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Kankakee County Board Meeting 12/14/2021 9:00am

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Morning, I'd like to call the kanke county board meeting for december 14th to order today's invocation is from sam payton.

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Help us to make decisions that would be pleasing to you in our community. Give us clear minds and peace for our hearts. Take our lives and use us to love and serve, and also all the people that take into account through jesus christ. Our lord amen.

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Amen and please join me in the pledge of allegiance.

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If we can get a roll call, mr henderson.

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Mr hess, mr tholen, mrs polk present mr snipes, mr c roy president, mr lear, mrs weber, mrs peters, mr payton, mrs parker, mr fairfield president, mr carrico president, mr eckhoff, mr swanson, mr featherling president, mr donnell, president, mr miller, mr long, mr kirkstra, mr hunter, miss bryan.

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Here, president.

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Mr collins, ms hudson, mr smith, president, mr alexander hildebrand, mr gowler, mr raymond, mr wheeler president, we have quorum.

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All right we have a quorum. uh I have nothing under public commentary today. Is that slide ready? I just wanted to share something before we get going today, because it got asked of me in a different format, just a piece of information for the board and for the public.

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um It's we're going to get into a full year in wrap up here next month, uh uh jasmine's working on that uh but total to date, we've allocated 4.37 million dollars of arpa funds, and so far 4.22 million of that which is 97 is allocated on on things that the local taxpayers would have had to pay for, like voting machines, those were no longer being supported, and without arpa we would have had to pull that 1.22 million dollars out of our local taxpayers pocket instead of using the allocation from the federal government.

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So as I went through and analyzed this, we started to stratify this data and I wanted to tell the board that they're spending money on things that are saving the local taxpayers money today tomorrow and down the road, and so I wanted to thank you for that approach, because I think that's what people expect of us uh and and we've also saved um you know if you look at it, we've saved the taxpayers at 4.22 million so far by using arpa money instead of their money.

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We've also with all of that, we've helped 20 for-profit, not-for-profit businesses and that's so far we're just starting, and so the total remaining is almost 80 percent of the money, which is 17 million dollars roughly. So this is just a snapshot of about a week ago. I want to at least let you know where we're at and, as I mentioned, jasmine's working on a larger presentation, it's kind of a document uh year-end wrap-up, so we can move on from that.

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Unless there's any specific questions, you've been part of it, you've seen the things that we purchased uh and it hasn't been uh just a waste of money. It's actually we're spending federal money uh to alleviate the burden on our local taxpayers, so we'll move on. If there's no questions um under uh vacancy appointments, don't have any uh proclamation dan. If we can get that read into the record, please be delighted too.

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Proclamation of the county board of cankee county illinois, honoring, the 2021 kankakee high school case, football team for the historic run to the ihsa class 5a state football tournament finals, whereas the 2021 kankakee high school k's football team completed a historic run to the ihsa class 5 football finals on november 27, 2021 bringing home the state runner-up trophy, whereas the 2021 king key high school case.

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Football team was the first kankakee high school football team to ever reach the state finals in over a hundred years of kankakee high school history and whereas the 2021 kankakee high school case, football team set a school record by winning 13 straight games and whereas the 2021 high school case, football team, earned the southland athletic conference championship for the first time in over 20 years and whereas the 2021 kankakee high school case football team, coach, derek hart, was named.

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The chicago bears high school coach of the week for the cave's victory over crete monee, whereas the 2021 king key high school case football teams to mel staples, broke every passing record in kankakee high school history and whereas the 2021 kinky high school k's football team's, pierre allen broke every past receiving record in kankakee high school history, whereas the 2021 kinky high school case football team, marcus covington became the kinky high school single season and career sack leader and whereas the 2021 kaneki high school case, football team was truly a family, as demonstrated by key contributions by cousins, jair, hill nate hill and nas hill during the team's historic run and whereas the 2021 kaneki high school case, football team served as a unifying force for the community.

