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Executive Committee Meeting 8/27/2019 9:00 AM
A
B
A
All
righty
no
public
comment
today
under
presentations:
nothing
approval
of
minutes,
July,
23rd
2019
motion
to
approve
mr.
Washington.
Second,
mr.
Kinzinger,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Those
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries
thank
you.
We
don't
have
anything
under
legislative
today,
there'd
be
a
little
bit
more
next
month
and
also
a
neat
aspect
when
a
county
administrator
will
have
some
things
that
she's
been
working
on.
A
A
Would
entertain
the
motion
to
move
number
13
up
to
you
up
on
the
agenda
to
get
into
that
right
now
so
move
mr.
Burnes?
Second,
mr.
Paden
any
other
discussion
on
that
too
many
agenda,
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye.
Those
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries
all
right,
so
this
is
in
dire
need
of
explanation,
because
there's
a
lot
of
misinformation
going
on
out
there
about
this,
intentional
or
otherwise.
A
This
is
something
that
has
been
discussed
with
board
members,
as
we
have
looked
at
different
options:
new
buildings
associated
cost
for
the
better
part
of
the
year
and
a
half
and
the
talks
have
escalated.
I've
sought
out
information
from
current
and
former
board
members
from
Will
County
to
figure
out
their
model.
I've
sought
out
information
about
what
our
operations
were.
We
analyzed
the
cost
and
the
benefits
of
our
current
operations.
A
You
know
with
the
I,
don't
know
15
or
16
people
I
spoke
with
on
the
board
at
that
time.
You
know
just
different
conversations,
and
so
we
started
to
look
into
it
a
little
bit
deeper.
What
that
meant
should
we,
you
know
analyzing
the
cost
of
a
new
facility
that
repairs
the
upgrades,
all
the
knowns,
that
we
have
right
now,
and
you
know
it's
to
start
this
conversation
off.
This
is
not
unknown.
This
hasn't
come
out
of
left
field
and
I
didn't
make
any
of
this
up
myself.
A
A
So
this
board
responded
and
we
actually
asked
for
and
increased
the
and
added
transparency
into
the
reporting
out
of
that
department.
So
I
think
that
to
to
clarify
a
misconception,
we've
always
had
the
best
interest
of
companion
animals
at
heart
and
there
may
be
differing
opinions
on
the
path
going
forward,
but
I
don't
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
we
hate
animals
and
some
of
the
other
comments
that
I
received
all
last
evening
and
this
morning,
it's
frankly
quite
ridiculous.
A
So
here's
the
proposal
as
I
have
talked
to
many
board
members
about
this,
especially
on
this
committee
and
on
Finance
Committee
on
Friday
I
I
met
with
Julie,
Boudreau
and
I
met
on
Monday
with
her
employees
because
they
deserve
the
respect
to
be
talked
to
before
it
gets
out
on
social
media
and
into
the
newspaper.
That's
the
way
I
do
business
because
I
don't
throw
people
under
the
bus
I.
Let
them
know
what's
coming.
A
What
I
didn't
expect
was
is
the
other
side
of
that
coin
was
is
there'd,
be
a
lot
of
misinformation,
spread,
saying
we're
shutting
down
animal
control.
Nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth,
so
the
plan
is
is
as
of
12:00,
1:00
and
I've.
Had
discussions
with
the
sheriff
on
this
on
many
occasions.
The
management
of
animal
control
will
transfer
to
the
share
Department
a
law
enforcement
Public,
Safety
Division,
focusing
on
Public
Safety.
A
Current
operations
will
continue,
as
is
all
institutional
knowledge
will
transfer,
but
we
are
not
changing
anything
right
now.
We
are
the
plan,
is
you
know,
and
I've
had
Steven
Anita
analyze
the
financials?
We
have
our
arms
around
that
what
this
means.
Initially,
there
is
no
increase
to
costs
as
we
look
to
the
future,
there's
a
marginal
impact
to
expenses
and
the
overall
bottom
line,
but
the
this
isn't
a
cost
savings
measure.
This
could
end
up
costing
us
a
little
bit
more
if
we
take
the
money,
we're
saving
and
put
it
into
more
enforcement
officers.
A
So
I'll
explain
a
little
bit
more
about
that
in
the
future
or
in
the
next
few,
a
few
lines
here.
So
as
we
take
the
you
know
the
necessary
planning
and
operational
steps
to
be
out
of
the
housing
adoption
part
of
this,
because
that's
what
I'm
proposing
other
counties
do
this
will
County
does
not
house
animals.
They
are
focused
on
enforcement.
A
They
work
with
shelter,
partners
all
over
the
place
and
regions
to
be,
and
they
actually
get
paid
to
house
animals
did
the
housing
say
the
housing
fee
that
we
charge
when
people
come
pick
their
animal
up?
That
is
something
that
goes
to
those
shelters
so
and
they
do
agreements
with
these
shelters
and
they
have
longer
term
relationships
with
them,
and
it's
not
just
shelters.
It's
other
type
of
kenneling
operation
veterinary.
A
We
we
predict
that
we
probably
won't
be
out
of
the
housing
business
until
mid
year.
Maybe
even
it
could
take
us
a
year
to
be
out
of
that,
we're
not
just
doing
it
to
stop
immediately.
What
we're
doing
is
is
we
want
to
focus
on
enforcement
while
we
transition
out
of
housing
and
adopting
animals,
so
the
decision
that
we
have
today
would
be
one
of
do.
We
want
to
be
in
the
business
of
doing
what
other
shelters
do,
or
should
we
do?
What
I
believe
government
should
do
and
be
about
enforcement?
A
That's
where
I'm
at
on
this
and
almost
I
have
heard
nobody
say
when
I've
explained
this
to
them
that
they
are
against
moving
the
management
of
animal
control.
The
sheriff
I
want
to
make
that
clear
there.
Nobody
has
expressed
that
that
I've
talked
to,
and
that's
many
many
people
on
the
board
outside
of
the
board
in
the
shelter
community
all
over
in
that
that
was
part
of
the
conversation
we
had
with
Julie
as
well,
and
that
part
of
our
conversation
was
well
received
by
her
as
well
other
parts
not
so
much.
