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From YouTube: Kankakee County Board Meeting 1/10/2023
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Kankakee County Board Meeting 1/10/2023 9:00am
A
B
We
Gather
here
today
and
fill
us
each
of
us
with
your
spirit
and
Grace
Grant,
each
of
us
the
knowledge,
wisdom
and
strength
to
make
decisions
that
will
best
serve
all
residents
of
our
County
father.
We
also
ask
that
you
continue
watching
over
the
family's
friends
and
colleagues,
yes
of
Sergeant
and
Bailey.
B
We
also
pray
that
for
the
safety
and
the
wisdom
for
those
tasked
with
ensuring
justices
served
father.
We
also
asked
to
continue
to
watch
over
and
protect
all
those
survey
in
our
country
and
the
Armed
Forces,
along
with
the
emergency
Personnel
First
Responders
and
health
care
workers
Nationwide.
Yes,
we
ask
this
in
your
name:
amen,
amen,.
B
C
A
E
Good
morning,
all
good
morning,
all
and
thank
you
for
the
allowing
us
to
be
here
to
speak.
I
do
have
some
of
our
other
board
members
here.
Our
issue
issue
just
a
concern.
We're
asking
and
we'd
like
to
thank
the
County
board
for
approving
the
funding
for
our
lift
station
repair.
We
do
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
so
much,
but
our
concern
is
one.
E
E
E
He
was
never
brought
to
us
to
vote
on,
but
the
engineer
has
been
working
and
he
has
not
been
giving
us
the
information
that
we've
requested.
When
we've
asked
who
hired
the
engineer,
we
were
told
that
the
County
Board
hired
our
engineer
and
I
know
that
not
to
be
true
per
our
intergovernmental
agreement.
But
yet
our
supervisor
is
not
giving
us
any
information
of
who
hired
this
engineer.
E
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chairman
wheeler
and
members
of
the
County
board
for
the
opportunity
to
be
come
before
you
this
morning.
As
chairman
mentioned,
I'm
Deborah,
Baron
and
I
live
in
the
city
of
Kankakee
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
kankakeani's
Children
and
Families
I'm.
Here,
especially
on
behalf
of
the
youth
who
told
me,
it
was
easier
to
get
illegal
drugs
in
this
County
than
to
get
Mental
Health
Services.
F
For
many
of
these
youth,
their
TR
their
ticket
to
treatment
has
been
through
the
Juvenile
Justice
System
I
think
that's
a
Despicable
truth
and
it
will
take
to
make
local
impact.
It
will
take
local
funding.
That
is
the
reality.
I
have
emailed
you
materials
and
we
have
made
copies
of
them
and
passed
them
out
to
each
of
you
this
morning,
we're
here
to
request
that
you
give
the
voters
of
Kankakee
County
the
opportunity
to
address
the
mental
health
concerns
which
they
have
personally
encountered,
either
themselves
or
through
their
family
members
or
close
friends.
F
Now
a
citizen
driven
initiative
to
place
a
referendum
on
the
ballot
is
often
done
through
a
petition
Drive.
However,
because
of
our
inexperience
with
this
process,
we
were
unaware
that
we
should
have
started
Gathering
signatures
much
earlier
in
order
to
meet
the
January
3rd
deadline.
Unfortunately,
it
was
mid-December
when
we
approached
chairman
wheeler
recognizing
the
urgency
to
address
the
ever
increasing
demand
for
mental
health
services.
He
agreed
to
bring
our
request
to
the
county
board's
executive
committee.
F
He
challenged
us
to
conduct
an
advisory
petition,
drive
to
gather
as
many
signatures
as
possible
to
demonstrate
community
support
for
the
referendum
since
December
17th
in
less
than
four
weeks,
which
have
included
Christmas
and
New
Year
up
New
Year's
holidays.
We
have
gathered
620
signatures
via
an
online
petition,
and
that
was
last
night
and
there
were
50
more
this
morning
that
we
didn't
get
to
print
off
it
and
include
and
528
signatures
on
paper.
F
Petitions
for
a
total
of
1
148
signatures
that
number
exceeds
the
eight
percent
of
that
number
exceeds
eight
percent
of
the
number
of
Voters
that
participated
in
the
2021
Consolidated
election
and
that
eight
percent
is
frequently
the
thresh
threshold
for
getting
a
citizen-driven
petition
on
the
ballot.
We
hope
that
you
will
agree
that
our
efforts
demonstrate
significant
public
support
for
making
this
decision
in
the
voting.
F
G
Good
morning,
I'm
Rhonda
showers
from
Bourbonnais
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
hearing
us
today
as
a
resident
of
Kankakee
County
I
founded
the
mental
health
network
to
build
relationships
and
grow
Mental
Health
Resources
here
at
home.
The
network
includes
residents
from
the
faith,
community,
business,
education,
Mental,
Health,
social
service,
government,
legal
First,
Responders
and
media
all
who
have
had
their
own
personal
or
professional
experiences
regarding
the
shortages
of
Mental
Health
Services
here
in
Kankakee,
County
I
too,
have
transported
loved
ones
and
referred
others
outside
of
our
area
for
care.
G
This
need
to
expand.
Local
services
resonates
with
families
from
every
Walk
of
Life.
But
if
we
are
to
make
a
local
impact,
it
will
take
local
funding.
That
is
the
reality,
but
we
are
not
here
today
to
ask
you
to
levia
mental
health
tax.
All
we
ask
of
you
is
to
give
the
voters
the
chance
to
make
the
decision
to
support
local
funding
to
expand
and
sustain
Mental
Health
Resources
here
at
home.
We,
the
residents
here
today
and
our
networks
of
multiple
citizen-driven
organizations,
will
spearhead
a
campaign
to
educate
voters
on
this
issue.
G
We'll
tell
them
how
a
penny
on
a
latte
will
generate
an
average
of
three
million
dollars
from
Mental
Health
Services
here
every
year
every
year,
we'll
tell
them
how
a
sales
tax
shares
the
cost
with
everyone,
including
those
who
moved
away,
but
continue
to
work
here
and
visit
here,
we're
already
finding
that
those
we
talk
to
are
in
support
of
this.
It's
no
surprise,
because
the
need
for
more
Mental,
Health
Services
has
been
demonstrated
in
multiple
needs
assessments.
This
is
evidence
that
the
people
recognize
the
need
and
they
will
support
this
effort.
Thank
you.
H
As
he
said,
my
name
is
Nicole
smokeovich
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Community
Foundation
of
kinky
River,
Valley
I'm,
a
resident
of
hersher
and
mental
health
is
a
top
priority
for
me
not
only
professionally,
but
also
personally,
we
know
that
this
is
a
top
priority
for
our
citizens,
because
it
was
identified
in
two
County
needs
assessments
over
the
past
several
months.
As
a
member
of
the
partnership
for
healthy
Community
steering
committee,
we
know
that
mental
health
has
been
a
priority
issue
for
the
last
six
years.
H
We
have
a
copy
of
the
most
recent
needs
assessment
completed
by
the
partnership
in
your
packet.
If
we
are
to
make
a
local
impact,
it's
going
to
take
local
funding
and
that's
the
reality.
We
know
that
funding
from
Washington
and
Springfield
is
not
always
a
guarantee
for
our
organizations
that
offer
mental
health
supports.
H
This
small
investment
of
a
quarter
Cent
would
provide
a
stable
and
long-term
resource
of
funding
rather
than
Depending
on
time
limited
grants
asking
the
Kankakee
County
Board
to
allow
the
citizens
the
opportunity
to
decide
on
April
4th
to
bring
local
control
to
Kankakee
County,
to
fund
local
programs
by
passing
a
quarter
Cent
sales
tax
for
mental
health.
Thank
you.
I
Good
morning,
Alice
Winford
police
chief
for
the
village
of
Manteno
and
somebody
who's
been
very
frustrated
over
my
career,
with
a
limited
amount
of
resources
that
law
enforcement
has
when
dealing
with
mental
health.
Calls
I,
don't
know
if
you
know,
but
the
largest
providers
of
Mental
Health
Services
in
this
country
are
not
hospitals,
it's
not
Cedar
Sinai
or
Mayo
Clinic.
It
is
Rikers
Island,
L.A,
county
jail
and
Cook
County
Jail
correctional
facilities
are
the
larger
provider
mental
health
facilities
in
this
country.
I
When
the
police
are
called
to
the
scene
of
a
mental
health
incident,
they
typically
have
three
options:
they
can
leave
that
person
there,
which
is
almost
never
the
right
option.
The
second
floor
Riverside,
which
is
almost
always
a
very
temporary
solution,
or
we
can
take
them
to
jail,
and
that
is
a
very
common
result,
and
then
they
become
the
problem
of
the
sheriff.
We
need
more
options.
I
We
need
to
get
mental
health
experts
working
side
by
side
with
law
enforcement
to
assist
in
these
type
of
calls
or
in
where
appropriate,
to
replace
law
enforcement
during
these
calls
I
think
this
referendum
does
that
and
I
know.
This
board
has
always
been
very
supportive
of
law
enforcement
and
I
think
those
referendum
supports
law
enforcement.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
Good
morning,
Theodis
Pace
Kankakee
County,
president
of
the
nacp,
the
Kankakee
County
branch
of
the
nacp
recognized
the
needs
for
local
funding
that
were
prioritize
emerging
local
solution
to
mental
health
needs
in
Kankakee
County.
The
Kankakee
County
branch
of
the
nacp
support
the
initiative
to
place
a
quarter
Cent
tax
sales
tax
for
mental
health.
On
the
Tuesday
April
4th
2023
ballot.
We
will
join
with
the
efforts
to
help
educate
residents
on
the
need
for
local,
long-term
funding
for
local
Mental
Health
Resources.
J
K
Good
morning,
everybody,
thank
you
very
much
for
letting
me
be
here
today.
My
name
is
Eric
Peterson
I
am
the
founder
and
CEO
of
nonprofit
called
project
headspace
and
timing.
Now
we're
a
nonprofit
organization
that
connects
veterans
to
resources,
specifically
mental
health,
and
in
doing
so
we
have
worked
with
local
police
departments
and
hospitals
to
connect
with
veterans
in
as
early
into
any
crisis
as
possible.
K
To
respond
to
all
of
these
calls
I'm
hired
on
by
our
organization
on
a
part-time
basis,
despite
working
full-time
hours,
because
I
can't
let
us
burn
through
all
the
funds
that
we've
worked
so
hard
to
raise.
But
we
still
have
an
obligation
to
all
of
these
veterans
right
here
in
our
own
community
and
without
fail
once
we
help
out
one
veteran.
K
He
refers
us
to
another
to
another
and
then
to
another,
and
when
we
started
seeing
how
many
veterans
that
we
were
working
with
I
started
reaching
out
to
other
mental
health
organizations
in
our
area,
because
they
provide
a
lot
of
support
to
me
and
I
saw
one
thing.
It
seemed
like
a
lot
of
us
were
drowning.
K
Cent
sales
tax
increase
for
mental
health
initiatives
I
definitely
think
that
for
all
of
the
support
we've
given
so
many
different
demographics
in
this
community,
regardless
of
who
we're
talking
about
mental
health,
affects
every
single
one
of
us
and
to
see
all
of
these
organizations
being
able
to
come
together
to
voice
their
support
for
this
I
think
just
shows
how
significant
it
is.