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Now, therefore, be it proclaimed that the kanke county board is pleased to recognize and honor the historic achievements of the 2021 kaneki high school case. Football team by proclaiming tuesday december 14 2021 as the 2021 kankakee high school case football team day in the county of kangaki.

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Is there uh someone from the city or district 111 that would like to make that motion set the motion? Second, mr miss pope with a second uh any comments from anyone in the group.

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uh With that we'll do the motion, but then maybe the coach and- and I don't know how we can fit everybody up here, but maybe if there's some captains in the room join as many as we can up over here uh then we'll uh say something on the mic. So all those in favor say aye.

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Those opposed same sign motion carries and if those those board members from kankakee would like to to join uh the coach and, however many he feels appropriate and it could be everybody just we'll line them all the way down the hallway. It doesn't matter yeah. This is your moment so.

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All right well here, let me turn that is that mike right behind you there you go. If you have any any comments coach, do you have any comments.

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uh Just real quick I'd like to say just thank you guys, uh we're really proud of of the community support we got. You know throughout the playoffs and really throughout the season. um It really helped us kind of push through, and uh you know, obviously, I'm really proud of these kids for what they did all year. Long um not only on the field but representing you know our community in a positive manner. So thank you guys. Thank you.

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If you could stay for just one second, we're going to snap a picture.

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You can't get everybody in.

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Got it thanks so much? Congratulations.

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Hang out here all day.

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All righty moving on now we have no certificates of appreciation at this point uh minutes of last meeting november 9th 2021. Is there a motion on that? Mr hunter? Second, mr long, all those in favor say aye aye. Those opposed same sign committee report.

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Excuse me claims committee.

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Mr chairman, members of the county board, your committee on county claims would beg leave to report they've examined the following claims presented and recommend payment. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to issue orders to the several claimants total monthly claims of 8 million one 114. Ninety one dollars and seventeen cents.

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All right is there a motion there on that, mr lear, a second, mr kirkstra, uh any questions, roll call vote.

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Mr hatz, mrs aye, mr snipes, mr sirois aye, mr lear aye, mrs weber, aye mr peyton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carrico aye, mr eckhoff aye, mr featherling aye, mr donnell aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra aye, mr hunter aye, ms brian.

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Ms hudson aye, mr smith, aye mr alexander aye, mr gowler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler aye,.

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Motion carries under department reports. Please.

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Collectors monthly report for october 2021.

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Total cash and banking investments, 912 630 dollars and nine cents. Excuse me: treasury's monthly report for october 2021 total cash and investments, 912 630 and nine cents.

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Coroner's monthly report for october 2021 total calls 139 coroner's cases, 17 autopsies, 8, toxicology, 8 donations, 2 indigence 1, hospice, 68 referral, 52, cremation, 67, three x-rays, one outside autopsy: eight pending the coroner's income summary report for october 2021, total of seven thousand one hundred sixty four dollars and forty two cents circuit clerk cash book for month, ending october 2021, total dispersed 274, 794 dollars and 46 cents recorders. Monthly report, 236 thousand 89.99.

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County clerk's monthly report for october 2021, total of twenty five thousand nine hundred seventy eight dollars sixty one cents, monthly building division report total permits one hundred ten total fees. Thirty three thousand seven hundred fifty seven dollars monthly building division report for october 2021 total permits, 96 total fees of 94 567.

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Monthly resolution list for december 2021.

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Total the county of 363, 707 dollars and 25 cents.

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I didn't have an animal report. I don't think.

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My apologies: animal control, monthly report for october 2020, total fees of 37 954 dollars the building fund eight dollars. One cent total animals handled 181.

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There's a motion to combine and approve mr ackloff. Second, uh mrs parker, all those in favor, say aye hi, close opposed same sign motion carries under this first consent agenda. Is there any that need to be heard separately.

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Second time, many need to be heard separately.

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If not, motion to combine and approve would be in order, mr long second, mr miller, if we can get those right into the record, please.