A
Our
model
will
be
based
on
what
happens
in
Wolfe,
County
and
other
similar
counties
that
do
not
house
or
adopt
the
but
rely
on
shelter
and
kennel
partners.
To
do
that,
as
I
mentioned,
we
will
focus
on
enforcement.
This
aspect
is
the
guiding
principle
is
effort
to
focus
on
the
proper
role
of
government,
which
is
enforcement
and
protection.
A
This
is
what
led
me
to
reach
out
to
the
sheriff,
as
he
explained
to
me,
one
of
his
best
friends
that
he
was
in
the
FBI
Academy,
with
as
a
sheriff
for
our
County
he's
in
charge
of
animal
control,
so
again,
I'm
not
making
all
this
up.
This
is
a
model
that's
out
there
on
both
ends
and
there's
other
counties
in
Illinois
and
around
us
that
do
the
same
thing.
So
this
as
I
mentioned,
we
talked
to
to
Julie,
and
then
we
talked
to
staff
on
Monday.
There
are
unknowns.
A
Changes
is
different
with
any
decision
of
this
kind.
The
key
is
to
make
the
hard
decision
of
enforcement
or
operations.
That's
what
we're
here
to
do
today
and
then
we
get
to
mapping
out
the
change
over.
The
sheriff
is
heavily
involved
in
that,
because
it's
going
to
be
his
decisions
on
future
staffing
and
operations
and
management.
The
major
touch
points
have
been
addressed
in
an
order
to
have
predictability
and
continuity.
So
we
we
are
not
throwing
everybody
in
the
wind
on
12
1.
A
We
need
an
orderly
transition
and
we
need
again
institutional
knowledge
to
transfer
as
well.
I.
Think
that
there's
the
synergy
between
the
skills
that
can
be
provided
from
current
investigators
and
people
in
law
enforcement
could
be
well
received
by
those
that
are
in
enforcement.
Currently
with
animal
control,
that's
not
going
to
change
we're
still
gonna
go
out
and
pick
up
animals
we're
still
going
to
enforce.
A
You
know
the
the
tags
and
all
the
other
shots
and
all
the
other
stuff
we
currently
do
and
that's
not
gonna
change,
but
what
will
change
is
we
will
slowly
get
away
from
how
and
adopting
animals,
which
I
think
is
a
waste
of
taxpayer
resources
at
this
point
or
funds
that
could
be
used
for
enforcement,
which
is
what
we
all
want
us
to
protect
animals
I
know
that
to
be
the
case,
so
make
this
clear.
I
just
want
to
make
this
clear.
This
is
my
decision.
A
What
I'm
asking
you
to
to
adopt
as
part
of
a
policy
of
the
board?
It's
not
the
sheriff's
decision.
You
know
he's
not
out
there
saying
give
me
animal
control
I
want
to
make
that
clear
as
well.
There's
some
misconceptions
about
that
as
well-
maybe
intentional,
maybe
not
I,
know
many
board.
Members
agree.
I
know
our
administrator,
and
we
have
talked
about
this-
she
has
vast
experience
in
analyzing
animal
control,
laws
and
operations
from
her
previous
employer.
So
she
knows
what's
going
on
with
the
way
the
numbers
work
and
what
their
mandate
is.
A
She's
read
the
law.
She
understands
what
they're
supposed
to
be
doing
and
what
we
have
to
do
to
be
in
compliance
on
the
operational
side
of
this.
So
this
isn't
again
I
just
didn't
wake
up
one
morning
and
come
up
with
something
over
a
cup
of
coffee.
This
has
been
a
process
so
again,
priorities
focus
is
the
enforcement
and
let
those
who
focus
on
advocacy,
housing
and
adoption
do
just
that
and
do
everything
we
can
to
help
them
in
that
effort.
A
Cost
enforcement
is
what
we
should
fund,
not
fund
competition
with
what
others
in
our
community
already
do.
Management
enforcement
should
reside
in
public
safety,
so
you're
enabled
training
and
improved
coordination
with
the
criminal
justice
system,
which
is
a
gap
that
we
have
currently
liability.
We
carry
substantial
risk
by
adopting
out
animals
and
that
is
not
lost
on
me.
A
Helping
fund
us
being
able
to
just
to
go
into
a
community
when
a
resident
calls
us
I
think
that's
a
place
that
we
want
to
be,
and
we
have
not
been
able
to
be
now.
That's
not
a
guarantee.
That
is
an
estimation,
but
I
think
it's
a
educated
guess
at
this
point
and
in
worst
case,
were
right
back
where
we
are
today.
So
again,
the
sheriff
will
determine
his
timetable,
management
structure
and
other
operational
aspects
of
animal
control.
All
expenses
and
revenues
will
be
detailed,
as
this
is
implemented.
A
We
want
to
focus
on
the
needs
of
the
animals
enforcement
and
proper
transition,
while
the
long
term
operational
changes
ones
that
we're
gonna
happen
with
without
the
structural
changes
we're
discussing
today,
because
these
were
going
to
happen
anyway,
but
once
we
get
these
changes
done,
they'll
be
codified.
The
state's
attorney's
office
is
taking
a
look
at
our
County
code
to
make
sure
that
any
changes
that
need
to
be
made
will
be
made
and
they'll
come
back
to
this
committee
for
those
changes.
So
the
only
thing
that's
disappointing
is
the
part
that
were
it's.
A
We
hate
animals,
I,
don't
even
eat
animals.
You
know
that
I'm,
the
the
fattest
vegetarian
you'll
ever
meet
in
your
life.
Okay,
so
that
that's
disappointing
okay
and
that's
personal-
and
you
can't
say
that
you're
in
this
job-
and
you
don't
take
some
things
personally-
that
bothers
me
a
lot.
Everything
we're
doing
right
now
is
because
we
want
to
actually
step
up
enforcement
and
protect
animals
and
spend
all
every
dime
that
we
have
in
that
resource
on
that
effort.
So
I'm
definitely
open
to
questions
about
this
or
comments.
Mr.
Bern
Thank.
C
A
C
A
Mm-Hmm
I
know
that
we
have
people
patrolling
not
a
lot,
not
as
much
as
we
as
many
as
we'd
like,
but
there
are
people
on
the
road,
so
I
do
see
those
synergies
happening
and
the
possibilities
are
really
endless.
