting
committee,
it's
a
committee
to
help
vet
policy
and
recommendations
before
it
comes
to
this
committee,
who
this
is
where
we
adopt
things.
So
I
want
people
to
be
clear
on
that.
You
can't
abdicate
that
responsibility
to
any
other
group,
but
you
want
to
make
sure
that
if
you
are
wanting
to
do
something
you
have
other
people
involved
in
the
process.
J
J
So
that's
we
tried
to
try
to
really
think
about
this
and
also
not
tell
the
committee
what
it's
going
to
be
as
far
as
their
bylaws,
that
was
very
important,
was
to
let
the
committee
develop
those
within
the
framework
of
that
mission
and
that's
to
to
to
kind
of
answer
that
question.
I
think
it
would
be
somewhat
oppressive
to
walk
in
and
say.
This
is
what
you,
how
you're
going
to
do
it?
Let's
let
the
group
determine
that,
knowing
that
they
are
a
vetting
group,
a
work
group
to
take
what
the
public
wants.
J
A
A
J
A
D
D
I
I
Yeah
I
took
the
I
see
it.
We
have
a
copy
of
their
the
applicant's
brief
interest
or
what
I
call
brief
resume
and
after
reviewing
them,
there
is
a
common
thread
and
yet
it's
diversified.
Yes,
the
common
thread
is
that
they
all
love
animals
and
in
their
respective
fields,
whether
they
are
vet
technician
or
whether
they
graduated
from
the
pacific
to
in
animal
shelter
care
or
something
is
very,
it
is
diversified.
So
I
believe
that
it's
a
right
step.
I
K
J
D
J
So
what
are
those
laws,
and
how
do
we
make
sure
that
the
welfare
for
those
those
animals
are
cared
for
and
with
the
respect
and
the
rights
of
the
neighbors
involved
too?
So
but
again,
that's
that's.
That's
just
an
example
of
something
that's
pending,
but
there'll
be
many
other
things
that
come
down
the
road.
So
as
far
as
the
the
timing
of
that,
I
would
like
to
do
it
after
executive.
This
month
would
be
the
first
organizational
meeting
if
you
will,
after.
J
D
A
Two
other
things
I'd
like
to
emphasize
that
all
the
questions
I
believe
that
were
brought
up
in
the
comment
section
have
been
answered
as
as
I
see
it
from
not
writing
them
down,
and
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
also,
if
I
may,
if
some
of
you
who
have
been
named
to
the
committee
are
in
the
audience,
would
you
stand
up
and
we
can
put
a
face
to
you
there
they
are
so.
Would
you
be
able
to
introdu?
Please
introduce
yourselves
boss,
kathleen
voss?
A
J
J
B
A
A
It
was
a
lot
of
work
reading
out,
but,
and
that
was
what
was
used-
are
these
applications
that
are
in
the
back
as
well
as
their
cover
letters.
No,
there
was
no
formal
face-to-face
interview
because
you
were
trying
to
keep
an
anonymity,
yes,
very
much
so,
okay,
okay,
under
new
business,
we
do
have
something
to
talk
about.
Mr
lee.
K
Thank
you.
Madam
chairman
ucci
had
sent
out
a
a
notification
in
regard
to
the
governor's
mandatory
veto,
in
that
they
included
information
from
the
illinois
statewide
school
management
alliance
that
listed
the
items
that
are
included
in
the
mandatory
veto.
There
are
six
items
in
the
governor's
mandatory
veto
in
regard
to
school
funding.
K
I'm
sorry
this
there
were
nine
nine
items.
A
sixth
item
was
the
one
that
I
thought
was
particularly
important
in
terms
of
the
county
board
and
its
members,
and
that
is
th.
This
change
will
eliminate
the
ptal
and
tiff
equalization
assessment
subsidies
that
allow
districts
to
continue
under
reporting
property
wealth,
as
I
mentioned
in
the
full
county
board.
K
The
illinois
association
school
administrators
indicates
that
in
the
out
years,
over
500
school
districts
out
of
the
800
plus
districts
in
the
state
500
of
them
would
be
negatively
impacted.
So
I'm
still
somewhat
concerned
about
this.
At
this
point,
I'm
not
sure
that
there's
a
lot
of
action
that
this
board
could
take,
but
I
think
it
is
something
that
we
need
to
raise
in
terms
of
public
awareness,
because,
certainly
if
board
members
are
going
to
be
forced
to
choose
between
supporting
tif
districts
and
supporting
school
funding,
they
will
put
in
a
very
difficult
position.
A
K
K
K
I
I
think
isn't
this
a
bill
that
they
state
at
1.3
million,
I
know,
will
be
coming
to
district
111
if
it
was
supposedly
passed.
But
my
question
is:
illinois
is
one
of
the
few
states
that
the
schools
don't
have
any
tip
assets
from
and
I
would
probably
err
on
the
side
of
caution
to
look
at
those
states.
