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Criminal Justice Committee Meeting 06/15/2022 7:30am
A
A
B
A
I
have
not
received
anything
yet
for
public
comment.
Is
there
any
public
comment
at
this
time?
Any
public
comment
move
on
to
the
approval
of
minutes
from
may
11
2022,
mr
hunter.
Second
by
mr
smith,
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries
once
again
I'd
like
to
amend
the
agenda
and
move
up
the
corner.
A
A
C
Okay,
good
morning,
we
just
wanted
to
report
this
morning
that
the
ad
hoc
committee
that's
been
studying
a
new
case
management
system
has
been
meeting.
I've
met
three
or
four
times,
and
members
of
the
committee
have
gone
to
different
counties
to
look
at
different
systems.
They've
gone
to
indianapolis
to
a
conference
over
there,
and
we
have
asked
all
the
stakeholders
to
submit
their
comments
with
regard
to
the
proposed
rfp
and
I
wanted
to.
C
I
think
we
have
a
final
product
now,
that's
ready
to
go
out
for
for
these
they're,
not
bids.
I
wanted
to
explain
maybe
the
difference
between
what
we're
doing
and
and
what
a
county
would
normally
do
when
you
bid
out
a
process
when,
when
you
put
something
out
for
bid,
there's
a
lot
of
legal
requirements
that
are
that
are
adhered
to
with
regard
to
the
the
process,
what
we're
doing
is
sending
out
an
rfp
which
is
a
request
for
proposal,
so
we're
just
asking
for
proposals
to
come
in
and
then
from
there.
C
We
have.
The
county
has
a
lot
of
discretion
to
negotiate
with
the
different
vendors
that
are
making
these
proposals.
We
have
a
lot
of
discretion
to
amend
and
change
and
and
do
a
lot
of
different
things
with
them
to
be
fair
to
all
those
vendors
that
have
submitted
proposals.
C
The
questions
that
come
in
will
be
posted
on
for
the
public,
to
look
at
and
and
for
other
vendors,
to
look
and
see
what
other
questions
that
the
the
vendors
are
asking.
So
we're
at
that
stage
where
we
think
we
have
a
final
product
to
go
out
and
there
I
know
you
got.
I
think
you
got
a
copy
of
it.
Yeah
that
was
distributed.
C
There's
a
couple
of
a
minor
last
minute
changes,
but
they're
pretty
they're,
pretty
minor
I'll,
just
mention
them
on
page
25,
there
is
some
there's
a
paragraph
there
4.10
that
deals
with
data
conversion
and
the
way
that
this
sample
was
was
worded
that
we
that
we
drew
from
it
had
the
county,
doing
some
extraction
of
data
and
we're
we're
not
able
to
do
that
with
our
current
court
view
system.
C
So
we've
shifted
the
burden
there
to
the
vendor
to
to
be
able
to
to
collect
that
data
and
get
it
ready
to
convert
over
to
a
new
system.
Just
wanted
to
point
out
that
one
change.
I
do
want
to
thank
the
the
members
of
the
the
committee
that
have
done
all
this
work.
Just
going
to
mention
a
few
names.
We
got
our
trial
court
administrator,
lori,
wolf
and
our
administrative
assistant,
heather
rule
they've
done
a
lot
of
work
on
this.
C
Our
board,
chairman
and
anita,
have
both
done
a
lot
of
work
on
this
sandy's
done.
The
most
work
she's
taken
this
on
vacation
with
her
and
and
gone
through
it.
So
it's
it's
been
a
a
lot
of
work
to
get
to
this
point,
I
think
it's
probably
a
hundred
how
many
pages
100
pages,
with
all
the
schedules
and
everything
that
go
with
it,
but
I'm
going
to
let
sandy
go
ahead
and
talk
about
it
too.
D
Okay,
thank
you
so,
like
he
said
we're
putting
out
the
rfp,
and
I
don't
know
what
else
we
want
to
talk
about
it,
the
oh
for
the
e-file
project,
though
the
aoic
we
did
get
a
letter
from
the
director
of
the
administrative
office
of
illinois
courts
to
the
requirement
for
us
to
be
e-filing
compliant
right
now,
she's
lifted
that
requirement,
because
we're
going
with
it
looking
for
a
new
system.
So
we
got
that
letter
a
couple
weeks
ago.
Probably
so
that'll
be
helpful,
I
mean
we're
nowhere
near
ready.
D
C
Give
an
estimate
of
the
time
deadlines.
I
know
if
we
release
it
today.
It's
there's
several
steps
at
what
page
that
was
on
sorry,
yeah.
