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County Administrator Ms. Taylor presented the items. On the salary authorization (agenda item 5GS1B), Ms. Taylor asked the committee to authorize offering a salary above the plan when necessary; the motion (moved by Member Abel, seconded by Vice Chair Rogel) passed on a voice vote after the committee declined a closed-session discussion. Member Klein commented that the use of above-plan offers is appropriate when the county has vacancies and needs to secure hires: \"I just want to say... I think it's really good that the different areas are bringing to us opportunities to get people, because we have vacancies,\" he said.

On payment of invoices (agenda item 5GS1A), the committee approved the item as presented by Ms. Taylor; she noted this was the last installment committee members would see \"for me\" (in the context of the administrator's submissions). No closed session was requested for the salary discussion.

Ms. Taylor also acknowledged Assistant County Administrator Tony Grant's selection for the Stars for Life program and listed recent graduates of the county's inaugural Growing McLean County leadership curriculum.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Executive Committee 5/12/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Executive Committee authorized the county administrator to offer salaries above the level identified in Section 5A3 of the 2025 compensation plan when necessary to recruit hires, and approved a payment-of-invoices item presented by the administrator.","taxTitle","McLean County, Illinois","taxId",2553,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6063036,"McLean County signs IGA with Connect Transit to expand rural public transportation service",170,1384000,1554000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42&start=1384&end=1554","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42/thumbnail_1384000.jpg","/articles/6063036/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-signs-IGA-with-Connect-Transit-to-expand-rural-public-transportation-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063036-efb32929fc43244f1c861d486c897ec9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165003&Signature=VwGuoTRG1F3EQX2d6DNkq~DsOhvI~PIZvvqfQireQR4r9LiDwhnT26BL53DYQ~7OPqMV7A3aye03JQJGsA0u3qjOVXjVm44O0AZuakcUwALxo6uUX~D1AuhnQxMMLy12zPSqcGPdTm37mqgckE~QdoP5iyg4e9VWyLBVdZoXbybfBVeClXw6IuMY1GtwXnXsoFgz~tijRDOAEyIJUUY6IF5I2p6XwkpQv~~cRypAEF6IxmfD1G3fx9K4j5FxJJzQoBID9b8VrVTosKqMKQAiwfGef9yQdbYzW6N7nJwzeANl9kQyg~bbr5Innu4ay-PPjId9pDNgVWwZ0~26I~BWWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Executive Committee approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Connect Transit to operate rural public transportation services in McLean County.

Member Klein, presenting the item, said Connect Transit \"is very eager and excited about taking over,\" and that the agency plans to begin with existing services while exploring phase-two expansions. Klein described planned outreach to other agencies to expand service corridors, including potential veterans and employment corridors.

Klein said the county will use \"approximately a quarter of the funds that might be that we're allowed to apply for from IDOT,\" indicating the county has room to grow the program under existing Illinois Department of Transportation funding allocations before considering local contributions. \"So right now, this is all state funding that will cover the current system and the expansion,\" Klein said.

The committee approved the IGA by voice vote. Member Klein said the Land Use and Transportation Committee will present additional items to the full board on Thursday.","The Executive Committee approved an intergovernmental agreement with Connect Transit for rural public transportation; county officials said the service will begin as-is with state funding support and has planned expansion phases focusing on veterans and employment corridors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6063041,"Finance committee approves animal-control and warden-service agreements, adopts budget policy and calendar",146,1094000,1240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42&start=1094&end=1240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42/thumbnail_1094000.jpg","/articles/6063041/McLean-County/Illinois/Finance-committee-approves-animal-control-and-warden-service-agreements-adopts-budget-policy-and-calendar","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063041-281faf7b4ecebebc4e8532cc9c962042/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165003&Signature=Rz-VcLkOmSEdGrMrqRWOC~mCG9~7rb3NLmpJi6yt7xzJJoJwZ97FJIYYygRBqBtS-MOJtmPVklSzo50J6KsRLXgo3CfpMKsAzaqlICYXwNakvWpwyxNC8X0c9kYghgtLEpeSAd93c1wXUh-oufZ9zXi4nwsawR6FQ3LT1zBwMHbFWBvCU4qNe2LyKoJkiAH2fDL4PvnIdAntZBmduJfLHVMUOCQTjaaMQtgEvsn-Lf1SJJakItLXAqKg~nCeCE9RyjbesOnasONocA60fO4H5DqBZT1bcZnrn~FIKaD3OyTLTIPydttmnACz0S4UHHtoQOVGvXh8C18XVCrzTez~PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Executive Committee voted to approve items forwarded by the county finance committee, including agreements for animal-control shelter services and for warden services, as well as the county's budget policy and calendar for preparing the fiscal 2026 budget.