If
you
approach
it
from
that
that
direction,
we
definitely
need
to
have
a
increased
increased
presence
in
the
cities
and
the
municipalities,
but
we
need
them
as
partners.
Yeah.
C
I
mean
it
happened
to
me
about
three
years
ago:
I
had
an
animal
show
up
in
my
driveway
and
on
Sunday
morning,
I
called
and
got
an
answering
machine
and
a
bunch
of
neighbors
and
I
were
standing
around
going
now.
What
we
call
Bradley,
Police,
Department
and
they're
not
equipped
handle
bringing
an
animal
right
right.
A
C
A
Where
we're
trying
again
and
and
it's
a
big
County,
we
have
a
lot
of
rural
areas,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
to
do
that.
But
again
that
question
is
that's
in
front
of
you
guys
is
you
know,
do
we
want
to
have
the
shift
under
the
management
of
the
sheriff?
You
know,
that's
that's
the
the
vote
here
that
we're
looking
at
today
and
then
transition
out
of
shelter
operations
as
it
is
allowed.
We
don't
have
by
June
30th,
it's
done
sure
when
everybody
back
out
on
the
street.
A
D
A
A
E
You
yep
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
I,
am
glad
I
appreciate
so
much
the
clarification
that
you
have
given
us
today
about
what
is
happening.
I
had
numerous
phone
calls
through
the
night
about
this,
and
it
was
all
misunderstood
and
claiming
we
are
shutting
down
animal
control
and
they,
a
lot
of
it,
was
just
like
I,
said
misinformation.
E
A
lot
of
anger,
I
quit
answering
the
phone
because
I
didn't
want
to
get
in
discussions
because
I
didn't
know
how
do
I
animal
people
are
very
passionate
and
I
didn't
want
to
get
into
an
argument
with
them
and
I
knew
that
they
wouldn't
listen
to
me
last
night.
So
I
appreciate
this
and
I
hope
that
the
information
that
you've
given
us
today
gets
out
into
the
communicate
the
community,
because
we
are
not
shutting
down
animal
control
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
are
going
to
enforce
the
laws
and
the
safety
of
our
animals.
E
A
F
A
H
A
You
know
the
procedures
obviously
are
gonna,
be
up
to
the
sheriff
to
determine,
but
I
don't
foresee
that
he
would
change
having
people
call
animal
control
because
it
will
still
exist.
That
number
is
still
gonna,
be
there.
That's.
The
first
step
is
to
call
animal
control's
the
way
it
should
be,
and
and
so
that
that
number
will
go
out
to
justice
way
and
that
that
number
that
will
be
like
I'm
twelve
one
that
will
happen,
will
still
be
housing.
Animals
will
still
be
adopting
out
until
we
again
phase
out
of
that
overtime.
A
And
those
I
mean
I,
don't
know
how
all
of
these
OHS
operations
will
work.
These
again,
that
has
to
be
determined
by
the
sheriff,
seems
to
me
that
in
the
past
we
have
told
people
that
bring
it
to
us,
we'll
check
it
for
microchip.
You
know
to
see
who
the
owner
is.
That
could
still
be
the
case
going
forward,
or
you
could
make
sure
all
the
shelter
partners
have
microchips
and
it's
their
responsibility
to
tell
Animal
Control
that
they
have
a
stray
see.
A
Be
worked
out
as
we
go
forward
and
there
will
be
standards
that
will
have
to
be
met
in
order
to
be
a
partner
of
Kankakee
County
Animal
Control
on
housing,
these
animals,
so
we're
just
not
going
to
throw
them
in
a
barn
somewhere.
You
know
these
are
gonna,
be
people
that
actually
know
what
they're
doing,
and
they
agree
to
the
standards
that
we
set.
So
there's
things
we,
you
can
do
in
a
contract
that
the
Department
of
Ag
doesn't
let
you
do
as
a
law
enforcement
agency.
If
that
makes
sense.
Well,.
A
A
You
know
those
numbers
will
all
be
broken
out
as
we
start
to
go
forward,
but
I
do
know
that
the
the
the
load,
if
you
will
the
the
tenants
of
animal
control,
are
at
high
numbers
right
now.
So
that
is
a
concern.
If
we
have
shelters
that
are
already
pretty
full,
what
are
we
going
to
do
to
find
housing
for
the
ones
that
we
do
have
and
I
will
say
that
there
are
regional
shelters
as
well
that
can
take
these
animals.
A
E
B
A
A
To
be
honest,
it
will
also
be
a
big
win
on
career
path
for
those
folks
as
well,
because
we
are
constantly
in
need
of
people
to
work
at
the
jail,
we're
hiring
more
Patrol
people,
so
we
see
it
as
something
that
might
be
a
nice
transition
and
AM
say
a
path
to
better
employment
within
the
county
for
those
individuals.
Thank.
J
I
Just
have
a
quest
to
a
couple
questions
about
process.
You
mentioned
that
you've
talked
more
than
15
board
members
and
I
wondered
if
you
had
talked
to
any
board
members
that
are
part
of
the
community
services
committee
to
which
animal
control
reports
to
or
Criminal
Justice,
to
which
the
sheriff
purports
to,
because
I
sit
on
both
of
those
committees
and
I've
never
heard
mention
of
this
yeah.
A
A
Yes,
actually
I
did
talk
to
one
yep
I
did
have
to
talk
to
one,
because
I
had
to
be
prepared.
If
this
news
was
not
received
well,
that
we'd
be
able
to.
Let's
say
everybody
quits
on
Friday
I
had
to
make
sure
that
those
animals
were
cared
for
over
the
weekend.
So
I
had
a
string
of
volunteers
ready
to
go
because
that's
my
job
is
to
think
like
that.
A
A
Where
we're
going
and
then
the
second
there
will
be
other
County
code
work
to
do
if
the
full
board
approves
this
next
month,
there'll
be
other
work
to
do
on
the
county
code,
and
then
the
sheriff
basically
will
start
to
integrate
his
staff
within
animal
control
to
get
his
arms
around,
where
they're
at
right
now
and
where
we
got
to
be
on
12
1.
Mr.
C
A
C
A
A
Okay,
that's
that's
the
real
decision
here
because
we
were
going
to
have
the
ask
is
coming
all
the
time.
Do
we
want
to
build
buildings?