D
D
C
So
I
I
think
today
it's
on
the
agenda
to
actually
vote
on
the
the
procedure
to
to
at
least
let
this
go
and,
let's
see
what's
out
there.
We
do
retain
the
right
to
reject
any
and
all
proposals
and
then,
once
if
we
are
able
to
select
a
vendor,
then
once
that
signed
on
the
dotted
line,
it's
still
going
to
take
18
to
24
months
to
actually
implement
it
because
of
the
the
amount
of
data
that
needs
to
be
converted
into
a
new
system.
C
D
When
I
started
as
circuit
clerk,
we
were
in
the
process
of
going
through
another
system.
You
know
another
conversion
and
we
brought
over
civil
first
and
then
that
was
in
april.
Then
we
did
traffic
in
september
and
of
20
of
2010
and
then
february
of
2011.
We
brought
over
criminals.
So
it's
it's
a
lot
for
each
segment
to
do
it.
You
know,
so
you
can't
do
it
all
in
one
spell
suit.
E
Mr
chairman,
your
honor
and
sandy
a
couple
questions.
What
is
the
balance
that
we
owe
on
the
existing
system
in
terms
of
dollars?
Does
anybody
have
that
number.
D
F
E
And
the
next
question-
and
of
course
you
don't
know
because
you're
you're
you're
rfping
this-
is
there
a
possibility,
or
can
you
tell
me
in
terms
of
the
language
that
you
guys
use
sandy
and
your
honor,
that
will
this
system
take
us
into
the
next
25
years
or
whatever
so
for
expansion
and
upgrades
and
so
forth?.
D
The
tours
that
we
took
of
the
four
counties
are
light
years
ahead
of
us,
so
I
am
very
hopeful
that
we
will
be
brought
right
into
the
current
situation
and.
D
E
C
25
years
and
the
computer
world
might
be
a
little
bit
yeah
in
the
pie
in
the
sky,
but
certainly
there
are-
and
there
are
references
in
here-
that
we
want
this
to
be
able
to
to
be
able
to
carry
us
into
the
future.
That
language
is
in.
There.
A
D
Yeah
so,
as
we
know
the
traffic
ticket
situation
with
being
held
accountable,
that
means
that
they
don't
pay
anymore.
So
for
the
harrison
harris
collection,
we
dropped
quite
a
few
thousand
dollars
on
that
and
the
state's
attorney's
collection
program
to
drop
down
significantly,
but
we're
still
collecting.
So
I
mean
that's
a
positive,
so
that's
about
it
and
if
there's
no
questions
on
my
other
general.
A
D
Bit
so
that's
what
that
was
about
just
that
we
were,
we
were
given
permission
to
not
be
required
to
continue
until
we
get
a
new
system,
so
that
was
helpful
and
the
director
I
spoke
with
her
in
may.
I
think-
and
I
thanked
her
and
she
said
anything
to
do
to
help
she
was
she's.
Very
you
know
she
wants
to
be
pro
pro
everything
rather
than
an
obstructionist,
so
that
was
good.
So
then.
D
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
talk
about
is
my
basement
project
where
we're
getting
rid
of
all
the
files
or
we're
moving
them
and
getting
them
microfilmed
and
whatever
so.
I've
had
the
electrical
union
apprentices,
local,
176
coming
and
helping,
and
they
were
just
here
again
saturday,
we've
trying
to
think
how
many
we've
had
36
volunteers.
D
Some
of
them
are
repeat
volunteers,
but
overall
so
far
it's
been
36
volunteers,
putting
in
240
hours
on
saturdays
and
we've
packed
up
over
2
000
boxes
to
send
off
to
be
microfilmed
and
the
shredding
company
came
the
last
two
saturdays,
and
you
know
the
big
garbage
containers
that
you
put
out
every
week.
While
they
were
mostly
that
size
and
then
some
just
a
tiny
bit
smaller
we've
shredded
125
containers,
so
it
was
a
whole
lot
of
work
and
I'm
super
appreciative
of
their
help.
D
E
Sandy,
I
was
just
wondering
I'm
old
as
dirt
when
it
comes
to
politics
and
stuff,
and
I've
seen
some
old
city
records
and
stuff.
But
do
you
ever
keep
anything
for
posterity
like
old
documents.
D
So
what
what
happens
is
I
have
to
submit
to
the
illinois
archives
the
list
of
what
we're
getting
rid
of,
or
what
we're
micro
filming
or
what
we're
doing?
And
then
they
will
look
to
see
through
that
list.
If
there's
anything
historically
significant
that
they're
concerned
about
that,
they
would
like
to
have
several
years
ago
they
came
up
over
the
garage
here
over
the
county
clerk
garage.
