WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.720 I don't think it's cold enough, long enough for the shears to chill as much off. 00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:07.040 That's it, right there. 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:09.439 I truly believe in that. 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:11.839 It's got to be cold, you know, like. 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:13.240 Okay. 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:13.759 Here we go. 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.160 Call this meeting to order the meeting of the court services committee, Wednesday, 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:21.280 March 11th, 2026. 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:22.800 Welcome to everybody. 00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:24.079 Thanks for coming. 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:28.280 We'll start off at 1.0 or 2.0. 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:29.960 I'll take care of that. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:53.409 Heavenly Father, thank you for allowing us to get together tonight. Please guide us and give us courage to do the right thing for the County of Stevenson and we thank you Lord for guiding us. In Jesus' name, Amen. 00:00:53.409 --> 00:00:57.409 3.0 approval of the agenda, can I get a motion? 00:00:58.770 --> 00:00:59.609 So moved. 00:01:00.689 --> 00:01:01.530 Second. 00:01:02.689 --> 00:01:05.930 Motion by Busker, second by Hadley. 00:01:05.930 --> 00:01:06.769 Any discussion? 00:01:07.730 --> 00:01:10.010 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:10.010 --> 00:01:10.849 Aye. 00:01:10.849 --> 00:01:12.530 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:13.689 --> 00:01:14.609 Motion passes. 00:01:16.010 --> 00:01:19.010 4.0 review and approval of the meeting minutes 00:01:19.010 --> 00:01:21.810 from February 11th, 2026 meetings. 00:01:21.810 --> 00:01:24.890 I would entertain a motion. 00:01:24.890 --> 00:01:26.489 I'll make a motion to approve the motion. 00:01:26.489 --> 00:01:28.609 Motion by Mr. Williams. 00:01:28.609 --> 00:01:29.450 Second. 00:01:29.450 --> 00:01:31.689 Second by Mr. Busker. 00:01:31.689 --> 00:01:32.609 Any discussion? 00:01:34.209 --> 00:01:37.370 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:37.370 --> 00:01:38.209 Aye. 00:01:38.209 --> 00:01:39.569 Opposed, same sign. 00:01:40.730 --> 00:01:44.930 Okay, moving on 5.0, approval of claims. 00:01:44.930 --> 00:01:46.810 I would entertain a motion for that. 00:01:47.769 --> 00:01:49.010 Motion. 00:01:49.010 --> 00:01:50.489 Motion by Mr. DeMeester. 00:01:50.489 --> 00:01:51.329 Second. 00:01:51.329 --> 00:01:53.189 second by Mr. Hadley. 00:01:53.189 --> 00:01:58.189 The claims are 100, $678,029 cents. 00:02:00.909 --> 00:02:03.150 Do we have any discussion? 00:02:04.670 --> 00:02:07.609 Seeing none, all those in favor, say aye. 00:02:07.609 --> 00:02:08.449 Aye. 00:02:08.449 --> 00:02:12.189 Those opposed, same sign, motion passes. 00:02:12.189 --> 00:02:16.030 I will just sign this quickly and pass it along. 00:02:16.030 --> 00:02:27.949 So I don't forget it again. 00:02:27.949 --> 00:02:32.949 All right, let me see, none, reports to committee. 00:02:32.949 --> 00:02:37.710 Judge is absent, Travis is absent, 00:02:37.710 --> 00:02:40.669 but Dr. McGee is right here where we need her. 00:02:42.669 --> 00:02:44.270 Good evening. 00:02:44.270 --> 00:02:47.550 So I just wanted to report that, 00:02:47.550 --> 00:02:49.990 thanks to Chanel's, the Tech Red, 00:02:49.990 --> 00:02:54.990 we were able to get two standing kiosks in the office. 00:02:54.990 --> 00:02:59.310 So we now have an electronic probation check-in system. 00:02:59.310 --> 00:03:02.110 So when the probation client comes in, 00:03:02.110 --> 00:03:06.509 they put in their name, address, phone number, 00:03:06.509 --> 00:03:09.550 who they're here to see and what they're here for. 00:03:09.550 --> 00:03:13.710 So that has made the process a lot more efficient. 00:03:13.710 --> 00:03:16.990 And it also helps us because now all the staff can see 00:03:16.990 --> 00:03:19.389 who's actually in the office, 00:03:19.389 --> 00:03:20.629 because sometimes you don't know. 00:03:20.629 --> 00:03:24.349 And sometimes we think we're all clear, but we're not. 00:03:24.349 --> 00:03:27.469 So, so far it's working out really great. 