Kane County Judicial/Public Safety Committee approves using funds from FY16 vehicle budget for FY17 budget

By Lhalie Castillo

Jan 19, 2017

Kane County Judicial/Public Safety Committee met Thursday, Dec. 15.

Kane County Judicial and Public Safety is located at 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, IL.

Here are the minutes as provided by Kane County:

KANE COUNTY

JUDICIAL/PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016

County Board Room Minutes 9:00 AM

Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A, Geneva, IL 60134

1. Call to Order

Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.

Attendee Name Title Status Arrived John Martin Chairman Present Kurt R. Kojzarek Vice Chair Present Rebecca Gillam Board Member Present Bill Lenert Board Member Present Monica Silva Board Member Late 9:05 AM Thomas Smith Board Member Present Susan Starrett Board Member Absent

Also present: Co. Bd. Chairman Lauzen; Co. Bd. member Kenyon; Co. Bd. staff Nagel; Bldg. Mgmt. Exec. Dir. Biggs; Finance staff Waggoner, Dobersztyn; Court Svcs. Dir. Aust; JJC Supt. Anselme & staff Sierra; Juvenile Custody staff Tsang; ITD staff Peters; Sheriff's Office staff Bumgarner, Gengler, Lewis; Chief Judge Clancy Boles & staff Naughton; KaneComm Dir. Farris & staff Guthrie; Coroner Russell & staff; Circuit Clk. Hartwell; Public Defender Childress; State’s Atty. McMahon; and members of the press & public.

2. Approval of Minutes: November 10, 2016

RESULT: APPROVED WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Kurt R. Kojzarek, Vice Chair

SECONDER: Thomas Smith, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Monica Silva, Susan Starrett

3. Public Comment

None

4. Monthly Financial Reports

Monthly financial reports were included in the agenda packet. Finance staff Waggoner reported once the books are closed for 2016 a presentation to the committee will be made by the outside auditor. The Coroner's Office is trending about 5% over budget at this time, and a budget adjustment request will be presented next month. She noted that several special fund budgets are also trending over budget.

5. State's Attorney (J. McMahon)

Atty. McMahon shared statistics on court case filings noting felony and misdemeanor filings are trending slightly higher. (Silva arrives @ 9:05 a.m.) He discussed the following resolution:

A. Resolution: Authorizing Participation in the Appellate Prosecutor Program

This appropriates an amount not to exceed $42,000 for participation in the service program of the Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor for FY17, commencing December 1, 2016 and ending November 30, 2017.

RESULT: MOVED FORWARD WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 1/4/2017 9:00 AM

TO: Executive Committee

MOVER: Monica Silva, Board Member

SECONDER: Rebecca Gillam, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Monica Silva, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Susan Starrett

6. Judiciary & Courts (Chief Judge Clancy Boles/D. Naughton)

None

7. Sheriff/Adult Corrections (D. Kramer)

Written reports were included in the agenda packet. Sheriff's staff Gengler discussed the following resolutions:

A. Resolution: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Kane, the Kane County Sheriff's Office, and the Board of Education of Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 for the Provision of a School Resource Officer

The agreement is for the period of August 22, 2016 through June 30, 2018.

RESULT: MOVED FORWARD WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 1/4/2017 9:00 AM

TO: Executive Committee

MOVER: Monica Silva, Board Member

SECONDER: Thomas Smith, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Monica Silva, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Susan Starrett

B. Resolution: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between Central Community Unit School District No. 301, and Kane County, and the Kane County Sheriff's Office for the Provision of a School Resource Officer

The Agreement is for the period of August 22, 2016 through June 30, 2018, and may be extended by mutual written agreement.

RESULT: MOVED FORWARD WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 1/4/2017 9:00 AM

TO: Executive Committee

MOVER: Kurt R. Kojzarek, Vice Chair

SECONDER: Thomas Smith, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Monica Silva, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Susan Starrett

8. Court Services Administration (L. Aust)

For the benefit of new committee members, Court Svcs. Dir. Aust provided a broad overview of her office. She reported that revenue for out-of-county youth at the JJC is down as a result of lower numbers. She said that many who are being detained have some serious mental health issues, and they are working with the Health Department to address them. Although revenue is down by $200,000, Aust pointed out that positions have remained open so personnel costs are down as well, which makes it a wash.

9. Juvenile Justice Center (R. Anselme)

Written reports were included in the agenda packet. Supt. Anselme mentioned that they do service six other counties at the JJC; two new counties (Ogle & Stephenson) were picked up this past year. He noted that Stephenson was using the JCC a little more than anticipated, and thought that would provide a steady stream of revenue in addition to what they already have.

10. KaneComm (D. Farris)

Monthly reports were included in the agenda packet. KaneComm Dir. Farris provided a staffing update.

11. Merit Commission

Sheriff's Office staff Gengler announced there would be no report today from the Merit Commission as Steve Wennmacher passed away this week.

12. Juvenile Custody (A. Tsang)

Written reports were included in the agenda packet. Dr. Tsang reported that a total of 18 juveniles are participating in the MST Program.

13. Circuit Clerk (T. Hartwell)

A monthly report was included in the agenda packet. Circuit Clerk Hartwell reported the CMS system is currently up and running. He discussed the following resolution:

A. Resolution: Authorizing the Execution of the "Transfer of Employees" Agreement

This approves the transfer of four employees from the Circuit Clerk's office to Information Technologies Department. Funds are to be transferred (50% on April 30 and 50% on November 30) each year from the Circuit Clerk's Court Automation Fund to ITD. The transfer for 2017 will be based on the Clerk's budgeted amount of $299,897. Future years will be calculated based on the total ITD budget divided by the number of employees supported times the number of employees (budgeted) in the Circuit Clerk's office.

RESULT: MOVED FORWARD WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 1/4/2017 9:00 AM

TO: Finance and Budget Committee

MOVER: Bill Lenert, Board Member

SECONDER: Monica Silva, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Monica Silva, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Susan Starrett

14. Public Defender (K. Childress)

A monthly report was included in the agenda packet. Public Defender Childress reported they would top 2,400 felony appointments in 2016 and that over the course of four years their felony appointments went up by 32%.

15. Coroner (R. Russell)

A monthly report was included in the agenda packet. Coroner Russell reported they have not had any cold weather related deaths. He noted that there is a new homeless ministry in Elgin. He discussed some of the challenges in his department. He reported that the total number of drug deaths is up 55% over last year. He discussed industry standards for doing autopsies, noting they had an 86% increase in motor vehicle deaths this year and 27 heroin deaths in 2016. However, he won't have final numbers until all the autopsy reports come back. Russell said he felt his office had done a good job of controlling costs. Overtime was reasonable as employees took comp time. He discussed the following resolution:

A. Resolution: Approving FY17 Budget Adjustment Roll-over of Unused FY16 Vehicle Budget

Coroner Russell asked that $30,000 of unused Capital funds in the 2016 budget be rolled over into the 2017 budget and allocated for a replacement vehicle for a 2004 Chevy Suburban.

RESULT: MOVED FORWARD WITH VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 1/25/2017 9:00 AM

TO: Finance and Budget Committee

MOVER: Kurt R. Kojzarek, Vice Chair

SECONDER: Bill Lenert, Board Member

AYES: John Martin, Kurt R. Kojzarek, Rebecca Gillam, Bill Lenert, Monica Silva, Thomas Smith

ABSENT: Susan Starrett

16. Executive Session (IF NEEDED)

None

17. Place Written Reports on File

RESULT: PLACE WRITTEN REPORTS ON FILE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Kurt R. Kojzarek, Vice Chair

SECONDER: Bill Lenert, Board Member