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Finance Committee Meeting 2/27/2020 9:00 AM
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C
We
had
not
had
a
balanced
budget
in
Illinois
for
state
government
in
a
number
of
years,
and
in
fact,
in
the
cuz
of
the
previous
administration
and
the
constant
battles
between
the
legislature
and
the
governor,
we
had
taken
a
bad
budget
situation
and
made
it
much
worse.
The
the
the
issue
is:
that's
never
good.
C
For
government
we
did
have
a
balanced
budget,
but
there's
an
underlying
problem
in
our
budget
last
year,
we'll
will
we
will
spend
26
percent
of
our
annual
budget
on
pensions
when
I
got
involved
40
some
years
ago
in
government
and
policy
in
Illinois
it
was
about
9%.
So
in
a
40
year
period
the
pension
obligations
have
grown
dramatically.
C
Now
the
Supreme
Court
in
Illinois
has
said
you
cannot
take
away
pension
benefits
and
I
think
that
was
a
rational
decision
made
by
the
Supreme
Court.
But
at
the
same
time
we
cannot
sustain
that
type
of
growth,
because
eventually
there'll
be
no
money
in
the
state
except
pension
payments
and
I.
Don't
know
what
you
do
with
the
Department
of
Corrections,
the
Department
of
Transportation,
the
Department
of
Public
Health.
C
You
need
to
have
some
rebalancing,
and
that
is
the
biggest
challenge
that
this
administration
and
future
administrations
are
going
to
have
to
resolve
and
we
we
will
work
with
with
who's
ever
in
power
to
try
to
achieve
a
more
balanced
system
on
pension
payments.
But
we
did
pass
a
budget
last
year,
the
governor
and
the
legislature
26%
to
pensions,
but
it
was
balanced
and
we
made
a
slight
reduction
in
the
pension
debt.
The
problem
is
the
pension
debt
has
been
growing
so
dramatically
that
a
slight
reduction
is
not
going
to
get
the
long-term
solution
fixed.
C
The
second
and
even
more
significant
issue:
the
largest
infrastructure
plan,
the
largest
capital
bill
in
the
history
of
Illinois,
was
passed.
A
forty
five
billion
dollar
program,
which
will
be
expended
over
the
next
six
years,
most
of
that
most
of
the
projects
in
that
program
have
not
been
earmarked.
Yet
the
split
would
be
about
twenty
five
billion
dollars
for
transportation
projects.
Road
projects
bridge
projects,
mass
transit
projects
is
about
25
billion.
20
billion
in
vertical
building
projects
are
what
they're
referred
to
refurbishing
of
buildings,
both
state
and
local
buildings.
C
So
the
bill
the
the
bill
passed,
we
were
able
to
be
successful
in
that
bill
with
one
of
the
issues
that
was
brought
to
our
attention
by
the
chairman,
which
was
the
issue
of
a
need
to
do
some
significant
road,
repaving
and
repairs,
and
some
new
signal
signalization
here
in
Kankakee
County,
the
governor
came
down.
We
urged
him
and
and
the
governor
works
well
I'm
trying
to
service
the
entire
state,
but
he
came
in.
C
C
The
state
of
Illinois
is
behind
about
a
trillion
dollars
in
infrastructure
improvements,
trillion
IRA
and
I've
got
elect
in
the
General
Assembly.
Billions
were
a
lot
of
money.
Now
it's
not
the
case.
A
trillion
dollars
is
what
we
need
today
and
a
forty
five
million
dollar
bill.
Ioan
dollar
program
moves
us
in
the
right
direction,
but
the
governor
said
this
is
a
six-year
program.
We're
gonna
spend
that
money
over
six
years
and
then
we're
gonna
revisit
it
because
we
have
to
continue.
C
With
what
we've
done
in
the
state,
we
could
have
some
significant
movement
on
that
on
that
debt
that
we've
incurred
and
the
the
needs
that
are
clearly
exist
in
the
state
of
Illinois.
So
that's
my
cautions
cautious
optimism.
Optimism
on
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
there.
A
second
issue
that
the
the
Chairman
brought
to
our
attention
is
the
whole
need
to
deal
with
the
water
systems
that
the
impact
Kankakee
County
dramatically
and
I.
Think
that's
something
that
we.
We
started
the
discussions
and
again
we've
we've.
C
We
see
some
success
on
the
on
the
near
horizon
because
of
the
circumstance
that
occurred
that
a
new
senator
came
into
the
district
and
for
the
first
time
in
a
long
time,
there
is
now
a
senator
from
Kankakee
County
that
hasn't
existed
for
for
over
20
years.
That's
going
to
make
it
difference,
because
what
it
creates
is
a
bipartisan
leadership.
C
We
have
a
Republican
representative
in
the
house
who
is
leaving,
but,
but
you
know,
we'll
see
what
how
they
have
plays
out
in
November,
but
with
Republican
Republican
representative
in
the
house
and
a
Democratic
senator
in
the
Senate,
both
from
Kankakee.
That
makes
my
job
easier
to
help
this
county
and
I
look
forward
to
to
working
with
with
the
senator
and
working
with
whoever
the
people
of
the
county
send
in
to
the
Illinois
House
and
we'll
take
it
from
there.
The
other
issues
that
the
governor
pushed
very
hard
was
the
legalization
of
recreational
marijuana.
C
Besides
the
cost
incurred
from
for
marijuana
and
usage,
the
fourth
major
proposal
he
had
was
a
massive
expansion
of
the
gaming
bill,
gaming
plan
in
Illinois,
the
creation
of
five
new
casinos,
three
new
racetracks
having
rusty
nose,
which
is
just
another
former
casino,
and
then
some
expansion
on
the
video
gaming
terminal
possibilities
of
heaviness
six
terminal
put
into
every
facility
if
the
facility
and
the
municipality
or
County
agree
to
that.
That's
also
important,
because
when
those
things
come
online,
that
will
be
a
the
really
the
major
funding
part
of
the
infrastructure
bill.
C
So,
between
marijuana
and
gaming,
with
gaming
being
much
more
significant,
those
will
be
the
two
funding
mechanisms
that
that
we're
going
to
use,
and
then
there
was
a
fifth
bill
that
really
doesn't
impact.
It's
a
social
policy
issue
dealing
with
reproductive
rights
and
it
and
the
made
that
a
top
priority
and
it
did
pass
so
bottom
line-
is
those
are
the
issues
that
we
think
are
important.