00:03:27.469 --> 00:03:30.750 So, and it wasn't that expensive. 00:03:30.750 --> 00:03:33.830 It's like a couple thousand for that. 00:03:33.830 --> 00:03:37.030 And then we'll pay the first year membership is free. 00:03:37.030 --> 00:03:41.069 And then after that, it'll be maybe around $400. 00:03:41.069 --> 00:03:43.509 But we're trying to bring ourself up to par 00:03:43.509 --> 00:03:47.270 is something that at my last meeting, 00:03:47.270 --> 00:03:50.389 she judges a meeting we share, we go around table 00:03:50.389 --> 00:03:55.310 Lee County had adopted probation check-in system. 00:03:55.310 --> 00:03:56.909 So I went down and checked it out. 00:03:56.909 --> 00:03:59.310 So we were able to get that integrated pretty quickly. 00:03:59.310 --> 00:04:03.189 So, and the clients seem to be doing pretty well with it. 00:04:03.189 --> 00:04:05.310 Downfall, it's not Spanish speaking, 00:04:06.750 --> 00:04:11.750 but if need be, they can come up to the front check-in. 00:04:11.750 --> 00:04:13.909 We can do a manual check-in. 00:04:13.909 --> 00:04:16.430 We do have interpret that and we do also have, 00:04:16.430 --> 00:04:24.589 Fortunately, one officer who is bilingual, if we need to utilize her, so, I just want 00:04:24.589 --> 00:04:31.230 to say something good to report, trying to bring us up to the times. 00:04:31.230 --> 00:04:32.230 Nice, that's good. 00:04:32.230 --> 00:04:33.230 Can I ask a question? 00:04:33.230 --> 00:04:34.230 Yes, absolutely. 00:04:34.230 --> 00:04:39.550 How often do you have to utilize the bilingual employee? 00:04:39.550 --> 00:04:46.870 Um, you know, it seems to be like a certain couple of certain days of the week where we 00:04:46.870 --> 00:04:51.029 have our intakes come down for their first time. 00:04:51.029 --> 00:04:54.149 So she'll help out periodically with that. 00:04:54.149 --> 00:05:00.910 Most of the officers actually do use the Interpreter, but because I didn't want it to be where we 00:05:00.910 --> 00:05:05.610 hired her and then it's like, okay, just go to her because that's not her first priority 00:05:05.610 --> 00:05:08.589 or job duties, but just utilize her as needed. 00:05:08.589 --> 00:05:14.689 So we do have a couple of officers that just like to say, hey, come help, which is fine. 00:05:14.689 --> 00:05:22.750 So I would say mostly when we get new clients down after they're sentenced to probation, 00:05:22.750 --> 00:05:25.670 that's where she's utilized the most. 00:05:25.670 --> 00:05:30.189 And I know a couple of other departments have asked her to help out from time to time. 00:05:30.189 --> 00:05:33.269 So she's definitely available and willing to help. 00:05:33.269 --> 00:05:35.269 We just try not to take advantage of them. 00:05:35.269 --> 00:05:36.269 That makes sense. 00:05:36.269 --> 00:05:44.870 I noticed in the budget, looking at the budget, and we spend a lot of money on, and the court 00:05:44.870 --> 00:05:51.269 services obviously fall in all that in interpretation or in the temporary expenses. 00:05:51.269 --> 00:05:56.069 So we'll get back very much, anybody have any questions? 00:05:56.069 --> 00:06:02.389 Seeing that, we'll move on to Mr. Larson, State's Attorney. 00:06:02.389 --> 00:06:03.389 Thank you. 00:06:03.389 --> 00:06:04.389 Good evening, everyone. 00:06:04.389 --> 00:06:05.389 Good evening. 00:06:05.389 --> 00:06:10.389 I'm happy to report that we are down just one attorney. 00:06:11.550 --> 00:06:14.589 We've got our previous victim and witness coordinator, 00:06:14.589 --> 00:06:17.910 Caden Goodman has gotten her temporary license. 00:06:17.910 --> 00:06:20.230 That's called a 711 license. 00:06:20.230 --> 00:06:22.990 It now allows her to practice law under supervision 00:06:22.990 --> 00:06:26.430 of an attorney while she finishes law school. 