WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:29.629 Let us pray. Father God, we thank you for another day's journey, and we just ask that you will continue to touch those families who are maybe in bereavement, keep our men and women safe, who are in harm's way all around the world and throughout our country, even in our state and community, Lord. 00:00:29.629 --> 00:00:42.630 community, Lord. Just thank you for providing safety for them and all things we give you honor and we give you glory in Jesus' name. Amen. 00:00:42.630 --> 00:00:46.630 Okay, approval of tonight's agenda. 00:00:46.630 --> 00:00:48.630 I make a motion to approve. 00:00:48.630 --> 00:00:54.630 Second. Second by Mr. Busker. Any questions? All in favor? 00:00:54.630 --> 00:01:03.810 Opposed? Review and approval of meeting minutes for March 10th. Motion to approve. 00:01:03.810 --> 00:01:14.810 So Mr. Busker, second. Second by Mr. Newton. Any questions? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. 00:01:14.810 --> 00:01:21.810 Okay. Approval of plans. I'm taking that everyone has a chance to look at. 00:01:21.810 --> 00:01:26.810 Public property is $65,176.76. 00:01:36.019 --> 00:01:41.019 Public safety is $142,102.03. 00:01:44.140 --> 00:01:45.780 So moved to approve. 00:01:45.780 --> 00:01:46.620 Second. 00:01:46.620 --> 00:01:48.900 Moved by Mr. Newton, second by Ms. Hayes. 00:01:48.900 --> 00:01:50.859 Are there any questions? 00:01:50.859 --> 00:01:52.019 All in favor? 00:01:52.019 --> 00:01:52.859 Aye. 00:01:52.859 --> 00:01:53.680 Aye. 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:54.859 All opposed? 00:01:54.859 --> 00:01:56.379 Aye. 00:01:56.379 --> 00:02:01.260 public comment, seeing no reports in committee, chair of the department. 00:02:01.459 --> 00:02:02.579 Thank you very much. 00:02:03.260 --> 00:02:04.379 Good morning everyone. 00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:06.579 I've got an hiring process. 00:02:06.579 --> 00:02:08.219 We have four still in the FTO program. 00:02:08.219 --> 00:02:10.819 They're in their last month and actually they're in the last three weeks. 00:02:11.060 --> 00:02:12.060 So that's a good sign. 00:02:12.060 --> 00:02:15.819 We have two at school that graduated April 23rd, and that'll be our last two. 00:02:16.500 --> 00:02:20.500 Other than that, I have nothing else at this time, but I do have some good ones. 00:02:21.620 --> 00:02:23.740 It's not good ones, but it turned out to be good. 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:32.139 We had a catastrophic failure with the HVAC system at the courthouse, but it's not going to cost us any money. 00:02:32.139 --> 00:02:38.460 They found out what had happened and they did not replace one part that was pretty expensive. 00:02:38.460 --> 00:02:41.900 And so I called Helm Group and they said, totally our fault. 00:02:41.900 --> 00:02:43.780 That was the piece that connected. 00:02:43.780 --> 00:02:45.219 We didn't do anything in the middle. 00:02:45.219 --> 00:02:46.300 So they're taking care of it. 00:02:46.300 --> 00:02:48.819 They gave us a temporary fix. 00:02:48.819 --> 00:02:50.979 The courthouse was up and running and it's no cost. 00:02:50.979 --> 00:02:52.219 It was already in the contract. 00:02:52.219 --> 00:02:53.580 I think you forgot to do it. 00:02:53.580 --> 00:02:55.860 Oh, there, I gave you some good news for it. 00:02:55.860 --> 00:02:56.699 You don't have to share it with us. 00:02:56.699 --> 00:02:58.300 It is, led with the casket. 00:03:01.699 --> 00:03:03.539 I was reading this process question 00:03:03.539 --> 00:03:05.819 and you got us pretty busy, huh? 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:07.020 Very busy. 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:09.659 They're out there doing very well. 00:03:09.659 --> 00:03:10.479 Okay. 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:11.319 Okay. 00:03:12.860 --> 00:03:14.860 Has anyone got a chance to look at it? 00:03:16.259 --> 00:03:17.580 Yes. 00:03:17.580 --> 00:03:18.419 Take a look. 00:03:18.419 --> 00:03:19.259 Take a look. 00:03:19.259 --> 00:03:20.099 Take a look. 00:03:20.099 --> 00:03:25.099 Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Hayes. 