Do
we
want
to
have
an
animal
control
facility
and
put
millions
into
it
and
all
the
operations
that
will
be
associated
with
that
or
we
rather
spend
that
money
on
going
after
people
that
are
fighting
dogs
and
abusing
animals?
I
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman,
so
is
the
not
that
I'm
voting
today,
but
is
the
vote
today
and
then
the
subsequent
vote
at
the
full
board.
Our
vote
on
510
ilcs
5/3
chapter
8,
paragraph
353,
that
the
Animal
Control
administrator
is
removed
by
the
County
Board
Chairman,
with
consent
of
the
full
board.
Is
that
also
included
in
this?
Her
removal.
A
E
You
I
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak
today.
Chairman
I
represent
a
WAC
I,
don't
represent
a
wag
as
the
committee
today.
I
am
an
animal
lover
and
chairman
of
the
AWAC
Committee,
and
we
stand
for
welfare
and
what
you
have
told
us
today.
The
welfare
of
the
animals
is
first
and
foremost
and
I
appreciate
that
and
I
as
an
animal
lover.
I
do
support
what
has
happened
right,
I
can't
vote
today,
but
I
do
support
the
transition.
Okay,.
A
K
Right,
we're
gonna,
let
him
try
to
get
the
screens
back
up.
I
won't
take
too
much
of
your
time
as
I
said
last
month,
I'm
trying
to
do
updates
every
other
month,
so
I,
don't
bore
you
with
you,
I'm
not
coming
back
for
an
additional
monies.
Yes,
we
are
we're
on
or
on
staff
I'm
we're
on
plan
we're
doing
fine.
As
the
recorder
said
last
month,
was
we
put
all
efforts
to
getting
her
Department
updated
and
switched
over.
K
All
that
has
happened,
we've
upgraded
and
consolidated
some
servers
during
that
same
time
and
for
the
most
part
we've
completed
this
building.
So
now
for
the
remaining
of
the
fiscal
year,
we
will
be
concentrating
on
the
court
buildings,
which
will
be
the
courthouse
and
the
annex
I'm,
currently
working
with
the
probation
department
of
some
reconfigurations
reconfiguration
that
he
will
potentially
do
handing
some
other
things
to
need
to
be
approved
in
criminal
justice,
which
would
requires
do
wiring.
K
None
of
this
will
cost
you
any
more
money,
it'll
be
within
the
existing
budget,
but
they're
the
things
that
we
do
day
to
day
to
day
we're
trying
to
stall
to
give
them
time
to
get
the
tepees
pack
going
there.
But
if
you
have
any
questions,
it's
the
normal
thing.
We
try
to
stay
on
budget,
we're
doing
and
stay
on
path,
doing
the
upgrade,
but
I
don't
foresee
any
problems
with
that.
If
you
have
any
questions,
just
I'm
always
here
to
answer
for
them.
L
One
of
the
grants
that
the
Health
Department
participates
in
it's
the
WIC,
which
is
that
stands
for
its
WIC
WIC
women,
infants
and
children.
Grant
we
get
a
big
grant
from
the
state
in
regards
to
the
women,
infants
and
children
program.
We
get
a
supplemental
grant
for
a
thousand
dollars
through
the
same
programs.
It's
a
separate
grant
for
a
thousand
dollars
and
it's
called
WIC
farmers
market
we've
been
doing
that
for
a
number
of
years.
The
major
role
of
that
grant
is
to
promote
the
routine
consumption
of
fresh
fruits.
L
So
last
year
we
were
considered
one
of
the
top
5
farmer
markets
that
sponsored
an
event
throughout
the
state
of
Illinois,
and
we
had
served
over
three
hundred
and
twenty-two
individuals
getting
those
coupons
in
that
education
out
this
year
we
improved
those
numbers
to
three
hundred
and
seventy-six.
This
was
two
weeks
ago
was
our
farmers
market
on
a
Friday,
and
so
that
was
an
increase
of
17
percent.
So
we
were
very
pleased
with
that.
We
had
a
very
great
turnout.
L
It's
a
beautiful
day
such
as
today,
so
we
had
a
lot
of
individuals
that
came
out
the
farmer
that
was
there
as
our
vendor
was
able
to
sell
a
lot
of
product.
One
of
the
things
that
we
did
in
addition
to
this
program
this
year
was
we
have
two
staff
who've
recently
been
trained
and
certified
in
car
seat
safety
checks,
it's
hard
to
say
that
three
times
fast.
L
As
a
result
of
that
we
offered
throughout
the
course
of
the
day,
then,
with
the
assistance
of
the
State
Police
Department
behind
the
building.
Anyone
who
wanted
to
sign
up
and
have
car
seat
safety
checks.
They
could
do
that
now.
Those
checks
take
about
45
minutes
to
do
so,
we
were
busy
throughout
the
entire
day
and-
and
we
were
very
impressed
that
so
many
people
did
take
advantage
of
those
checks.
L
So
we
were
able
to
educate
people
on
a
number
of
seats
that
had
been
installed
improperly,
the
seats
that
were
expired
and
they
needed
to
replace
them,
and
then
we
had
the
ability
to,
in
some
cases,
give
seats
to
people
who
didn't
even
have
them
for
their
child
that
they
were
transporting.
In
their
car,
so
as
a
result
of
that,
we
weren't
sure
what
to
expect,
but
we
served
41
individuals
through
those
checks.
L
So
we
were
very
excited
about
that
and
now
because
we
have
those
two
staff
on
that
work
at
the
health
department,
we
will
be
able
to
continue
on
a
day
to
day
basis.
If
individuals
come
in
they'll
see
our
advertisement
for
that,
and
then
we
can
have
our
individuals
check
their
their
car
seat
throughout.
You
know
any
day
Monday
through
Friday,
so
we
were
very
pleased
about
that.
So
I
just
wanted-
that
was
something
that
went
on
in
a
community
was
was
very
impressed
with
that.
Any
questions
on
that.
F
L
Was
one
vendor
at
this
year
we
reached
out
to
a
few
vendors.
Sometimes
the
date
doesn't
always
work
with
their
schedule,
so
this
particular
vendor
is
selling
the
product
and
what
it
is
is
through
the
coupons
that
the
clients
received
through
that
program.