00:06:26.430 --> 00:06:28.949 So we're pretty happy about that. 00:06:28.949 --> 00:06:31.589 We haven't been this fully staffed 00:06:31.589 --> 00:06:34.470 in probably more than a year. 00:06:34.470 --> 00:06:43.750 so it's a relief she's currently taking on juvenile abuse, neglect, delinquency and some PTRs. 00:06:45.670 --> 00:06:51.509 We're looking forward to the county's walking challenge and I think we're going to have high 00:06:51.509 --> 00:07:01.430 enrollment in the insurance health screening coming up this next month. Like many other places 00:07:01.430 --> 00:07:07.269 Sickness has hit our office. We've had Sheva Lynn in Reels is at the office when I left 00:07:07.829 --> 00:07:12.870 and she was she was in their coffin. Our new victim and witness coordinator has been out 00:07:12.870 --> 00:07:18.149 for a couple of days and I think our office manager was under the weather for a while also, 00:07:18.149 --> 00:07:25.750 but we are persisting. The post-New Year trial season is starting to cool off. We had three 00:07:25.750 --> 00:07:34.670 Pretty big trials in February and then into the beginning of March, which is, it's a lot 00:07:34.670 --> 00:07:42.389 of work for everybody, but we've gotten through them and moving forward, we're expecting that 00:07:42.389 --> 00:07:47.310 the trials will be spread out a little bit more, which makes them much more manageable. 00:07:47.310 --> 00:07:50.629 You've got my statistics, I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone may have. 00:07:50.629 --> 00:08:01.319 Do we have any questions? I just have one. Was there a trial Monday night late? There 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:04.519 was a lot of cars around the courthouse when I came to the Monday meeting. I'm just kind 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:10.879 of curious. Not this Monday. It was last, a week ago from this Monday was the last big 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:15.199 trial we had. Well, something was going on down town for us. This is not a trial. I mean, 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:20.500 it's probably a good thing then. Yeah. All right. Thanks. Thanks, Darrell. Moving on 00:08:20.500 --> 00:08:28.579 Good evening, you should have my report if you have any questions, let me know. 00:08:28.579 --> 00:08:34.820 I also attached our Aleo flyer, it's something new that we're starting which is Illinois 00:08:34.820 --> 00:08:43.500 Legal Aid Online, it's a website that has a lot of information for legal questions and 00:08:43.500 --> 00:08:50.179 forms that they can fill out and also forms that it's kind of like an interview, they 00:08:50.179 --> 00:08:51.500 to go through and ask a question 00:08:51.500 --> 00:08:53.539 and depending on how you answer it, 00:08:53.539 --> 00:08:57.340 then it takes you to the next session. 00:08:57.340 --> 00:08:59.139 So we're going to work with them. 00:08:59.139 --> 00:09:02.019 We had our first day at March 5th. 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:04.580 Unfortunately, we did not have any customers for that day, 00:09:04.580 --> 00:09:07.860 but I'm hoping we will get some customers. 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:10.460 The navigator that is coming lives on Freeport 00:09:10.460 --> 00:09:13.500 and she's able to do her own work also. 00:09:13.500 --> 00:09:15.100 It's in the law library. 00:09:15.100 --> 00:09:18.899 I had sent the information out to the judicial partners, 00:09:18.899 --> 00:09:24.179 Voices, the Senior Center, FACC, a few other places to get them out. 00:09:25.019 --> 00:09:29.700 If you know any money or any place where we can let people know about that, let me know. 00:09:30.179 --> 00:09:30.500 Okay. 00:09:30.500 --> 00:09:33.259 Do they, they have to do it at your office? 00:09:33.340 --> 00:09:35.539 They can't get into the, let's say from home. 00:09:35.620 --> 00:09:36.940 Anybody can get on the website. 00:09:37.299 --> 00:09:37.620 Okay. 00:09:37.620 --> 00:09:41.860 It's a website that you have access to the counties. 00:09:43.299 --> 00:09:47.259 It is a link on ours, or you can just go to their website. 00:09:47.659 --> 00:09:48.100 Got it. 00:09:48.899 --> 00:09:54.419 Yeah, I'm not an attorney, so we're not given legal advice, but it's a navigator to walk them 00:09:54.419 --> 00:09:59.860 through or show them maybe where they can find answers to their questions. Okay. 00:09:59.860 --> 00:10:09.470 did we use that? Wasn't there used to be an organization called Prairie State Legal Service? 00:10:09.470 --> 00:10:16.429 There still is. They did lawyers in the library in town for a while. They haven't done that for years 00:10:16.429 --> 00:10:21.789 because of some funding and shortage of attorneys. We are working with a couple 00:10:21.789 --> 00:10:26.990 local attorneys to try to get that back going. It's just taking a while. 