C
We're
pleased
that
we
got
the
governor
down
here,
we're
pleased
that
he
came
in
with
a
eight
and
a
half
million
dollars
and
new
funding
for
that
one
Highway
need
in
the
county,
but
there
will
be
many
other
opportunities.
We
are
working
on
a
supplemental
appropriation
bill
this
year
for
the
infrastructure
plan,
which
would
be
again
projects
that
have
been
identified
that
need
to
be
funded
during
this
next
year.
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Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you
for
having
us
here
this
morning.
Yes,
so
I
work
with
my
father,
Al
Rona
and
lobbying
on
behalf
of
19
different
units.
Local
government,
including
Kankakee
County
I,
know
that
al
went
into
some
details
about
things
that
were
allocated
in
the
capital
bill
and,
like
he
indicated
there
is
talk
of
having
a
supplemental
capital.
Piece
of
legislation
probably
will
happen
closer
to
May
when
the
adjournment,
the
adjournment
date
is
typically
May.
D
D
Township
I
we've
been
given
that
initial
assessment
that
it's
about
eight
million
dollars
to
fund
that
entire
line
and
that
there
would
be
a
an
allocation
of
about
three
and
a
half
million
that
would
need
to
come
from
some
aspect
or
from
Kankakee
County
and
some
respector
from
the
township.
So
we've
had
some
preliminary
discussions
with
senator
Joyce
on
funding
that
may
be
available.
D
If
there
is
a
supplemental
capital
bill
to
try
to
move
that
project
forward,
because
I
know
it's
been
an
ongoing
issue
in
this
in
the
community
for
a
number
of
years,
so
we
have
had
some
discussions
with
him,
as
well
as
with
representative
Parkhurst,
on
how
that
funding
may
be
come
available
in
the
context
of
a
supplemental
capital
bill.
Another
initiative
that
we've
talked
with
chairman
wheeler
quite
a
bit
about
is
a
workforce
development
project.
We
also
represent
Kankakee
School
District
111,
so
we've
routinely
talked
with
dr.
D
What
we've
initially
started
with
is:
we
have
currently
have
a
meeting
scheduled
with
the
legislative
director
at
DC
EO,
which
is
the
Department
of
Commerce
and
accurate
and
Economic
Opportunity
they're,
the
primary
agency,
that
kind
of
directs
like
workforce
development
initiatives
throughout
the
state,
and
so
we
have
a
current
meeting
scheduled
in
March
with
chairman
with
dr.
Walters,
as
well
as
the
workforce
development
coordinator
for
the
Kankakee
region,
as
well
as
some
legislative
staff
at
DC
EO
to
talk
about
potential
funding
initiatives
to
try
to
move
this
program
forward.
D
I
know
when
chairman
wheeler
and
I
have
spoken
at
any
given
time,
there's
a
roughly
about
2,000
jobs
that
are
open
within
the
Tye
entire
Kankakee
County
region
that
need
to
be
filled,
and
we've
also
spoken
again
at
length
with
dr.
Walters
about
this.
So
that
is
an
initiative
that
we
are
working
on,
and
you
know
looking
forward
to
having
some
discussions
with
DCEO
to
see
what
funding
opportunities
within
that
agency
may
be
available.
So
that's
those
are
the
kind
of
some
of
the
initiatives
we're
working
on
we're
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
And
it's
at
this
point
I've
seen
questions.
Thank
you
for
that
presentation.
What
I
will
do
is
I
will
ask
for
a
motion
and
then
discussion
on
the
motion.
A
motion
to
extend
the
agreement
with
ultra
Girona
Limited
would
be
in
order
so
wishes
mr.
Washington
miss
Hawes.
So
the
motion
is
before
us.
What
discussion
do
we
have
on
the
motion?
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E
You,
mr.
chairman,
the
motion
should
be
until
the
last
day
of
November
because
we
can't
bind
a
future
board,
so
it
has
to
be
through
the
end
of
this
legislative
session
or
our
year.
If
you
will
and
then
the
after
December
first
we'd
have
to
make
a
determination
for
another
two-year
agreement,
as
was
my
recommendation.
So
you
can
get
through
the
next
legislative
sessions
that
our
representatives
will
have.
Mr.
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B
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F
A
We'll
move
to
the
minutes
of
the
January
30th.
The
meeting
is
our
motion
to
accept
those
minutes.
Mr.
Miller,
mr.
Bern,
there
is
one
Scribner
Zaire
that
has
been
noted
and
that
will
be
corrected.
So
what
you've
received
will
have
a
small
correction
in
terms
of
a
word
being
repeated
beyond
that,
I
have
no
comments.
Are
there
any
other
comments
on
the
minutes?
A
G
Learning
the
first
group,
the
sales
tax,
should
be
the
first
report
that
you
get
to
interesting,
that
the
decrease
and
FY
nineteen
is
almost
identical
to
the
increase
that
we
saw
between
FY,
18
and
19
I'm,
sorry,
17
and
18,
so
not
sure
what
the
call
normal
right
now,
sales
tax,
so
I'll
have
to
keep
an
eye
on
it.
The
second
page
paid
right
behind
that
one
shows
the
difference
between
the
unincorporated
areas
and
then
within
the
municipalities
in
the
unincorporated
area
is
trending
very
similar
and
it
was
higher
actually
in
2019
and
2018.
G
So
the
fluctuation
is
happening
within
the
municipality,
so
collections,
so
we'll
have
to
just
keep
an
eye
on
that
right
now,
some!
So
that's
an
update
and
it's
a
fiscal
year
update.
We
apply
the
February
collection
back
to
November
since
when
it
took
place
through
the
accruals
for
our
fiscal
year
end.
So
we
look
at
this
report.
Following
that
trend.
G
And
I'm
sure
the
sheriff
will
update
us
with
the
bed
rental
program,
we're
seeing
a
we're,
seeing
a
new
trend.
I
would
say
nutria
in
that
bad
trend.
At
this
point,
we're
working
on
getting
everything
updated
and
you
know
for
FY
24
looking
down
the
road
as
far
as
where
this
is
at,
but
we'll
see
need
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
more
information
know
what
you
know.
What
exactly
is
the
new
trend
and
it
you
know
if
it's
short
term
long
term
things
like
that.
G
E
G
With
the
new
trend
going
on
with
the
bed,
Rena
light
and
us
working
on
a
year
and
I
didn't
have
time
to
update
the
entire,
but
this
is
the
critical
months
of
getting
through
so
I
worked
on
these
getting
through
May
and
June.