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The reappointment of william bukowski to the kaneki regional planning, commission, the reappointment of john adams to the kaneki county, historic preservation; commission, the reappointment of sherry ebert to the king, key county, historic preservation; commission, the reappointment of catherine langlois to the kanke county, historic preservation; commission, the appointment of david marcotte to the spring creek drainage district resolution, approving the honorary intersection for reverend lewis barnes in pembroke township declaration of surplus and the kaneki county.

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Sheriff's department resolution certifying names to take the examination for county engineer resolution amending the ordinance establishing civil fees and criminal and traffic assessments to be charged by the clerk of the circuit court to reflect the new and revised civil and criminal case categories.

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All righty, uh we have a motion in a second, so it'll be a roll call vote. Please.

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Mr hess all right, mrs polk hi, mr snipes, mr c, roy aye, mr lear aye, mrs weber, aye mr peyton, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico aye aye, mr rakhoff aye, mr fatherling aye, mr donnell aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra aye, mr hunter aye, ms brian aye, ms hudson aye, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr gowler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler. All.

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Right motion carries uh moving on to highways and buildings. If we get the title of that first, one right in the resolution.

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For maintenance under the illinois highway code, zero 22-000 dash zero, zero dash gm.

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Motion to approve on that one please uh with mr scent, uh mr smith, hudson with a second, so I just combined the two names into one. I apologize contraction benefit yeah, um sorry, uh roll call vote. Please on that.

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Mr hess, mrs poke hi mr snipes aye, mr siroi aye, mr leer hi, mrs webber, mr payton hi, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico aye aye, mr rachael aye, mr fatherling aye, mr dunhill aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra aye, mr hunter aye, ms bryant aye, ms hudson aye, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr galler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler.

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Aye motion carries uh the next item. If we can get that title right in the record, please.

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Resolutionate resolution appropriating funds for the payment of the county, engineer, salary.

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All right is there a motion to approve there, mr hess uh carico, with a second any questions about that, just something we have to do on a regular basis and we will, when we we've all well. Most of us know that mr rogers is gonna be retiring. We have somebody new in there we'll have to do this again. It'll be obviously up to the consideration of the board, but this has to happen with every engineer.

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We have to have a resolution on that pay rate, so um he the new one just wouldn't get what mark had. I guess that's probably the best way to say it. So roll call vote please. Mr.

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Hess mrs polk.

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Mr snipes aye, mr c roy aye, mr lear aye mrs weber, aye mr peyton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico, mr eckhoff aye, mr featherling aye, mr dunhill aye, mr miller aye, mr long, mr kirkstra, mr hunter, miss brian, miss hudson, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr gowler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler. All right.

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Motion carries um 436 if we can get the title written record. Please.

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Resolution of the county board of king key county in illinois regarding zba case 21-11, rezoning from a1 agriculture, district to a2 agriculture, estate, district and section 10 of norton township.

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All right, uh if we could start off with a motion to approve on this one so move, uh would you see mr featherling a second I'm sorry, I saw a hand somewhere, mister ekkov um briefly. Do you have anything any detail to run through? Did he give you.

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All right, okay,.

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Ready yep all right: this is a uh request to uh rezone from a1 agriculture to uh wrong. Slider should be the last two slides on that.

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That's it a request to rezone a 3.11 acre uh parcel uh with that includes a house and out buildings from a1 agriculture to a2 agricultural estate.

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It's part of a 53.15 acre farm parcel, the owner owen, hertz has passed away and his family would like to keep the remaining farmland and sell the house. In order to accomplish this rezoning would be appropriate.

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I was went to zoning board of appeals on 11 12 or 11 15, and they voted 5-0 to approve pga agreed. There were no objectors.

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All righty any questions on this for dell.

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All right. We have a motion and a second, then all those in favor. uh Mr kirkster, did you I'm sorry, so they, okay, all those in favor, say aye same sign. Motion carries um moving on to the next one.

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Resolution of the county board of kanke county illinois regarding hungry hill subdivision final plat.