D
And
the
chief
judge-
we've
talked
about
this
too.
We
don't
we're
concerned
about
getting
rid
of
those
books,
but
I've
got
like
probably
400
books
that
we
need
to
do
something
with
even
to
protect
them.
So
I
have
two
vendors
coming
right
now
kind
of
looking
that
over
I
don't
know
what
we
can
do
with
those
to
keep
them,
because
they
take
up
quite
a
bit
of
space,
but
no
we're
not
we're
not
just
getting
rid
of
things.
E
I
was
just
thinking
for
a
historical
perspective
in
terms
of
the
museum
over
there.
Well.
D
A
I
guess
we
just
comment
on
an
andy
or
just
take
a
motion.
Take
a
motion
to
approve
mr
hunter
second
by
mr
fairfield.
F
And
I'm
sorry,
I
thought
it
was
on,
since
we
did
this
rfp
as
a
group
as
a
team,
the
estimate
is,
we
probably
saved
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
a
consultant
charges
to
do
this
project,
just
this
part
of
it
to
produce
the
rfp,
and
so
I
did
a
little
homework
at
the
beginning.
They've
done
a
lot
of
work
since
then,
and
so
it's
paid
off.
It
cost
us
a
little
in
man
hours,
but
we
saved
a
lot
for
the
taxpayers.
A
I
think
we
on
this
motion,
if
it's
all
right
with
the
first
and
the
second,
that
we
need
to
have
the
noted
that
the
change
is
going
to
be
made
and
that
section
4.10,
I
believe
it
was
the
chief
judge,
said
any
questions
on
the
motion.
Then.
B
D
A
G
Good
morning,
everybody
last
month,
the
grand
jury
returned
true
bills
on
30
cases,.
G
A
A
H
Just
traffic
yeah,
it's
part
to
be
honest
part
of
that
is
the
the
new
clerk
system
they
before
we
used
to
get
each
traffic
ticket
was
the
case.
Each
traffic
ticket
was
the
case
now
they're
aggregating
them.
So
if
one
guy
has
a
dui
instead
of
having
eight
new
cases,
it's
one
new
case,
so
the
numbers
that
are
going
down
are
not
reflective
of
actual
decreasing.
A
A
I
Just
on
the
report
itself,
just
as
you
can
see,
we
had
a
little
over
3200
contacts
last
month,
drug
tests
and
we
have
22
that
includes
juveniles
and
adults
on
electronic
monitoring
or
some
form
of
electronic
monitoring,
and
right
now
only
three
juveniles
in
custody
at
river
valley,
detention
center.
So
other
than
that.
If
there's
any
questions,
mr
hunter.
I
That,
yes,
there's
and
I
was
going
to
give
you
an
update.
We
still
have
we
lost
we
hired
two.
Since
I
last
saw
you,
we
lost
two
we're
still
at
four
vacancies
as
as
january
approaches,
but
the
update
with
pre-trial
it's
iroquois
county
is
phase
one
we're
phase
two
there's
three
phases
total
I
had.
We
had
a
meeting
with
aoic
la
a
couple
weeks
ago,
with
judge
sable,
jim
devine
and
everybody
down
in
iroquois.
I
I
was
kind
of
surprised
at
the
meeting
I
was
caught
off
guard
the
questions
we
were
getting
from
them.
I
was
thinking
to
myself.
This
is
how
far
along
you
guys
are
in
this
process
with
all
this
build
up
and
all
this
time
to
do
this,
so
it
was
kind
of
it
was
frustrating
and
I
think,
there's
they're
going
to
run
into
a
lot
of
issues,
and
I
think
my
point
is:
is
this
going
to
delay?
I
Kankakee,
the
takeover
of
kinky
in
phase
two,
which
is
going
to
this
problem
of
vacancies
january
1st
and
the
large
number
of
individuals
being
put
on
pre-trial
supervision
is
just
gonna
continue,
for.
I
can't
even
begin
to
tell
you
how
long,
but
it's
just
that
takeover
is
dragging
out
there.
It's
hanging
out
there
and
it
doesn't
help
with
hiring
not
to
mention
pretrial
statewide
is
going
after
the
same
group
of
people.
I
We
are
so
it
doesn't
help
and
when
you
factor
in
roughly
a
starting
salary
a
little
bit
higher
than
ours
a
little
just
a
little
bit,
but
more
remote
work
option
with
that
job
could
attract
more
people.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
problem,
so
we'll
wait
and
see
it.
Just
it's
moving
very,
very
slow,
mr
honor.
