Kankakee County Board, IL County Board Meetings, 9 Jul 2019

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Kankakee County Board Meeting 7/9/2019 9:00 AM

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Like to call to order the kinky county board meeting for July 9th, today's invocation is from Janice Peters.

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We are the source you are the source of all that is good, you're, the source of all our blessing. Thank you for every gift that we have been given. We thank you for the opportunity to come and gather together today we ask you, we ask for your hand of blessing on this meeting. We ask that you would guide and direct your meetings, so that is full of wisdom, productivity and respect for one another. Thank you for helping us accomplish our work, their goals.

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Join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Mr. Washington aye mr. Lodge s, mr. Olaf mr.

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Mr. Tholl and mrs. polar mr. Steeves mr. Bern president mr. C Roy mr. leer, mrs. Weber, mrs. Peters mr. Peyton, mrs. Parker, mrs. Dunbar mr. Ritter present mr. Kinzinger mr. Fairfield mr. Zen's, miss Hoffs mr. kirgo rises, mizdrak off mr. Smith mr. Swanson mr. cool Oh, mr. Fowler Lane Bret mr. Donnell. Mr. wheeler president.

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Have quorum under public commentary, akin bacon from Kankakee.

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Okay good morning, thank you all for the opportunity to speak to you of the governing board. My name is Kim bacon and I am here to address the comments made at last month's criminal justice meeting I have turned scribe, sheriff down his exact words at that meeting after he was asked by mr. Hess. If he would like to address the comments made here at last month's board meeting by Margaret Clark and Peggy Slater from the Chicago religious Leadership Network.

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Hopefully my statement will clarify any confusion or miscommunication. This entire meeting, along with the criminal-justice meeting, is available on youtube for anyone who wants to watch and listen to it so for the record, I will read his words here.

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Mr. Hess ask sheriff Downey. Do you have any comments on the comments you heard yesterday at the county board meeting in the sheriff's response was the fact that they use the analogy to our board into our department reference it as a war. I truly believe that is an insult to every veteran who ever served our country for them to classify that as a war is ridiculous. I guess the other thing I would say is that there is never a differentiation of who, and a couple of ladies were from Winnetka and Skokie.

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God bless them for making the trip down to Kankakee, but if they want and I showed this committee last month, the people were picking up from the Illinois Department of Corrections and if they want these people who are getting out of prison who sexually assaulted a kid under the age of five years old, then come out and say it don't stand up there and say we need to treat them all the same. Take a stand. If that's what you want then come out and say it then I'm good with it.

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If that's what you want and that's your opinion, that's your opinion and I respect. It god bless you, but for them to sit there and say that we have to take care of all of them. That's you know for them to get up in front of people and say that they can't mean them. I wouldn't think they do then shame on them because they don't want I, don't want those people here and the other thing they forget is that they never used the term illegal.

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It is illegal, I, didn't write, the law go to Washington, DC and change the laws. That's it. It's simple. We've offered the chairman and myself we've reached out. We've extended an olive branch and said we will help in changing our laws. If we can, we've offered help not once have they called saying, we need your help. We want to work together, so I've probably said too much now so I'll just leave it at that.

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This opinion is appalling, as most of you know, connect Kankakee and our affiliation with the faith based religious leaders here in Kankakee County. No one has ever wanted child sex offenders released in our County I'm here to take a stand, I'm going to stand up here, like sheriff downy, suggested and make clear or take a stand and say no, we do not want violent criminals ever released, but we would like innocent people released. Let's have a differentiation, let's not treat them all.

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The same I'd like to give you all a couple of instances where our Jail, in cooperation with ice, separated several families during the Christmas holidays, hey Suz, Cabrera his brother and their employees, who owned two lucrative Mexican restaurants in Northwest, Indiana, were taken into custody at Christmastime and ice, also deported from a veteran serving two tours of Afghanistan for our country. Miguel Perez I mean, if we're going to say that the women who spoke to this board meeting last month were insulting every veteran.

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By calling the Trump administration's policy a war on immigrants, then actually deporting them from the Jerome home detention center must also be an insult to veterans. I have here the information on both of these situations and I will leave it with you to peruse, because I don't think I can stand up here and tell their heartbreaking stories again.

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Miguel Perez from Chicago and Haitians converts his Mexican restaurant called Mexico Lindo from portage Indiana. This type of misrepresentation deliberately meant to divide in the line. Others is very unfortunate. We must find a way to forward with integrity and respect for all people.

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Our purpose is to work together and we have reached out to this board Jim Rowe, our state's attorney and many times to mister wheeler as well. We are looking for any common ground. We hosted an immigration symposium with st. Paul's Episcopal Church and father Israel Aunt Jean, along with Aunt Martha's Illinois, welcoming center I, have here a copy of our agenda, so we have reached out looking for a humane solution to a problem right here in our area this is Barry.

