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The Peoria County Board Health, Public Safety and Justice Committee met Nov. 22 to approve the recommended budget.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the committee:

"Peoria County has a Board-Administrator structure. The 18-member board (one representative per district) has a peer-elected chairperson and delegates the day-to-day duties to a hired administrator who supervises various county departments. The Board meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Peoria County Courthouse."

Approved 1/3/2017 MINUTES Health, Public Safety and Justice Committee Budget November 22, 2016 @ 12:00 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT Robert Baietto - Chairman, Brian Elsasser, Rachael Parker,

Phillip Salzer, Sharon Williams - Committee Members MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas O'Neill, Lynn Pearson, Michael Phelan, Carol

Trumpe OTHERS PRESENT: Scott Sorrel - County Administrator; Shauna Musselman,

Mark Rothert - Asst. County Administrators; Jerry Brady, Larry Evans - State's Attorney's Office; Andrew Rand - County Board Chairman; Eric Dubrowski - Chief Financial Officer; Randy Brunner - Finance; Angela Loftus - Asst. Director of Human Resources; Gretchen Pearsall - Director of Strategic Communications; Robert Spears, Patrick Risen - Circuit Clerk; Dan Hunt - Courts/Probation; Rena' Parker - Courts Administration; Gene Huber, Brian Gulley - Health Department; Karen Raithel - Sustainability & Resource Conservation; Bridget Domenighini - PCAPS; Michael McCoy, Brian Asbell, Doug Gaa, Mark Greskoviak, Joe Needham, Denise Patton - Sheriff's Office; David Tuttle, Amy Marion - ETSB; Mark Little - Chief Information Officer; Dan O'Connell - Facilities Director; Greg Chance - Care & Treatment Board; Brad Guidi - Camp Big Sky; Kim Cornwell - EPIC; Jim Runyon - Easter Seals; Patti Gratton - CWTC; Steve Rieker - County Board Member-elect

Call to Order Chairman Baietto called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm.

Mr. Baietto noted that a Committee of the Whole met on November 17, 2016 at which time a simple majority of Board Members present provided direction to the County Administrator to amend the 2017 budget, including a reduction in the employee count.

Resolution

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State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor Authorization/Appropriation FY 2017 A motion to approve was made by Mr. Elsasser and seconded by Ms. Parker. The motion carried.

Mr. Sorrel advised that the recommended budget cuts represent a 9 month Pro Rata for personnel cuts and 12 month Pro Rata for non-personnel cuts.

Budget

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Heddington Oaks Nursing Home Fund A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Ms. Parker. Mr. Sorrel advised that revenues of $15,523,735.00 remain unchanged from the originally recommended budget. Recommended expenditures

were reduced to $16,844,435.00. He stated that the budget recommends that bond payments be made through use of the property tax levy, and assumes the reopening of the Medicare Wing.

Mr. Elsasser commented that it is perplexing that there is talk of layoffs, yet this budget lost money last year. He stated the need for additional discussion and resolution regarding the financial issues of Heddington Oaks.

The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried, with Mr. Elsasser voting nay.

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Peoria County Board for the Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Ms. Williams. The motion carried unanimously.

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Peoria City/County Health Department A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Mr. Elsasser and seconded by Ms. Parker. Mr. Sorrel advised that projected revenues of $260,550.00 and expenditures of $275,645.00 remain unchanged from the originally recommended budget. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

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Sustainability/Solid Waste Management A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Ms. Williams and seconded by Mr. Salzer. Mr. Sorrel advised that projected revenues of $260,550.00 and expenditures of $275,645.00 remain unchanged from the originally recommended budget. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

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Circuit Court Clerk A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Ms. Williams and seconded by Ms. Parker. Mr. Sorrel advised that the Circuit Clerk was asked to identify cuts totaling $161,875.00, with $40,000.00 of that total in non-personnel costs and $121,875.00 in personnel costs. He stated that the Circuit Clerk has noted that the cuts will be made; however, he has requested additional time to identify the specific areas. He advised that although County Administration agreed to the request, in order to present a budget to committee, the figures recommended in the distributed hand-out represent a prorated share of the $121,875.00 across each of the budget programs in the Circuit Clerk's office. Mr. Sorrel ensured that if approved, he will work with the Circuit Clerk to make any necessary adjustments while still achieving the desired non-personnel and personnel cuts.