Chair Lehman moved approval of an agreement for animal-control shelter services with the City of Bloomington; Member Byrne seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. Lehman also moved approval of an agreement for \"Bridal Control\" for warden services within the City of Bloomington; Member Abel seconded and the committee approved that item by voice vote. (Transcript records the agreement language as \"agreement with Bridal Control for Warden Services\").

The committee also approved a resolution establishing the budget policy for fiscal year 2026 (motion by Lehman, second by Member Beirne) and approved the Schedule A calendar for preparation of the FY2026 budget and five-year capital improvement budget (motion by Lehman, second by Member Friedrich). Both motions passed by voice vote.

Committee members recorded no substantive questions during the votes; Lehman said the finance committee will present additional items to the full board on Thursday.","McLean County's Executive Committee accepted several finance-committee recommendations: intergovernmental and service agreements for animal control and warden services, a budget policy for fiscal year 2026, and the Schedule A calendar for the FY2026 budget and five-year capital improvement plan.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6063045,"McLean County amends System of Care contracts and hears progress on behavioral health action plan",278,762000,1040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42&start=762&end=1040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42/thumbnail_762000.jpg","/articles/6063045/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-amends-System-of-Care-contracts-and-hears-progress-on-behavioral-health-action-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063045-25d09cb7889b0b66a4c141e14934c653/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165003&Signature=Q1RGVpHjVq1KRTtFa-1FKjWU5qtZvkhDwY84JGWYExoevVMrkuIWpmy6kMiqVjKo5XsY1b4h8lcwE5K7r~1mic0cXyfqR8D8yULryYKrC5F~22ku9GFMf4T8AMugUHIyZPtZonrYjQUbwTWlBOAjSFt4r6F2mXrAVDqDHmCyP6tLVFi3RaDvscFNtr42HxU-zdZaGQVikLOoX6Y1DyaZ9QT-d7ZIILOHugC-YEglgmrkhM3s9CQBcZXbxM53Z3KrZVwKgi6-hzXYR7jqfznu0FFZp2wo6hYPUjbSHECO1gA10m6v1cUg8uFmwDUqzcIB0pzmnGGu0SZUZCRx6VWBdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McLean County Executive Committee approved amended contracts with three behavioral-health providers after staff said award updates from the county's System of Care grant required contract changes.

The committee approved an amended contract with the Center for Youth and Family Solutions for care-coordinated services (motion by Member Lehman, second by Member Klein), an amended contract with the Center for Youth Psychiatric Services (motion by Member Burns, second by Member Abel), and an amended contract with The Baby Fold for intensive home- and community-based services (motion by Member Bridal, second by Member Friedrich). Committee votes were recorded as voice approvals.

Miss Landreth presented the quarterly departmental report and brought Kelly Amagoni, the System of Care project director, to answer questions. Landreth said the report covers departmental programs and Behavioral Health Coordinating Council activities, including growth in the Fuse program and a range of trainings delivered under initiatives with names cited in the report (RISE, Reconnects, Inspire, Supports and Empowers). She said the council has scheduled a youth-focused event later in the summer and a Behavioral Health Forum in winter.