It's
designed
to
only
buy
certain
types
of
food
products
such
as
the
fruits
or
vegetables.
So
it's
not
that
he's
giving
anything
away,
although
we
could
potentially
do
that.
But
the
point
is
we're
trying
to
get
the
clients
to
come
in
one
to
get
their
services
at
the
health
department.
L
F
L
F
L
L
Okay,
the
second
thing
that
I
had
on
my
agenda
specifically
was
for
to
just
update
I
know:
I
had
talked
to
the
this
committee
a
few
months
ago,
I
think
in
relation
to
the
Heartland
virus,
which
is
that
tick-borne
virus.
A
year
ago
we
had
an
individual
in
our
County
who
was
diagnosed
as
positive
for
the
Heartland
virus,
which
was
actually
then
case,
one
for
Illinois
ever
so
it's
originally
from
Missouri
as
when
it
was
in
2009.
It
was
discovered
in
Missouri
through
two
farmers.
L
It
was
believed
to
sort
of
weather
down
south
because
our
winters
were
believed
to
be
too
cold
for
this
tick
to
survive
over
the
winter.
So
we
didn't
have
anything
to
worry
about,
but
recently,
obviously
everyone
knows
our
winters
have
not
necessarily
been
that
cold
and
we've
had
a
number
of
vectors,
mosquitoes
and
and
other
things,
and
in
this
case
this
particular
Lone
Star
tick.
It's
called
was
found
in
our
counties
through
a
tick
drag.
L
We
sent
off
those
results,
and
that
was
the
last
report
that
I
gave
you
is
that
we
had
sent
off
the
ticks
to
CDC
to
determine
if
they
in
fact
had
the
Heartland
virus,
and
we
didn't
have
the
results
back
at
that
time,
but
I'm
here
to
report
that
we
do
have
the
results
back
now
and
we
do
have
ticks
that
have
that
presence
within
them
so
very
similar
to
like
West
Nile
virus.
For
example.
It's
an
opportunity
to
provide
education
which
we've
put
out
the
press
release.
We
have
put
it
on
our
Facebook.
L
It's
on
our
all
our
social
media,
to
just
help,
educate
people
then
on
how
to
better,
protect
themselves
when
they're
out
in
state
parks
or
in
grassy
fields
and
prairies
like
Perry
farm,
for
example.
Their
pets,
you
know,
can
get
a
lot
of
ticks
when
they're
out
and
about
when
they
get
back
in
and
just
how
to
do.
L
The
tick
checks
on
your
pets
on
yourself
on
your
children
and
then,
if
you
feel
that
you've
been
bitten
or
are
experiencing
any
of
the
symptoms
in
we've,
pushed
that
education
out
on,
contacting
a
physician
to
make
sure
then
that
you're
not
potentially
suffering
from
this
Heartland
virus.
If
it's,
if
it's
not
many
things,
you
know
diseases
and
illnesses,
and
viruses
tend
to
all
have
the
same
things.
You
kind
of
feel
like
you
have
the
flu,
and
so
it
could
be
one
of
a
dozen
things.
L
L
J
L
Fine,
that's
fine!
That's!
That
is
a
great
question.
Basically,
when
you're
out
and
about
it's
kind
of
like
with
mosquitoes,
you
know,
we
suggest
people
wear
the
long
sleeves.
You
might
have
your
pants
tucked
into
your
boots
or
something
like
that.
If
you're
going
to
be
out
in
the
field
playing
in
long
grass
or
something
the
ticks
are
very
slow-moving,
so
they
hang
on
branches
or
the
tall
grasses
and
as
you
walk
through
them,
then
they
will
get
on
and
cling
and
then
typically
they
will
search
you
to
find
a
spot.
L
Sometimes
the
ticks
might
latch
right
away
where
they're
at
and
they
can
find
the
skin
other
times.
They'll
they'll
get
up
and
get
behind
an
ear
or
up
in
your
scalp
in
your
hair,
they're,
so
small,
you
do
not
feel
them
and
that's
why
you
have
to
do
these
checks,
so
you
can
buy
the
protective
sprays
like
you
would
use
for
mosquitoes,
some
kind
of
a
tick
repellent
that
has
the
deed
in
it.
L
So
you
could
wear
that,
but
basically
it's
just
making
sure
and
checking
you
know
wearing
proper
clothing,
a
lot
of
people
will
say:
well
I'm
not
going
to
wear
long
sleeves.
It's
90
degrees
outside
I.
Understand
that,
but
that
protects
you
against
sunburns.
It
protects
you
against
mosquito
bites.
It
protects
you
against
ticks.
So
that's
how
you
can
protect
yourself.
L
I
L
This
would
be
the
lemonade
stand,
so
the
health
department
does
not
have
a
problem.
Never
has
had
a
problem
with
having
individuals
who
want
to
do
lemonade
stands.
So
these
are
the
types
of
products
them
that
the
state
of
Illinois
has
said.
It's
legal
to
have
an
individual
wants
to
set
up
a
lemonade
stand,
so
you
have
a
pitcher.
You
have
water,
you've
got
your
lemonade
or
kool-aid,
and
for
that
matter,
and
then
you
sell
it
for
50
Cent's.
C
You
perhaps
a
short
brief
video.
The
post
on
your
social
media
page
seemed
that
everything
on
social
media
is
accurate,
100%
because
everyone's
experts
there.
So
maybe
this
would
be
a
good
tool
or
you
know
this
demonstration
to
share
with
the
community,
since,
if
there
is
confusion
about
what
is
right
and
wrong
or
what
you
are
looking
for.
Maybe
if
someone
posts
that,
on
your
social.
L
A
great
idea,
instead
of
regularly
thank
you
so
much
mr.
Bern.
That
is
a
great
idea.
I
know
that
we
have
you
know:
we've
we've
had
stories
in
the
paper
we've
had
interviews
with
television
stations,
the
public
health
message
that
I've
tried
to
convey
doesn't
always
get
out
in
relation
to
the
message
that
I'd
hope
it
to
say
so.
We'll
just
have
to
go
from
there.
L
This
is
and
and
but
we
can
do,
that
we
have
a
social
media
coordinator,
and
we
can
attempt
to
do
that.
So,
as
the
summer
winds
down,
the
kids
are
back
into
school.