So.
I
Other
than
that
I
was
just
gonna
report
on
the
vacancies
again
like
I
did
so
we're
just
we're.
I
have
a
couple
ideas
about
maybe
attracting
more
people,
but
I
haven't
talked
to
the
chief
or
the
chairman
about
it.
I
was
kind
of
maybe
thrown
by
then
before
I
brought
to
committee.
Maybe
it
would
help.
Maybe
I
don't
know
it's
just
like.
I
said
every
every
time
I
get
up
here
january's
getting
here
is
approaching
quickly,
yeah,
so
I'll
keep
you
posted.
I
The
only
other
thing
I
have
is
I
had
a
meeting
with
chairman
wheeler
regarding
the
annex
building
and
some
needed
updates
at
the
annex
very
general,
basically
carpet
in
the
building.
Some
of
that
carpet,
I
believe,
is
from
I
mean
I
don't
know
if
it
goes
back
to
78
when
it
opened,
but
it's
close
and
it's
bad
and
the
bathrooms
the
bathrooms
are,
I
believe,
are
the
original.
I
The
the
stalls
and
things
like
that
need
to
be
checked
into.
I
spoke
with
andy
and
he
told
me
to
contact
wes
wes
can
start
putting
some
numbers
together,
get
some
people
in
there
to
give.
You
know
how
much
it
would
cost,
but
it
was
it's
needed
if
you
walk
through
that
building.
Obviously,
you're
welcome
going
every
time
you
want
you
just
carpet's
ripping
up
and
we're
putting
tape
down.
I
So
people
don't
trip
on
it
and
it's
just
kind
of
it
needs
to
be
looked
at
and
chairman
willow,
you
know,
came
by,
saw
it
for
himself
and
then
so
we
got.
I
contacted
wes
yesterday,
so
we'll
see
what
he
has
to
say
what
he
gets
put
together
for
next
month.
So,
okay,
the
outside
of
the
building,
looks
much
better
since
the
it
was
power
washed.
You
know,
maybe
we
could
throw
up
some
arborvities
or
some
hosta
around
the
building.
A
J
Just
a
few
comments
on
the
report:
our
locals
are
remaining
fairly
low,
but
we're
averaging,
I
think,
210.
If,
if
that,
if
I
recall
the
numbers
on
the
report.
J
Now
we're
actually
locals
were
averaging
236
through
may,
but
that
number
has
since
dropped
a
little
bit,
but
it
doesn't
affect
the
average
because
the
average
is
for
the
year.
So
a
couple
things
regarding
some
revenue.
If
you
look
to
the
far
right
under
item
one
at
one
point,
we
were,
I
think,
80
some
thousand
dollars
down
from
money
we
brought
in
last
year,
we've
actually
reduced
that
number
down
to
25
770-
and
this
is
just
this
comparison-
is
just
from
this
year
to
last
year.
J
So
at
this
pace
I
mean
we're
right
now
on
pace
to
to
bring
in
a
similar
amount
that
we
brought
in
last
year
for
housing.
Only.
Obviously,
if
you
look
back
to
fiscal
year
19,
which
was
one
of
our
better
years,
obviously
we
had
ice
detainees.
J
Just
a
side
note,
we
are
currently
waiting
on
a
decision
from
the
seventh
circuit
court
of
appeals
that
mchenry
county
and
kankakee
county
are
involved
with.
So
until
we
hear
from
that
we're
just
kind
of
sitting
back
waiting.
J
On
the
sworn
side,
something
pretty
concerning
to
not
only
kankakee
county,
but
all
law
enforcement,
our
traffic
attempted
traffic
stops,
I
should
say
we're
running
into
a
number
of
individuals
who
don't
stop
for
the
police.
J
They
either
flee,
and
then
we
have
to
make
a
determination
as
to
whether
or
not
we
pursue
based
on
what
the
offense
was
or,
as
the
legislature
in
the
state
of
illinois
wants
to
do.
Just
let
them
go
we'll
get
them
later.
That's
their
mentality.
J
However,
in
some
cases
we
have,
the
offender
has
crashed
flees
from
the
car.
J
Then
we
end
up
in
a
foot,
pursuit
and-
and
we
are
getting
a
mix
of
sometimes
we're
able
to
catch
them
depending
on
where
we're
at
and
in
some
cases,
we've
actually
found
guns
on
these
individuals
or
if
we
didn't
catch
him.
When
we
go
back
to
the
car
there's
weapons
in
the
car,
so
guns
are
everywhere
out
there
and
unfortunately,.
J
People
have
now
indicated
that
they're
not
afraid
to
use
them
even
on
the
police.