Landreth described work on a behavioral-health action-plan revision and noted a recent partnership with Marisol Marketing to develop a new logo for the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council. \"We're thick in the middle of\" the action-plan rewrite, she said, and committee members praised the collaborative work, calling it \"very exciting\" and noting the Council's focus on usable goals and opportunities for agencies to seek funding to implement them.

The contract amendments were presented as administrative adjustments tied directly to the System of Care grant award updates; contract dollar amounts and the detailed award figures were not specified during the discussion on the record.

Committee members asked no further questions and the motions passed by voice vote.","The Executive Committee approved amended contracts with three behavioral-health providers reflecting updated System of Care grant awards and received a quarterly report on the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council's programs and action-plan rewrite.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6063047,"McLean County approves IT hardware purchase and $89,600 change order; officials report ERP (Munis) on track for November",127,191000,318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42&start=191&end=318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3274318-47ad52c9c20880f8d7157c5a0dc50f42/thumbnail_191000.jpg","/articles/6063047/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-approves-IT-hardware-purchase-and-89600-change-order-officials-report-ERP-Munis-on-track-for-November","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063047-9404d422cd49eb9145b14de8f68a7b42/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165003&Signature=GcfAPn85ghTjFk4bP4SRTrteeAGRpGE711TatIJbAmQgm9iSyHL5ABmuVCNFHYJOZWAWWwfS31O9jFcz755e8Tuf9mCA4Y2t38JUT6j0Zbrysa9d7oXIiwEAw25lArSo8DV04AHoGsq~48a83V4sofOnYbMZcfmVudpR-a6AIXLV8PpoZd6l278~sjoUxHPRBaiduXf035H9bHJkfmp~sOcu1Ytl~pWOJxZYffu7b~MyhsdtwZe4EKZltk434tC3dsCEn1gsjn4VSF6n~o0flXlmTTCDWrpCytL4YUdqxYaFq8Xmhg~hXy~aYvYJB4j-BGls2eZuTesYH0qVbA2bbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","McLean County's Executive Committee on Monday approved two Information Technologies items: the purchase of HP Inc. Aruba network switches and a change order to purchase additional professional services hours tied to public-safety system interfaces.

The committee voted to approve the purchase of Aruba switches through a joint-purchasing master contract. Assistant Director of IT Mr. Berger described the purchase as \"the annual replacement of switches that are slated to be end of life and replaced this year,\" and said the county plans to replace a batch of switches each year. The committee approved the purchase by voice vote.

The committee also approved a change order authorizing an additional $89,600, to be paid from the shared sales tax fund, to finish time-and-materials professional services hours on interface work needed to connect the county's systems. Information Technologies representative Mr. Nelson told the committee, \"The amount of the request is 89,600 to come out of the shared sales tax fund.\" The change order was presented as necessary because the county had \"burned all the hours in the T and M\" and still requires vendor hours for final work and trainer refresh.

County IT staff described the interface work as a dependency for other projects: \"This project is a dependency in order to take the new jail system live and the court system live,\" Mr. Nelson said, while noting there are \"known risk and unknown risk\" that may require returning to the committee for further funding after go-live.

Separately, IT staff delivered the first monthly report on the county's enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacement project. The county plans to replace its current New World ERP with Munis, a Tyler Technologies product, and is focusing first on the financial system with a target go-live in November. The report said the county contracted Sanford Hess as an internal project manager and is updating its chart of accounts to current Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) standards.

Staff said the project remains on schedule but identified communication gaps with the county auditor's office. The project team is \"hoping to wrap up the definitions and the workflow\" for the chart of accounts, then turn the build over to Tyler, and noted work on vendor-file cleanup and a third-party virtual warehouse for data the county will not convert. Project staff said if the chart-of-accounts work is completed soon, the county should remain on schedule for the planned November financial go-live.

All IT items on Monday's agenda passed on voice votes.","The Executive Committee approved replacement network switches and an $89,600 change order to complete professional services for public-safety system interfaces, while county IT staff reported the county's ERP replacement (Munis) remains on schedule for a November go-live despite communication delays with the auditor.","actionData","errors"]

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