Thank
you
all
very
much.
A
L
One
of
the
glaring
statistics
that
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that's
in
there
in
that
brochure,
is
that
there
is
one
mental
health
counselor
for
every
660
people
in
Kankakee
County.
So
just
to
give
you
an
example,
if
all
of
us
tonight
decided
we
needed
to
go
to
the
grocery
store
and
get
some
groceries
before
we
went
home,
we
all
walk
in
and
there's
one
checkout
open
and
there's
660
people
in
line
with
full
carts
in
front
of
us.
L
How
long
are
you
going
to
wait
to
get
that
food
that
you
need
to
take
home
before
you
give
up?
That's
what
we
want
to
make
sure
doesn't
happen
in
our
County
and
continues
to
happen.
There
is
a
lack
of
resources,
people
and
money
in
our
community,
and
this
will
greatly
help
improve
that
the
people
have
spoken,
that
they
want
it
and
need
it.
Let's
allow
them
to
vote
and
and
show
that
need
is
necessary.
Thank
you.
A
I
M
As
Andy
said,
every
January
we
come
and
kind
of
give
a
little
update
as
to
what
the
economic
Alliance
has
been
doing
the
past
year
and
some
of
the
accomplishments
and
things
that
have
taken
place
in
Kankakee
County
and
the
economic
development
world
this
year.
It's
important
to
kind
of
go
through
our
mission
too
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
new
County
board
members
that
might
not
really
be
familiar
with
the
economic
economic
Alliance,
but
the
economic
Alliance
is
a
partnership.
M
M
The
economy
Alliance
is
governed
by
a
16-member
board.
Right
now,
we're
short
a
few
members
I
think
there's
some
members
that
are
going
to
get
appointed
from
the
County
Board.
Today
we
have
four
members
from
the
county
board
that
represent
us
and
we
have
a
number
of
different
people
from
the
community
that
rep.
You
know
that
we
report
to.
M
We
have
five
meetings
a
year
and
we
report
to
this
board,
as
you
can
see,
there's
members
from
all
the
different
areas
throughout
the
county:
different
businesses,
several
Banks
hospitals,
different
labor
unions,
Community
activists
groups,
and
we
try
to
get
people
from
throughout
the
county.
So
we
report
to
them
five
times
a
year,
and
these
meetings
are
public
and
open
to
anybody
who
wants
to
come.
We
move
them
around
to
different
locations
throughout
the
county.
M
Over
the
course
of
the
year,
some
of
the
accolades
that
Kankakee
County
received
over
the
course
of
the
last
year.
We
were
the
number
one
for
small
communities
for
Carpenters
to
work.
That's
based
on
living.
You
know
the
cost
of
living
and
job
availability
and
wages.
We
were
number
two
for
law
enforcement
number
six
for
nurses.
These
are
things
that
you
know
that
you
know
there
are
different
magazines.
Different
companies
do
surveys
about
the
area
and
try
to
find
you
know
what
areas
are
leading
in
certain.
M
M
This
one
I
think
is
really
important,
though
key
County
was
ranked
number
five
for
the
second
year
in
a
row
for
being
a
small
manufacturing
Hub,
the
the
Ole
Miss
that
we
don't
create
anything
and
we
don't
make
anything
anymore.
It's
just
not
true.
Key
county
is
a
manufacturing
Community,
and
this
is
the
second
year
in
a
row
that
we
have
been
number
five.
As
far
as
manufacturing,
output
for
small
msas
or
Metropolitan
statistics,
statistical
areas
for
the
whole
United
States.
We
make
a
lot
of
products.
M
We
make
a
lot
of
things
here
in
Kankakee
County,
just
because
the
people
and
the
companies
that,
like
we
all
remember
that,
might
have
moved
out
in
the
70s
80s
and
90s
they're
gone,
but
new
people
have
come
and
replaced
them
and
those
jobs
have
been
replaced
with
jobs.
You
know
today,
they're
making
products
that
are
wanted
today
and
sold
products
of
the
2020s
as
opposed
to
the
products
of
the
1980s
right.
Now
we
are
our
economic
impact
of
manufacturing,
like
I,
said
we're
number
five
in
manufacturing
hubs.
M
We
have
a
total
economic
output
of
echo
manufacturing
products
of
over
five
billion
dollars
and
we
have
8
465
manufacturing
jobs
here
in
Kankakee
County,
that's
almost
20
percent
of
our
Workforce
is
involved
in
manufacturing,
so
we
are
making
a
lot
of
products.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
working
in
manufacturing
and
that
contributes
over
almost
a
billion
dollars,
933
million
dollars
a
year
in
salary
and
benefits
in
manufacturing
alone.
So
we
are
a
manufacturing
Community.
Whether
people
want
to
believe
it
or
not.
M
Here's
just
a
small
list
of
some
of
the
companies
that
are
doing
Manufacturing
in
Kankakee
County.
These
companies
produce
products
that
are
made
and
shipped
all
over
the
nation
all
over
the
world.
We
export
over
1.6
billion
dollars
of
products
throughout
the
world
every
year
coming
out
of
Kankakee
County,
and
these
are
the
companies
that
that
do
it.
M
We
also
are
becoming
a
manufacturer
of
power
over
the
course
of
the
last
several
years.
Over
48,
solar
and
wind
projects
have
either
have
been
permitted
and
some
of
them
built
in
Kankakee
County,
and
these
projects,
when
fully
completed,
are
going
to
have
the
potential
to
generate
energy
for
over
250
000
homes.
M
So
we
are
going
to
be
creating
power
for
more
than
five
times
the
homes
in
Kankakee
County.
Obviously,
that
power
is
going
to
be
shipped
all
over
the
Midwest,
but
becoming
a
manufacturer
of
clean
energy
is
really
helping
to
put
Kankakee
County
on
the
map.
We
have
solar
power,
we
have
wind
power,
we
have
hydroelectric
power
and
we
have
other
companies
that
are
looking
to
come
to
Kentucky
county
to
manufacture
other
types
of
renewable
energy,
so
renewable
energy
is
on
the
move
and
you,
the
County
Board,
is
very
familiar
with
it.
M
M
We're
also
on
in
Pembroke
you're,
well
aware
of
the
natural
gas
pipeline,
that's
taken
place.
This
project
has
been
in
the
books
or
talked
about
for
years
and
years.
Finally,
over
the
last
couple
years,
with
the
help
of
Senator
Joyce,
the
state
legislature,
representative
Haas,
this
pipeline
is
now
going
in
the
ground.
M
There's
a
couple
miles
of
pipe
that
have
started
to
be
laid:
it
started
on
Route
One
and
it's
going
east
towards
towards
Pembroke
Township,
and
this
project
is
underway
long
in
the
you
know,
in
the
planning
and
negotiating
stage,
and
without
the
help
of
the
County
Board
and
chairman
wheeler.
This
would
have
never
happened,
but
now
this
is
coming
to
fruition.
This
year,
natural
gas
will
be
in
Pembroke
also
in
case
key.
M
M
You
know
a
10
million
dollar
Edition,
that's
going
to
be
able
to
hire
and
more
people
throughout
the
county
in
Bourbonnais
there's
a
a
Road
Ranger
Travel
Center,
that's
being
constructed
up
on
the
new
Bourbonnais
Parkway
Bourbonnais
was
also
the
recipient
of
over
a
three
million
dollar
Grant
to
help
with
their
Bourbonnais
campus
plan
and
Bradley
they're
completing
their
fire
station
Edition.
Also,
they
received
a
three
million
dollar
grant
for
improvements
that
are
going
to
take
place
on
Route
50.
M
M
As
far
as
other
things
happen
in
the
county,
there
was
a
grant
received
for
three
million
dollars
from
Congressman
Kelly's
office
to
help
in
the
Broadband
initiative
it's
taking
place
out
in
the
Hopkins
Park
area.
As
we
all
know,
Broadband
is
obviously
it's.
You
know
it's
a
utility
now
we
need
to
have
it
in
order
to
conduct
and
do
business,
especially
with
covid.
The
situation
that
took
place
and
all
the
kids
were
at
home
doing
school
at
home.
M
M
Coming
back
to
businesses
in
the
county,
the
community
needs
assessment
was
done
approved
by
the
County
Board
and
done
last
year.
I
put
this
on
here,
because
the
economic
Alliance
was
identified
along
with
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
the
State's
Attorney's
office
and
the
NAACP
as
resources
that
are
underutilized.
Our
the
respective
offices
were
identified
that
you
know
we
have
services
that
we
can
provide
and
that
people
don't
realize
the
things
that
we
can.
You
know
help
them
with
and
the
people
that
we
can
connect
them
with.
M
In
order
to
you
know
to
take
care
of
some
of
the
needs
that
they
have.
So
the
alliance
was
very
happy
to
be
be
recognized
there
as
the
organization
that
is,
you
know
important
in
Kankakee
County,
and
that
can
help
the
people
to
be
able
to.
You
know
to
get
their
businesses
going
and
enhance
their
businesses.
M
A
hotel
feasibility
was
done
by
the
city
of
Kankakee
and
hotels
are
being
considered
in
Kankakee,
County,
I
know
when,
whenever
you
see
in
the
newspaper
people,
you
know
they
talk
about
a
new
hotel
being
built,
and
everybody
says
well,
why
do
we
need
you
know
another
hotel?
You
know
everybody
thinks
hotels
are
only
filled
with
tourists.
M
They're
coming
here
to
do
a
lot
of
things
they're
staying
here,
because
they're
building
solar
farms
and
they're
putting
in
pipelines
so
our
hotels
are,
are
busy
and
full
Monday
through
Friday,
with
people
that
are
coming
here,
not
just
traveling
off
the
57
and
getting
here
staying
here
for
the
night,
but
for
people
that
are
coming
here
for
business
purposes
and
because
we
are
a
business
Hub
because
we
are
a
manufacturing
Hub.
Thus
the
need
for
more
hotels.
M
So
if
we
can
have
those
hotels
filled
up
during
the
week
with
business
people
and
then
provide
other
attractions
for
them
on
the
weekends,
the
hotels
obviously
have
a
high
occupancy
rate
and
the
need
for
more
hotels.
That's
why
the
city
of
Kankakee
is
working
with
with
developers
the
village
of
Bradley,
the
village
of
Bourbonnais
are
all
working
with
Developers,
for
the
possibility
of
bringing
more
hotels
to
their
respective
communities.
M
M
That
is
some
people
would
look
at
that
as
an
as
a
negative,
but
we
look
at
as
a
positive.
That
means
you
can
come
here.
You
can
get
a
great
livable
wage.
You
can
buy
homes
at
a
livable
price.
You
can
raise
your
family
at
you
know,
with
very
livable
wages
or
livable
expenses
and
you're
you're
paying
less
money
than
you
would.
You
know
in
some
more
expensive
areas,
for
instance
in
in
New
York,
it's
going
to
be,
you
know,
probably
over
two
hundred
dollars
for
the
100,
the
average,
and
here
it's
92.