Those
many
states
that
do
allow
the
tip
and
see
how
it
is
incorporated.
I
Is
it
on
a
percentage
basis
or
or
what?
But
how
have
they
made
it
work
and
how
the
schools
in
those
states
are
have
been
funded
because
with
illinois
as
soon
as
we
create
a
a
I
don't
say,
a
new
tax
or
new
umbrella
to
fund
education,
the
state
of
illinois
funded
it.
Then
they
stated
when
they
did
the
lottery,
that
the
funding
will
come
from
the
lottery.
But
what
happened
to
us?
I
Then
they
decreased
the
general
I
mean
what
they
took
out
in
the
general
fund
and
totally
relied
on
that
from
the
from
the
lottery.
So,
as
a
result,
you
know
it's
like
we
got
a
bait
and
a
switch,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
can't
afford
to
have.
When
we
deal
with
education,
we
need
a
solid
base
so
that
these
schools
are
up
and
running
day,
one
and
they're
not
having
to
lay
off
bring
back
layoff
or
you
know,
affect
education.
I
So
what
I'm
looking
at
is,
I
guess
it
would
be
advantageous
to
look
at
those
states
because
we're
one
of
the
few
states
that
don't
have
the
tif
are
tied
to
the
school
district
to
see
exactly
what
they
have
done
and
how
this
have
worked
for
them.
And
then
perhaps
we
can
take
a
more
educated
role
or
more
intelligent
opinion
when
we're
actually
when
we
have
to
actually
address
this
issue
at
some
point
in
in
in
our
term
of
office.
To
you
know
when
it
comes
down
to
our
debts,.
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
the
the
important
thing
well.
This
is
an
important
issue.
Obviously,
and
it's
it's
something
that
every
I
think
everybody
should
keep
an
eye
on.
You
know
it's
it's!
It's
a
mandatory
veto
issue,
it's
a
budget
without
a
funding
mechanism
issue,
so
there
needs
to
be
clarity
and
and
that
there
are
many
sides
to
this
as
well.
But
one
thing
it
is
not
it's
not
necessarily
a
county
board
issue.
J
B
J
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So
just
so
the
board's
aware
why
this
becomes
an
issue
at
all
and
bruce
could
speak
on
this
very
well.
But
when
we
talk
in
terms
of
school
funding,
there's
three
sources
of
funding
that
come
to
school
districts.
There's
federal
funding,
local
funding
is
primarily
tax-based
and
state
funding.
So
when
we're
talking
about
the
amendatory
veto,
we're
talking
about
the
state
funding
portion
of
that
it's
not
an
easy
calculation.
It's
a
complex
calculation
that
takes
in
many
pieces.
P
So
when
we
talk
in
terms
of
property
tax,
extensions
that
are
that
are
extended
to
school
districts,
that's
the
property
value
of
the
eav
times.
The
tax
rate
would
give
us
the
extension.
So
if
you
have
eav
either
artificially
increased
or
decreased
the
rate
factor
in
that
calculation
can
take
care
of
stabilizing.
P
But
when
you
look
at
the
state
portion
of
school
funding,
which
for
years
we
referred
to
as
general
state
aid,
the
eav
is
an
actual
number.
That's
entered
into
the
calculation.
So
when
you
calculate
how
the
the
general
state
aid
portion
that's
going
to
a
school
district,
eav
or
property
value
is
a
a
realistic
number.
P
That's
in
that
calculation
and
for
years
it
has
been
an
adjusted
eav
for
districts
that
are
either
in
petal
and
texacat
county
or
for
districts
with
tiff,
and
what
that
does
is
it
allows
districts
not
to
be
penalized
for
property
value
that
they
can't
realize
through
through
the
through
the
the
property
tax
process?
So
that's
really
where
the
conflict
comes
to
play
bruce.
P
Correct,
yes,
so
it
basically
it's
treating
p-tal
and
tiffs
in
a
similar
manner,
because
both
of
those
mechanisms
have
the
ability
to
decrease
the
eav,
that
a
district
can
access
through
property
tax
and
it's
it's
a
check
and
balance,
because
what
you
want
to
make
certain
is
that
if
there's
money
coming
from
the
state
to
fund
schools
or
any
any
service,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
the
local
effort
is
being
extended.
Yes,
so
what
what
this
does?
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I
I
think
I'm
not
mistaken
this
second
part
of
that
is
I'm
thinking
that
they,
if
this
build,
is
successful
that
it
is,
I
think
their
mindset
is
to
make
the
make
it
more
of
an
equalized
distribution
across
the
board.
As
far
as
no
matter
where
you
live,
you
know
you
will
have
a
equal
amount
as
far
as
education
versus
the
disparity
that
exists
where,
if
you're
in
a
better
area,
you
get
a
better
education.
If
you're
in
a
poor
area,
it's
more
substituted,
I
think
that's
correct.