The
highway
payments
are
still
there.
I,
just
hadn't
didn't
have
time
to
go
all
her
through
the
year
to
bring
the
year.
So
that's
why
I
cut
the
record
off
at
June
the
property
tax
distributions
all
that
take
place.
G
E
And
if
the
committee,
if
the
committee
you
know,
remembers,
we
used
to
get
into
May,
actually
April
and
March
in
some
years
past,
and
even
including
ta
WS,
that
we
were
taking,
we
would
still
be
at
$200,000
or
$300,000
in
the
bank
after
a
payroll,
so
I
mean
just
to
remind
that
we're
not
taking
those
loans,
and
we
still
have
substantial
cash
reserves,
not
what
we
need
to
have
to
get
through
the
entire
season.
But
it's
just
prospective
matters.
These
include
no
funding
mechanisms
outside
of
reports.
E
A
G
Wanted
to
bring
to
you
with
the
information
that
we've
turned
over
to
Smith's
accounting
Dexter
Nome.
At
this
point
they
will
be
what
they
are
already
started:
the
audit
of
FY
19
and
will
be
here
the
third
week
of
March
to
hit
it
hit
all
the
departments
hard
and
and
complete,
that's
the
one
they
they
come
as
a
group,
five
or
six
of
them,
and
so
this
is
what
we've
turned
over.
So
the
draft
number
for
the
the
general
fund.
This
is
fun
balance.
G
Now,
as
you
look
at
the
trend,
the
actual
number
is
1
million.
Four
hundred
fifty
two
thousand
six
hundred
eighty
nine
toward
ended
up
at
2.5
million
and
a
pension
fun
at
1.1
million.
So
the
total
of
the
three
major
funds,
as
it
now
is
five
million.
So
you
can
see
on
the
scale
that
we
haven't
had
a
combined
number
that
high
since
2008,
so
on
the
three
major,
so
a
significant
change.
G
If
you
look
at
a
one
year,
change
on
the
three
major
funds,
it's
three
almost
three
point:
nine
million
rounded
up
and
if
you
look
at
the
form
for
your
change
going
back
and
comparing
it
to
Y
15,
that's
nine
point:
six
million
dollar
change
in
fund
balance
in
the
four
year
period
of
time.
So
I
don't
know
that
we'll
continue
to
see
these
kind
of
numbers,
so
we
should
enjoy
now
because
around
here
you
never
know
how
you
know.
G
Things
are
going
to
shift
and
obviously
they
shift
I
can
shift
negatively
as
well
as
positively
so
where
those
are
great
numbers
were
not
we're,
not
all
the
way
back
to
where
we
started.
If
you
will,
but
it's
obviously
a
great
trend,
but
something
that
we
need
to
continue
to
build,
especially
in
the
general
fund
in
tort
funds
as
far
as
fund
balance
and
cashiers
are
wise
to
you
know,
be
able
to
absorb
you
know
future
any
other
major
economic.
G
G
Is
there
so
I
also
plugged
in
the
estimated
what
we
were
estimating
when
we
and
the
information
that
we
published
in
the
budget,
the
estimated
ending
of
2019
versus
where
the
actual
came
in
so
pleased
to
see
that
and
in
total
the
Jenna
fun
was
really
close
and
and
tort
and
pension
actually
came
in
higher
its
overall,
we
came
in
two
hundred
sixty
eight
thousand
higher
than
what
we
were,
what
we
published
as
far
as
our
estimated
year-end.
So
for
those
three
funds.
G
G
E
Know
spending
next
year's
taxes
this
year
that
impacts
all
of
that.
You
know
paying
back
the
highway
department,
reducing
interfund
borrowing
to
as
we'll
see
in
a
minute,
yep
to
extremely
low
levels
and
will
be
almost
eliminated
in
the
next
budget
year.
I
just
want
to
mention
that
it's
not
just
nine
point:
six:
five
million
there's
a
lot
on
top
of
that
that
impact
this
whole
situation,
important.
A
A
G
This
one
will:
this
is
our
official
number
that
goes
into
the
urine
capper
report,
so
we
actually
have
the
number
for
this
year,
a
2.2
million
of
interfund
borrowing
as
of
11:30.
So
this
is
the
snapshot
for
11:30
2019
and
specifically
goes
into
the
the
year-end
report.
There
is
another
resolution
out
there
that
authorized
'as
the
ongoing
interfund
borrowing
as
needed,
so
that
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
the
page
should
be
right
behind
this.
One
just
give
some
perspective.
G
G
What
shows
up
by
this
date
is
computed,
for
the
most
part
is
completely
out
of
our
control
with
when
you
get
to
the
all
the
payments
we
we
get
from
federal
state
level
grants.
You
know
those
types
of
things,
so
this
is
actual
an
actual
dollar
show
up
by
the
time.
You
know
when
11:30
hits,
so
this
number
you
know
can
fluctuate.
It's
all
has
a
lot
to
do
with
timing
so,
but
from
year
to
year
perspective
the
one
year
changes
is
an
improvement
of
2.1
million.
G
You
know
over
three
years
you
know
four
point
three
million,
so
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
The
the
cash
flow
is
is
on
a
little
bit
different
schedule
than
the
fund
balance,
and
that
has
to
do
with.
You
know
the
accruals
and
different
things
and
the
snapshots
that
go
into
the
various
reports,
but
this
is
this:
is
money
in
the
bank
actually
at
that
point
in
time.
G
G
You
know
the
the
number
the
Jenna
phone
number
at
that
point
in
time
was
a
negative
1.9
million
dollars.
I
recall
the
Jenna
phone
number
being
negative:
seven
million
dollars
eight
million
dollars
at
times
when
we
went
through
the
worst
of
the
worst.
So
it's
still
not
perfect,
but
it's
you
know
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
It's
way
better!
So
there's
the
amount
of
money
furna
from
borrowing
as
well
as
the
TW.
You
know,
obviously
a
shrunken
we're
getting
close
to
where
you
know
the
cash
light
of
this
is
almost
there
as
well.
A
G
G
You
know,
and
it
has
there's
a
lot
to
do
with
our
property
tax
cycle
and
then
the
years
and
in
the
springtime,
when
we
don't
have
that
as
a
regular
inflow
of
so
yeah
and
I
believe
the
interfund
borrowing
will
probably
be
another
year
or
so
before.
You
know
we
actually
cross
over
and
that
all
depends
on
how
you
know
that
the
trends
are
going
and
you
know
for
from
year
to
year
so,
but
we're
still
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Now
you.