M
M
The
County
board
approved
the
economic
Alliance
request
for
a
grant
and
we
hired
the
company
to
come
in
and
do
a
housing
study,
and
we
just
recently
got
the
results,
because
one
of
the
things
that
we
that
we
find
that's
lacking
in
Kentucky
county
is
New
housing
and
you
see,
according
to
the
housing
study,
almost
all
of
our
housing
stock
was
built
prior
to
the
year
2000
and
a
good
portion
of
it
was
built
prior
to
1960..
Our
housing
slowdown
that
took
place
back
in
2008
has
never
fully
recovered.
M
We
need
more
housing
in
Kankakee
County
to
be
able
to
attract
the
workers
to
take
these
jobs
that
are
being
created
here
in
the
county.
This
housing
study
that
we
did
shows
that
there
is
a
definite
need
for
housing,
not
always
the
same
type
of
house.
In
the
same
in
location,
everybody
doesn't
want
to
live
in
a
three-bedroom
house
with
a
two-car
garage
anymore.
They
want
different
types
of
housing,
and
this
company
has
Iden
certified.
What
type
of
housing
will
go
in
what
community?
M
And
this
is
what
we're
working
on
to
try
to
bring
more
developers
here
into
Kankakee
County
to
build,
and
you
know,
houses
and
new
homes,
the
houses
that
people
need
and
want.
One
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
potentially
doing
in
order
to
attract
new
developers
is
the
is
the
residential
Enterprise
Zone.
M
One
of
the
problems
that
we
have
in
Kankakee
County
right
now,
as
you
go
around
you'll
see,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
there's
jobs
available
everywhere.
We've
got
4
500
fewer
Employers
in
Kankakee
County
in
our
Workforce
now
than
we
did
in
2018
..
So
we
have
a
lot
of
jobs
available.
Our
unemployment
rate
is
about
the
same
as
it
was
a
few
years
ago,
but
we
have
4
500
fewer
people
in
our
Workforce
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
for
that
the
workforce
is
getting
older.
M
You
know
a
lot
of
people
are
retiring,
kovid
kind
of
moved,
a
lot
of
the
retirements
up
faster
than
what
was
you
know.
What
was
planned
and
a
lot
of
the
companies
have
created
a
lot
more
jobs.
So
there's
a
lot
of
jobs
out
there,
a
lot
of
jobs
available,
but
there's
fewer
people
for
these
companies
to
you
know
to
pick
from,
as
you
can
see,
our
unemployment
rate
is
is
fairly
consistent.
M
It
spiked
during
covid,
but
it's
usually
runs
around
five
and
a
half
four
and
a
half
to
five
and
a
half
percent
right.
Now,
it's
5.4
percent,
the
cost
or
the
the
unemployment
rate
is
not
consistent
anymore,
with
the
amount
of
jobs
that
are
available
it
used
to
be.
We
had
high
unemployment
because
there
were
no
jobs.
Now
our
unemployment
maintains
around
five
hundred
five
and
a
half
percent,
but
we
have
lots
of
jobs
available
for
people
to
work.
We're
going
to
always
have
it
seems
around
five
percent
of
the
population.
M
That's
not
going
to
get
a
job,
and
it's
going
to
in
our
popular
our
unemployment's,
always
going
to
maintain
around
five
percent
anymore.
Five
percent
is
almost
like
full
employment
for
us,
but
there's
it's
not
because
there's
not
jobs
out
there.
There
is
jobs,
it's
just
five
percent
of
the
population
for
one
reason
or
another,
whether
it's
training,
whether
it's
you
know,
whatever
reason
that
they're
they're
not
working
the
weekly
average
income
in
Kankakee
County,
has
gone
up
we're
at
about
a
thousand
thirty
three
dollars.
M
You
can
see
it's
27
percent
higher
than
it
was
in
five
five
years
ago.
Naturally,
that's
a
good
thing,
but
that's
also,
you
know
it's
going
along
with
what
inflation
is
doing
too
come
in
2023.
We
have
a
new
CEO
program
that
is
going
to
take
a
you
know,
take
place.
This
is
a
pro
a
program,
that's
being
started
to
try
to
get
teenagers
in
high
school
to
be
familiar
with
the
jobs
and
with
the
companies
that
are
in
Kankakee
County.
M
M
Also,
the
alliance
has
signed
an
agreement
with
the
Illinois
manufacturing
Excellence
Center,
for
a
four-part
series
on
working
with
manufacturing
and
trying
to
spread
the
word
about
our
Manufacturing
in
Kankakee
County
and
how
it's
such
a
robust
manufacturing
community
there's
going
to
be
a
2023,
great
Kankakee,
River
Watershed
conference
in
March
10th
at
the
Yankee
Community
College.
This
was
an
all-day
meeting.
Talking
about
all
the
different
initiatives
that
are
taking
place
with
the
Kankakee
River,
we
need
to
take
better
care
of
and
more
advantage
of,
our
River,
it's
a
main
source
of
you
know.
M
All
of
our
all.
You
know
all
the
things
that
are
you
know
that
happen
here
in
Kankakee,
County
from
our
drinking
water,
to
our
Industries,
to
you
know
to
to
Recreation.
We
need
to,
you
know,
take
better
care
of
it,
and
this
is
going
to
inform
the
public
about.
You
know
what's
happening
on
the
river
now
also,
we
are
working
on
our
new
market
profile.
M
This
slide
presentation
I,
went
through
pretty
fast.
All
the
County
board.
Members
will
receive
this
in
your
email
today.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
any
of
the
statistics
or
anything
that
is
on
this
presentation,
please
give
us
a
call
or
send
us
an
email
and
we'll
help
to
explain
whatever
you
might
have
questions
on.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
N
A
A
M
Making
those
improvements
are
so
important,
for
you
know,
I
said
businesses
that
are
coming
into
the
community.
We
got
an
appointment
with
a
company
tomorrow,
that's
coming
out
to
look
at
some
of
the
properties
that
they
own
And
when
they
see
the
community
investing
money
and
spending
money
on
upgrades.
It
really
goes
along
with
oh
yeah.
It's.
A
Just
a
star
we've
got
a
lot
of
good
projects
coming
up
through
the
mpo
which
we're
part
of
career
center.
We
got
7
000
road
coming
up,
so
there's
a
lot
more
coming
to
make
the
transportation
infrastructure
and
other
infrastructure
I,
say
accessible
and
Equitable
to
those
people
who
are
looking
to
invest
in
our
County
as
well.
So
thanks
so
much
the
moving
on.
A
A
N
As
to
extend
the
positive
Virtues
Of
The
Eastside
Junior
Football
League,
that
particular
program
entails
300
youth
from
all
segments
of
of
our
County,
and
not
only
are
we
dealing
with
football
and
cheerleading
and
so
forth.
There
are
a
lot
of
cultural
attributes
which
the
kids
achieve
when
we
take
them
to
all
parts
of
the
country
we've
taken
them
to
pro
football
games,
as
well
as
cultural
events
throughout
the
country
which
help
the
kids
in
our
particular
County.
N
N
The
roles
have
been
increasing
exponentially
since
that
particular
time
and
as
I
indicated,
we
have
more
than
300
kids
and
we
have
some
of
our
individuals
who
have
been
involved
in
this
particular
program
for
in
excess
of
40
years.
We
do
have
some
of
the
coaches
and
the
leadership
here
and
the
life
for
them
to
come
forward,
and
so
we
could
present
this
Proclamation
by
the
County
board.
So
would
you
please
come
up
and
we'll
make
the.
J
Jim,
will
you
hand
me
that
behind
you,
Miss
JS,
Kennedy
and
I
associate
director
of
cheer
the
Miss
Milan
Jordan
Theodis
Pace,
here
I've,
given
46
years
of
my
life
to
this
organization
and
as
we
can
continue
to
provide
quality
of
life
and
activities
for
the
Youth
in
this
community?
There's
a
number
of
individuals
in
this
room
I
want
to
just
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
as
we
enter
64th
65th
year,
this
coming
July.
So
again.
Thank
you
exactly.
N
Emissions
and
the
things
that
need
to
be
done,
but
what
was
really
remarkable
in
terms
of
taking
the
kids
to
Tampa,
you
know
he
advised
me
that
they
expended
expended
more
than
seventy
four
thousand
dollars
for
that
particular
trip,
and
so
those
of
you
who
want
to
help
our
youth
feel
free
to
make
contact
with
Eastside
junior
football
I
will
accept
any
amount
that
you're
willing
to
contribute
again.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
Proclamation.
A
O
Sorry
I
just
wanted
to
mention
also
that
the
East
Side
cheer
they're
not
quite
done
this
year.
They
have
an
opportunity
to
perform
a
dance
at
the
Chicago
Bulls
game
on
March
17th.
So
we
are
selling
tickets
for
anyone
who
like
to
go
they're
going
to
do
a
presentation
with
the
former
lovables
in
the
afternoon
and
they'll.
Do
a
pre-game
dance
with
other
squads
from
across
Chicago
on
March
17th.
P
A
J
You
real,
quick
and
chairman
I
just
want
to
make
everyone
clear
of
the
2022.
The
current
events
that's
happening
in
that
Community
regarding
organizations
such
as
ESAT
football,
it's
about
that
teen,
youth,
violence
prevention
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
our
community.
Thank
you,
and
thanks.
A
A
D
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
County
Board,
your
committee
on
County,
claim
to
beg,
leave
to
report.
They
have
examined
the
following
claims
presented
and
recommend
payment.
The
clerk
is
hereby
authorized
and
directed
to
issue
orders
to
the
several
claimants
total
claim
for
November
2022
8
million
19
418.68.
D
County
Collector's
monthly
report
for
November
2022,
total
cash
and
banking
Investments
of
three
million
988
280
dollars
and
twenty
cents,
County
Treasurer's
monthly
report
for
November
2022
and
First
American
Bank.
The
tax
operating
account
the
ending
balance,
three
million
eight
hundred
ninety
six
thousand
one
hundred
eighty
two
dollars:
sixty
nine
cents.
The
tax
collection
account
at
First
American
Bank,
the
ending
balance
of
337.85.
D
County
Clerk's
monthly
report.
A
six-month
report
is
on
file
monthly
building
division
report
for
November
2022
total
permit
71,
total
fees
of
thirty
thousand
forty
six
dollars;
Animal
Control
monthly
report
for
November
2022,
total
of
thirty
nine
thousand
six
hundred
forty
eight
dollars
in
the
iptip
building
fund,
198.34
cents,
total
animals
handled
75
and
the
monthly
resolution
list
for
January
2023,
total
of
the
county
of
fifty
nine
thousand
fourteen
dollars
and
eight
cents.
A
R
We're
voting
on
the
claims
committee
reports.
That's
correct.
No,
we
already
did
okay,
so
I
mean
my
hand,
goes
up,
you're,
not
recognizing
it,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure
that,
upon
the
end
report,
that
we
have
that
I
and
affirm
that
this
stuff
is
going
through
your
auditor
for
review
and
back
to
this
committee
to
this
board
when
we
are
approving
it.
So
just
want
to
make
that
comment.
R
A
I
can't
speak
to
the
auditor's
work
ethic
I
do
that.
I
do
know
that
he
doesn't
come
here
during
the
day
at
all
for
the
last
two
and
a
half
years,
so
whether
he
does
this
at
home
at
night,
we'll
let
the
taxpayers
figure
that
out,
because
I
have
no
idea,
but
I
know
that
all
claims
are
signed
off
for
by
the
auditor's
office
somebody
there
and
if
they're
not,
then
they
go
in
front
of
the
finance
committee
for
approval.