00:10:26.990 --> 00:10:33.389 Yeah, they do some stuff and that a whole lot of stuff and they are in record. 00:10:33.389 --> 00:10:34.389 Okay. 00:10:34.389 --> 00:10:36.909 So they don't help Stevenson County as much. 00:10:36.909 --> 00:10:45.190 I know a while years ago, they helped with some expungements and maybe some evictions 00:10:45.190 --> 00:10:48.190 I've seen them come out here. 00:10:48.190 --> 00:10:49.190 Okay. 00:10:49.190 --> 00:10:51.190 Any other questions? 00:10:51.190 --> 00:10:53.190 Thank you. 00:10:53.190 --> 00:11:08.190 I'll move on to use diversion fees this month or last month we have $565.44 added giving us a total of $10,506.74. 00:11:08.190 --> 00:11:13.190 So we've got our budget and amount covered. 00:11:13.190 --> 00:11:18.190 I was going to ask George if we had anyone fill out an application yet. 00:11:18.190 --> 00:11:21.190 Just one. One so far. Okay. 00:11:21.190 --> 00:11:26.710 They're due by April 1st? 00:11:26.710 --> 00:11:35.899 Yes, first, yep. I'm going to have to make a few calls, maybe. I don't know. It would be interesting 00:11:35.899 --> 00:11:42.460 to know how many people even hear about it. I've told a few people. Okay, yeah. In the past, 00:11:42.460 --> 00:11:49.819 I've reached out to some of the area schools, maybe I'll do that again. Okay, all right. 00:11:49.819 --> 00:12:04.819 Right. Oh, but no, there's no old business. So we'll move on to new business. And we'll rely on Chanel to cover this. It's approval of the Socrata, is that right? 00:12:04.819 --> 00:12:05.819 Socrata. 00:12:05.819 --> 00:12:10.819 Socrata, okay. Dashboard contract with Gooden and Associates. 00:12:10.819 --> 00:12:12.819 Yes. 00:12:12.819 --> 00:12:19.059 Gooden and Associates is our CMS funder. That's our case management system. 00:12:20.899 --> 00:12:29.700 We already or I already do quarterly reports that I report to the AOIC quarterly. This is a dashboard 00:12:29.700 --> 00:12:38.259 that they are requiring. It'll take all the data and more data than I'm reporting now and they can 00:12:38.259 --> 00:12:40.659 and get a report at any time. 00:12:40.659 --> 00:12:43.500 So they don't have to wait for the quarterly reports 00:12:43.500 --> 00:12:47.539 and then it will be, I believe, made public also. 00:12:48.940 --> 00:12:53.940 So what this contract is, is just establishing that 00:12:54.220 --> 00:12:58.779 the state had given us already a grant. 00:12:58.779 --> 00:13:02.379 I can't remember, this has been going on for a few years. 00:13:03.740 --> 00:13:06.700 The state gave us an initial grant of 12,000 00:13:06.700 --> 00:13:09.580 to help pay for it, but now there's a yearly fee 00:13:09.580 --> 00:13:13.259 and the contract to be signed. 00:13:13.259 --> 00:13:18.259 That's, if that is, I'll look at it, thought it looked okay. 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:23.659 And this is the budget expense? 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:28.100 Yeah, I have money and visas and stuff. 00:13:28.100 --> 00:13:29.700 How much is it going to cost you? 00:13:30.700 --> 00:13:33.039 $2,004. 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:34.620 That's probably annually? 00:13:34.620 --> 00:13:35.460 Yeah. 00:13:35.460 --> 00:14:08.019 Yes. Okay. Okay. Well, I would entertain a motion to pass this motion to approve both of my minutes for Hadley seconded by Mr. Meester in discussion. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. 00:14:08.019 --> 00:14:13.019 and Jeremy. So let's move by Mr. Busker, second. 00:14:14.860 --> 00:14:15.980 I'll do a second. 00:14:15.980 --> 00:14:18.379 Okay, second by Ms. Diddens. 00:14:18.379 --> 00:14:19.819 All those in favor say aye. 00:14:19.819 --> 00:14:20.660 Aye. 00:14:20.660 --> 00:14:23.059 We'll just pull the same sign. 00:14:23.059 --> 00:14:24.420 Thank you all very much. 00:14:25.980 --> 00:14:27.600 Short and sweet. 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:28.440 You can. 00:14:29.660 --> 00:14:30.500 All right. 00:14:30.500 --> 00:14:33.339 Why don't you start the budget policy. 00:14:33.339 --> 00:14:36.460 Well, then I'll probably first assume that will be in April. 00:14:36.460 --> 00:14:55.299 and 00:14:55.299 --> 00:14:57.299 Do you want me to do a next one, Bill? 00:14:57.299 --> 00:14:59.299 Okay.