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So is there a motion to approve the uh the final play at mr ekkoff? Second I'll go with mr galler? um Is there any brief explanation? Could you tell them that look? This hasn't come up since I've been on the board. I.

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Think, with a new subdivision, my subdivision was about 2010 yeah or so so uh we had to review some of our ordinances to make sure everything applied properly. uh This one here is fairly straightforward. It's a 6.52 acre lot. It's a one lot subdivision, which makes it a minor subdivision.

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The lot actually already exists as a meats and bounds division.

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But uh mr cotton, the owner of this, also owns the property outlined in blue, and that is a landlocked parcel that has no access to a road he desired to create an easement to get to that parcel, which is what prompted the minor subdivision plat so really nothing's changing other than the driveway is now going to be a private easement for access to that blue parcel, so they could be sold separately if needed.

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Okay, I went through the 45 day review period. uh There was only one comment and that was from county highway and they requested that a note be added to the plat indicating the easement was not a public road, and that was done.

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Okay, any questions uh fidel on this one got the motion in the second, so all those in favor say aye aye, those opposed same sign motion carries and finally, the last item, we can read the title into the record and resolution.

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Of the county board of kenke county illinois regarding the repeal of kankakee, county's, agritourism, ordinance, sections, 121-99 and 121-100 of the county, zoning ordinance.

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uh Someone with a motion on that to get us going, please we went through it in pca,.

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uh Let's go with the motion, mr sirois. Second, mr featherling, uh could you explain a little bit about where we're at with this deal.

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Sure uh the state legislature passed public act, 102-0492 known as the agricultural experience act, and it basically makes our agricultural our agritourism ordinance unenforceable.

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So we need to repeal that I have had meetings with the senator's staff to make some changes to the agricultural experience act to better define what an experience is and what agriculture is, because it's a very vague, some very vague terms here. In fact, the entire act is only two paragraphs, yeah.

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It's basically the it needs a trailer bill to define everything. The good thing is is senator's asking us for our input, since we were one of the first to actually have this ordinance, so there is the protection involved for those doing these. These farm-to-table agricultural experiences, but there are no definitions.

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uh Like you know, what does agricultural use mean? Is that a herb garden in a box next to your window or is it an actual plot of a certain size? You see my point, uh you know. Is there uh fire code and life safety, and you know road access and all of those different things that you have to take into eight? You know ada, obviously, yeah all those different things that that are not covered in the state law that have yet to be defined.

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So it's we're kind of in the middle land, but it requires us to repeal. Is that right.

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Yeah I mean the act clearly says that we cannot use zoning to regulate these type of uses, but it does not mention anything about building codes, floodplain ordinances, uh any of our other ordinances. um So we want some clarification on that um and it says that uh you know it goes on to say that as long as the property's in agricultural production. Well, what does that really mean? Is it two acres out of 50? Is it? Is it 50 of the site?

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We don't know yeah okay, so we just want to be able to regulate it properly. Yep.

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And then encourage it to happen, because that's a big part of what our county is. We like it, I think most people like going to those those places and the people that have them like operating them, but does that mean you know a band at two o'clock in the morning for someone who's playing vans? Is that part of an agricultural experience or is that an experience your neighbors? Don't like, so you see my point? Is it a campground? Is it a agricultural experience, so those definitions have to be? They have to evolve.

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Yeah, I believe for us to know what to do.

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I believe the county and the county board do support these type of uses, but we do want them to be safe and there's a lot of questions about that. So.

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More to come, mr lear. Thank you, mr chairman.

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At this point, what does this mean for those agricultural establishments that are doing some of these activities?

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I know I've got at least one that I saw on career center, road that would be with in my district or just adjacent.

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To it, we actually only have one approved agritourism use and that's in yellowhead township, okay. So if there's something on career center road that would they're not operating under our ordinance.

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And some of the issues, when you try to do it the right way it sometimes gets expensive, um so we're trying to figure out exactly where that lies. You know, good good example would be is if the road's blocked by cars, how does an emergency vehicle get in there to pull somebody out? That has had not the best experience? um They have a health issue or, if there's a fire, something like that. Well, there's other things that have to come with that it just can't be well.