00:03:25.099 --> 00:03:29.300 I'll be short also, we had a special meeting 00:03:29.300 --> 00:03:32.580 with Regent Buwaima of Homeland Security 00:03:32.580 --> 00:03:36.979 on March 9th, and we discussed our lack of funding 00:03:36.979 --> 00:03:38.340 coming from the federal government 00:03:38.340 --> 00:03:42.180 and trying to come up with some mutual aid agreements 00:03:42.180 --> 00:03:45.659 where companies can work together to share resources 00:03:45.659 --> 00:03:47.419 and so that's kind of the work in progress. 00:03:47.419 --> 00:03:48.900 It's a good idea. 00:03:48.900 --> 00:03:52.819 Logistically, it's going to be challenged because of the distance between counties. 00:03:52.819 --> 00:03:56.620 And I think we do a pretty good job up here in Northwest Illinois already, 00:03:56.740 --> 00:03:59.020 but because of lack of funding, 00:03:59.020 --> 00:04:02.819 they're looking at ways of trying to overcome that for the coming year or two. 00:04:06.620 --> 00:04:10.819 Our office is still working on our credentialing process and the emergency 00:04:10.819 --> 00:04:16.420 operations plans for the county, which do be submitted to IUNI and FEMA for approval. 00:04:16.420 --> 00:04:19.420 will be due this time next year. 00:04:20.540 --> 00:04:22.379 It's a big document, you know, 00:04:22.379 --> 00:04:24.139 it takes us a while to go through it, 00:04:24.139 --> 00:04:27.300 but that process is on schedule at this time. 00:04:30.339 --> 00:04:33.060 We attended a National Weather Service event, 00:04:33.060 --> 00:04:35.879 weather planning and monitoring seminar, 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:39.139 March 31st over in Winnebago County, Esda. 00:04:39.139 --> 00:04:40.500 We've been involved with this program 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:42.420 with National Weather Service, I believe, 00:04:42.420 --> 00:04:44.620 for three going on four years. 00:04:44.620 --> 00:04:49.040 We use it quite well and quite extensively here in the County for a number of 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:53.300 different, uh, events that happen here, whether it be music on Chicago, the 00:04:53.300 --> 00:04:57.939 County Fair, it's the Alina Felt Festival, just to name a few examples, uh, 00:04:57.939 --> 00:05:03.899 because Davenport has such a small region, uh, I think we get excellent care. 00:05:03.939 --> 00:05:07.379 I mean, they'll call my phone literally and tell me, Hey, you guys got a storm 00:05:07.379 --> 00:05:11.579 coming in about two hours, that doesn't happen in Chicago and it don't happen 00:05:11.579 --> 00:05:14.160 Allen, Mike, and so I'm real happy with that. 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:15.360 And that program is really good. 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:19.040 It does help the committees and the organizers of these events, you know, 00:05:19.040 --> 00:05:23.800 to be confident that they will be warned in time for evacuations if it's needed. 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:30.100 We just completed the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation School at the 00:05:31.300 --> 00:05:33.519 County EOP Training Room. 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:35.639 We had that April 1st and 2nd. 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:37.160 That went really well. 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:47.319 Thanks to the sheriffs and Robin, I'll just get the technology portion of that part all up and running for the instructor. 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:49.839 The instructor was very impressed and the class was a success. 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:51.399 I'm real happy to do that. 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:52.720 We're going to do that again. 00:05:52.720 --> 00:06:00.600 Some bad news I have is the same instructor wants to give the G402, the NIMS overview for elected officials. 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:04.199 He's not going to be able to do that now until fall, but we will get that done this year. 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:05.959 So we'll do that on a Saturday morning. 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:07.279 And I'm looking forward to that class. 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:09.439 that would be about two to three hour class. 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:11.720 What else? 00:06:13.180 --> 00:06:14.779 Another plan I'm just going to throw out there 00:06:14.779 --> 00:06:17.360 that's come and do was the County Hazard Mitigation Plan. 