So
it's
certainly
something
that
we
we
deal
with
every
day,
mainly
due
to
a
lack
of
respect
for
our
laws,
the
police
and,
quite
frankly,
they
know,
there's
limited
consequences
for
them,
so
that
affects
everybody
that
affects
the
police.
It
affects
our
community.
J
J
That's
all.
I
have
on
the
report.
A
J
I
think
that
has
something
to
do
with
it.
I
know
that
you
know
you
look
on
any
custody
list
that
we
have
with
those
in
custody,
and
you
know
domestic
battery
cases,
domestic
violence
cases
no
doubt
lead
the
way
in
the
number
of
people
that
were
that
are
being
arrested.
County-Wide.
A
J
Control
update
before
we
before
we
start
talking
about
animals,
talk
about
the
heat
that
we're
experiencing
over
these
next
or
yesterday.
Today,
I
think
next
week
it's
supposed
to
get
hot
again.
J
I
think
it's
important
that
we
remember
to
make
sure
we
don't
leave
kids
in
cars,
make
sure
your
senior
citizens
are
not
out
in
the
heat
for
a
long
time
to
care,
for
those
people
make
sure
that
there's
care,
but
certainly
a
reminder
not
to
leave
kids
in
a
car
with
the
windows
up,
because
it
doesn't
take
long
for
for
bad
things
to
happen,
and
we
don't
want
to
see
that
so
animal
control
update
our
kennel
is
full
of
dogs,
always
open
for
any
county
board
members.
J
Anybody
in
the
back
room
who
needs
a
dog
to
to
go,
take
a
look
we'd,
be
happy
to
set
you
up
with
the
dog
of
your
choice
or
two
or
two.
Yes,
absolutely
too,
we'll
give
we'll
even
give
you
a
discount
on
the
second
one
so
other
than
that.
I
know
that
director
kerry
laird
is
meeting
with
architects
this
week
with
some
design
issues
going
forward
with
the
property.
J
Obviously,
that's
the
finished
product
is
certainly
not
gonna
happen
tomorrow.
It's
it's
a
process,
so
she'll
be
dealing
with
that.
We
also
finally
found
trucks
that
the
full
board
approved.
Actually
yesterday
we
had
we
had
approval
for
one,
but
in
the
meantime
we
we
knew
that
we
needed
another
one.
There
was
two
available,
so
we
got
them
and
the
full
board
approved
it.
Yesterday.
Most
of
you
were
part
of
that
those
are
being
fitted
for.
J
Proper
cages
when,
when
an
animal
is
taken
off
the
street,
so
those
should
be
ready
fairly
quickly
and,
lastly,
we
are
short
on
cat
food,
so
anybody
who
would
like
to
donate
cat
food,
we
would
certainly
accept
it
kerry,
told
me
what
kind
of
food
specifically
and
I
didn't
write
it
down,
and
I
forgot
it.
J
J
There's
a
list
here
of
a
number
of
vehicles
and
one
the
top
one
that
had
actually
corrections
van
crossed
out
and
a
bus
written
in
that
is
actually
a
van.
So
what's
written
on
your
paper
that
you
received
is
inaccurate,
but
it
is
a
van.
J
J
J
A
A
J
Yeah-
and
this
is
more
of
an
fyi-
you
know-
we've
been
watching
this
closely.
Obviously,
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background
on
some
numbers
over
the
past
three
years
back
in
fiscal
year,
20.
J
In
fiscal
year,
20
our,
which
was
obviously
the
start
of
covid
where
everybody
was
kind
of
staying
home
and
there
wasn't
a
whole
lot.
I
believe
our
fuel
budget.
We
ended
up
spending
about
119
000
and
some
change
on
fuel
in
2021
last
year
we
spent
182
000
and
we
are
projecting
right
now,
based
on
what
we've
done
so
far
through
april,
we
are
projecting
somewhere
around
234
thousand
dollars
so
about
a
50,
50,
000
increase.
J
J
J
We
have
680
square
miles
in
the
county
that
we
patrol
and
680
square
miles,
and
so,
if
something's
happening,
east
or
west,
north
or
south,
you
know
if
we're
leaving
our
squadron,
it's
20
minutes
to
a
half
an
hour
to
get
there.
That's
that's!
Not
good
for
our
community,
it's
not
good
for
public
safety,
so
we
are
going
to
continue
to
maintain
our
patrols
and
we
will
monitor
that
fuel
price
and
fuel
usage
as
we
go.
J
But
just
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
board
aware
that
it's
certainly
an
issue
and
it's
not
an
issue
in
just
kankakee
county.