Maybe
this
is
something
that
we
can
definitely
pick
back
up
in
the
spring
and
hit.
This
I
was
discouraged
that
the
negativity
of
this
story
may
have
discouraged
other
individuals
who
were
thinking
about
doing
something
along
these
lines.
L
I
M
So
two,
that's
two
of
the
terminations
four
of
the
three
three
part-time
terminate
its
shows
three
part-time
termination
in
the
state's
attorney's
office,
because
those
are
the
three
summer
interns
that
term
and
then
one
of
the
full-time
additions
is
that
intern,
going
from
part-time
intern
to
a
full-time
position,
the
other
full-time
positions
out
of
the
state's
attorney's
office,
the
terminations
they
had
to
clerical
level,
terminations
voluntary
terminations
in
the
office
manager,
the
other
additions
of
the
three
additions.
You
have
that
one
intern
si
oh
and
then
a
new.
M
The
position
is
I,
think
director
chief
of
administration
position
that
was
added
one
of
the
office
personnel
that
termed
was
office
manager
and
that
position
was
replaced
with
chief
of
administration,
so
that
occurred
within
his
department
other
than
that.
It's
really
pretty
pretty
quiet
day
in
terms
of
a
month
in
terms
of
staffing
staffing
in
the
corrections
department
continues
to
be
an
issue.
I
have
currently
four
employees
for
corrections,
officers
out
on
FMLA
three
deployed
and
then
several
off
on
work
comp.
So
he
continues
to
have
staffing
issues
there.
M
The
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
Employee
Assistance
Program,
and
you
can
see
that
there's
a
nice
easy-to-read
chart
as
a
former
accountant.
Everything
is
a
grid
to
me.
So
so
what
I
tried
to
do?
Andy
and
I
have
been
talking
about
an
Employee
Assistance
Program.
We
had
one
at
the
county
and
the
provider
canceled
our
contract
at
the
end
of
that
term,
so
I
couldn't
find
where
we
were
actually
paying
a
monthly
fee
for
this
EAP.
M
So
I
I'm
surmising
that
perhaps
we
only
pay
when
it
was
utilized,
and
perhaps
there
wasn't
the
volume
there
I
reached
out
to
Mike
Lynch
are
benefits
broker
and
he
actually
did
some
research
on
four
different
companies.
Eight
different
plans
and
I
have
that
proposal
here
from
all
of
those
and
I
kind
of,
took
that
information
and
laid
it
out
on
this
grid.
To
try
and
look
at
it
and
I'll
say
this
one
of
the.
M
Companies
that
proposed
was
United
Healthcare,
that
is
our
group
health
provider,
so
the
first
three,
those
are
varying
levels
of
support.
The
UHC
care
24
is
a
current
program
that
is
no
charge
to
the
county
within
our
group
health
plan.
But,
as
you
can
see,
it's
really
a
referral
plan
so
that
our
are
covered
employees
who
are
enrolled
in
the
UHC
plan.
Any
of
the
UHC
plans
can
call
up
for
referrals.
That's
really
all
there
is
that
there's
no
charge
to
the
county,
it's
included
in
our
health
insurance
cost.
M
The
other
two
are
a
couple
varying
levels.
Really,
if
you
look
at
Optim
and
then
down
at
perspectives,
you
can
see
that
there's
three
lines
for
each
of
those
with
different
pricing
and
really
the
difference
goes.
If
you
go
over
to
about
three
fourths
of
the
way
across
the
page
phone
phone
sessions,
three
in-person
sessions
or
six
in-person
sessions,
those
are
really
the
differences
in
pricing,
there's
different
levels
of
referrals
there
and
they
all
have
a
myriad,
many
similar
types
of
programs
available
to
our
employees.
M
The
other
organizations
really
pride
themselves
and
there
are
statistics
in
their
proposals
to
keep
your
employees
kind
of
out
of
your
health
insurance,
so
try
to
resolve
it
standalone
whatever.
That
issue
is
two
of
the
three
actually
said
that
there's
between
80
to
85%,
of
their
contacts
need
no
further
health
care
assistance
through
your
health
insurance
plan,
so
their
intent
is
to
provide
value
by
keeping
your
utilization
of
the
health
insurance
plan
down.
M
So
there's
really
a
lot
more
work
to
do.
I'm
reaching
out
to
each
of
the
providers
asking
questions
about
differences
in
the
varying
levels,
there's
a
lot
of
different
other
than
even
health
or
mental
health
assistance.
There's
a
lot
of
other
assistance,
they're
providing
legal
financial.
One
of
these,
as
you
can
see,
has
identity
theft,
protection
which
I
find
timely
and
interesting
a
good
value-added
proposal.
All
of
them.
M
As
you
look
at
the
far
right
hand,
side
of
the
page,
they
have
HR
supervisor
counseling
so
that
our
supervisors
can
call
up
and
say
I
have
an
employee
situation
or
conflict
within
my
team
and
I'm
not
sure
how
to
handle
it.
Can
you
help
so
that
again
is
a
benefit,
and
then
they
all
have
utilization
reporting
that
helps
you
understand
how
many
of
our
employees
are
seeking
assistance?
Is
it
value-added?
M
Is
it
not
the
cost,
as
you
can
see,
ranges
from
sixty
eight
hundred
to
about
twelve
thousand
five
hundred,
so
there's
there's
a
swing
there
based
on
what
they
provide,
but
other
than
that
it
is
kind
of
a
work
in
progress.
I
did
want
to
tell
you
that
I
am
working
on
this
doing
some
investigation
I'm
not
ready
at
this
point
to
make
any
sort
of
recommendation,
but
we're
targeting
probably
twelve
one
to
hopefully
roll
this
out,
and
so.
A
You
know
need
is
bringing
this
to
this
because
there's
a
policy
committee,
do
we
want
to
have
employee
assistance
programs
with
our
employees?
You
know,
and
that's
kind
of
you
know
I.
It
was
kind
of
a
discussion
point
I.
Think
in
today's
age
we
have
to
I.
Think
you
can't
not
to
use
a
double-.
Have
these
things,
but
I
did
we
didn't
want
to
go
down
this
road
right?
A
N
Some
of
these
things
will
never
be
used
and
somebody
qualified
needs
to
look
at
them
and
say:
hey
doesn't
make
spend
sense
to
spend
six
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
more
a
year
or
twelve
thousand
or
zero
which
we
have
presently.