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:18.680 And the reason I'm going to bring that up 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:21.660 is because that takes usually about six to eight months 00:06:21.660 --> 00:06:24.399 in order for us to get through all of that planning. 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:26.899 We have to visit every village and talk to their board 00:06:26.899 --> 00:06:29.040 and talk to get it approved 00:06:29.040 --> 00:06:30.839 if they have any kind of mitigation issues, 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:33.899 any issues that they want added to that plan. 00:06:33.899 --> 00:06:40.500 I don't expect it to be as expensive as it was five years ago in 2021. 00:06:40.500 --> 00:06:44.019 I think when we did the last, uh, we, we had a grant at that point, 00:06:44.019 --> 00:06:45.699 it was a $15,000 grant. 00:06:45.740 --> 00:06:49.180 So that's a sizable amount of money for, for, for assistance to 00:06:49.180 --> 00:06:50.459 help us put that together. 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:54.259 Um, I'm going to try to get that little down because there's not a whole 00:06:54.259 --> 00:06:57.420 lot of changes of that plan in my opinion that I've been made aware of. 00:06:57.420 --> 00:07:00.980 So I think we'll be able to do that a lot less expensive this time around. 00:07:00.980 --> 00:07:06.980 April is Hazard Materials Safety Month, and that's all I've got. 00:07:06.980 --> 00:07:08.980 Any questions? 00:07:08.980 --> 00:07:10.980 You do this every month. 00:07:10.980 --> 00:07:12.980 Every month. 00:07:12.980 --> 00:07:14.980 I try. 00:07:14.980 --> 00:07:16.980 Any questions? 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:18.980 Okay. 00:07:18.980 --> 00:07:20.980 Our county coroner, welcome. 00:07:20.980 --> 00:07:22.980 Thank you. 00:07:22.980 --> 00:07:24.980 Welcome, Stephen. 00:07:24.980 --> 00:07:26.980 Evening. 00:07:26.980 --> 00:07:29.980 We responded to a total of 57 deaths in the county in March. 00:07:29.980 --> 00:07:34.980 We went to eight of the scenes, correction, we had a total of 57 deaths. 00:07:34.980 --> 00:07:36.980 We responded to eight of those. 00:07:36.980 --> 00:07:38.980 We had no autopsies. 00:07:38.980 --> 00:07:41.980 We signed for 19 of those. 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:44.980 The other 38 were done by doctors. 00:07:44.980 --> 00:07:49.980 56 of them were natural and I still have one pending for the month of March. 00:07:49.980 --> 00:07:52.980 That is all I have to report. 00:07:52.980 --> 00:07:54.980 Any questions? 00:07:54.980 --> 00:07:55.980 Yes. 00:07:55.980 --> 00:07:57.980 Very nice to meet you, welcome. 00:07:57.980 --> 00:07:58.980 Thank you. 00:07:58.980 --> 00:08:06.980 Going forward, if you wouldn't mind giving us a budget update, just year to date where you're at with your numbers, that would be helpful. 00:08:06.980 --> 00:08:10.980 We haven't had that for a number of years. 00:08:10.980 --> 00:08:14.980 I know how quickly your budget can get depleted. 00:08:14.980 --> 00:08:18.980 So you might just give us updated information on that. 00:08:18.980 --> 00:08:20.980 And George, I can probably work with you on that. 00:08:20.980 --> 00:08:26.980 I'll show you where we do the monthly totals and things with that report. 00:08:26.980 --> 00:08:28.980 Frank, glad to have you on board. Thank you. 00:08:28.980 --> 00:08:34.980 And speaking of that, could you guys kind of introduce yourself to, I can't even pronounce your name. 00:08:34.980 --> 00:08:36.980 I was going to say your first question. 00:08:36.980 --> 00:08:38.980 Tom's fine. 00:08:38.980 --> 00:08:44.980 You kind of introduce yourself to Tom and Tom, could you give them some of your, your background? 00:08:44.980 --> 00:08:50.980 My name is Tom Padeci. I previously was a security guard for the hospital up in Monroe. 00:08:50.980 --> 00:08:56.019 and Monroe. And then before that, the hospital here in Freeport, and I'm a reserved deputy 00:08:56.019 --> 00:08:58.500 under Scoville for the state's County Sheriff's department. 00:09:00.179 --> 00:09:07.059 All right, cool. I'm Lou Ann Hayes, Lou Hayes, as we're known, as I'm known in my political. 00:09:07.779 --> 00:09:12.899 Yes, Samuel Newton, County Board District B, if that makes sense. 00:09:12.899 --> 00:09:13.700 I'm District C. 00:09:13.700 --> 00:09:23.419 Patrick, Busker, I'm also the County C and retired member of the Reserve Unit there. 