A
A
D
resolution
for
maintenance
under
the
Illinois
highway
code
resolution
authorizing
the
County
board,
chairman
of
Science
and
Engineering
agreement
with
Hampton
lanzini
and
Renwick
Incorporated.
An
appropriate
motor
fuel
tax
funds
to
design
a
bridge
replacement
on
County
Highway
17
in
Sumner
Township
resolution
authorizing
the
County
board
chairman
to
sign
an
agreement
for
the
County
engineer,
salary.
A
Mr
Wheeler
aye
motion
carries
under
executive.
Let's
see
here
probably
should
get
this
right
into
the
record.
I
would
believe
there
you
go,
sir.
It's
on
your
tablets,
it's
not
in
the
packet,
it's
separately
on
your
tablets,
I
just
wanted
because
it
was
so
voluminous
we
didn't
want
to
print
it
out.
Do
you
like
that.
A
Thank
you.
You
see
the
actual
language
there
that
I
came
up
with
and
and
I
borrowed,
some
from
some
counties
that
were
doing
certain
things
changed
them
that
were
taking
actions
that
were
not
necessarily
in
line
with
the
authorities
of
County
boards.
They
were
more
statements,
not
something
they
could
do.
I.E
restrict
the
use
of
funds
within
elected
departments.
That's
something
we
can't
do
so.
I,
don't
want
that
impression
out
there
and
I
think
the
executive
committee
agreed
with
that.
But
you
know
this
is
the
general
bones
of
the
the
the
resolution.
A
If
you
will,
it
did
change
over
to
Senate
Bill
2226
another
one
of
those
middle
of
the
night
shifts
where
it
appeared
over.
On
the
Senate
side,
the
Senate
has
passed
that
their
own
version,
the
house-
has
passed
their
own
version
and
now
there's
some
type
of
a
Reconciliation
going
on
for
lack
of
a
better
grasp
of
the
situation
because
it
evolved
overnight
last
night
as
well,
along
with
another
bill
that
I
wanted
to
talk
about
in
a
minute.
So
basically
you
know
the
gist
of
it
is.
A
Is
they
miss
the
the
Illinois
legislature
in
their
race
to
the
far
left
as
they
possibly
can
go?
They
have
basically
said
and
misapplied
the
term
assault
rifle
to
meeting
rifles
of
all
kinds.
Basically,
it's
AR
doesn't
mean
assault
rifle.
It
means
something
quite
different
than
I
think
it
has,
since
the
60s
I
believe
so
it's
it's.
We
do
I
think
we.
We
do
stand
with
the
families
that
have
lost
people
to
the
particular
segment
of
gun
violence.
A
A
So
you
further
double
down
on
your
lack
of
a
commitment
to
protect
the
citizens
and
you've
turned
normal
citizens
into
criminals
with
this
law.
If
it
passes,
that's
my
opinion
and
I
think
that's
where
executive
committee
was
going
with
it
and
to
support
those
those
police
and
law
enforcement
entities
in
those
counties
up
in
Cook
County,
basically,
which
is
the
whole
reason
for
all
of
these.
A
These
laws,
if
you
will
they're
further
making
their
problem
the
rest
of
state
state
of
Illinois
as
part
of
their
solution,
which
it's
two
separate
Solutions
in
my
opinion,
I
think
most
people
will
realize
that.
So
it's
up
for
you
to
comment
change.
Add
motion
to
approve,
as
it
is
I
hate
to
say
it,
bullets
out
of
the
gun,
pun
intended
they're
already
moving
on
this.
That's
another
problem.
We
see
these
things
after
they've
already
acted
on
them
for
lame
duck
sessions.
So
we
don't
have
a
chance
to
weigh
in
on
this.
A
So
I'd
be
happy
to
accept
emotions
comments.
Whatever
the
board
wants
to
do,
Mr
tholand
motion
to
approve
from
Mr
tholand,
as
it
reads,
Mr
featherling
with
a
second.
Is
there
any
comment
from
the
board
Pro
or
against?
Because
we
want
to
be
fairing
at
all
sides
of
an
issue
out
there?
That's
not
a
problem.
Mr
Hunter.
Thank.
A
I
sent
them
a
note
that
it
was
coming
before
the
board.
I
I
did
tell
them
that
I
can't
speak
for
the
board
because
we
hadn't
gone
through
this
process
yet,
but
I
did
see
where
in
previous
versions
they
both
did
not
support
this,
so
I
don't
know
way,
I
don't
know
the
way
the
vote
went.
The
last
vote
I
believe
that
sent
it
back
over
to
the
house
for
reconciliation,
I
believe
Senator
Joyce
voted
against
it
then
as
well.
I
will
look
at
it
again.
I
believe
he
did
yeah.
A
Haven't
seen
it
it's
very
difficult
when
they
change
the
names
of
the
bill
in
the
middle
of
the
night
and
create
new
bills
for
us
to
keep
track
of
this.
Does
it
sound
like
an
accident
when
I
say
that?
No
it's
not
it's
very
difficult
and
it
goes
against
the
spirit.
I
believe
I
heard
somebody
say
of
the
way
the
legislature's
supposed
to
act
with
full
transparency.
I
might
have
heard
that
come
out
of
somebody's
mouth
somewhere
in
some
of
these
748
Pages.
Sorry,
that's
fantastic!
A
A
We
can't
even
tell
somebody
not
to
enforce
it,
because
there
may
be
a
reason
for
them
to
enforce
part
of
it,
but
not
all
of
it.
So
I
just
don't
even
want
to
get
into
that.
The
whole
thing
is
unconstitutional
in
my
opinion,
but
I'm,
not
a
lawyer
and
didn't
have
the
student
loan
payments
to
say:
I
need
one.
So
any
other
comments
please.
Yes,.
T
A
C
A
A
So
there's
there's
a
Reconciliation
that
has
to
go,
but
that's
the
expediency.
We
would
love
it
if
they
did
things
the
right
way
and
had
it
out
there
for
us
to
see.
So
we
could
talk
about
it
and
debate
it
put
in
witness
slips
and
everything
else,
but
the
whole
bait
and
switch
thing
keeps
happening
over
and
over
again.
It
has
for
20
years.
To
be
honest,
any
other
thoughts
on
this.
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
Mr
Snipes.
R
You
need
to
duly
know
that
the
County
Board
can
exercise
only
such
powers
that
are
expressly
given
by
law.
Just
to
make
noise
to
make
noise
is
not
our
objective
here.
If
we
want
to
challenge
this
as
individual
citizens
of
the
state
of
Illinois,
then
that
is
our
right
to
do
so,
but
to
waste
time
to
just
send
our
opinion
to
a
legislative
group
that
empowers
this
County
Board
and
all
County
boards
in
the
102
counties
is
counterproductive
and
a
waste
of
time.
R
Neither
is
it
our
responsibility,
whether
we
agree
in
part
or
disagree.
It
is
not
our
responsibility,
it
is
a
waste
of
time
for
me,
so
I'll
be
voting
no.
As
far
as
this
is
concerned,
I
believe
let
them
do
what
the
legislator
do
and
weed
it
out.
Call
your
legislators.
We
have
Senator
Patrick
Jordan.
We
got
three
in
Kankakee
County.
We
have
three
Senators.
We
have
three
Representatives
call
them.
R
Let
them
weigh
in
I
mean
weigh
in
on
the
issues
that
they
have
to
vote
upon,
but
for
us
to
come
in
and
just
say,
let's
waste
time
to
send
you
a
document
that
the
County
Board
of
Kankakee
decide
to
approve
to
help
the
the
state
when
we
cannot
really
do
that
other
than
just
making
noise.
It's
kind
of
productive
and
a
waste
of
our
time.
So
for
that
reason,
I'll
be
voting
no.
U
Mr
chairman
I
believe
that
they
went
ahead
and
stopped
us
from
being
able
to
go
ahead
and
submit
witness
slips
on
each
individual
Bill,
but
I
think
it
is
the
purview
of
this
board
to
go
ahead
and
voice
if
we
feel
that
something
should
not
go
ahead
and
be
voted
on
or
or
approved
down
in
Springfield,
we
have
that
voice
as
a
County
board,
so
to
say
that
this
is
a
waste
of
time
that
may
be
your
purview,
but
go
ahead
and
tell
that
to
the
citizens
of
this
County.
Thank
you.
A
Yeah,
it's
kind
of
where
I
was
I.
Think
the
citizens
of
this
County
want
us
to
waste
our
time
on
this
issue.
To
be
honest
because
it
strikes
it
through.
You
know:
I
didn't
swear
no
to
the
legislature,
I
swore
one
to
the
United
States
in
Illinois
constitution.
So
with
that,
is
there
any
other
comment,
Voice
vote,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye
aye,
those
opposed
same
sign
all
right.
It's
two
Mr
Kirchner
and
Mr
Snipes
were
the
Nays
I
believe.
Were
there
any
other
Nays?
We
need
a
single
yeah.
A
We
just
want
to
make
sure
we
got
it
noted
moving
on
the
next
one
is
not
on
the
agenda,
so
it
can't
be
a
vote.
But
you
need
to
know
about
this
and
I'll.
Take
a
head
nod.
Last
night
was
another
middle
of
the
night
movement
on
a
bill
that
directly
impacts
your
ability
to
control
solar
and
wind
sighting
within
Kankakee
County.
It's
a
big
deal.
It's
House,
Bill
4412
I
had
it
put
on
your
your
pads,
the
the
iPads
this
morning.
A
Basically,
that
was
another
one
that
they
just
did
at
last
day
of
lame
duck,
which
I
don't
know
is
it
today,
I
mean
they
would
have
to
pass
stuff
today,
I
believe,
but
this
bill
is
going
today
to
be
voted
on
the
last
couple
of
pages.
If
you
go
to
the
the
big
larger
document
here,
the
last
couple
of
pages
are
an
analysis
that
I
asked
Dell
for
regarding
what
this
was
going
to
do
to
the
siding
purview
on
wind
and
solar
there's
like
70
Pages.
A
A
You
know.
Zoning
regulations
that's
more
strict
than
what
the
state
says,
because
there's
counties
out
there
that
have
said
we're
not
going
to
do
winter,
solar
because
that's
what
they
voted
to
do
to
me.
That's
why
you're
here
is
to
represent
your
constituents,
because
Springfield
is
not
going
to
have
to
deal
with
any
repercussions
or
long-term
impacts.
If
there
are
any
from
wind
or
Solar
Development,
just
like
all
other
development
in
these
areas,
so
it's
very
unclear
about
the
mile
and
a
half
away
from
a
municipality.
A
You
see
there,
the
the
you
know
a
county.
We
could
say
that
you
can
do
solar
and
Wind
by
right.
If
we
wanted
to
this
law
would
say
you
can't.
So
what
is
that
that
it
conflicts
with
farming
laws?
It
conflicts
with
floodplain.
It
basically
says
that
our
our
drainage
districts
are
now
subservient
to
the
state
of
Illinois
instead
of
their
own
needs
and
wishes.
