Members Present Mr. Kruse, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Liehr, Ms. Mitts, Mr. Nicholos, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Whitten, and Rev. Wilson.

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1 Members Present Mr. Kruse, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Liehr, Ms. Mitts, Mr. Nicholos, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Whitten, and Rev. Wilson. Members Absent Ms. Barber, Ms. Campbell, and Mr. LaGesse In Attendance Mr. Martin, Jerry Brown, Jane Brais, Ed Meents, Kevin Duval, Dave Cagle, Rick Einfeldt, Elizabeth Dunbar, Linda Faber, Joseph Buono, Jean Flagole, and Brenda Gorski 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Kruse, at 9:00 a.m. Quorum present. 2. Public Comment None 3. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Mr. Vickery and seconded by Mr. Whitten to approve the minutes of May 20, Motion carried. 4. Legislative- Ed Meents Mr. Meents went over various Senate Bills with the committee. 5. Information Services- Kevin Duval Mr. Duval stated that he is getting closer to having the new website up and running. He is mainly dealing with existing issues right now, but would like to hear any suggestions that the committee members may have. There is major reconstruction of the network taking place in regards to the Integrated Justice System. He is also working on putting in a new system for the payroll and HR. 6. Administrative Issues Mr. Kruse informed the committee that John Branz requested that his name be removed from the appointment to the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. A motion to combine all the appointments but the health board was made by Mr. Nicholos and seconded by Mr. Whitten. Motion carried. Reappointment of Michael J. Quigley to the Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District Page 1

2 Reappointment of Steve Duchene and Terry Vaughn to the Board of Examiners and Appeals Resignation of Laverne Lovell to the Rockville Township Drainage Appointment of Ronald Bever to the Rockville Township Drainage Appointment of John Keigher to the Rockville Township Drainage Appointment of Roger Keigher to fill the unexpired term as drainage commissioner of Rockville Township Drainage Executive Session A motion to go into executive session was made by Mr. Liehr and seconded by Mr. Vickery. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. A motion to come out of executive session was made by Mr. McLaren seconded by Mr. Whitten. Motion carried. Mr. Nicholos nominates Jean Flagole to the Kankakee County Board of Health and seconded by Mr. Whitten. Mr. Liehr nominates Phyllis Reeder to the Kankakee County Board of Health and seconded by Mr. Whitten. A motion to close nominations for the first position to the Kankakee County Board of Health was made by Mr. McLaren and seconded by Ms. Mitts. Motion carried. Ms. Jean Flagole has been re-appointed to the Kankakee County Board of Health by a roll call vote of 7 ayes and 1 vote for Ms. Phyllis Reeder. Mr. Nicholos nominates Joseph Buono to the Kankakee County Board of Health and seconded by Mr. McLaren. A motion to close nominations for the second position to the Kankakee County Board of Health was made by Mr. Liehr and seconded by Ms. Mitts. Page 2

3 Mr. Joseph Buono has been appointed to the Kankakee County Board of Health. A motion to accept the combined appointments was made by Mr. Whitten and seconded Mr. Vickery. Motion carried. Mr. Kruse stated that the committee is reappointing Mr. Quigley to the Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District, Steve Duchene and Terry Vaughn to the Board of Examiners and Appeals, Ronald Bever, John Keigher, and Roger Keigher to the Rockville Township Drainage District, and Elizabeth Dunbar to the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. A motion to accept the resignation of Laverne Lovell from the Rockville Township Drainage District was made by Mr. Nicholos and seconded by Mr. Liehr. Motion carried. 7. Personnel Issues- David Cagle Mr. Cagle stated that he was hoping to have MGT of America present here today to give a mid-term summary and synopsis of where they are with the Classification and Compensation Study. The Job Content Questionnaire had to be extended by two weeks to accommodate some of the Department Heads. Mr. Cagle stated that on July 6 th there will be a Special Executive Committee meeting scheduled at 9:00 a.m. with MGT of America to give a synopsis of where the JCQ s came in and what remains to be done between mid-july and early August. Mr. Cagle stated that there has been a little bit of progress made with union negotiations. Teamsters is still plugging along, we are meeting again next Tuesday, June 28 th at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Cagle is optimistic and feels that it is getting close and should be able to ratify the contract sometime next month. Mr. Cagle stated that the second contract is with Animal Control, we have met a total of three times. The last meeting was on June 7 th and ended abruptly with the Union walking out of the meeting. The Union declared an impass and is recommending Federal Mediation. Mr. Cagle stated that from the County s prospective, he is not so sure that we are at an impass yet. He has still yet to receive the wage proposal. Going to Federal Mediation is going to slow things down. Mr. Cagle stated that the Great Plains Labor Union filed two unfair labor charges against the County, one being the termination of the part-time employee at Animal Control and the second charge was claiming that the County changed the benefits. Animal Control staff through past practice Page 3

4 received discounted services, and then the Assistant State s Attorney s Office requested that this discount be ceased because it was not in the County s Ordinance. The Department Head did that, by doing so the union thought that the County was taking away benefits. That particular charge has been withdrawn as of last week. 8. Executive Session- 5 ILCS 120/2(c) (1) the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body A motion to go into executive session was made by Mr. McLaren and seconded by Mr. Vickery. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 8 ayes and 0 nays. A motion to come out of executive session was made by Mr. Nicholos and seconded by Mr. McLaren. Motion carried. A motion to release the executive session minutes of March 18 th interviews concerning the Housing Authority and the decision on the Housing Authority appointments, the April 22 nd interviews concerning the Limestone Fire Protection District, and the May 20 th minutes was made by Mr. McLaren and seconded by Mr. Nicholos. Motion carried. 9. Old Business None 10. New Business Mr. McLaren asked how the committee should handle uniformity with the interview process. Mr. Kruse would suggest that a couple members from this committee work with Mr. Cagle to put together some standardized questions. Ms. Gorski stated that there is case law on that and the legal department can come up with some additional sets of questions. 11. Adjournment A motion was made by Mr. Nicholos and seconded by Mr. Vickery to adjourn the meeting at 10:03a.m. Motion carried. Karl Kruse, Chairman Stephanie Gresham Executive Coordinator Page 4

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MINUTES. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chairman, Mr. Johnson, at 9:00 a. m. Quorum present.

MINUTES. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by the Committee Chairman, Mr. Johnson, at 9:00 a. m. Quorum present. MINUTES Members Present Mr. Johnson, Mr. LaGesse, Mr. Washington, Mr. Vickery, Mr. Hess, Mr. Mulcahy, Mr. Skutt, Mr. Sirois, Mr. Hildebrand, Ms. Webber, Mr. Payton, and Mr. Ritter Members Absent Mr. Einfeldt