G
A
A
Mr.
Washington
moves
there.
Second,
mr.
kids,
is
your
acceptance
in
a
discussion
hearing
no
discussion,
and
at
this
point
this
isn't
counting.
It
is
not
actually
spending
money,
so
no
call
I
mean
a
voice.
Vote
would
be
adequate.
All
in
favor
of
the
motion
say:
aye
opposed,
nay
motion
carries
we'll,
have
a
resolution
for
the
full
County
Boyd
death
as.
A
A
Yeah
the
treasurer's
report
has
been
distributed.
A
motion
to
combine
and
approve
the
treasurer's
report
to
collector's
report
in
the
monthly
resolutions
would
be
order
in
order.
Is
there
some
emotion?
Mr.
Swanson?
Is
there
a
second
mr.
Bern
any
questions
before
we
vote
all
in
favor
then
say:
aye
opposed.
F
I
I
Tax
bills
are
in
the
process
right
now
of
being
put
together.
They
will
that'll
become
fast
and
furious
in
March
and,
as
I
said,
we're
gonna
try
to
get
them
out
in
people's
hands
around
May
1st
partial
payments,
which
is
the
multiple
payment
plan,
still
continues
to
build
more
and
more
people.
There
was
some
confusion
because
there
was
a
for
payment
plan
in
the
past
was
very
structured.
I
He
had
to
be
for
exact
payments
and,
as
we've
moved
along,
we've
tried
to
convert
those
people
to
the
new
system
and
explain
to
them
how
it's
more
beneficial
third
thing.
I
just
want
to
say.
If
I
haven't
said
it
here
before,
it's
really
been
a
pleasure
working
with
Carey
Laird
no
she's
here
today
with
animal
control.
The
books
are
perfect.
I
I
H
H
I'm
sorry
2018,
which
would
have
been
fiscal
year.
Nineteen
our
locals
were
261
in
January,
our
locals
were
263
and
in
February
our
locals
are
263
and
I'm
just
using
those
three
months,
because
it's
what
we
have
to
compare
to
in
2000
or
in
2020
in
December
of
2019,
our
locals
were
279
an
increase
average
of
18
per
day
in
January.
Our
locals
averaged
296
an
increase
of
33
per
day
and
in
February
so
far
with
3
days
left
in
February
we're
averaging
302
up
39
per
day.
H
So
that
gives
you
some
idea
where
we're
at
from
a
local
standpoint
and
and
as
I've
said
before
and
I'll
reiterate
it
again.
Obviously,
we
are
responsible.
Our
first
responsibility
is
for
our
local
inmates
and
the
cost
for
our
local
inmates
is
significantly
higher
than
the
cost
of
housing
out
of
County
inmates.
H
Now
compare
that
with
in
2019
in
December
of
2019
Arata
County
inmates
were
385
in
January
there
were
380
and
in
February
they
were
397
and
so
far
in
2020
in
December
Hirata
County
was
336
down
49
in
January
there
were
321
down
59
and
in
February
they
were
at
314,
which
was
down
83,
so
in
the
combination
of
our
out
of
counties
being
down
and
our
locals
being
up.
Obviously,
there's
additional
cost
associated
with
that
now.
The
question
is:
why
are
our
locals
down
and
there's
a
couple
answers?
H
Don't
know
for
those
of
you
that
watch
national
news
CNN,
whatever
the
arrests
down
at
the
border,
are
significantly
down
because
of
what
they're
doing
down
there.
So,
obviously
that
affects
us
and
in
talking
with
McHenry
County,
who
also
houses
for
ice
and
talking
with
Pulaski
County,
who
also
houses
for
ice
in
Illinois,
their
numbers
are
down
as
well.
So
that
is
not
anything.
H
Everybody
else
is
at
80
we
were
at
80
up
until
March
of
last
year
we
got
an
increase
from
Washington
DC
headquarters
of
which
Chicago
approved,
so
they
actually
approved
increase
and
we
move
to
90.
Nobody
else
moved
to
90
so
like
any
smart
money
guy.
If
you're
gonna
house
somebody
for
90
or
80,
were
you
gonna
house
them
I
think
we
can
all
figure
that
out.
H
H
H
A
J
A
J
Know
your
facility
to
house
feed
all
that
all
the
pensions
and
salaries
and
all
that
stuff
worked
in
just
for
a
discussion
purpose,
but
and
what
what
I'm
thinking
and
maybe
I'm
thinking
too
far
in
advance,
but
as
America
secures
its
borders
more
in
the
south.
The
ice
part
might
eventually
dwindle
away
to
nothing.
J
K
It's
my
opinion.
Those
kinds
of
decisions
can't
be
made
by
committee,
but
it
needs
to
be
made
by
professionals
and
reviewed
by
a
committee.
It's
strictly
a
business
accounting
decision
in
which
you
compare
different
factors
and
how
that
affects
the
business
nuts.
So
to
speak,
I
like
to
see
the
sheriff
come
back
with
a
recommendation
in
terms
of
what
is
the
best
way
to
move
forward,
whether
we
keep
our
fixed
fee
at
90
or
reduce
it
to
80
or
some
other
number,
but
I'm,
not
certain.
H
A
H
Fair,
absolutely
one
thing
to
consider
and
and
mr.
Sieber
brought
it
up,
and
that
is
that
report
that
we
gave
to
during
the
state
of
the
county
and
I
think
we
gave
to
the
criminal
justice
committee
regarding
the
amount
of
money
that
we
save
our
local
taxpayers
every
year.
By
doing
this,
and
in
2019
that
number
was
somewhere
around
5.2
million
dollars.
H
H
Part
of
that
report
also
indicated
that
the
cost
for
our
local
to
house
our
local
prisoners
is
about
a
hundred
and
two
dollars
a
day
compared
to
our
outer
county
cost,
which
is
48
dollars
a
day.
So
in
the
big
picture
we
are
saving
in
2019,
like
taxpayers,
5.2
million
dollars
in
2020.
That
number
may
be.
We
may
save
the
taxpayers,
3
million
dollars,
you
may
save
the
taxpayers
2
million
dollars
bottom
line
is
we're
still
saving
the
taxpayers
money.
H
However,
that
affects
our
cash
flow,
obviously
so
we're
we
are
cognizant
of
that
and
we'll
do
what
we
can
and
we
are
meeting
and
I
deal
with
with
officials
from
ice
and
I
deal
with
officials
from
the
marshals
just
about
every
day.