A
I
mean
it's
way
out
there
and
and
again
I
I
see
why
it
has
so
much
support,
especially
within
labor,
because
on
a
case-by-case
basis
we
can
decide
if
it's
a
good
thing,
and
we
have
decided
that
solar
and
wind
are
good
things
in
certain
areas
that
we
want
to
do
it
and
some
have
voted
against
it
and
that's
the
legislative
process.
This
takes
all
local
control
away
and
I
have
I,
have
a
problem
with
that
now.
A
I
I
believe
both
our
Senator
and
our
representative
both
voted
against
this
as
well,
when
it
was
coming
along
through
everything
so
but
I
want
to
be
able
to
tell
them
that
the
board
kind
of
shook
our
head
and
said
our
constituents
want
us
to
be
able
to
control
those
types
of
decisions
locally.
It's
not
a
state
decision.
So
would
you
agree?
Is
there
anybody
that
has
a
different
Viewpoint
there
we're
not
anti-wind
or
solar
here,
but
we
definitely
like
the
ability
to
say
not
there.
V
V
A
Thank
you
any
other
thoughts
there
we
can
pass
those
along.
Those
are
pretty
much
in
the
comments
that
I
I
sent
to
our
Senator
and
representatives
say
this
is
what
I'm
putting
in
front
of
the
board
I
have
concerns
here.
As
do
many
counties,
I
just
think
that
if
the
city
of
Chicago
or
Cook
County
had
any
space
to
to
devote
to
Winter
solar,
they
would
understand
these
issues
because
that's
where
all
these
are
coming
from,
it
really
is
I.
A
Don't
like
it's
hard
for
me
to
be
grudging
them,
because
they
just
don't
know
what
what
we're
dealing
with
down
here
on
that
side
of
things
so
they're
trying
to
one
shoot
the
size
fits
all
approach
and
I
think
what
is
it?
Moultrie
County
said
they
didn't
want
any
wind
or
solar
I
think
that's
their
right
and
their
purview
I
mean
who,
who
are
they
to
to
make
those
land
use
decisions?
Springfield
I,
don't
know
Mr
Snipes.
R
We
have
a
democracy
here
and
we,
our
democracy,
set
up,
whereas
individuals
can
go
to
their
representatives
or
their
senators
and
write
a
letter
and
I
and
I
have
not
taken
a
poll
here
but
individually.
If
you
ask
yourself,
have
you
individually
contacted
these
individuals?
Have
you
written
out
to
them
your
concerns
in
writing?
So
they
can
look
at
them
and
take
them
into
consideration
because
they
represent
this
area.
R
I
think
that
it's
it's
put
in
the
car
before
the
horse
when
we
decide
to
just
again
make
a
statement
in
a
little
letter
that
perhaps
maybe
goes
nowhere,
because
each
of
you
as
individuals
of
representing
a
district
and
as
an
individual,
have
a
duty.
The
people
have
a
duty
to
take
that
responsibility
is
very
simple:
go
to
their
little
website.
They
have
the
complaint
concerns.
Whatever
you
decide,
you
want
to
express.
You
have
that
opportunity,
but
just
to
sit
here
and
grandstand
on
a
Monday
morning
and
waste
time
saying
that.
R
If
this
is
what's
on
your
heart,
your
chest
and
see
what
we
can
and
cannot
do
in
our
respective
areas
again,
the
grandstanding
I'm,
not
for
so
whatever
it
is,
I'll
be
voting
against
it
because
you
have
the
duty
or
you
have
a
right
to
go
and
contact
any
of
the
representatives
and
I
think
that
it
does
a
a
it
doesn't
do
a
good
due
diligence
when
we
decide
to
grandstand
here,
and
they
probably
haven't,
got
a
call
from
any
of
you
all.
So
when
I
call
them,
they
return
a
call.
They
answer.
R
When
I
call
the
issue
and
if
I
call
up
a
bonus
Bradley,
they
returned
my
calls.
That's
what
we
do
is
Governor
men
officials.
We
act
as
a
liaison
between
the
people
and
and
the
respective
areas
of
government
to
have
a
conversation
to
meet
out
these
issues
and
when
we
don't
do
that
not
sitting
on
letters
to
a
bonus,
I'm
gonna
call
the
mayor
of
Obama
I'm
not
going
to
send
it
to
mattina
I'm,
going
to
call
them
here,
but
Manteno.
That's
grandstanding,
sin
again!
R
A
U
Number
nine.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman
again,
I,
don't
see
how
this
is
a
grandstand.
If
there's,
if
they're
they're,
trying
to
go
ahead
in
super
Steed,
County
and
they're
trying
to
go
ahead
and
take
our
rights
away
from
us,
so
we're
trying
to
go
ahead
and
say
we
want
to
have
local
control,
local
rights
and
that's
what
we
have
currently
and
they're
trying
to
change
the
law.
Thank
you.
W
I'd
like
to
say
thank
you
thanks,
Deval
for
going
ahead
as
chair
and
contenting
and
sending
your
thoughts
and
information,
and
certainly
most
certainly
Mr.
Snipes
I
would
like
to
say
that
if
I
would
like
to
contact
my
Representatives
I
will
definitely
do
that
to
answer
any
questions
that
I
may
have
I
don't
need
you
scolding
me
if
I
have
not
done
that
as
far
as
Grand
staining
I
do
not
appreciate
your
comments
and
as
far
as
the
biggest
waste
of
time
we've
experienced
so
far
today,
it
has
been
coming
from
you.
A
D
A
A
The
SAQ
Consulting
would
be
engaged
from
when
this
is
signed
through
just
the
end
of
this
next
legislative
session
through
June.
So
that
would
be
all
the
way
through,
potentially
when
a
governor
would
sign
a
bill
they're
going
to
help
us
with
getting
us
added
to
the
bill
that
would
allow
a
court
judicial
fee
to
be
collected
upon
case
filings
that
allow
us
to
save
and
bond
against
for
the
court
court
system.
Only.
That
is
what
will
counties
on
it.
Then
they
were
the
first
to
do
it
to
build
their
Courthouse.
A
Then
Kane
did
it
then
I
believe
McHenry
and
then
Kendall
was
this
last
legislative
session.
So
we
need
someone
to
help
us
I've
already
spoken
to
our
our
Representatives,
about
that.
They
know
that
something's
coming
this
next
session.
That
will
start
in
January.
So
you
have
the
agreement,
I
believe
in
there
we
went
through
an
executive
and
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
any
questions
on
this.
The
time
period
the
amount
it's
less
than
we
were
paying
before
so.
A
Before
we
get
a
motion,
I
just
want
to
mention
I
think
it
was
Mr.
Hess
brought
this
up
last
night
when
we're
talking
on
the
phone,
it
says
a
quarter,
Cent
sales
tax
I
think
we
should
maybe
add,
in
parentheses,
0.25
percent,
just
to
make
sure
that
in
the
resolution
it's
clarified
as
such
a
little
fake.
You
know
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
in
the
resolutions
that
okay
with
everybody
is
is
a
is
an
addition
just
to
kind
of
clarify
that
it
means
0.25.
Okay.
A
A
These
are
all
the
counties
that
have
either
a
708
board,
a
377
which
is
the
developmental
disabilities,
553
Board
of
Health
or
a
combination
of
those,
so
I
just
wanted
to
draw
attention
that
we're
one
of
the
outliers
that
really
doesn't
have
any
of
them
in
in
the
form
that
this
this
describes.
So
there
is
no
current
situation
where
kind
of
the
exception,
not
the
rule
on
some
level
for
these
things,
so
I
just
want
to
put
that
out.
A
There
I
can't
find
any
other
one:
that's
funded
by
sales
tax,
they're
all
done
by
property
tax
that
I
have
found.
So
that's-
and
you
may
and
we'll
get
to
that.
If
you
have
something
else
on
that,
we'll
get
that
in
a
minute,
but
there's
the
ones
that
I've
been
looking
we'll
get
that
clarified.
So,
but
just
I
don't
have
a
lot
of
information
on
this.
A
The
public
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
information
on
this
when
I
I
knew
that
this
was
being
talked
about
like
a
year
ago,
but
I
didn't
know,
it
was
happening
until
really
this
the
Friday
before
our
executive
committee
meeting
when
I,
was
doing
the
agenda
for
that
meeting
completely
blindsided.
So
it's
completely
and
totally
a
community
ask
at
this
point
and
so
I
said
I,
don't
have
the
details
in
fact,
I,
don't
even
if
I
knew
I
shouldn't
answer
them.
A
A
What
would
it
take
for
the
board
to
act
to
be
able
to
put
it
on
the
ballot
in
the
manner
that
they're
asking
okay,
that's
I,
the
does
the
public
do.
We
believe
the
public
should
weigh
on
if
weigh
in
on
an
issue
as
important
as
this?
That's
really
what
we're
asking
not
to
support
it.
To
do
anything
should
the
public
weigh
in
on
something
like
this,
so
with
that
being
said,
I
guess
we
could
start
off
with
questions
that
you
may
have.
A
One
of
them
was
you
know:
where
does
this
money
go,
that
I
had
and
that's
why
I
had
to
tell
everybody
a
708
board
is
almost
like
the
Board
of
Health,
almost
exactly
it's
a
seven
member
board
that
would
be
appointed.
If
this
passes
it
does
not
go
to
anybody's
particular.
It
doesn't
go
to
Project
Sun.
It
doesn't
go
into
their
coffers.
Okay,
it's
not
a
referendum
to
benefit
one.
It's
a
referendum
that
puts
a
board
in
place.
A
You
know
of
of
people
in
that
field
or
Community
leaders.
If
you
will
that
don't
have
a
conflict,
if
you
will,
but
then
they
decide
well,
who
are
we
going
to
contract
for
these
services
for
the
community?
They
don't
actually
even
do
any
of
the
work
they're
a
board,
much
like
the
health
department
in
a
lot
of
ways:
they'll
contract
with
people.
So
please
any
and
all
questions
I'm
not
going
to
answer
them.
Deb
and
the
group
is
in
the
back.
They
can
go
up
on
the
microphone
and
feel
them
one
at
a
time.
N
Thank
you
very
much,
Mr
chairman
a
couple
questions,
Rhonda
and
and
Dr
Barron,
with
respect
to,
if,
indeed,
you
have
interfaced,
with
our
primary
legislators,
Jackie,
Haas
and
and
Senator
Joyce
representative
Haas.
Additionally,
would
there
be
a
forthcoming
in
terms
of
a
bill
that
would
maybe
parallel
this
particular
initiative?
Additionally-
and
this
is
probably
really
important
and
it
probably
impacts
all
102
counties,
where
does
the
state
of
Illinois
fit
in
terms
of
allocation
of
funds
for
mental
health
services
nationally?
What
do
they
rank.
N
Yeah
no
problem,
Dr
Barron
I
was
just
wondering
with
respect
to
if
you
interface
with
Senator,
Joyce
and
representative
house
about
this
particular
matter
and
also
have
they
have.
You
talked
with
him
about
introducing
some
kind
of
legislation
that
would
provide
the
three
million
dollars
for
your
program.
Additionally,
where
does
the
state
of
Illinois
rank
in
terms
of
allocation
of
funds
for
mental
health
services
nationally,
one
through
fifty
or
one
through
51,
including
District
of
Columbia,.