00:09:23.419 --> 00:09:26.419 So I'm glad to see you're serving in that capacity as well. 00:09:26.419 --> 00:09:28.419 Nice to meet you. 00:09:28.419 --> 00:09:31.419 And I'm Scott Helms, County Board Chairman. 00:09:31.419 --> 00:09:36.419 He's the one that has all the money, just ask him to go to you. 00:09:36.419 --> 00:09:37.419 Thanks Steve. 00:09:37.419 --> 00:09:40.419 Oh, I'm supposed to tell him about the site. 00:09:40.419 --> 00:09:41.419 All right. 00:09:41.419 --> 00:09:42.419 Okay, welcome. 00:09:42.419 --> 00:09:54.419 welcome. Thank you. Welcome. Welcome. All right, let's move on. Old business is not, new business is not, a combination of committee members is not. Yep, it is. 00:09:54.419 --> 00:10:00.419 Almost, almost. And the only reason I got that is because I was listening. 00:10:00.419 --> 00:10:28.000 almost the only reason I have that is because I was listening to the county board meeting last night. And while it's on my mind, you were talking about data centers and training is the legislative conference on Tuesday the 14th for three hours, there'll be data center training one on one, there's an association, a national association of data centers are going to be there to talk about the myths and all of that. Certainly data centers and legislation you might want to 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:29.620 know about as you go forward. 00:10:29.620 --> 00:10:34.480 And I know as administrator, that stuff you were talking about, let you know if 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:38.620 it comes up, so you might want to catch that one if you can, I'll contact you 00:10:38.620 --> 00:10:40.440 tomorrow, if that's okay for the information. 00:10:40.559 --> 00:10:40.879 Sure. 00:10:40.879 --> 00:10:41.840 I can forward it to you. 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:42.240 Thank you. 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:43.519 And what is this? 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:48.360 That's down at the legislative conference on 14th of April. 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:49.659 Today we're there. 00:10:49.659 --> 00:10:50.080 I don't know. 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:54.399 Scott, is anyone going down for the legislative conference? 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:58.039 Mr. Bush, you're the only one I think that's signed up so far. 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:01.679 I got, I was going to say, I got your hotel reminder today. 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:03.039 I was going to forward it to you later. 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:04.879 It is. 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:10.399 So, so far, I think he wanted that meeting. 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:14.039 I had something to come up personally. 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:14.680 So I will not. 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:18.720 And I usually attend that one for a year, but that gets us shared. 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:20.360 How about Baker? 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:23.440 I don't, she's not registered. 00:11:23.440 --> 00:11:29.840 okay I can chat with her I know she usually tries to go to that one too send out the fourth email 00:11:29.840 --> 00:11:35.039 tomorrow I just hope that somebody can go because I'm gonna be tired of what I see I'm empty because 00:11:35.039 --> 00:11:40.240 we cancelled two or three meetings this year because of weather and so I got a lot of catch-up 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:45.759 we're in good hands with Mr. Bush it used to be in there so okay let's move on 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:55.330 No doubt, let me know what I have to do, is it nothing else? I'm moving forward to them. 00:11:55.330 --> 00:11:58.330 I make the motion to return, to adjourn. 00:11:58.330 --> 00:12:02.330 I move by Ms. Hayes, second by Ms. Portman, all in favor? 00:12:02.330 --> 00:12:03.330 I move. 00:12:03.330 --> 00:12:04.330 All in favor? 00:12:04.330 --> 00:12:05.330 Ayes. 00:12:05.330 --> 00:12:06.330 That's great. 00:12:06.330 --> 00:12:07.330 I know, right? 00:12:07.330 --> 00:12:08.330 That's lovely. 00:12:08.330 --> 00:12:10.730 I know, right? That's lovely.