It's
an
issue
nationwide.
There
has
been
some
law
enforcement.
You've
probably
seen
some
of
the
articles
where
chiefs
and
sheriffs
are
saying
we're
not
responding,
we're
taking
the
report
over
the
phone
and
that's
not
policing
that
doesn't
that's
not
good
for
the
community.
J
A
K
You
know,
there's
a
there's,
a
great
role
model,
there's
a
sheriff
and
he
was
able
to
do
the
all
the
work
with
just
one
one
employee.
His
name
was
andy
and
the
is
his
co-partners.
J
That
worked
in
mayberry,
so
a
couple
other
things
that
you
should
be
aware
of.
Some
are
positive,
which
you
know
are
good
things.
J
If
you
recall
we
hired
an
individual
to
work
on
our
medical
bills
back
in
2018
and
the
billing
and
the
money
that
you
know
when
we
get
billed
medically
on
the
corrections
side
by
statute,
we
are
to
pay
the
public
aid
rate
to
the
hospital
which
we
did
for
a
number
of
years.
J
However,
I
don't
know
how
to
say
this
without
saying
it,
but
the
medical,
the
medicare
medic
medicaid
rate
that
we
were
getting
wasn't
the
entire
medicaid
rate.
So
what
this
individual
has
done,
katie
has
come
in
and
and
she
is
a
whiz
at
working
with
medical
bills
and
codes
and
coding,
because
that's
where
all
this
information
comes
from-
and
I
can
tell
you
that
so
far
in
fiscal
year,
22,
which
is
this
year,
we
have
seen
a
savings
of
107
332
on
on
our
inmate
medical
bills.
J
We
we've
had
savings
of
approximately
540
000
dollars,
so
she
has
more
than
paid
for
herself
and
then
some
so
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
We'll
continue
to
go
through
every
medical
inmate
medical
bill.
We
get
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
we
are
paying
the
correct
amount
so
credit
to
her.
She
does
a
great
job.
J
Some
of
you
may
see
if
you
take
a
look
at
our
budget.
Some
of
our
corrections,
overtime,
certainly
increased.
That
is
due
to
some
covet
issues.
Minimal
we've
had
some
covet
issues
with
our
staff.
We've
had
some
covet
issues
with
some
inmates,
which
you
know
is
pretty
much
following
what's
going
on
out
in
the
general
public.
J
Obviously,
when
staff
are
off,
we
have
to
replace
them
backfill
them.
We
have
had
a
number
of
hospitalizations
of
our
inmates
which
cause
which
requires
staff
and,
quite
frankly,
like
everybody
else
and
every
other
type
of
business.
We
are
finding
it
difficult
to
recruit
employees,
and
so,
as
some
of
our
individuals,
some
of
our
correctional
officers
leave
it's
it's
been
difficult
to
replace
them.
We
are
working
with
our
local
colleges,
kankakee
community
college
olivet,
nazarene
university
and
we're
also
working
with
the
kankakee
area
career
center
as
well.
J
Giving
those
individuals
information
regarding
you
know
what
our
job
is
about,
what
what
it
pays
the
benefits.
So
we'll
continue
to
do
that.
Hopefully
we
can
get
our
number
up
a
little
bit,
but
you
will
see
some
increases
in
our
overtime.
J
And
lastly,
just
a
reminder
that
this
is
june,
15th
cashless
bail
goes
into
effect
january
1st
and
obviously
that
will
affect
our
county.
J
In
addition
to
the
4.1
million
dollars
I
referenced
regarding
ice
cashless
pale
will
will
be
problematic
for
our
county
if,
if
nothing
changes-
and
you
know
whether
that
changes
in
the
veto
session
or
not,
is
still
unclear.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
sheriff
downey.
When
do
you
expect
to
have
lunch
with
senator
sims
on
3653.
J
F
F
What
I'm
getting
at
is
is,
I
think
that
maybe
we,
since
we
know
that
they're
being
audited
by
someone
who
knows
what
medical
bills
are
and
since
that
that
office,
the
auditor's
office
refuses
to
do
it.
Maybe
we
just
do
a
blanket
approval
for
the
medical
bills
for
inmate
medical,
so
we
don't
have
to
keep
voting
on
them
every
month
in
finance.
Does
that
make
sense.
J
A
K
Looking
at
that
that
state
statue
and
then
looking
at
what
they're
proposing
under
this
cassius
bail
system
and
best,
basically
this
criminal
justice
reform
in
the
I
mean
in
this
initial
state,
it's
I
can
understand
the
concerns
for
the
overhaul,
but
the
problem
that
I'm
having
is,
I
think
it
should
just
be
reduced
to
the
misdemeanors,
because
without
any
change,
this
has
the
propensity
to
to
allow
rapists,
murderers
and
individuals
of
domestic
violence.