So
we
are
on
top
of
it
and
we
will
continue
to
be
so
I
feel
like
the
one.
That's
doom
and
gloom
now,
instead
of
Steve
I,
don't
know
what
they.
J
H
L
H
Next
on
the
agenda
is
the
animal
control,
wage
and
salary
increase
request.
This
was
brought
to
the
Community
Service
Committee
and
was
moved
to
this
committee
for
further
discussion.
I
will
tell
you
that,
based
on
a
couple
things
number
one
and
I
even
had
a
hard
time
comprehending
this,
because
I
didn't
wasn't
familiar
with
the
animal
control
budget,
but
the
animal
control
budget
is
not
something
that
comes
from
the
general
fund.
H
H
A
E
H
F
H
M
M
H
A
K
L
K
H
Guess
I
won't
answer
for
the
committee,
but
I'll
answer
for
animal
control
and
and
you're
right.
The
employees
they
have
over.
There
are
outstanding.
They
do
a
great
job.
It's
a
tough
business
I
mean
it's
tough.
It's
I,
sometimes
I,
look
at
what
I've
done
for
the
last
thirty
years
with
the
jail,
and
you
know
the
one
thing
about
working
at
the
jail
somebody
working
at
the
jail
is
the
people
you're
dealing
with,
can
explain
to
you
what's
going
on
animals
can't
yeah.
H
So
there's
no
conversation,
and-
and
so
you
know,
they
don't
know
what
they
have.
They
don't
know
what
they're
running
into
I
mean
they're
they're
dealing
with
things
that
could
be
could
affect
their
health
depending
on
what
they're
dealing
with
rabies
all
kinds
of
things
out
there,
so
they
do
have
a
tough
job.
Fortunately,
we
have
people
that
are
committed.
H
The
animal
world
and
I
think
most
would
tell
you
is,
is
a
passion
and-
and
these
people
have
to
be
passionate
to
do
what
they
do
with
these
animals
and
they
are,
and
so
I
have
a
great
amount
of
respect
having
been
involved
with
it.
Now,
for
the
last
couple
months,
as
Nick
mentioned,
Kerry
is
doing
an
outstanding
job
over
there
we
are,
and
a
couple
things
that
hopefully
will
improve
increase
our
fund.
H
Is
that
we're
looking
to
contract
with
a
lot
of
municipalities
so
that
we
know
what
money
we
have
coming
in
instead
of
what
we're
billing
them
we're
in
the
process
of
doing
that,
there
are
a
number
of
communities
that
have
already
said
we
want
to
be
in,
and
so
we
are
moving
that
forward
as
well.
So
I
mean
that's
a
that's
a
positive
step
for
us.
Mr.
E
I
did
have
a
kind
of
a
partial
answer
to
mr.
Kinzinger
question.
If
you
were
to
call
the
Animal
Hospitals
and
the
kennel
techs
there,
the
cops
are
pretty
close
to
what
this
is,
but
a
full-time
employee
gets
a
pension
at
the
county.
Yes,
and
so
that's
a
big
difference
because
most
of
the
kennel
texts
that
I
know
of
don't
have
a
401
K.
E
E
H
A
K
H
A
I
B
N
Morning,
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
committee
good
morning,
just
like
to
and
reorient
people
just
as
a
reminder
to
about
that
to
the
claims
report
first
thing
I
have
to
remind
you-
is
a
cover
page
I
did
not
save
January
as
the
cover
sheet
I
saved
December
accidentally,
so
that
will
be
corrected
and
uploaded
online
as
people
visit
the
auditor's
website.
In
order
to
see
the
claims
report.
N
Another
reminder
is
that
this
this
actual
report,
when
we
note
things
that
we've
seen
come
through
the
auditor's
office
and
we
recommend
whether
it
is
a
change
in
the
amount
or
we
don't
recommend
the
nature
of
the
transaction
to
be
sufficient
to
be
charged
to
the
county.
Different
things
like
that
it
made
the
transaction
itself
may
not
be
in
the
actual
listing
of
transactions
through
pages
10
through
the
end
of
the
report,
but
it
it
has
processed
through
the
other
reminders
that
this
particular
listing
of
transactions
have
already
been
audited
and
checks
have
been
cut.
N
Approvals
have
been
given
via
the
board's
authorization
of
the
County
Board
Chairman
to
approve
claims
some
time
ago,
and
so
you
are
seeing
these
as
items
that
have
already
been
mailed
out
and
have
already
been
processed.
A
couple
of
items
to
note
is
last
I
just
so
you
know
why
I
put
the
statistical
table
in
there
about
the
lobbyist.
N
Last
month,
members
eccolo
had
asked
me
if
I
had
talked
and
if
I
had
spoken
with
other
counties
that
have
or
do
not
have
lobbyists
and
so
I
had
not
at
that
point
in
time,
and
so
I
told
her
that
I
would
and
I
did
and
those
are
the
results
of
those
conversations.
Just
so
you
know
not
everyone
responded.
N
N
F
A
N
So
with
the
table,
the
numbers
of
County
surveyed
is
the
total
number
of
auditors.
So
that's
a
hundred
percent
of
the
auditors
in
the
state
of
Illinois.
The
numbers
responsive
is
so
there
were
11
people
who
actually
responded.
So
six
people
did
not
respond.
If
you
add
up
the
next
two
lines,
you
get
the
number
eleven,
so
that
is
the
same
as
the
number
of
people
who
responded
the
18
percent
in
Excel.
You
have
to
remember
that
that
number
is
a
facade.
It
sits
on
top
of
the
actual
number.
N
If
you
round
it
out,
it's
not
a
whole
number.
So
that's
rounded
up
it's
actually
17
percent
and
some
change.
That
is
the
number
three
divided
by
the
number.
Seventeen
right
and
then
the
other
one
would
be
the
number
eight
divided
by
the
number.
Seventeen.
But
again
that
is
a
facade
and
it
sits
on
top
of
the
actual
number.
A
N
Yeah
total
total
counties,
but
it
obviously,
if
you
do
the
number
three
divided
by
the
number
11
and
number
eight
divided
by
the
number
eleven,
then
that
would
change
the
percentage
of
those
responsive.
So
I
wanted
to
give
you
an
idea
of
the
total
number
of
counties
with
lobbyist
versus
the
total
number
of
auditors.
A
A
N
So
anyway,
I
wanted
to
just
point
out
on
page
the
last
page
before
the
list
of
transactions
you'll
notice,
that
the
account
900
was
a
lot
more
than
it
generally
is,
which
that
is
the
payroll
clearing
fund
and
there
was
a
three
month
payroll.