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We want to do this and have a restaurant in a rural area, so we'll call it a agricultural experience. That's not acceptable with health codes and life safety and all that other stuff. So all right, so we have a motion in a second no more questions. All those in favor, say aye.

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Those opposed same sign motion carries so the people doing this will have protection after 1-1. There is no evidence. Is that how this is going to roll.

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The public act goes uh goes into effect, 1-1, which, by repealing this ordinance, the special use permit that we did issue would be repealed as well, so they can continue to operate until there's more clarification.

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Unless they request a liquor license and that opens up a whole new level of that I get to get involved in. So it's not necessarily a joy or a pleasure because it's somewhat frustrating, but I think that's the only regulation that the county has is through the liquor ordinances. At this point, which connect to the health department and other things that we're trying.

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Having appropriate sanitary facilities and all that bathrooms all that stuff.

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Okay, thanks dale yep, uh moving on under finance uh the if we can get the title read in the record.

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Resolution of the county board of king key county illinois authorizing the purchase of county vehicles by the sheriff's department.

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uh Is there a motion on this one to start with uh with mr fairfield and then miss polk with a second.

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For lack, it was just a price adjustment because we had to have the vehicles brought here rather than having a fleet of our own people. It was much cheaper to amend the resolution than to use the man hours to go pick up all these vehicles, so pretty pretty accurate sheriff. Okay, we have a motion. Second, any other questions, roll call vote, mr hess.

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Mrs polk hi mr snipes aye mr siroi aye, mr leer hi, mrs weber, mr payton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico aye, mr eckhoff aye, mr featherling aye, mr aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra aye, mr hunter. Yes, ms bryan aye, ms hudson aye, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr galler right, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler aye,.

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Motion carries just as I mentioned, that four to fifteen thousand is arpa money. It's not our local taxpayers money. So that's that's just another example of the things we're doing um 440 the. If we can get the title right in the record resolution.

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The county board of kinky county illinois regarding the tax year 2021 levy request is.

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There a motion on the levy, mr lear to approve, is there a second second uh go with mr payton any questions about the levy we went through it in finance in detail.

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Just so everybody knows you approved a budget uh that is supported by this levy, and uh one of one of the things to to to keep in mind is is that when we we look at the levy request this year, it was two and a half percent. If we would have had to pay for those things like the voting machines and the vehicles, it would have not been two and a half, it had been five and then we still would have had to reduce expenses.

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So I could tell you that we kept it down as low as we could. We had also mentioned that we passed a budget that did not include any ice revenue, so I've had the question: what's the impact of ice, we've already put it in the budget so because we could not have a budget depending on things that we were not absolutely sure we were going to have in terms of revenue. So there's this. This levy supports that budget.

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Beyond that, please any questions comments.

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Them mr hess aye, mrs poke hi, mr snipes all right, mr c, roy aye, mr lear aye, mrs weber, aye mr peyton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carrico aye, mr eckhoff, mr featherling aye, mr donnell aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstrom aye, mr hutter is brian aye, ms hudson aye, mr smith aye, mr alexander aye, mr gowler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler hi,.

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Motion carries thank you um under the arpa fund projects. This is the consent agenda. I just wanted to to mention that number 444 is actually lost revenue. It's it's the wrong fund on there. uh So when we approve it, it's going to go to the lost revenue fund, uh the the rest of them we're going to submit, as as noted on the sheet. So um you know with the all the rules not being completely defined by by the department of treasury and how they're going to rule on these. We.

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We think that this is the correct place, but know that uh if it comes back- and they say no- it's not coveted fund eligible, then we could use lost revenue um and I believe steve one is that first submission january sometime, the end of january end of january is still the first submission date to the department of treasury, which is what everybody's looking to on to validate their knowledge of the law and the processes and everything else.

