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The motion to go into executive session was made by Ray Gatsa and seconded by Walter Roach; the committee conducted a roll-call vote. The roll-call record in the transcript shows Walter Roach, Ray Gatsa, Mike McEmory, Kendra Pottinger and Asherpinski voting \"Aye,\" with Jim Reid and Tom Templeton recorded as absent.

Committee chair called the roll and recorded the ayes; the motion passed and the committee moved into executive session for the stated statutory purpose.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Law and Justice 6-24-25 pt. 1","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to go into executive session under Illinois statute 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to discuss appointment, employee compensation or performance of specific employees; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.","taxTitle","LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",59330,"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},6187573,"County staff requests extension on Access to Justice grant; applied for larger award for next year",85,931000,1016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4&start=931&end=1016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4/thumbnail_931000.jpg","/articles/6187573/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-staff-requests-extension-on-Access-to-Justice-grant-applied-for-larger-award-for-next-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187573-5893b74d18adf3a35edc4cbf134195ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189989&Signature=BQ0BkJLYXKkyu461Z7Mm7KZPmv4EdP7SZyVEirXkssuZROfdjwrW8U1J2YkrOXSMnRVK8YL5qFazh9MkEApzFsZCR85609vecAeBuUTmYQ3taT2LS1ZaK4zpQALxQfskix31Pd62iw8WwT0dMXQJFWknmGNCdA1xZQBX1iV~m1AnUvZzE1MqSTVCHjXeV4Uee9rBPF-zfIDTJ-mXAgE2-RG6vOTjK~0QznoWjGAunY8pUuTgF861LxQXN0LGJwE~92lhlyvDcbwx64RfEnPg-i1NxM8MHG~gJb~Kq8RiYu68rxUZ5V4n6VAHEyjrccUJu2NkyTjKFo3B4W0NFQXwKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lori, court staff member, told the Law and Justice Committee that LaSalle County requested an extension to spend the 2024–25 Access to Justice grant and has applied for the 2025–26 Access to Justice grant.

The grant supports court-appointed mediators for child custody cases, furnishings for a self-help center and salary for a self-represented litigant navigator, and the extension is meant to allow the county to spend down the current award.

Lori said the county received $30,000 for the current cycle and applied for $44,000 for next year, but she relayed concerns about statewide limits: \"I've heard that everybody is limited to 40,000 but there's a maximum in the state of 400,000 so if 10 people apply for that then it's gone.\" She added, \"So it's money that we're not spending through the county.\" Lori said the extension request has been submitted to allow additional time to use the funds.

Committee members did not record a formal vote on the extension in the excerpt provided; Lori answered questions and indicated the county is seeking the extension to complete planned uses.","A county staff member said the county requested an extension to spend a 2024–25 Access to Justice grant and has applied for a larger grant for 2025–26; the grant funds court-appointed mediators, self-help center furnishings and a navigator position.",{"_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},6187578,"Probation staff report juvenile and adult caseloads and grant reimbursements to LaSalle County committee",284,638000,922000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4&start=638&end=922","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4/thumbnail_638000.jpg","/articles/6187578/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Probation-staff-report-juvenile-and-adult-caseloads-and-grant-reimbursements-to-LaSalle-County-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187578-4f14fdf9f96810d73b816aa529bf7c5d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189989&Signature=mhjDZ8H~omXlXhp1SnDJ16Twcb~1-IOlIM6piIG3VdPrsKnkXphia-FDvjodJF6j0CSM1MkAsnYONMmGSr51xXS7r0sHaMoaHCLSyCWCwvjdUipvuKeFr12rZ5d-UQ7SDVQ4vAof~3AsLAonwBUG~IEVT1-QhA1skyij9HCXGD~mSPcEybFOUNg0GiuFM1~m61NPS9wTPG5EyGCEiFo8iBTptN38qda~Dt1zpP~JsRN9J7KEfBvTJpUhRpfLiJ66yveo8bMP4cWaZSCQ1IG7FyjCxvB2UyREFbigrE8yP7whxSDzxDJnHkFQITkWN4tLuKuB9hGX4uVGEuTKO2ugsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Probation staff (juvenile and adult units) presented monthly and semiannual statistics and financials to the LaSalle County Law and Justice Committee, including caseloads, probation fee collections and grant reimbursements.

These figures help county leaders track caseload pressure and the flow of state and grant funds that support probation salaries and specialized programs.

For the month, staff reported an active juvenile caseload of 117 and an administrative juvenile caseload of 10. For adult probation, monthly probation fees ordered for LaSalle County were $6,300 and ordered-to-date were $57,300; collected for the month was $6,354.47 and collected-to-date $32,114.98. Staff reported the adult active caseload as 514 and administrative caseload as 276.

In semiannual financial reporting, probation services fund (account 26) expenditures to date were $27,699.03 with a remaining balance of $95,650.97. Staff reported realized reimbursements including a probation salary reimbursement of $1,111,875.16 and grant realizations: adult redeploy $87,549.39, juvenile redeploy $360,114.83 and treatment alternative court $128,993.12.