So
that's
why
that
number
is
so
large
and
then
the
actual
claims
report
itself.
The
number
for
the
month
of
January
was
a
little
skewed
due
to
a
transaction.
N
Well,
not
just
a
three
role
payment,
but
there
is
also
a
transaction
with
the
highway
department
with
the
Homestar
acquisition,
and
so
the
investment
monies
that
Homestar
had
when
Midland
acquired
them.
That
money
is
over,
a
million
dollars
ended
up
showing
as
a
disbursement
and
then
as
an
investment.
So
basically
you
had
a
credit
to
cash,
a
debit
to
your
investment
transfer
account.
Then
you
had
a
debit
to
your
investment
transfer
and
then
a
credit
or
yeah
a
credit
to
your.
N
Your
investment
account
I'm,
sorry,
so
so
so
those
those
types
of
so
those
transactions,
so
the
two
debits
that
or
the
to
credit
excuse
me
the
credit
to
cash
and
then
the
debit
to
the
investment
account.
That
is
what
shows
that
the
only
the
cash
disbursement
is.
What
shows
up
on
the
claims
report,
so
those
two
transactions
that
are
1.1
million
shows
as
a
disbursement,
so
the
January
disbursement
report
is
a
little
bit
higher
than
it
normally
would
be.
N
M
My
district,
who
actually
came
to
my
home
and
confronted
me
with
some
allegations
and
I'm,
hoping
that
you
can
clear
those
up
for
me
today
and
it
was
in
your
speech
on
February
4th.
You
stated
that
county
government
is
still
not
abiding
by
those
principles.
You
went
on
to
say
that
you
want
facts,
correct
so
do
I.
You
said
that
people
in
county
governments
believe
that
facts
can
be
altered
and
whatever
our
whims
are,
people
should
accept.
Could
you
give
me
evidence
of
that
statement?
Sir.
N
N
But
there
was
a
style
log
that
continued
to
happen,
that
you
know
the
law,
isn't
what
I
think
the
law
is,
and
so,
when
that
failed,
then
there
was
a
fiscal
policy
created
that
was
also
not
compliant
with
the
law
and
neither
was
the
budget
as
it
relates
to
effectively
funding
the
auditor's
office.
But
yet
it
was
presented
and
was
interpreted
as
if
it
was,
and
the
expectation
through
behaviors
was
that
the
elected
auditor
would
just
accept
and
comply
just
because
someone
said
so,
and
so
when
I
stated
those
words.
N
M
M
E
N
So
so
one
that
is
a
political
event
that
you're
referencing
and
that
is
actually
a
joke,
that
I
borrowed
from
President
Reagan,
and
the
second
thing
is
excuse
me
excuse
me,
commissioner,
excuse
me
please.
The
second
thing
is,
is
that
you
know
when
you
talk
about
the
idea
of
government
and
the
fact
that
there
are
people
who
are
benefiting
from
the
government,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
the
auditor's
office,
because
if
you
actually
follow
the
law
and
individuals
were
compensated
or
processes
were
appropriate,
you
would
not
be
benefiting
from
those
processes
and
that
compensation.
N
So
to
the
extent
that
that
comment
was
made,
that
comment
is
not
an
accusation
or
an
accusatory
comment.
That
comment
is
a
light-hearted
joke
of
a
comment
that
I
philosophically
do
believe
that
there
are
big
spenders
in
county
government.
Yes
and
I
do
philosophically
believe
that
if
the
elected
office
of
Auditor
did
not
exist,
you
would
have
the
risk
of
people
paying
their
pals.
So,
yes,
I.
M
Can
name
the
administrator
that
tried
to
pay
their
pal
administrator?
It
was
you
Jake
when,
after
the
year-end
budget,
you
wanted
to
give
your
employee
a
bonus
and
I,
don't
think
in
county
government
that
we
are
allowed
to
give
bonuses.
Can
you
explain
that?
Because
you
were
going
to
take
money
from
your
PayPal
account
and
pay
your
pal
actually.
N
M
M
Everything
that
every
department,
everything
stops
at
your
desk,
so
basically
Jake
you
just
saying
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
fraud
and
misappropriation
and
I
think
that
you
need
to
account
for
that
statement
because,
frankly,
I
don't
think
any
of
this
is
funny
or
a
joke
at
any
of
your
fundraising
videos.
Yes,.
N
N
Yes,
so
I
did
not
use
the
term
fraud
in
my
comments,
so
that's
the
first
thing.
N
You
have
been
defined
what
the
statute
says
for
yourself
and
then
you've
passed
a
policy
that
supports
your
interpretation
of
the
statute.
Matter
of
fact,
the
the
chairman
of
the
committee
here
stated
a
few
months
ago
that
the
county
had
to
quote
act
on
its
own
unquote,
because
the
Attorney
General
would
not
opine
the
current
Attorney
General
at
the
time
was
Lisa
Madigan
and
part
of
that
is
a
similar
lawsuit
that
is
taking
place
in
Tazewell
County,
as
of
June
of
2018
because
of
the
county
board
out
there.
N
N
This
policy
states
that
an
auditor
Department
Accounts
Payable
clerk.
No
such
position
exists
in
the
auditor's
office.
There
is
no
budget
for
it,
so
this
policy
is
riddled
with
statements
that
can't
possibly
be
true
and
it's
riddled
with
overstepping
and
infringement
on
the
elected
office
of
auditor,
which
is
established
by
state
law.
So,
yes,
this
policy
is,
for
all
intents
and
purposes,
not
appropriate
weren't.
N
Not
absolutely
not
look
at
your
budget.
The
budget
is
the
same
as
it
was
that
you
approved
the
year
before,
which
only
pays
for
myself
and
my
chief
deputy
auditor,
my
CPA.
There
is
no
budgetary
allocation
or
appropriation
rather
for
another
employee,
so
I
think
that
you're
mistaken,
with
your
assumption
there,
commissioner,
okay.
M
I'm
gonna
go
on
to
maybe
the
sheriff
can
help
me
with
this
one.
The
people
that
were
in
my
kitchen
last
month
were
up
in
arms
about
Sheriff's
Department
spending
$200
on
sunglasses.
Does
that
come
from
our
county
budget?
Or
did
you
realize
that
this
was
part
of
a
contract
negotiation
with
their
Union,
and
why
are
we
using
that
as
an
example
of
poor
fiscal
policies
for
our
County?