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There is a very positive comment of the sheriff made last on at the criminal justice meeting. He said and I quote again: we've offered that chairman and myself he said and I quote: we've offered we extended an olive branch and said we will help in changing our laws. If we can we've offered help. So today on YouTube, we are asking again for you to help in changing our laws.

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We all want Canton T to be safe and a welcoming community that grows and thrives because we actually care about every human life, especially the weakest and poorest among us, please, in the contract with ice, because it is inhumane. If difficult issues go unaddressed by responsible leaders, they will be exploited by irresponsible once. Thank you.

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I'm Sally nadir.

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Morning, my name is Sally Nader I'm from Wilmette Illinois I'm, a member Chicago religious Leadership Network, and within that group I'm, a member of hunger congregation hakufu, which is a reformed Jewish congregation in Glencoe Illinois in in my day, job I'm, a psychologist. So why is detaining immigrants-- wrong?

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Our government is using cruelty as a tactic to discourage immigration.

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Jailing immigrants who have committed no other sin other than being an immigrant, is cruel jailing immigrants who have other otherwise done nothing wrong or who committed the kind of misdeed like not using a turn signal when they should or turning right on red when they shouldn't or having a broken taillight.

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The kind of misdeed that, if you were I, did it we would get a fine Jailene. Those folks is cruel, moreover, in using cruelty and specifically jail as a tactic to discourage immigration. All of us who were involved in some way become numb to this overtime and I include myself here. Two German immigrants eventually becomes the status quo and we lose our sense of outrage. I lose my sense of outrage, outrage gradually. Morphs into discomfort and discomfort turns into numbness again. I include myself unless I speak up, I become oblivious to this wrong.

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Now, as a practicing psychologist over the years, I've had clients who have pushed boundaries who have wanted to do something you know wanted to have a session in a coffee shop or.

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Wanted to do something socially or wanted to have wanted me to accept an expensive gift and I've always had to ask myself in those situations. What would my colleagues say if they knew what I was doing? What would they say about my handling of that situation by analogy? I feel like something similar is happening here.

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What would my my colleagues say if they knew I stood by and said nothing I think it's important to speak up and I hope each of you will speak up also I think over time we become numb to the language we use to refer to the undocumented. We call them a Lien's and we call the children of the undocumented undocumented, undocumented alien children.

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If we use these words enough again we're just desensitized yet words have meaning- and these folks are not aliens as in something resembling ET but they're, our neighbors to the south neighbors one other point: paying for county services with income from jail in our neighbors to the south, creates a dependency on this particular source of income and that dependency becomes a slippery slope until, as you see in some parts of the country, groups vying for multi-million dollar contracts to jail, our neighbors and their children using convoluted arguments that really defy logic.

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For example, I've heard the prisons for children in tornado and homestead and Carrizo springs referred to as summer camps, convoluted logic. Finally, I'd urge you to reconsider jailing our neighbors to the south. It's cruel, I've been to DC to lobby Congress I was at Tornillo when the last child left and I volunteered in El Paso I'm trying to find ways to help I'd encourage you to do the same. Thank you.

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Thank you. We have no communications presentations or vacancy appointments at this time. Certificates of recognitions, Avellino errand ando from the corrections department, 15 years he's working today, okay, so the minutes of the last meeting I need a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. burns, second miss Dunbar, any Corrections deletions additions. All those in favor, please say aye. Those opposed same sign motion carries under claims. Committee report can I get a motion to approve the claims?

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Mr. Smith second, mr. featherly, if we could get those read into the record, please mr.

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Chairman and members of the County Board, your Committee on County claims, with beg, leave to report they've examined the following claims presented and recommend payment clerk is hereby authorized and directed to issue orders to the several claimants payable out of the funds as follows: general fund 1 million three hundred forty-eight thousand one hundred twenty two dollars and 23 cents all other funds; three million five hundred sixty three thousand five hundred and four dollars; and six cents for a total for the month of May 2019, four million nine hundred eleven thousand six hundred and twenty six dollars and twenty-nine cents for the highway fund.

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Two hundred and forty five thousand five hundred and seventy two dollars and eighty seven cents, all other funds, seven hundred and thirty, seven thousand six hundred and sixty six dollars and seventy six cents for a total. For the month of May, two thousand nineteen 980 three thousand two hundred thirty nine dollars and 63 cents. Where.

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Are you we have a motion in a second there's? No questions will be roll call vote. Mr. Washington.

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Lodge, as mr. Olaf mr. has mrs. Polk mr. Snipes mr. Bern aye mr. leer, mrs. Weber aye, mrs. peters mr. Paden, mrs. Parker, miss Dunbar mr. Ritter mr. Kinzinger mr. Fairfield mr. Zen's, miss Hoffs mr. Perico aye mr. Cobb Smith mr. Swanson, mrs. Ahuja hi mr. feather leg, aye mr. Donnell mr. weilert aye.

