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Staff also reported that LaSalle County currently has two juveniles in residential placement, at a stated cost of $250 per day for each placement; no release dates were provided at the meeting. The presenter noted that administrative caseloads generally reflect youth in residential treatment, where officers monitor treatment progress rather than day-to-day community supervision.

The meeting included review and approval of county bills that probation staff said were intended to support supervised people with immediate needs. LaSalle County March bills listed in the packet included $950 for emergency housing for a client, $180 for mental-health counseling and a $651.46 airfare to return a juvenile apprehended out of state; the packet also listed officer cell-phone reimbursements, mileage and office supplies. Grundy County bills included software maintenance ($3,600) and two months of cell-phone reimbursements ($440). Bureau County bills included a copier contract ($375.14), conference registration ($325) and cell-phone reimbursement ($160). The presenter noted that some cell-phone reimbursements are coordinated among counties.

During the meeting staff explained that the airfare was chosen after comparing options with sheriff’s-office ground transport costs; staff said ground transport for that juvenile would have cost roughly $7,000, making the flight a less costly option for returning the juvenile to the circuit.

Votes at a glance: the meeting took voice votes on routine items and carried them by voice vote with no opposed votes recorded in the meeting transcript. Documented actions recorded in the meeting minutes included:

• Motion to accept the March minutes — outcome: approved (voice vote).

• Motion to accept the department statistical reports — outcome: approved (voice vote).

• Motion to accept county bills for payment (March bills as presented) — outcome: approved (voice vote).

• Motion to adjourn — outcome: approved (voice vote).

Staff also noted personnel changes: Grundy County filled a secretary vacancy; LaSalle County reported a recent resignation in the intensive-probation grant program and said the posting will run internally for 10 working days before opening publicly. The presenter said the circuit previously had nine juvenile officers and now has six; LaSalle County was reported to have four juvenile probation officers, Grundy one and Bureau one.

The meeting closed with a reminder that the next circuit-wide probation meeting is scheduled for May 14, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Circuit Wide Probation 4-9-25","oneSentenceSummary","Probation staff reported March statistics at the April 9 circuit meeting, saying the juvenile active caseloads were 114 in LaSalle County, 24 in Bureau County and 17 in Grundy County, for a circuit total of 155 active juvenile cases and 16 administrative juvenile cases.","taxTitle","LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",59330,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":44,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084086,"Circuit officials: new AOIC rule will force reallocation of probation-fee spending",1084,1137000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2923363-7f13dab47c0aa04084a15a0283f854fd&start=53&end=1137","/articles/6084086/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Circuit-officials-new-AOIC-rule-will-force-reallocation-of-probation-fee-spending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084086-77327c4a5b4f8cb50548395e84fd0c24/orig.mp4?Expires=1774672124&Signature=e9-D77dAkKPsq6e~Eq2qvs~3~gcBiTdg75Olrjloi30pW9Xiutz2WF8P1fW1voy5t5KF3F0TAdZxCezkWr8dSwantSDE8mgVVuGU0cGb58qpf3MkUodxYhZ6hUZgjaPzsSRbruhmrLyaPebdBjZLxS2UR7UX~bOGwbUNVcgcfdHdZZ3v493XJSFxC9JeY8Zg8SEbHgyvkpaH7osMPWyl~RTR03~5EzgUpdis6ax1rOHr6YPxVaYY0vFWiybYjkj4r4DrQLTOqXsDPxWslKzLbEYSANBZhpvizdim9O-vwueXdmpTo1-Ec-QWI~Ig99otcI5hhr6Vo9eXwXshY0xOtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Probation staff at the circuit-wide meeting on April 9 said a new Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) directive will require at least 70% of probation fees collected to be spent on client services, with no more than 30% available for regular operational costs.

The change matters because the circuit has historically relied heavily on probation fees to cover both client supports and routine operating costs. Probation staff said the AOIC formula — described at the meeting as a “seventythirty” split — will limit the portion of fee revenue that can be used for items such as vehicle maintenance and other county-level expenses.

At the meeting, a probation staff member who presented the budget and fee figures described how the formula will be applied: programs and expenditures that fall under “client services” — for example, emergency housing, substance-abuse treatment co-pays and counseling for supervised people who cannot otherwise afford services — will count toward the 70% requirement. The presenter said county-level operational items such as vehicle maintenance will not qualify and therefore must be paid from county budgets.

The presenter said the circuit must be “fully compliant by 2028,” and that staff are compiling multi-year spending records to show how existing expenditures line up with the new requirement. The presenter said county chairs have been briefed and that the circuit will meet with each county board chair to review proposed budget changes.

Members at the meeting asked how probation fees are set and whether the change will require immediate budget revisions. A commenter asked who determines fee levels; the presenter replied that judges set individual fee amounts within statutory ranges. The presenter emphasized that the 70% client-services requirement must be expended before the remaining 30% may be used for operating costs and warned that if the 70% threshold is not reached, the allowable 30% will be reduced proportionally.

Probation staff said cell-phone reimbursements are already an area of dispute under the new rules. The presenter noted the circuit covers extensive territory — roughly 2,400 square miles — and that officers rely on devices in the field, but said AOIC rejected a request to classify cell-phone costs as client services.

The presenter said work on budgets will begin immediately at the county level, and that staff expect further legislative and administrative guidance later in the year.

Meeting participants were told they will continue discussions with county chairs and supervisors as the circuit refines budgets to match AOIC’s requirements.","Circuit probation staff said an Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) directive requiring at least 70% of probation fees be spent on client services will change budgeting and limit use of fees for some operational costs; staff plan budget reviews and county-level discussions to meet compliance by 2028.","actionData","errors"]

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