How
do
we
determine
the
value
of
those
twelve
items
across
the
top
I?
Don't
see
a
lot
of
value
of
what
would
be
right,
honest
with
you
right.
M
And
I'll
tell
you
for
the
first,
maybe
nine
months
I
was
here:
I
had
no
phone
calls
about
our
EAP,
none
and
so
I
thought.
Okay,
it
really
doesn't
add
value,
it
isn't
something
our
employees
are
looking
for.
It's
interesting
the
last
three
to
four
months.
The
number
of
phone
calls
I've
received,
asking
for
a
number,
a
scheme
for
who
do
we
have
as
an
EAP
etc.
A
Of
this
manifests-
and
tonight
you
know
it's
not
tell
the
doc-
that's
a
whole
nother
situation,
but
we
see
a
lot
of
utilization
of
the
emergency
room,
an
inordinate
amount
for
new
employees,
which
is
kind
of
an
apparition
yeah.
So
we're
gonna
focus
on
education
on
them,
but
if
they
know
there's
somebody
they
can
call
or
a
tell
the
doc
type
service
that
would
keep
them
out
of
the
ER
bleep,
to
coordinating
with
our
health
care
plans
and-
and
mr.
burr
knows
us-
that's
a
huge
cost
on
your
health
care
plan.
A
Instead
of
going
to
a
doctor,
they
or
the
clinic,
you
know
Urgent
Care
they
go
to
the
the
ER.
That's
just
they
put
you
upside
down
real
quick,
so
this
fits
into
that
overall
model
of
doing
what
you
need
to
first
before
you
go
and
that,
obviously,
if
you
you
have
an
open
wound,
go
to
the
ER,
but
if
you
have
a
cold,
maybe
it's
best
served
another
way
or
you're
feeling
you
know
some
type
of
a
mental
health
issue.
You
know
there's
people
to
call
through
this
number
as
well,
so
Oh.
D
M
A
A
M
M
We'll
see
how
this
works,
okay,
so
the
first
one
is
changes
to
the
Equal
Pay
Act,
and
this
is
kind
figuratively
called
or
like
nope.
A
history
act
is
what
it
was
called,
and
so
the
key
change
here
is
that
it
prohibits
employers
from
seeking
a
candidate
salary
history
during
the
screening
process.
So
you
can't
ask
people
what
they
make
currently
or
previously,
etc.
There
are
a
couple.
Exceptions
is
if
your
applicant
is
a
matter
of
public
record,
so
that
would
be
if
our
employees
went
somewhere
else.
Our
salaries
are
all
public
record.
M
So
obviously
we
could
be
asked
what
we
make
if
you're
a
current
employee
applying
for
another
position
within
the
organization
or
if
the
applicant
voluntarily
discloses
the
information
without
you
having
asked
about
it,
but
the
downside
of
that
is:
if
the
employee
discloses
it,
you
cannot
use
that
in
your
hiring
decision.
So
now
you
get
to
a
point
where,
as
a
manager,
you
got
to
make
sure
that
you're
documenting
why
you
chose
or
not
chose
somebody.
M
J
M
I
know,
except
that
that
that
gets
really
dicey.
Now
now,
they're
gonna
tell
you
something,
and
now
you
have
to
prove
that
wasn't
the
reason
for
your
hiring
decision.
It's
a
slippery
slope,
your
best,
as
always,
to
set
your
salary
range
to
know
what
it
is,
ignore:
salary
as
a
piece
of
it
and
and
make
your
proposal
to
the
best
most
qualified
candidate
sure
we
did
take
the
County
employment
application.
That
is
online.
M
We
revised
it
and
removed
the
salary
boxes
and
we
updated
that
and
posted
it
to
the
website
on
August
7
and,
as
I
stated,
we
did
review
it
at
the
department
head
meeting
last
Friday
they
I
the
last
piece
is
I,
don't
recommend
making
a
change
or
a
separate
policy.
Our
current
Equal
Employment
policy
does
indicate
compensation
as
a
reason
for
not
discriminating
or
equal
employment
opportunities.
M
M
It
is
also
now
illegal
to
discriminate
an
employee
if
they're
perceived
to
be
part
of
a
protected
class,
even
if
they're
not
so.
If
the
perception
is
there
and
then
it
requires
the
number
or
a
final
add
final
adverse.
So
sexual
harassment
and
discrimination
decision,
they
have
to
be
reported
to
the
Illinois
Department
of
Human
Resources,
beginning
next
July,
first
life
first
of
2020,
and
it
requires
employers
to
annually
train
employees
on
preventing
sexual
harassment.
Id
HR
is
going
to
develop
a
sample
training
program.
M
Whether
or
not
we
choose
to
use
theirs
or
develop
our
own
or
a
different
model
would
be
up
to
us,
but
it
has
to
be
done
annually
so
and
then
the
ID
HR
hotline
has
to
be
changed
to
accept
not
only
cause
of
harassment
but
discrimination
as
well.
Lastly,
it's
very
preliminary
there's
a
lot
of
work.
Yet
to
do
on
cannabis,
decriminalization.
M
Essentially,
what
the
law
says:
you're
still
subject
to
civil
criminal
or
other
penalties
if
you
are
under
the
influence
of
cannabis,
and
it
would
constitute
negligence,
professional
malpractice
or
professional
misconduct.
So
you're
aware
this
all
comes
from
a
webinar
that
I
attended
based
on
one
of
our
employment
attorneys.
So
I
only
took
their
language
and
to
share
with
you
for
now
so
I'm,
not
pretending
to
be
a
lawyer.
M
So,
in
other
words,
as
just
because
use
is
no
longer
illegal,
we
we
do
not
have
to
allow
our
employees
to
be
to
use
it
on
the
job
or
be
under
the
influence
on
the
job.
That's
not
what
the
law
does.
It
doesn't
allow
it.
They.
They
can't
bring
it
here.
We
can.
We
don't
have
to
allow
that,
so
they
there
is
some
protection
for
us
as
an
employer.
We
can
discipline
or
terminate
an
employee
for
violating
our
employment
practices
or
our
workplace
drug
policy
in
a
non-discriminatory
manner,
so
that
becomes
a
little
dicey,
er.