Ms. Parker asked how many people equate to the cut in personnel expenditures, and Mr. Sorrel advised that the cut would equate to approximately 2.5 to 3 FTE's. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

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County Coroner A motion to approve the budget as recommended by the County Administrator was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Mr. Elsasser. Mr. Sorrel advised that the Coroner was asked to identify $20,625.00 in cuts; with $14,625.00 in personnel costs and $6,000.00 in non- personnel costs. He stated that in discussions with the Coroner-elect, additional cuts in non- personnel costs were identified, taking the total cuts to $115,000.00. He commented that the Coroner-elect does not anticipate performing as many autopsies as has historically been done, and estimated a 30% reduction in the number of autopsies and the associated costs. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

A motion to approve budgets as recommended by the County Administrator for the following departments/funds was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Mr. Elsasser.

• C.O.P.S Grant Fund

• Drug Forfeiture Fund

• Emergency Management Agency

• Inmate Benefit Fund

• Restricted Donations - Sheriff Fund

• Sheriff Merit Commission

The motion to approve the budgets as recommended carried unanimously.

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County Sheriff's Office A motion to approve was made by Ms. Parker and seconded by Mr. Elsasser. Mr. Sorrel advised that revenues of $3,900,965.00 remain unchanged from the originally recommended budget. He stated that the Sheriff's Office has advised that there have already been substantial cuts in the office and additional cuts would be difficult without compromising public safety. Mr. Sorrel commented that as he was directed to provide cuts, he worked with the Finance Department to develop recommended expenditure cuts as represented in the distributed handout. He advised that the cuts represent a 9 month Pro Rata for personnel cuts and 12 month Pro Rata for non- personnel cuts. He stated that recommended cuts total $637,085.00, with non-personnel cuts totaling $29,585.00 and personnel cuts totaling $607,500.00. He noted that the recommended cuts in personnel represent 12.1 employees.

Sheriff McCoy commented that the approval of the Sheriff's budget will have a severe adverse effect on provided services.

The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried, with Ms. Parker and Ms. Williams voting nay.

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Emergency Telephone and System Board A motion to approve was made by Mr. Elsasser and seconded by Ms. Parker. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

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Peoria County Animal Protection Services A motion to approve was made by Ms. Parker and seconded by Ms. Williams. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

A motion to approve budgets as recommended by the County Administrator for the following funds was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Ms. Williams.

• Peoria County Forfeiture Fund

• Peoria County State's Attorney Records Automation Fund

The motion to approve the budgets as recommended carried unanimously.

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State's Attorney A motion to approve was made by Ms. Parker and seconded by Mr. Salzer. Mr. Sorrel advised that projected revenues of $1,005,625.00 remain unchanged from the originally recommended budget. The State's Attorney's Office submitted requested cuts of $78,750.00, with $48,750.00 in personnel costs and $30,000.00 in non-personnel costs.

The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

A motion to approve budgets as recommended by the County Administrator for the following funds was made by Mr. Elsasser and seconded by Mr. Salzer.

• Educational Transition and Visitation Fund

• Family Violence Coordinating Council Fund

• Juvenile Detention Center Fund

• Law Library Fund

• Mortgage Foreclosure Remediation Fund

• Neutral Site Custody Exchange Fund

• Probation Services Fund

The motion to approve the budgets as recommended carried unanimously.

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Court Administration A motion to approve was made by Ms. Parker and seconded by Ms. Williams. Mr. Sorrel advised that projected revenues of $2,162,775.00. He stated that revenues may be impacted long-term as a portion of personnel cuts are related to state salary reimbursed positions. He stated that the Court Administrator and Chief Judge submitted requested cuts of $146,802.00, with $97,500.00 in personnel costs and $49,302.00 in non-personnel costs. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

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Public Defender A motion to approve was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by Ms. Williams. Mr. Sorrel advised that there is a total of $20,698.00 of reduction in expenditures. He said that there are no personnel costs as the Public Defender is a contracted service. He stated that the Chief Judge was asked to cut the Public Defender contract by $29,698.00, and when the annual contract comes before this committee at a future meeting for approval, it is anticipated that the contract will come back at the reduced rate. The motion to approve the budget as recommended carried unanimously.

Adjournment The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Baietto at 1:54 p.m.

Recorded & Transcribed by: Jan Kleffman