F
Well,
I
can
answer
that
last
question.
First,
no
I
do
not
know
that
the
answer
to
that
question.
As
far
as
talking
to
representative
Haas,
we
have
spoken
to
representative
Haas.
She
has
taken
a
pledge
not
to
support
any
tax
increases,
and
so
she
has
reserved
the
commenting
on
this
particular
legislation.
This
particular
referendum
I
have
talked
to
a
member
of
Senator
Joyce's
staff
and
he
believed
that
Senator
Joyce
would
be
in
full
support
of
this
referendum.
F
No,
we
have
not
looked
to
a
parallel
State
initiative
because
that's
part
of
the
point
we're
trying
to
make.
We
can't
depend
on
Washington
and
Springfield
to
solve
this
problem.
For
us,
our
County,
our
our
practitioners.
Our
providers
have
been
very
active
in
securing
as
many
grants
as
they
can,
but
grants
come
and
go
and
we
need
a
stable,
reliable
source
of
funding.
A
N
A
The
other
thing
that
that
if,
if
you're
you're
getting
reimbursed
less
for
the
same
service,
that's
less
people
you
can
see,
because
there's
only
so
many
billable
hours
to
that
one
doctor
or
provider.
So
you
see
how
that
works
against
putting
more
people
into
the
funnel
that
actually
pushes
people
back
outside
of
the
funnel
when
they
reduce
their
rates.
So
I
just
want
to
mention
that
Mr
featherling.
Y
A
Y
A
R
Now
this
is
the
time
that
I
think
that
we
should
include
the
people.
You
want
to
listen
to
the
people.
Let
the
people
speak
for
themselves.
I
believe
that,
if
this
opportunity
that
they
should
be
included
so
that
you
have
a
basis
for
your
decision
on
today,
I
believe
that
mental
health
is
a
critical
issue.
R
I'm
dealing
with
an
issue
right
now,
as
a
Chaplain
with
an
individual
who
lost
the
father
at
the
Prairie
State
Farm
to
a
gunshot
which
could
have
been
prevented.
If
that
individual
had
mental
health
services,
considering
that
they
tried
that
in
2018,
so
things
are
devastating
and
then
the
issue
is
after
the
person's
gone,
the
families
that
has
to
still
deal
with
it.
So
I
do
believe.
R
I
work
for
the
Department
of
at
Shapiro
and
I've
also
worked
for
the
for
the
the
prison
at
Pontiac
and
I
work
for
the
school
district,
so
I
I
see
on
an
everyday
basis
the
importance
in
the
relevancy
of
having
mental
health.
So
those
individuals
who
have
taken
the
opportunity
to
go
out
get
the
signatures
to
ask
the
County
Board
should
be
having
I
should
have
the
opportunity
to
speak
and
as
a
County
Board.
P
P
T
T
T
The
proper
process
may
be
just
to
suspend
the
rules,
because
normally
there
isn't
an
opportunity
for
interaction
in
the
course
of
a
board
meeting
outside
a
public
comment
right,
but
instead
of
a
blank,
because
you
may
want
to
hear
from
someone
in
this
room
who
has
expertise
that
isn't
on
the
board,
so
I
think
keeping
that
door
open.
The
proper
process
is,
if
you
want
to
hear
from
someone
you
make
a
motion
and
then
the
board
can
decide
to
suspend
those
rules
or
not.
Y
A
Right
so
those
times
are
you
both
going
to
resend
that
I
will?
Okay
all
right?
Yes.
Well,
then,
is
there
a
motion
to
suspend
the
rules
and
allow
the
interaction
on
this
subject
matter:
Miss,
Monday
and
we'll
we'll
go
with
Ms
Foster,
the
second
all
those
in
favor
suspecting
the
rules
say:
aye
aye
those
opponents
same
sign
and
by
the
way
for
clarification,
it
could
be
any
one
of
the
subject
matter:
experts
that
is
here
that
is
knowledgeable
on
the
topic.
That's
part
of
the
group
correct,
absolutely.
Y
A
They're
not
valid
in
the
official
process,
which
this
isn't
the
official
process.
This
Is
Us
asking
give
us
a
significant
amount
of
signatures
just
to
show
the
public
wants
this
on
the
ballot.
Okay,
because
they
there
was
no
way
in
two
weeks
or
two
and
a
half
weeks.
They
were
going
to
get
2
800
signatures
door
to
door.
You
know
so
six
months,
yes,
but
not
two
weeks,
so
I'll
go
with
Mr
eckhoff.
First.
Is
this
your
first
time?
Okay,.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
us
board.
Members
have
been
a
part
of
the
petition
process
since
we
had
to
file
signatures
to
run
for
our
current
County
Board
seats.
We
know
the
deadlines,
signature
requirements
and,
most
importantly,
walk
door
to
door
and
get
people
to
sign
our
paper.
Petitions
I
believe
if
we
allow
this
we're
studying
a
new
president
on
placing
the
citizen
referendum
on
the
ballot.
If
you
don't
have
enough
signatures,
the
County
Board
will
put
on
the
ballot
for
you.
This
will
lead
to
further
issues
down
the
road
for
this
board
and
future
boards.
U
In
my
personal
opinion,
at
the
executive
committee
meeting,
I
voted
yes
to
allow
this
to
proceed
to
today's
full
County
board.
Meeting
I
believe
every
member
should
have
a
say
on
this
issue:
I'm
not
voting
against
mental
health
veterans
or
a
community
needs
assessment.
I'm
voting
against
this
process
before
us
today,
I'll
vote
no
I'm
putting
this
on
the
ballot
as
it
stands.
I
have
no
problem
with
an
advisory
referendum
being
placed
on
the
ballot
to
see
where
the
public
stands
on
this
issue
with
that
it'll
give
this
group
time
for
the
next
cycle.
U
Q
Secondly,
month
after
month,
the
County
board
members
review
reports
from
the
Sheriff's
Office
probation
department,
coroner's
office,
Veterans
Administration
health
department,
State's
Attorney
and
others
each
identifying
the
roles
that
mental
health
issues
plays
play
in
the
administrating
of
their
duties.
Three
mental
health
issues
affect
most
families,
as
well
as
the
services
provided
by
the
schools,
the
hospitals
and
the
social
service
agencies.
Q
Four,
the
concerned
citizens
who
brought
this
proposal
to
the
County
Board
worked
directly
with
County
residents
and
they
know
firsthand
the
needs
of
the
people
five.
This
is
another
good
example
of
the
story
of
the
mustard
seed
planting.
A
good
idea
among
caring
people
will
grow
tremendously
positive
results
in
five
and
finally,
six.
We
certainly
are
familiar
with
the
message:
it
is
never
too
late
to
do
the
right
thing
and
I
believe
this
is
the
right
thing
to
do
to
allow
the
voters
to
decide
on
this
question.
Thank
you.
Z
Z
It
seems
like
everyone
in
the
back
is
all
on
the
same
team,
but
as
far
as
voters
and
and
people
that
may
have
a
different
opinion,
we're
excluding
them
in
this
process
and,
in
my
opinion
and
I
I,
think
we
need
people
in
here
that
can
be
Pro
and
against
at
the
same
time
and
give
their
opinions
it's
a
quarter
percent.
If
that's
what
you
want
to
call
it
tax
if
it
gets
voted
in
for
now,
but
it's
only
going
to
rise
after
that.
A
Z
A
A
I'm
not
trying
to
affect
you,
but
we
could
have
just
done
it
without
any
signatures
ourselves.
There's
two
Avenues
the
board
could
just
do
it
or
they
could
get
signatures
here.
We
kind
of
combine
the
two
and
said:
what
does
the
public
want
us
to
do?
So?
Just
so,
you
know
it
can
go
either
way.
It's
not
one
or
the
other.
It
can
go
either.
One
of
those
two
Mr
featherly.
Y
First
time
before
this
topic,
for
me
sure
I
have
a
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
wanted
to
get
a
couple
things
to
discuss
here
is
that
we're
always
involved
in
paying
and
seeing
and
writing
bills
and
reports
and
everything
going
on
all
the
time
and
we
never
the
word
to
use
I
guess
would
be,
is
I,
don't
think
three
million
dollars
is
going
to
go
very
far.
I
I
I've
been
involved
in
stuff
here
Andy.
We
know
how
fast
the
money
goes
away.
Y
You
know,
can
you
hire
psychiatrists
and
you
know,
have
a
building
and
have
a
bus
to
transport
people
and
people
working
inside
and
reset
work
is
receptionists
and
everything
else.
Just
from
funding
from
our
County
the
state's
been
funding
these
facilities.
All
since
I
was
a
kid.
We
had
Manteno
mental
hospital,
we
had
Tenley
Park
mental
hospital,
we
had
luderman
Center
Park
Forest,
we
had
there's
one
in
Southern,
Illinois
name
of
it.
The
ball
been
closed.
Those
people
have
all
been
released
to
the
streets.
Y
The
state
dropped
the
ball
on
their
funding
for
those
properties,
metal,
Manteno
mental
hospital
was
funded
by
the
state.
Everything
else
was
on
the
state.
This
is
going
to
produce
about
a
three
million
dollar
a
year
that
you're
estimating
nobody
really
knows
for
sure,
but
that's
three
million
dollars
out
of
the
taxpayer's
pocket
in
Kankakee.
County,
that's
my
opinion.
So
that's
a
bunch
of
cars
that
won't
get
bought,
houses
that
won't
get
bought.
Y
Y
Y
I
had
a
bunch
of
other
things
to
say,
but
I
think
Colton
hit
a
few
of
them.
I
really
feel
as
though
we
really
do
need
this
help.
I
feel
bad
that
we're
sending
police
officers
to
domestic
disputes
and
there's
nobody
with
them
to
protect
the
police
officers
and
I
didn't
know
if
this
new
Billet
came
out
from
the
last
one
that
come
out
of
the
White
House
involved,
quite
a
bit
of
funding
for
mental
health
and
Veterans,
and
so
on
so
I
don't
know.
If
it's
you
know,
grants
are
available.
Y
Things
are
available
too,
but
I.
Just
you
know
how
many
times
can
we
hit
the
people
kinky
County
in
their
wallets
everybody's,
not
a
lawyer.
That
makes
a
lot
of
money
everybody's,
not
a
doctor.
That
makes
a
lot
of
money.
Some
people
are
retired
and
they're,
not
fixed
incomes,
and
you
know,
25
percent
or
25.25
of
a
percent
doesn't
sound
like
a
lot
but
it'll
add
up
over
a
period
of
a
year
to
everybody's
pocket,
so
hey.
If
anybody
else
has
anything
go
ahead
here
we
go
anyone.
AA
According
to
previous
statement
of
580
signatures
that
was
acquired
by
signatures
on
a
paper
that
corresponds
to
about
20
percent
of
the
total
required
signatures
that
was
actually
to
be
given
on
January
3rd.
So
for
that
reason,
I'm
not
actually
going
against
Mental
Health
Services
I'm
just
trying
to
stick
with
the
proper
procedure
of
obtaining
the
the
proper
number
of
signatures,
and
for
that
reason,
I
cannot
vote
Yes.
For
that.
AB
Mr,
chairman
I
support
any
kind
of
service
that
will
help
people
with
mental
illnesses.