So.
N
So
I
sent
an
email
to
the
sheriff.
Regarding
that
particular
issue
and
and
I
asked,
a
series
of
questions,
I
said
are:
are
they
ballistic?
Are
they
prescription?
I
cannot
find
them
in
the
union
contract
on
the
authorized
equipment
list.
So
I
actually
do
my
research
before
I
ask
and
I
sent
that
information
to
the
sheriff.
The
sheriff
responded
to
me
in
an
email
where
he
said
Jake
your
office
has
approved
these
in
the
past
and
I
responded
to
the
sheriff
and
I
said
that
may
be
the
case
sir.
N
However
I'm
asking
about
this
claim
piece,
please
answer
my
question
and
so
I
never
received
the
response
to
that
email.
I
then
made
the
decision
to
not
put
my
name
on
something
I
disagree
with,
which
is
my
right
to
do,
and
so
I
decided
to
just
allow
that
claim
to
go
on
through
the
process,
because
I
could
find
no
evidence
that
that
was
part
of
the
union
contract.
And
if
you
have
that
evidence
I'll
be
more
more
than
willing
to
review
it
and
reconsider
my
position.
M
N
M
So,
basically,
then,
with
everything
coming
and
December,
first,
the
changes.
What
is
it?
What
is
it
that
you
need
to
make
you
happy
right
now.
N
Well,
basically,
if
you
want
to
boil
it
all
down
there,
there
are
two
things
number
one:
you
need
the
staff
to
perform
the
duties
as
it
exists.
Today
there
are
six
people
who
operate
inside
of
the
let's
just
call
it
accounting
process
between
the
auditor's
office
and
the
finance
department.
If
you
include
the
treasurer
and
those
employees,
you
have
several
other
persons
to
try
to
restore,
as
it
were,
the
duties
outlined
in
this
fiscal
policy
that
was
effective
on
twelve
one.
N
Basically,
what
you're
saying
is
that
the
employees
and
the
finance
department
who
are
performing
those
duties
which
there
would
be
you
know,
two
to
full-time
and
a
part-time,
and
then
the
director
you
want
the
auditor's
office
to
absorb
those
who
has
an
elected
official
and
one
employee.
That's
the
first
thing.
The
second
thing
that
you're
looking
at
is
the
fact
that
this
county
in
the
accounting
software
and
there's
an
Attorney
General's
opinion
91
0
3
9.
N
That
speaks
to
the
fact
that
advances
in
technology
does
not
allow
for
a
County
Board
to
circumvent
the
statutory
authority
powers.
Duties
are
functions
of
an
elected
office
and
so
to
keep
the
authority
and
the
accounting
software
under
and
appointed
official
who
reports
to
the
County,
Board,
Chairman
and
the
board
and
where
any
post
it
or
unposted
transaction
can
be
changed
without
the
approval
or
the
knowledge
of
the
employee
who
has
entered
that
transaction.
N
That
is
a
risk
and
I'm
simply
not
willing
to
take
and
I'm,
not
willing
to
subject
my
chief
deputy
to
that,
and
there
is
an
email
that
I
will
send
to
the
board
after
this
meeting.
That
is
a
very
specific
example
of
that
actually
happening.
I
I
have
documentation
that
I
sent
to
our
outside
auditor
in
the
past.
When
that
happened,
so
I
will
send
it
to
the
entire
board
that
supports
that
claim.
Okay
and.
M
Just
be
cautious
of
the
words
that
you
use
about
the
county
board:
I,
don't
appreciate
being
assuming
or
inferring
there's
this
any
corruption
or
fraud
or
anything
and
the
taxpayers,
regardless
of
what
you
say,
are
not
happy
right
now.
They
share
that
with
me
in
my
home
and
I'm
responsible
to
give
them
in
answers.
Jake.
My
job
here
as
an
elected
official
for
district
5
is
to
make
sure
and
when
they
say
that
there's
corruption
and
fraud
in
our
county
government
I
take
that
very
seriously
so
be
careful
with
your
words.
N
A
O
You,
mr.
chairman,
a
Jake
I
have
a
quick
question
for
you.
The
budget
has
come
up
here
and
discussion
over
and
over,
and
there
are
17
elected
auditors
out
of
102
counties.
Correct,
that's
correct.
Could
you
provide
documentation?
So
you
know
you're
concerned
about
your
budget.
Are
the
funding
levels
and
staffing
levels
of
counties
and
our
similar
sites
that
do
have
an
elected
auditor
to
compare?
Perhaps
we're
missing
the
boat
on
something.
If
we
can
see
what
other
counties
are
doing
well,.
O
N
O
N
I
If
I
could
I
just
want
to
as
an
elected
county
official
as
well,
I
I
want
to
keep
my
comb,
but
I
tell
you
this
this
idea
of
fraud
and
corruption
that
those
ideas
have
not
come
from
this
board.
They
have
come
from
our
auditor.
You
keep
hearing
that
things
are
against
the
law.
Nothing
is
against
the
law.
Nothing
has
been
adjudicated.
Nothing
to
this
day
is
against
the
law.
Our
auditor
is
now
decided
he's
a
lawyer.
Okay,
nothing!
I
There
is
no
State
Attorney
General
refused
to
weigh
in.
There
is
nothing
presently
against
the
law.
It's
an
interpretation.
Okay,
it's
not
against
the
law.
Let
in
December
he
said
we're
breaking
the
law.
Those
though
that
is
BS
100
percent.
You
cannot
say
something.
That's
not
true!
That's
his
opinion.
If
some
other
lawyers
said
it
it's
their
opinion,
it's
not
fact
until
it's
adjudicated
and
it
has
not
been
adjudicated
and
as
the
county
treasurer
I
resent
the
idea
that,
when
I'm
out
in
public
that
people
ask
me
these
questions,
there
is
not
fraud
here.
I
There
is
not
corruption,
because
if
there
were
it
comes
through
my
office
and
it
has
not
come
through
my
office
and
the
only
problem
that's
been
in
my
office,
the
auditor
told
you
last
time
for
three
and
a
half
years
he's
known
about
it
and
he's
refused
to
do
anything
because
he's
too
busy
he's
too
busy
reading
legal
opinions
that
he
knows
nothing
about.
Okay,
there's
nothing
against
the
law.
I,
don't
know
how
to
say
that
better
when
it's
adjudicated
there's
a
two-year
there's
a
two-year
lawsuit
in
Tazewell
County.