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Well, she carries under Department report, so can I get a motion to combine and accept the reports as presented mr. roll-top second, mr. Swanson, if we could get those right into the records here, the.

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County collector's monthly report for May 2019 total cash and banks and investments of 17 million sixty one thousand three hundred and seventy dollars and 22 cents. The county, treasurer's monthly report for May 2019.

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Total in checking accounts in cash, ten million three hundred five thousand seven hundred nine dollars and forty-five cents general fund, a deficit balance of two million four hundred fifty eight thousand one hundred seventy two dollars and fifty seven cents.

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Coroners monthly report from May 2019 total calls one hundred 216 Coronet cases: nine autopsies, nine toxicology, two outside autopsies; two x-rays, sixty cremations coroner's income report for May of 2019, total fees, ten thousand six hundred fifty one dollars and 82 cents.

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The circuit clerk cash book for May of 2019 total disbursed, four hundred two, eighty three thousand three hundred and forty dollars and ten cents. The recorders monthly report for May of 2019 disbursement fees paid to the county, treasurer one hundred thirty, nine thousand three hundred and ninety one dollars and seventy six cents county clerk's monthly report from May of 2019 total fees, twenty nine thousand five hundred fifty seven dollars.

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Fifty four cents, Animal Control monthly report for May, two thousand nineteen total fund submitted to the treasurer twenty seven thousand four hundred thirty dollars, the hip tip, building fund five hundred thirty five dollars and seventy two cents total animals handled. Seventy five, a monthly resolution report for july 2019 total to the county 11706 dollars. Thank.

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You, sir, we had a motion in a second any questions. All those in favor say aye. Those opposed same sign motion carries under consent. Agenda I'm gonna go ahead and pull off the reappointment of mr. Blair, because since we are spending money, it has to be a separate vote. Is there anybody that has anything else that needs to be pulled off consent.

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For a second time, anything that needs to come on already I guess we'll take a motion to approve at that point we consent mr. Donnell a second mr. Fairfield. If we get those right into the record, sir, the.

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Appointment of al-azhar giant to the Bourbon, a Township Fire Protection District, the reappointment of Steve worth to the Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve Commission, the reappointment of David Wolfe to the Grinnell drainage district board holidays to be observed by the offices of Katy County for calendar year, 2020 declaration and disposal of surplus and unwanted vehicles for the Kankakee County coroner's office.

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Sorry I want to check something out. Real quick I thought it was an appointment. This I thought this was the first appointment for mr. Wolfe.

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It is the appointment, that's a scriveners error, so it is the initial appointment. This is not a reappointment for mr. Walter. It's correct on the resolution. Just not on the agenda just want to make sure everybody knew that so alrighty. So we have a motion in a second that'll. Be roll call vote please. Mr.

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Washington aye mr. Lowe just missed roll Tov mr. Hess, mrs. Pope mr. Snipes mr. Berg aye mr. leader, mrs. Weber, mrs. peters mr. Paden, all right, mrs. Parker, miss Dunbar mr. Ritter aye mr. Kinzinger mr. Fairfield mr. Zen's, miss Hoffs mr. kirgo aye mr. Eyre cough mr. Smith, mr. Swanson, there's a cool, oh hi, mr. further leg, all right! Mr. Donnell, mr. wheeler hi.

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Motion carries for 112 if we could just get the title, read it to the record resolution.

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Of the County Board of Kankakee County Illinois regarding the reappointment of Eric Blair is the Kankakee County Supervisor of assessments.

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Is there a motion on the floor? We had so many hands. I'll go with Miss Parker, the first time mr. Snipes I'm, the second and George urine on deck. You'll get the next one. Sorry.

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Any questions on this and you want to want to make him sweat all right. A.

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Roll call vote please mr. Washington aye mr. Lodge as mr. Olaf mr. Hess. This is Pope mr. Snipes all right. Mr. Bern aye mr. leer, mrs. Weber, mrs. Peters mr. Payton all right. This is Parker.

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Dunbar mr. Ritter aye mr. Kinzinger mr. Fairfield mr. zaimes I miss Hoffs mr. Carville aye mr. echo aye mr. Smith mr. Swanson, there's a cool Oh mr. feather Ling aye mr. Donnell mr. wheeler.

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Aye motion carries under executive if we can get title for 113 into the record news proclamation.

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Of the County Board of Kankakee County Illinois, declaring that a local disaster existing Kankakee County due to excessive rainfall, alrighty.