K
Go
if
they're
not
brought
to
justice
within
90
days,
they
can
walk
which,
if
anyone
is
familiarized
with
the
domestic
violence,
part
of
that
or
just
the
rape
of
murder
that
compromises
the
public
safety
of
communities
and
it
almost
arrests
the
law
enforcement's
hands
into
after
they
have
arrested,
to
keep
them
to
keep
the
public
protected.
K
It's
almost
like
they
just
snatched
it
away
from
you.
Well.
J
And
and
again
we'll
we'll
work
through
this,
the
best
we
can.
I
know
that
locally,
our
judicial
with
judge,
cunnington
and
judge
dickinson.
We
are
meeting
to
to
discuss
all
these
options
and
and
will
give
us
at
least
a
pathway
to
start
dealing
with
some
of
our
legislators
to
say
hey
this
is
you
know,
because
you
know
like
a
lot
of
the
things
in
that
bill.
They
passed
everything
with
with
no
pathway
to
to
to
finish
it.
J
So
there
are
a
lot
of
things
in
that
bill
that
haven't
even
taken
effect
yet
and
they've
already
had
they've
already
passed
two
trailer
bills.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
left
to
be
done
and
to
to
our
credit
here
locally
with
the
court
system.
We
we
are
meeting
to
to
discuss
what
those
will
be,
how
those
will
affect
us
so
that
we
can
accurately
portray
that
to
springfield
and
say
hey
this.
This
has
to
change
one
way
or
the
other.
K
If
you
can
outline
that
with
like
a
bullet
point
where
even
this
committee
can
send
letters
of
support,
if
not
the
county
board
itself,
to
strengthen
your
position
but
at
the
same
time
scratch
the
conscience
of
our
representatives
down
into
the
of
the
of
the
general
ceremony
down
in
springfield.
K
I
think,
if
all
counties
were
to
express
that
concern
and
to
send
letters
of
support,
I
believe
that
somewhere
along
the
line
it,
we
should
be
able
to
make
some
headway,
not
to
say
that
we
are
but
to
say
that
it
it'll
be
a
good
step
in
the
right
direction.
If
we
can
get
enough
media
attention
to
impress
upon
their
minds,
they
need
to
seriously
look
at
this
issue,
because
what
they're
doing,
in
essence,
we
we're
saying
they
want
to
overhaul,
but,
on
the
other
end
they're
compromising
public
safety
right.
J
J
A
L
Two
things
to
comment
on
on
the
reports:
the
first
being
suicides,
as
you
guys,
can
see
we're
at
eight
for
the
fiscal
year,
that'll
change
next
month
to
nine
at
least
and
what's
concerning
about
that,
is
the
entire
fiscal
year
21
we
had
ten
so
six
months
into
the
year.
We're
matching
that
level
already
and
it'll
be
interesting
to
see.
If
that
trend
continues.
L
If
the
economy,
falters
or
economic
conditions
worsen,
that
number
was
really
high
back
in
2008
910.
So
we'll
see
what
happens
there
and
keep
an
eye
on
that.
L
L
So
obviously
the
cocaine
of
methamphetamines
are
less
expensive
drugs
that
could
be
a
contributing
cause
there,
but
the
big
drug,
as
corn
talks
about
every
month
is
certainly
still
the
fentanyl
issue.
L
L
wow,
so
staggering
numbers
per
capita
looking
at
the
list,
kankakee
county
is
number
nine
of
102
counties.
So
definitely
not
something
to
be
proud
of
that
we're
in
the
top
ten
of
in
that
that
area
in
our
county,
iroquois
county
to
our
south
is
number
seven.
So
they
have
a
issue
down
there
as
well
going
on,
but
we
are
higher
than
will
county
and
dupage
county.
L
A
L
A
couple
other
things,
mr
knights,.
K
The
susan
mendoza
she
sent,
I
mean
they
sent
they.
Give
us
5
000
for
cremation
is
that
no
income.
L
State
grant
money
that
comes
every
year.
I
believe
that
is
money
that
is
collected
when
a
when
the
county,
clerk's
office
issues
a
death
certificate,
a
portion
of
that
death
certificate
fee
goes
into
a
fund
and
then
that
money
at
the
end
or
in
the
end
of
the
year
for
the
state
is
divided
out
amongst
the
counties
based
on
population
and
then
sent
to
us.
So,
as
you
can
see,
we
obtained
5130
from
that
portion
of
the
fund.