I
When
that's
finally
adjudicated
we'll
have
an
answer:
it's
not
adjudicated.
There
is
no
answer.
There
is
nothing
today
against
the
law
and
the
fraud
and
corruption
is
absolute
BS,
that
is,
that
is
put
out
there
Jake
as
a
whisper
campaign
to
make
you
look
good
and
everybody
else
here.
Look
bad
and
this
board
is
unanimously
almost
against
you.
It's
not
these.
These
are
all
smart
people.
These
are
people
that
sit
down
and
go
through
the
legislative
process
decide
that
they
think
it's
in
the
county's
best
interest
from
this
committee
to
hire
a
lobbyist.
I
It
passes
the
full
board
almost
unanimously
and
you
editorialized
when
the
bill
comes
through,
because
you
have
a
right
to
say
something.
You
shouldn't
say
it,
but
you
have
a
right
to
because
it
followed
every
part
of
the
legislative
process.
The
only
one
here
who
knows
what's
going
on
is
Jake
Lee
and
everyone
else
has
no
idea.
I
What's
going
on
and
I'll
tell
you,
it
really
pisses
me
off,
because
it's
not
true
and
in
it
and
I'm,
tired
of
sitting
here
month
after
month
after
month
and
hearing
it
I
supported
you
from
the
beginning,
I
asked
you
to
come
to
my
office.
I
asked
you
to
make
the
processes
in
my
office
work
you
refused
and
when
you
knew
us
something
in
my
office,
you
did
nothing.
Why?
Because
you
processed
20000
claims
the
same
thing.
Debbie
Woodruff
did
you.
I
M
I
No
one's
saying
go
along
to
get
along:
that's
not
an
auditors.
Job
I
get
that,
but
it's
certainly
not
an
auditors
job
to
come
in
here
and
spout
mistruths
and
in
if
I
were
being
mean,
I'd,
say,
outright,
lies
and
and
I
appreciate
this
board.
Letting
me
speak,
I
speak
for
myself.
Anybody
else
can
talk
for
them,
but
I
feel
like
I've
been
painted
with
this
same
broad
brush
and-
and
you
hear
these
things
and
they're
so
outlandish
I
mean
it's
absolutely
ridiculous.
N
N
We've
come
down
and
Marsha
did
the
work
with
the
jurors
commissions,
our
checks,
and
all
of
that
you
were
talking
several
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
that
were
unpaid
and
when
you
look
at
things
that
I
think
it
was
$21,000
or
so
that
was
unpaid
and
needed
to
be
accounted
for
properly.
We
also
gave
you
all
the
documentation
to
fill
out
the
amnesty
for
the
exchange.
N
E
It
came
up
quite
a
bit
the
numbers
of
people
involved
in
finance
and
accounting
and
all
of
those
different
things.
I
just
helped
draw
attention
to
the
board.
The
offer
is
on
the
table
for
another
employee
for
that
County,
therefore
that
office
it
has
been
since
we
started
talking
about
this
over
two
years
ago.
The
auditor
told
me
that
he
wanted
five
credentialed
people
to
be
in
his
office.
E
At
that
point,
I
still
don't
know
what
credentialed
means
for
some
perspective,
so
that
would
be
another
five,
so
that
would
be
seven
people,
the
County
of
DuPage,
with
a
million
people,
has
seven
people
in
their
auditors
office
with
a
budget
of
around
$800,000.
They
have
28
people
in
their
finance
department
with
a
3.2
million
dollar
budget.
So
all
of
this
smokescreen
is
beyond
ridiculous
for
me,
because
the
numbers
bear
out
that
we
are
consistent
with
the
amount
of
money
we
spend
in
the
auditor's
office,
the
the
per
capita
employees.
E
We've
we've
done
the
work
we
did
it
a
year
and
a
half
ago
two
years
ago,
so
there
may
have
been
hiring
since
then.
We've
done
the
work,
we're
not
the
outlier
okay,
so
I
just
want
to
make
people
understand
that
the
offer
still
stands,
I'm
not
negotiating
in
this
committee,
but
he
does
need
another
person
in
his
office
to
to
do
those
duties.
But
we
are
not
gonna
provide
that
person
when
he
stood
on
the
microphone
in
December
and
said
I'm
not
doing
the
accounting.
E
A
A
E
A
M
A
B
A
L
Last
week
at
planning
and
zoning
committee
I
presented
a
proposal
to
purchase
software
to
help
automate
our
building
permit
process
and
that
was
well
received
by
the
PCA
committee
and
it
was
recommended
that
I
also
bring
it
here
to
discuss
the
funding
mechanisms
for
for
the
software
program.
I
do
have
a
video
of
it,
but
I
didn't
really
want
to
want
to
go
through
all
of
that
here,
because
this
is
really
more
about
financing
the
the
program
rather
than
the
actual
nuts
and
bolts
of
the
program
itself.
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Software
will
cost
$42,000
the
first
year,
which
is
the
includes
all
of
the
set-up,
cost
installation,
the
cost
of
the
server
and
all
of
that
and
then
thereafter
$21,000
a
year
and,
of
course,
I'm
sure
that
there
is
a
slight
increase
each
year
for
as
the
cost
of
everything
goes
up,
but
any
way
to
pay.
For
this,
it
was
discussed
at
PCA
that
a
an
increase
in
the
contractor
registration
fees
would
be
the
appropriate
funding
mechanism.
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So
it's
our
proposal
to
raise
that
to
one
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
per
year
per
contractor
and
that
would
provide
roughly
between
thirty
five
and
forty
five
thousand
dollars
per
year
in
funds.
I
was
asked
to
look
at
what
other
locations
charge
and
I
did
have
a
table,
but
one
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
a
year
per
contractor
is
right
in
line
with
just
about
everybody
else.
There
are
a
few
small
municipalities
out
there,
village
of
Peotone
village
of
Wilmington
that
still
charge
$100
just
about
everyone
else.
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F
L
I
do
not
have
that
the
software
would
allow
any
one
of
our
customers
to
basically
go
through
the
entire
permitting
process,
including
inspections
reviews
without
ever
stepping
foot
in
our
office.
If
they
so
chose
to
it
would
put
the
entire
process
online
in
the
cloud
and
so
I.
Don't
how
much
I
would
cut
down
I
don't
know,
I
did
request
a
return
on
investment
report
from
the
vendor
and
they
are
putting
that
together
for
us,
but
hopefully
I
will
be
presenting
that
at
pza
next
month.