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Does that motion recommendation stay in mr. Washington? Yes, but mr. Washington with the motion? Is there a second we'll go with mr. cool Oh? First time any questions about this? This is so we don't have to or I don't have to keep recertifying this every Friday and I didn't know if people noticed, but the governor did follow up with a disaster declaration for all counties in Illinois after this so I guess that was a good sign, maybe someones listening so we'll see how that pans out, usually and and from what I understand.

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In my conversations with a lot of the farm folks, determinations really are May until July August. What what that may mean at that point once FSA and everybody else gets their hands on it. So so we have a motion in a second any other questions. Comments.

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It's a voice vote, all those in favor, say aye. Those opposed same sign motion carries the next item. We can get the title on that one right in ordinance.

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Of the County Board of Kankakee County Illinois regarding an ordinance allowing the county of Kankakee to be a smoke-free workplace in all Kankakee County, Building and County vehicles and within 15 feet of entrances, exits windows that open and ventilation intakes. This prohibition also applies to the use of electronic cigarettes.

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Alrighty I would need a motion to approve on that one first go with a Miss Dunbar and then misspoke with a second there. Any questions about this. We went through it. An executive extensively just want to make sure. Yes, mr. Sikes I.

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Know that we think 1990 was on board, I know I, think about 92. We passed a resolution as to no smoking on county grounds. How is this different, or are we just updating? Well.

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I can't speak to what was done back then, because there was no research done on what that that existed. So I apologize. My ignorance on that subject. I do know that, through the other research that we have done the state's attorney's office, did we can't do that? There can't be an anti RA. What do you say? A smoking ban on all county properties in general, no blanket statement that includes tobacco chewing all of that kind of stuff, and so this was what we can do is we can? This resolution reinforces the Illinois?

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What does it call business smoking act, smoke-free act and then establishes the 15 feet or wherever we want those smoking areas to be so they don't have to be just at 15 feet. They can be in an appropriate place.

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That's at least 15 feet away from the entrance and posting of the signs from what I can tell the signs aren't everywhere and in some places we weren't 15 feet, and so this kind of reinforces that whole compliance issue and then allows me and the maintenance director to work on where those areas are gonna, be okay and to mr. Kinzinger point and the committee side of things he said it's appropriate. We should look at a shelter at some point if we think that that's something we should do were depending on where those are at answer.

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Your question, you know so in county buildings we are, there should be no smoking, we we're not gonna, have it in the county, building to still be outside.

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Yeah, that's state law, yeah.

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Sure yeah, it's just.

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We have found it in some places: 15 feet wasn't 15 feet and so we're gonna designate where these places are at all of the properties unless it's under a collective, collective bargain agreement like the Health Department, where they can't smoke anywhere on the property or in their vehicles, I believe, if they transport clients, I believe, is the way the language works. Mr. Bevis, okay, I got a head nod, so that's the way that works any other questions.

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Okay, we have a motion in a second on that one I guess that would be a voice vote as well. All those in favor, say aye and those opposed same sign motion carries all right. 115 resolution.

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Of the County Board of Kankakee County Illinois authorizing the County Board Chairman to the 8th to the 8th amendment to the software license maintenance and service agreement with court view, justice solutions, motion.

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To approve that one, while we're at it mr. Hess, the second any work, miss mrs. Hoss, we kind of went through that before any other subsequent questions. Anything pop in your heads all right that one should be a roll call both end unless there's any more questions. Roll call please. Mr.

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Washington aye mr. lazette mr. roll toss. Mister has this is mr. Snyder's all right. Mr. Bern, this is Weber Peters mr. Parker miss Dunbar mr. Ritter mr. Kinzinger mr. Fairfield mr. Zen's miss Hoffs mr. Kirk, oh hi,.

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Echo mr. Smith mr. Swanson, mr. cool Oh, mr. feather Liang mr. Donnell, mr. wheeler.

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I motion carries all righty under old business openings, one opening on the vm luigi drainage district, one opening on gar Creek drainage, one opening on manteno number three drainage, one on manteno number, nine drainage, one on our one resident opening on the keiki County Housing Authority board, and one opening on the keiki County Ethics Commission.

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So is there any other business to discuss by the board any new business?

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Yes, mister, roelle I.

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Just want everyone to meet Karen Brown she's in the back here she's a new addition to our Civil Division. In the state's attorney's office. We had a vacancy when Grant Graham Quinn left to go work at the AG's office, so Karen comes in she's already been a big help to our office. She had some previous work history here in the county in the state's attorney's office, so we're very happy to have her back. So please make sure you get to meet her before you leave today.

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All right, no she's been a great help already and she'll have the misfortune of dealing with me on a regular basis. So Nancy's like yes, so any any other new business, alrighty I need a motion to adjourn mr. Lowe Jess.

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I'm gonna go with mr. Hess on this one. Is there a second out there moving around move around all right, mr. llege, a second all, those in favor say aye. Those opposed have a good day.