I've
been
in
education
nearly
30
years
this
year,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
and
definitely
from
children
to
adults.
There
is
a
need
actually
over
the
years
it
has
increased
significantly
of
teens
that
do
have
some
sort
of
an
issue.
AB
I
have
a
two-part
question,
I
hope
I,
don't
sound
too
stupid,
but
is
it
right?
We
need
to
know
I'm
worried
about
the
taxes
increases
and
a
lot
of
the
villages
in
April.
How
many
of
those
Villages
are
going
to
be
asking
for
an
increase
in
taxes
and
then
the
other
question
I
have
for
you?
Do
we
need
to
start
a
708
board
before
this
is
done,
or
is
this
done
afterwards
or
is
it
necessary
to
have
a
708
board.
A
By
law,
if
this
passes,
you
start
a
708
board.
That's
my
understanding
of
the
law.
Is
that
accurate
Deb
from
what
you
see
as
well?
Okay,
that's
that's!
So!
If
the
public
votes
this
in
then
the
708
board
has
established.
Seven
members
are
appointed.
They
determine
their
budgets,
their
mission
statement,
their
bylaws
action
plan,
just
like
the
health
department.
When
the
voters
approve
that
same
thing,
what
else
was
there
I'm?
Sorry,
oh.
AB
It
was
just
I'm
concerned
because
I'm
out
there
I
talk
to
a
lot
of
parents.
I
talk
to
a
lot
of
people
in
my
area,
they're
all
concerned
about
any
increases
in
taxes,
and
that
is
what
I
wanted
to
know
is
how
many
of
the
villages
or
municipalities
in
our
County
are
going
to
be.
Adding
that
referendum
of
Their
Own
in
April.
A
P
D
A
And
that's
why
this
is
before
this
board
today.
That's
why
that
Friday
last
month
was
the
big
eyes
got
this
big,
because
this
is
how
long
we
would
have
to
to
get
in
front
of
you
and
decide
if
we're
gonna
allow
the
public
to
even
vote
on
it
to
get
them
to
weigh
in
so
Mr
Hess
I'm,
sorry,
Mr,
Hess,
I
gotta
go
with
Miss
Monday.
First
I
already
called
that.
Please
that's.
B
T
No,
so
so
I
want
to
clarify
a
few
things,
because
I've
heard
a
few
comments
made
on
the
record
that
that
concerned
me
a
bit
first
I
think
it
should
be
made
clear.
Nobody
was
excluded
and
I
understand
what
Mr
Smith
is
saying.
The
individuals
in
the
back
of
the
room
are
are
squarely
for
the
referendum.
They
had
the
same
opportunity
to
appear
as
anyone
who
is
against
it
had
to
appear
today.
T
So
if
someone
opposed
this,
if
there
was
a
strong
opposition
to
it
in
the
community,
they
could
have
filled
this
room
just
as
well.
We've
had
times
where
people
have
been
out
into
the
hallway
in
opposition,
so
nobody's
necessarily
been
excluded
from
this
process.
Anyone
was
welcome
to
attend
today
and
voice
support
one
way
or
another.
As
to
the
procedural
issue,
this
board
has
many
times
initiated
a
county
driven
referendum
without
a
single
signature
electronically,
or
in
writing.
You
did
it
twice
for
the
safety
tax
I
believe
there
was
a
referendum.
T
The
river
may
have
been
Conservancy
got
sick,
yeah,
signature
driven,
but
this
board
has
put
referendums
on
the
past,
specifically
for
attacks
a
quarter
of
a
percent
with
a
four-year
sunset
provision,
which
I
think
would
almost
mirror
what
they're
seeking
here,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
no
sense,
no
Sunset.
So
a
quarter
of
a
percent
tax,
same
thing
that
was
put
on
for
Public
Safety
on
two
occasions
ultimately
didn't
pass,
but
that
was
right.
The
will
of
the
voters
so
there's
two
ways
you
can
do
a
petition.
T
It
can
be
citizen
driven
where
they
come
in
with
the
petition
signatures
or
it
can
be
board
initiated
so
there's
nothing
illegal
or
improper.
If
the
board
today
were
to
decide
to
go
forward
with
this
referendum-
and
you
know
if
other
Villages
run
other
referendums
for
tax
increases,
you
know
whatever
their
basis
is
the
voters
are
going
to
have
to
weigh
those
and
decide
if
they
vote
for
them
or
or
know
against
all
of
them,
or
you
know
yes
for
any
of
them.
That's
going
to
be
up
to
the
will
of
the
voters.
T
I'll
say
you
know
tomorrow
at
the
criminal
justice
meeting
I
hope
to
have
two
young
men
from
my
office
who
have
stepped
up
and
repeatedly
helped
people
who
came
to
the
State's
Attorney's
Office,
seeking
mental
health
assistance
of
all
places
in
the
world
to
go.
You
come
knocking
on
our
door
and
you
know
why,
because
they
have
exhausted
every
other
door
to
knock
on
in
our
community
and
these
young
men
step
up
and
they
bring
them.
They
drive
them
in
their
own
car.
I've
done
it.
The
core
Foreigner
Gessner
has
done
it.
T
I
know
the
sheriff
has
done
it.
We
bring
him
up
to
Rosecrans
on
the
south
side,
we
bring
them
to
Local
agencies,
they
put
them
in
their
own
vehicle,
they
buy
them
food
with
their
own
money
and
sometimes
they
just
drive
around
with
them
aimlessly
waiting
for
other
people
to
call
them
back.
They
sat
up
there
until
almost
nine
o'clock
at
night
at
Riverside,
and
these
guys
their
job
is
community
outreach.
T
It's
got
nothing
to
do
with
mental
health,
but
we're
being
put
in
that
position
as
a
prosecutor's
office,
the
police
officers
that
respond,
how
dangerous
of
a
situation
to
respond
without
the
training
without
adequate
support
Personnel
on
scene
with
them.
My
God
like
have
we
not
seeing?
What's
happened
in
our
community
right
and
the
attack
nationally
on
law
enforcement,
and
we
don't
have
the
supports
to
provide
them
mental
health.
The
response
in
this
community
is
Holy
and
adequate,
and
it
is
to
the
level
where
it
is
dangerous.
T
T
But
until
you
understand
these
are
18
19
20
year
olds,
effectively,
kids,
who
are
homeless
with
mental
illness
with
addiction
problems
with
significant
trauma,
and
we
are
telling
them
as
a
community,
not
any
of
you
personally,
but
because
the
com,
this
County's
response
community's
response,
has
been
so
inadequate.
We
are
telling
them
defend
for
yourself,
figure
it
out,
imagine
being
homeless
and
mentally
ill
and
addicted
to
drugs
with
no
cell
phone
and
trying
to
get
treatment.
Imagine
that
red
tape.
T
It
does
not
services
for
those
individuals
and
there
are
a
thousand
of
them,
if
not
more
in
our
community.
Those
Services
don't
exist.
So
the
board's
will
on
this
referendum
when
you,
whether
you
want
the
people
to
vote
on
it
or
not,
that's
up
to
the
board
right.
But
while
that's
your
decision,
your
duty
is
to
make
sure
that
you
do
something
to
help
these
individuals,
so
whether
this
goes
to
referendum
or
not,
and
if
it
does
and
if
it
fails,
the
problem
still
exists.
T
You
have
to
do
something
if,
if
you
don't
think
that
the
quarter
of
a
quarter
of
a
quarter
percent
is
the
solution,
what
is
the
solution?
We
can
say
grants.
I,
love
grants.
Everybody
on
this
board
knows
if
there's
a
grant,
I
want
to
apply
for
it.
My
experience
with
grants
is
they're
not
going
to
fund
a
pipe
dream.
B
A
B
I'm
going
to
make
the
motion
we
go
ahead
and
put
this
to
the
public.
We
need
to
do
something
and
we
need
to
get
it
done,
put
it
to
the
public.
Let
them
make
the
decision.
I,
don't
think
this
is
a
board
decision.
We
are
not
voting
on
any
tax
increase.
We
are
not
doing
anything.
It's
going
to
go
to
the
public
for
the
vote.
A
A
P
T
A
You
just
so
you
know
my
I,
don't
say
not
Olive
branches,
because
there
wasn't
a
situation,
but
my
recommendation
was
to
the
group
just
show
the
board
that
there's
people
behind
this
that
support
this
out
in
the
community.
It's
not
going
to
be
binding
because
we
would
still
have
to
act
on
our
own
to
put
it
on
the
ballot
we
I
just
was
trying
to
give
you
something
to
base
your
decision
on
instead
of
just
five
people
in
the
room,
saying
something
and
it
needs
assessment
and
other
needs
assessment.
A
S
Only
thing
I
would
like
to
add
to
Mr
Rose
comment:
is
mental
health
doesn't
even
have
like
being
homeless
or
anything
like?
We
could
be
sitting
in
a
room
and
half
of
us
have
mental
health
issues,
so
mental
health
is
something
really
that
you
can
keep
telling
you.
We
don't
even
know
what
it
looks
like.
R
Jim
Morrow
so
eloquently
spoke
and
he's
also
in
all
different
specters
in
the
schools
and
the
like.
Sometimes
we
agree.
Sometimes
we
disagree
on
some
things,
but
I
absolutely
agree
wholeheartedly
with
what
he
basically
stated
and
then
some
of
the
others
mental
health
in
in
not
only
Kankakee
County
but
because
I
live
in
Kankakee
County
mental
health
is
a
is,
is
is
like
CPR.
There
needs
to
be
some
type
of
resuscitation
for
it
to
survive.
You
don't
have
adequate
economic
Avenues
out
there.
R
There
are
some,
but
they
they
fall
out,
quick,
because
the
need
is
greater,
so
they
did
bring
up
because
I
wanted
to
highlight
that
this
is
the
I
mean
even
though
Jackie
said,
I
don't
raise
the
taxes
on
the
people.
I,
don't
think
she
would
be
opposed
when
you
saying
take
it
to
the
people
and
let
the
people
decide
and
that's
what
this
does.
Unless
the
people
decide,
we
did
it
for
the
courthouse
initiative
before
we
did
it
for
other
initiatives.
So
there's
nothing
out
of
order
that
we're
doing
here.
R
I
think
that
is
a
great
need.
I
think
if
there's
any
need
that
you
need
to
fight,
that's
that
that's
cross-categorical,
no
matter
what
your
economic
base,
no
matter,
what
your
status
is
know
what
no
matter
what
degrees
you
got.
This
is
the
issue
because
it
go.
It
transcends
across
those
lines,
so
I
agree.
Let
the
people
decide.
We
stated
earlier
that
we
were
speaking
for
the
people
so
now,
since
we
want
to
speak
for
the
people,
we
can't
change
our
minds
and
not
speak
for
the
people.
R
So
if
we
are
speaking
for
the
people-
and
certainly
people
have
spoke
and
they're
from
different
areas
of
the
County
and
then
you
got
a
thousand
signatures,
so
I
concur,
even
with
the
chairman
that
he
said,
let's
get
some
teeth
behind,
there's
some
vote
and
that
has
been
done
so
they've
done
what
they
have
done
and
now
they're
before
this
body
is
saying.
Time
is
of
essence.
I
can
guarantee
you
the
moment
that
we
put
this
on
the
ballot.
