Kendall County Law, Justice and Legislation Committee met April 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
Call to Order and Pledge Allegiance - Chair Matthew Prochaska called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call: Member Prochaska, Member Hendrix, Member Purcell, Member Giles and Member Gilmour were present. With five members present voting aye, a quorum was determined to conduct business.
Member Hendrix and Member Purcell left the meeting at 3:45p.m.
Others Present: Sheriff Dwight Baird, Public Defender Vicky Chuffo, EMA Director Joe Gillespie, Undersheriff Harold Martin, Presiding Judge Tim McCann, Chief Deputy Mike Peters, Judge Robert Pilmer, Chief Deputy Coroner Levi Gotte, Facilities Director Jim Smiley
Approval of the Agenda – Member Hendrix made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Member Giles. With five members present in agreement with the amendment, the motion carried.
Approval of Minutes – Member Hendrix made a motion to approve the March 12, 2018 Meeting Minutes, second by Member Giles. With five members present in agreement, the motion carried.
Public Comment – None
Coroner – Chief Deputy Coroner Gotte reviewed the office statistics for the month of March, including meeting with three area nursing home facilities regarding death reporting guidelines, and presentations to local high schools.
Circuit Clerk – No report
Courthouse – Judge McCann reported that the new Court Administrator will begin on April 11, 2018. Judge McCann thanked the Public Defender and Probation support staff for their assistance in the interim.
Judge McCann also stated that they will be shuffling judge court calls on April 16th, which is usually done every 2-3 years.
Court Services – No report
EMA – Written report provided. Director Joe Gillespie reported that a Search and Rescue Initial Operations Course was given on March 1 and 8 with sixty-nine Sheriff’s Office Deputies attending. Director Gillespie also reported that they conducted a multi-agency Search and Rescue training on UTM at the Plano Police Department on March 10th, with thirty-seven professionals from nine area agencies in attendance.
Sire, STARCOM and WSPY EAS testing was conducted as usual on the first Tuesday of the month. Written report provided.
KenCom – No report
Public Defender – Vicky Chuffo provided a written report. Ms. Chuffo reported that her office was appointed to the second sexually violent person commitment filed in our county to date, which is a civil case and will involve a great deal of additional work.
State’s Attorney – No report
Sheriff’s Report
a. Operations Division – Written report provided
b. Corrections Division – Written report provided
c. Records Division – Written report provided
Old Business - None
New Business - None
❖ Legislative Update
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Opposition of HB 2628 – There was consensus by the committee to not take any action on this item.
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Opposition of HB 4556 – After discussion on the proposed changes to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, Member Purcell made a motion to forward the item to the County Board for approval, second by Member Hendrix. With five members voting aye, the motion carried.
Approval of a Resolution on Declaring Opposition of HB 4581- Discussion on the recommended delinquent minor including a minor prior to his or her 21st birthday. There was consensus to postpone consideration of this item until the May meeting, pending additional information.
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Opposition of HB 5489- Discussion on the bill to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide distinctive registration plates for non-highway vehicles (example of vehicles not designed for highway use such as golf carts, lawnmowers, ATV’s). Member Gilmour made a motion to forward the item to the County Board for approval, second by Member Giles. With three members voting aye, the motion carried.
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Support for HB 4584 – Discussion on the bill that would amend the State Finance Act, the Motor Fuel Tax Law, the Emergency Telephone System Act, the Riverboat Gambling Act, and the Video Gamin Act. Member Gilmour made a motion to forward the item to the County Board for approval, second by Member Giles. With three members voting aye, the motion carried.
Public Comment - None
Items for the April 17, 2018 County Board meeting agenda
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Opposition of HB 4556
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Opposition of HB 5489
Approval of a Resolution Declaring Support for HB 4584
Executive Session – Member Gilmour made a motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of the review of discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06, 5ILCS 120-2, second by Member Giles.
Roll Call: Member Giles – yes, Member Gilmour – yes, Member Prochaska - yes. With three members present voting aye, the committee entered into Executive Session at 3:56p.m.
Members Hendrix and Purcell were absent
The committee reconvened in Open Session at 3:59p.m.
Adjournment – Member Giles made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Member Gilmour. With all in agreement, the meeting adjourned at 4:03 p.m.
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