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So there's a lot of things out there floating around we're, making really strong decisions, but this just so you know this. We think they're applicable to these funds.

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We don't run the risk of having to pay them back, because we have the lost revenue fund at this point, but if you may make large expenditures that are more than your lost revenue fund, that's where it gets dangerous because then you have to would have to pay anything back out of the general fund. Does that make sense? The way that I put it? We've got a backup in the lost revenue fund and we're not spending 3 million here, 4 million there 5 million there.

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The smaller amounts were able to test the waters with the department of treasury to make sure that the way we interpret this rulings that don't exist yet is in line with their intent in the law. So it's it's almost like they very much like the ag experience bill. It's being filled out as we go along with the details, so it makes it somewhat. I could see why people are hesitant to really jump in with both feet, so um any other thoughts on that. I just want to make sure we we're all understanding here, all right.

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uh Anyone that needs to be pulled out and considered separately. Is there any one of these that anyone on the board wants to pull out and just handle it separate.

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Second time and I'll give you a minute to look through them. There's a few.

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So do we have a motion to combine and approve, as amended as I spoke, uh mr hunter? Second, uh mrs parker all righty. If we can get him right into the record, then okay.

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Authorizing expenditure: fiscal year, 2021 fund, 95 america, rescue plan for the following items: 3d wild, rot, 3d wildlife, rescue, better cut lawn care, kinky county coroner, full kinky county sheriff department, full body scanner, camp shaw, d and d; distributing dunlap vision, harbor house, mcelroy communications, sunrise center and out of the lost revenue fund, the kinky county, sheriff's department, gray, key mobile phone forensics, all righty.

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We are ready roll call vote. Please.

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Mr house aye mrs polk hi mr snipes, mr siroi aye, mr lear hi, mrs weber, aye mr payton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico aye aye, mr eckhoff aye, mr featherling aye, mr donil aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra aye, mr hunter aye, ms brian aye, ms hudson aye, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr gowler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler aye,.

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Motion carries uh just feedback time. Is the process working for the board to make sure you're informed know that all this has been vetted uh the the checklist you're getting the the cover sheets that describe the fund usage and approval or recommendations. Otherwise I just want to make sure there's. It seems like we've got it streamlined because we're building this, obviously as we go. Sometimes it seems like we've got something: that's both in-depth, informative, yet not mind-numbingly long in the meeting. um So I hope that's okay and please any comments.

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Suggestions get ahold of me, um but it seems like it's working for those that apply and the processes that we have in the county to make sure we get the money out the door as quickly as possible. So all right. Moving on uh these following openings.

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One opening on the classic clawson park, drainage district, one opening on the zoning board of appeals, one opening on the x-line creek drainage district; two openings on the mcgilvray special drainage district; two openings on the canavan drainage district; two openings on the mantino number: nine drainage district; seven, seven openings on the kinky county, regional planning, commission.

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uh Under new business, if we can get the title of the next one right in the record, please.

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Resolution of the county board of kinky county states at state attorneys, appellate prosecutor program fiscal year, 2022.

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There's a motion to approve there, mr hess. Second, mr hunter, is there uh any questions about this? It's it. It's every year basically use the appellate prosecutors program for various things. It saves us quite a bit of money uh by doing it. This way roll call vote. Please, mr house.

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Aye mrs polk aye mr snipes aye, mr siroi aye, mr lear aye, mrs weber, aye mr payton aye, mrs parker aye, mr fairfield aye, mr carico aye, mr eckhoff aye, mr featherling aye, mr donnell aye, mr miller aye, mr long aye, mr kirkstra hi, mr hotter, miss brian, miss hudson aye, mr smith, aye, mr alexander aye, mr galler aye, mr raymond aye, mr wheeler aye,.

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Motion carries well. uh Is there any other business old business.

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Anything anybody want to sit here for a half hour, make jim wait. It seems like he's like halfway out the door, uh make a motion. Mr hess. Is there a second, uh mr kirkstra, all those in favor of a journey say aye. Those opponents same sign have a great.