R
AA
Thanks
Mr,
chairman
I,
do
appreciate
the
the
strong
comments
of
Mr
roll
and
regarding
to
the
importance
of
mental
health
services
for
this
community.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
here
to
evaluate
the
process
of
option,
one
which
was
to
provide
or
acquire
the
required
signatures
and
I
continue
to
say
that
I
am
pro-mental.
Health
and
I
do
agree
with
Mr
Roe.
On
that,
it's
very
important.
We
have
a
daphus
on
when
it
comes
to
services,
and
we
need
help.
AA
A
C
Just
wanted
to
say
that
we've
heard
from
our
state's
attorney
who
represents
the
county,
who
represents
us.
He
has
told
us
that
it's
legal
we've
done
it
before
we
are
in
a
new
age.
You
know
we
Zoom,
we
text,
we
do
everything.
Everything
is
new.
This
process
is
not
new,
we're
going
to
put
it
up,
let's
put
it
on
the
ballot
and
give
the
voters
a
chance
to
vote
whether
they
are
for
the
2.5.
A
U
So,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
Mr,
Hendricks
and
I
I.
Don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot,
but
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
put
you
on
the
spot
for
the
first
time
for
a
citizen's
referendum
if
they
did
not
go
ahead
and
get
the
required
amount
of
signatures
which
this
is
1100
signatures
out
of
the
2800
signatures.
Have
we
done
this
before
in
the
past,
to
your
knowledge
of
the
board
allowing
a
referendum
to
go
on
the
ballot
by
the
citizens
coming
here?
Instead
of
getting
the
referendum
required
amount
of
signatures?
Well,.
D
I
would
I
wouldn't
want
to
speak
to
how
boards
have
made
decisions
to
put
referenda
on
the
ballot
before
I
would
assume
at
some
point,
members
of
the
public
spoke
to
them
about
a
need
for
what
have
you,
okay,
but
several
years
ago,
when
the
electrical
aggregation
question
was
out
for
the
unincorporated
areas,
I've
got
to
assume
that
there
were
people
citizens
in
the
unincorporated
area
that
came
to
their
board
representatives
and
said
you
know:
hey
negotiate
for
us,
but
I
do
I.
Have
any
empirical
evidence
speaking
to
that
I.
Do
not
okay.
U
But
the
process
I
understand
Mr
Rose
comments
on
the
process,
just
in
my
eyes
not
getting
the
signatures
going
online,
getting
only
580
to
go
ahead
and
get
to
the
door
if
they
were
to
go
ahead
and
do
a
Citizens
referendum
go
to
your
office
file
it
they
would
not
be
able
to
today.
Today
we
are
giving
them
the
opportunity
to
go
ahead
and
place
on
the
ballot
to
the
board.
This
is
the.
U
AB
AC
AC
One
quarter
of
one
cent
on
retail
I
believe
it
was,
let's
show
them
that
we're
serious
and
they'll
come
knocking
on
our
door
once
we
show
that
these
programs
work
and
help
the
communities
so
I
I
think
there's
been
enough
deliberation
on
this.
The
simple
fact
is:
these
people
have
been
out
working
they've
been
trying
to
get
it
passed,
they've
done
the
best
they
could
and
I
think
we
should
applaud
them.
Leave
it
up
to
the
voters.
AC
Y
Mr,
chairman
I'm,
not
saying
believe
me,
I
know
we
need
lots
of
Mental
Health,
Mr,
Rowe
I
agree
with
you,
100
I
just
see
it.
I
talked
to
police
officers,
I
talked
with
many
of
them,
and
you
know:
I
saw
a
guy
coming
down
in
farming,
Fleet
screaming
and
yelling
a
car
standing
in
the
middle
of
the
road
and
I
found
out.
They
can't
really
do
anything
to
him,
because
unless
nobody
complains
about
it,
they
can't
really
do
anything
and
if
they
do,
they
go
to
the
hospital
and
the
guys
are
out
right
away.
Y
I
understand
that,
but
I'm
saying
that
I
don't
believe
that
the
people
of
Kankakee
County's
pockets
are
deep
enough
to
keep
reaching
into
I,
go
to
Menards
the
other
day
paid
8.25
for
sales
tax
extra,
two
percent
of
Bradley
I
believe
Andy.
Is
that
correct
and
and
now
Bourbonnais
requesting
are
going
to
vote
on
it
or
something
I
heard
you
know
it
goes
around
comes
around.
Sometimes
they
have
sometimes
they
don't,
but
how
much
more
can
we
take?
The
state
has
been
funding
this
stuff
in
the
past.
Y
I
really
believe
the
concentration
should
be
on
Springfield
to
get
the
money
for
everybody
and
let
it
come
from
the
city
of
Chicago,
where
people
can
get
on
a
train
and
hop
out
and
come
out
here
anytime.
They
want
to
that
kind
of
stuff
happens
all
the
time
so
I
mean
it
needs
to
be
more
than
just
our
little
County
trying
to
pay
the
bill.
You
know
it
needs
to
come
from
where's
the
rest
of
that
sales
tax
go
to
besides
us.
That
goes
to
the
state
so
well,.
A
W
W
One
penny:
you
can
find
a
penny
laying
on
the
street
if
you
want,
if,
if
you
need
to
pick
that
up
pick
it
up,
I
mean
that's
what
we're
talking
about
from
Financial,
but
regardless
of
that,
because
it
is
up
to
the
voters,
contrary
to
popular
belief,
I,
follow
the
rules
usually
but
and
I
appreciate
our
board
members
for
expressing
their
opinion
on
needing
the
full
2800
signatures,
but
again
I
go
back
to
this
is
not
setting
a
precedent.
Thank
you
for
expressing
that
Mr
Hendrickson
Mr
Rowe.
W
A
A
I
T
A
R
A
A
P
A
A
B
A
16
6
16
6
motion
carries
alrighty
moving
on
we'll
get
the
we've
got
to
have
the
state's
attorney.
Let
us
know
exactly
what
formed
the
the
courts
I
think
they
have
to
certify
this
I
believe
and
we'll
get
all
that
together
in
the
next
language,
the
language
and
all
that
stuff
over
the
next
day
or
so
soon
as
possible.
Yeah,
it's
an
ASAP
thing.
So
just
so,
you
know
the
the
the
way
that
I
view
this
and
I
have
all
along
we're,
giving
the
public
a
chance
to
say
yes
or
no.
A
D
A
A
A
A
D
One
opening
on
the
moment,
Yellowhead
drainage,
District
number
one,
one:
opening
on
Manteno
drainage,
District
number
three:
when
opening
on
the
McGillivray
special
drainage
district,
one
opening
on
the
emergency
telephone
system
board,
9-1-1.
Three
openings
on
the
icann
joint
education
committee
for
board
members,
alrighty.
R
I
want
to
try
to
speak
concerning
an
issue
that
I
had
before
the
particular
board.
Before
then,
after
reading
Supreme
Court
cases,
the
Illinois
Attorney
General
I
come
to
the
conclusion
that
we
in
our
resolution
for
the
County
Board
that
we
are,
we
are
partially
in
compliance,
but
we're
not
in
compliance
per
se.
We
in
the
language
other
than
the
word
meeting
the
County
Board
cannot
and
again
that
violation
of
the
Constitution
is
the
long
as
this
state
I've
taken
around
the
Supreme
Court.
R
The
law
is
well
settled
that
when
the
Constitution
or
the
laws
of
the
state
creates
an
office,
prescribe
the
duties
of
the
incumbent
and
fix
this
conversation,
no
other
person
or
board,
except
by
action
of
the
legislator,
has
authority
to
contract.
You
know,
and
it
goes
further,
that
we
cannot
change
the
County
Board
on
its
resolution.
R
2021.05
11.,
basically
states
and
it's
your
word
now
be
therefore
resolved
by
the
County
Board
of
Kankakee
County,
that
the
compensation
for
board
members
of
75
per
diem
for
meetings
attended
and
a
10
000
life
insurance
policies
hereby
approved,
confirm
and
ratified.
The
per
meeting
part
is
unconstitutional.
We
can
only
set
the
per
diem
or
the
salary.
R
If
you
want
the
opinion
on
that,
they
they
have
it
here
as
well.
That's
who
we
have
to
go
through
County
can't
get
any
other
attorney.
They
have
to
go
through
the
state's
attorney,
so
that's
been
well
settled
as
well,
but
the
per
diem
is
only
to
wet.
They
go
I
mean
because
we
elected
not
to
do
the
salary.
R
You
cannot
attach
it
to
a
committee
and
do
similar
what
you
all
done
and
control
one's
compensation,
because
technically,
if
they
don't
make
a
meeting
according
to
the
Supreme
Court,
whether
they,
if
they
make
a
meeting
or
never
show
up,
they
are
still
entitled
because
you
can't
reduce
it
or
increase
it.
When
I
saw
that
I
kind
of
disagreed,
but
that's
the
law
of
the
land,
so
I'm
gonna
everybody
wants
to
follow
the
Constitution.
R
This
is
the
opportunity
to
basically
do
so
and
this
County
Board
because
we've
been
doing
it
for
years,
but
it
has
been
against
the
constitution
of
the
state
of
Illinois
and
it's
well
settled
in
the
Supreme
Court
matter
of
fact.
In
a
first
case,
whereas,
where
the,
where
two
general
assemblies
decided
that
they
wanted
to
go
out,
draw
conversation
8
to
16
years
later,
I
want
to
put
that
over
there.
R
We're
saying
that
we
want,
because,
if
we're
in
violation
of
the
Constitution
you
swear
to
us
hold
the
constitution
of
the
state
of
Illinois
and
the
laws
of
the
land,
then
we're
in
violation.
Today
is
the
day
that
we
need
to
make
this
right,
because
you
cannot
attach
it
and
you
can
check
for
yourself.
You
cannot
check,
you
cannot
catch
a
meeting.
The
other
thing
is:
is
that
academic,
almost
retaliation,
because
you
come
after
Kim?
You
know
Janet
Peters,
who
basically
voted
with
me.
R
All
of
these
people,
you
know
met
with
some
type
of
retaliation
for
whatever
the
efforts,
but
nevertheless,
whether
we
look
at
the
retaliation
or
not
you
on
the
County
Board
website.
It
says
these
words.
Now
you
look
at
it
because
I
I
didn't
put
it
there.
It's
there.
It
says
every
member
of
the
County
Board
shall
be
on
at
least
two
committees.
R
That
again
is
not
even
the
case
here
or
whether
it's
the
County
Board
and
then
this
one
committee,
then
the
Committees
are
with
it
can
be
appointed
by
the
chip,
but
it
has
to
be
with
the
consent
of
the
County.
Board
I
still
do
not
have
any
record
of
a
County
Board,
considering
to
anything
I,
don't
even
call
a
meeting
for
us
back
in
the
day.
R
R
R
Five
minutes
so
I
am
I,
can
explain
what
I
have
to
explain
we're
getting
this
after
one
little
rules
arbitrary
and
the
cheers
out
of
order.
As
far
as
that's
concerned,
because
human
violation
of
the
very
wrong
that
we
put
together
as
a
County
Board
I
took
the
liberty
to
read
for
myself.
So
if
I'm
not
correct,
look
up
under
a
little
code
under
the
county,
the.