M
The
one
key
thing
that
this
webinar
talked
about
was:
if
you
are
drug
testing
pre-screening
prior
to
employment,
you
cannot
use
a
positive
cannabis
result
as
a
reason
not
to
hire
someone,
because
there's
no
way
to
tell
whether
or
not
that
is
from
some
time
when
they're
off
work
or
during
work,
so
you're
unable
to
make
that
determination.
So
you
can't
use
that
that's
a
privacy
issue
and
you
can't
use
that
as
a
hiring
decision.
M
Page
excellent
segue,
no
perfect.
Actually,
you
took
mark
Rogers
his
question
from
last
Friday
right.
So
oh
I
guess
it's
two
pages.
So
there
is
a
good-faith,
safe
harbor
that
if
you
truly
believe
someone
is
under
the
influence
and
it's
lessening
their
performance,
then
you
have
the
ability
to
reprimand
that
employee
or
which
I
want
to
say
not
thinking
of
the
right
words,
but
but
the
the
one
thing
that
was
stressed
during
this
webinar
is
really
in
the
past.
M
M
M
So
this
is
the
part
run
where
what
it
says
is
that
it
does
not
interfere
with
the
restrictions
of
the
Department
of
Transportation,
so
the
takeaway
is
for
marks.
Group
employees
who
cannot
pass
a
federally
mandated
drug
testing
are
not
protected
by
the
a
DEA
or
otherwise,
because
passing
that
tense
test
is
an
essential
job
requirement.
A
N
M
M
So
if
there's
something
that's
federally
required
to
be
a
drug-free
work
workplace,
you
still
have
to
abide
by
those
requirements.
Now
the
big
takeaway
for
us
and
Andy
and
I
did
talk
about
this.
You
know,
if
you
have
a
contract
with
the
federal
government
of
over
$250,000,
you
must
comply
with
the
drug-free
workplace
Act.
Clearly
we
do
right.
So
is
it
we
have
to
understand
what
the
scope
of
that
is.
M
Is
it
only
those
departments
or
the
people
within
working
under
a
certain
grant
or
contract,
or
is
it
everyone
in
the
workplace
that
that
is
why
this
is
really
just
the
last
page?
There's
a
lot
of
work
when
I
say
there's
a
lot
of
work
yet
to
be
done
between
here
and
January.
There's
a
lot
of
research.
That's
going
to
have
to
be
done
to
determine
the
extent
to
which
we
change
our
policies.
We
change
our
Employment
Practice
who's
impacted
by
these
exemptions.
M
So
those
are
the
next
steps
we
have
to
review
the
impact
based
on
the
drug-free
workplace
Act.
We
have
to
decide
what
in
our
personnel
policies
have
to
change.
Are
they
to
be
completely
rewritten
and
then
obviously
any
change
has
to
be
reviewed
both
with
the
state's
attorney
and
with
our
liability
insurance
carriers.
D
A
Diane,
Federal,
Don,
tuck,
Christie
Slaby
and
Jamie
Jam
nicht,
the
animal
welfare
Advisory
Committee.
There
was
a
typo
on
the
original
agenda,
it
said
Janice,
Janek
and
so
we've
corrected
it.
It's
Jamie,
Janek,
so
I.
You
know,
I
need
a
motion
to
combine
and
approve
these
mr.
Bern,
a
second
mr.
Washington
I
did
want
to
make
note
one
astute
board.
Member
brought
up
that
one
of
the
applicants
for
a
drainage
district
who
was
already
appointed
lives
in
Homewood,
so
I'm
gonna.
Look
into
that
to
make
sure
that
you
know.
Can
you
live
outside
the
area?
A
I,
don't
know
the
answer
to
that
question,
but
just
to
let
everybody
know
I'll
look
into
it.
Maybe
if
you
own
property
in
the
district,
then
you
could
be
on
drainage.
I,
don't
know
the
rules,
but
I'll
look
into
it
so
before
a
full
board
will
have
that
to
make
sure
that
we
we
have
that
noted
and
know
what's
going
on
there.
So
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all
those
in
favor,
say
aye.
A
If
they
are
going
to
choose.
That's
why
they're
not
out
here
today,
so
I
still
have
a
couple
of
more
applications
and
and
people
that
are
currently
on
that
I
haven't
heard
from.
So
that's
that
we
already
handled
new
business,
any
old
business
from
the
committee
all
right.
Other
business
just
want
to
mention
remind
everybody.
The
state
of
the
county,
full
board
meeting
is
going
to
be
at
the
library
in
November.
A
The
November
full
board
meeting
at
5:30
I
had
spoken
to
a
few
of
the
committee
chair
people
to
do
a
short,
maybe
five-minute
recap
of
the
highlights
of
their
committee
from
from
the
year
just
to
kind
of
go
around
and
have
the
committee
chair
people
do
that
we'll
provide
them
with
all
of
the
agendas
in
the
minutes
associated.
So
they
can.
Sometimes
you
get
you
move
on,
and
a
year
ago
seems
like
two
or
three
four
years
ago,
as
we
do
so
much
in
committee
so
more
to
come
on.
A
That
will
also
there's
a
few
other
things
that
are
gonna
go
on
at
that
meeting
as
well.
I
have
some
presentations
the
releasing
of
the
Kankakee
River
work
plan
as
part
of
the
Indiana
work
plan
that
is
gonna,
be
prepared
and
ready
for
that
release.
At
that
point
as
well,
a
lot
of
people
are
seeing
exactly
what
came
of
that,
and
so
we'll
have
that
ready
for
November
and
also
to
mention
I'll,
be
in
DC
with
some
congressional
meetings.
A
If
anybody
has
anything
from
this
committee
that
they
would
like
to
me
to
bring
up
I
have
meetings
scheduled
with
our
current
representative,
other
representatives
reaching
out
to
Senators
and
also
I,
have
something
on
the
books
with
a
ranking
member
of
Appropriations
Committee
in
the
house.
So
just
say
it's
nice
to
have
a
lobbyist.
So
it's
those
doors
open
up.
That's
what
you
get
when
you
have
a
lobbyist,
so
any
other
questions
today
motion
to
adjourn
mr.
wood.
Yes,
second,
mr.
Hess,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye.
Those
opposed
have
a
good
day.