L
That's
like
annually
or
annually
yeah,
and
it
fluctuates
a
little
bit
every
year
last
year
was
a
little
bit
less.
So,
okay,
we're
always
happy
for
more
absolutely
a
couple.
Other
things
corner
wanted
reported
on
we'll
start
with
the
bad
news.
The
morgue
hvac
system,
as
you
guys,
are
all
well
aware
of.
L
We've
been
battling
some
issues
with
that
for
the
last
couple
months,
you
guys
approved
spending
36
thousand
dollars
of
arpa
money
to
replace
that
system
and
get
us
negative
pressure,
and
all
that
that
was
due
in
july
and
the
bad
part
is
as
we
found
out
last
week.
That
may
not
happen
until
november
and
that's
if
at
all,
there's
a
strong
concern
by
the
company
that
the
piece
of
these
pieces
of
equipment
we
need
may
never
actually
arrive.
L
So
we've
started
working
again
with
pat
on
going
back
out
to
try
to
find
some
additional
options
that
may
be
still
in
the
same
ballpark
pricing,
wise,
maybe
a
little
bit
higher,
but
something
that
we'll
be
able
to
get
in
the
next
couple
months
and
hopefully
be
able
to
install
and
have
operational.
Obviously,
it's
critical
infrastructure
that
we
have
to
have,
and
we
can't
not
have
it
so
we're
working
diligently
on
trying
to
figure
all
that
out.
L
And
the
company
company
we've
been
in
communication
with
them.
They've,
obviously
been
very
forthcoming
with
us.
They've
offered
a
full
refund
on
everything
that
we've
already
paid
so
we'll
get
everything
back
and
if
we
choose
to
go
that
route.
E
L
We
do
yep,
that
was
the
media.
Has
it
now,
so
we
got
home
about
two
o'clock
this
morning.
So
a
little
tired
today,
the
other
thing
just
briefly
to
discuss
fuel
costs
for
us.
L
Obviously,
our
numbers
are
not
as
staggering
as
the
share
for
some
of
the
other
bigger
departments,
but
it's
still
significant
part
of
our
budget
and
when
we
built
the
budget
last
fall,
we
had
anticipated
a
fuel
increase
just
looking
at
trends
and
the
market
in
general,
so
we
had
upped
our
budget,
and
today
this
year
we
have
spent
eight
dollars
and
cents
on
fuel,
which
represents
thirty
seven
point:
eight
percent
of
our
total
fuel
budget.
L
So
I
feel
pretty
confident
that
we'll
fall
within
that
fourteen
thousand
dollar
figure
that
we
allocated
as
long
as
things
don't
go
crazy
and
the
price
doesn't
spike
even
more,
but
that's
obviously
uncertain
in
fiscal
year
21
we
spent
thirty
four
hundred
dollars
fiscal
year.
Twenty
thirty
five
hundred
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Nineteen
forty
seven
hundred
dollars
year
to
date
so
anywhere
from
500
to
1600
more
in
fuel
costs.
J
L
Lastly,
the
good
news:
in
january
this
year
we
ordered
a
2022
ford
explorer
through
court
street
ford
with
the
state
bid
and
they
told
us
it
could
be
two
weeks.
It
could
be
two
months
it
could
be
12
months
before
you
get
your
car
and
about
two
weeks
ago
we
got
a
phone
call
on
a
friday
afternoon
that
the
car
showed
up.
We
had
no
idea,
it
was
coming
so
that,
obviously,
that
was
a
good
friday.
L
That
vehicle
was
paid
for
in
full
out
of
the
corners
fees,
so
money
that's
generated
from
cremation
permits,
employer
requests
paid
for
that
and
then
the
vehicle
that
that
is
replacing
was
a
2017
ford,
explorer
no
major
mechanical
issues
or
anything
like
that.
It
has
60
000
miles
on
it,
so
not
something
we
really
wanted
to
part
ways
with,
but
in
our
rotation
it
was
just
time
to
go.
L
We
discussed
it
with
the
sheriff
and
the
sheriff
is
going
to
we're
going
to
transfer
that
vehicle
over
to
him
and
he
is
going
to
take
on
using
that
for
whatever
purpose
they
deem
investigations
or
something
like
that
and
we'll
trade
out
some
equipment
to
help
equip
our
new
car
with
and
obviously
the
sheriff
provides
us
with
numerous
resources,
whether
it's
technology
or
training.
So
it's
our
way
of
being
able
to
help
them
out
a
little
bit
and
not
get
rid
of
a
valuable
car.
That's
paid
in
full
already.