Committee members moved to approve the monthly and semiannual reports; motions passed by voice vote. The semiannual statistics were forwarded to the full board for approval.","Probation presented monthly and semiannual juvenile and adult caseload statistics, fee collections and multiple grant reimbursement totals; committee approved the reports and heard grant revenue details.",{"_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},6187583,"LaSalle County detention home reports $14,528.68 in monthly bills, population averages and semiannual totals",116,478000,594000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4&start=478&end=594","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4/thumbnail_478000.jpg","/articles/6187583/LaSalle-County/Illinois/LaSalle-County-detention-home-reports-1452868-in-monthly-bills-population-averages-and-semiannual-totals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187583-ea3db07986d4f6c61f9fea8cbe3fd204/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189989&Signature=UDpilSQVuXIln84A7hx7d-mPQR89a9JCdXWxAEnqNzkM85ROrE7eUhR4XFREsS-MIxsQxS96Q3j7nRBNIY3h1LiwCOXRawsV0h~PreUFgbLegTml7gI0Lg~KCsmhuyaYMCZBWhdMhwu~9mnO6cx4eRJlHoKd3Ze86lIp7JGCu8Jw5uoWwfH759PUK8lZBqxBESUmt-6oicAIazcXHvSoNflcf5O7o25mMGS6gIvBjUQjoKip6mz2LUzEY0yQ23ifOxbC4lVyhHre6qWppuXsmP~uFU~ejV7t1pSByppwflODoh~1ewYay3rDIjp6U~ihzi99G55stAPvmbDqpaqalQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jake, detention home staff, presented the monthly and semiannual financial reports and population counts to the LaSalle County Law and Justice Committee.

The reports provide a snapshot of facility operating costs, reimbursement and outside revenue that affect county juvenile detention budgeting and inter-county billing.

For the month, Jake reported billed expenses of $11,717.45 and prepaid amounts of $2,807.23 for total monthly bills of $14,528.68. He said the average daily population for the month was six and that the facility’s population on the meeting day was eight. He listed inter-county child boarding and revenue items, including $450 billed to Bureau County and $1,500 in total billed to other jurisdictions; state and federal revenue lines included $16,668 from the State Board of Education, $1,160.68 in state federal food subsidy and $137,684.12 in state salary reimbursement. Jake reported interest income of $11,726.32 and total income of $167,239.12.

When the committee considered the semiannual report, Jake said income realized to date was $636,661.78 and the budget balance to date was $1,210,281.55; he reported an average daily population of 4.45 for the semiannual period.

Committee members moved to approve the monthly and semiannual reports. The monthly report motion was moved by Haudenshire and seconded by Mike McEmory; the semiannual approval was moved by Ray Gatsa and seconded by Walter Roach. In both instances the chair called for the ayes and recorded \"Motion carried.\"","Detention home staff reported monthly bills, income sources and average daily population figures to the Law and Justice Committee; the committee approved the monthly and semiannual reports.",{"_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},6187588,"LaSalle County circuit clerk details $600,000 digitization project and kiosk rollout",304,58000,362000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4&start=58&end=362","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067820-0b9efc856e1ad8951df50f5bf8ef25d4/thumbnail_58000.jpg","/articles/6187588/LaSalle-County/Illinois/LaSalle-County-circuit-clerk-details-600000-digitization-project-and-kiosk-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6187588-c72045a3649baf32b8c5f024a9c4bf32/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189989&Signature=SvrKF~Lu~H0FxAkVYrcanmKupkGelu-zbAIgIVL-PmPQ-c~6vRrogKcEDD2pHCAXXnUZddifb2Rg399PeAJhalzd6NUc8ld71OiaXDI8WaaYT9Co6gML~fV6BDa3M8JOGReccPeC42cWQCP7Biycf7z8G7PLKGZ5~VM~2s6bi7nTOLs2sZOeRr2Dj3KpheqW6dy5Ijo46eV02T80gqTJzrQjXP~bkajkcrHiKquUbRJhM21ob~cFLT59lhJ72LSp2JWfQwsVOfldNMEgPsP5Vr4TouC4Ewda8wKNKFn1hyq6V3LqVOm0QJ7SxUc6bss3K2y31JShgZ0XJWECnUzfRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Greg, LaSalle County circuit clerk, told the Law and Justice Committee that his office is pursuing a large digitization effort funded by a technology grant and has started installing public kiosks to speed public transactions.

The report matters because the digitization and kiosk rollout affect how residents access filings and pay fines, and because committee members voiced interest in the projects' costs and operational readiness.

Greg said the clerk’s office paid $290,873 to the county and state and $86,075 to outside agencies, with $38,777 in collections reported. He said open case inventory was about 10,013 and that orders of protection through May totaled 259. He added the office currently has two job openings and is conducting interviews this week.

On the technology work, Greg said, \"We have about $600,000 we're spending with Exela and Rantoul.\" He described using grant-funded kiosks for e-filing and payments, saying the devices \"speak 60 languages\" and that the office received a third kiosk from the tech grant. He also warned the kiosks require integration with the case-management system and a learning curve: \"My answer is no\" when asked if the office was fully up and running by the Supreme Court’s timeline.

Greg told the committee he expects maintenance costs and estimates per-unit kiosk costs: \"I'm gonna guess a little bit, but I think those kiosks were 35 or 40,000 a piece. And then it's like $7,500 a year for the maintenance contract.\" He emphasized the state's attention and said the clerk's office is leading the rollout for Illinois: \"We're the first circuit clerk's office in the state of Illinois to do this.\" He also said recent retirements have increased workload.

Committee members asked questions about kiosk functionality, security and the percentage of services the kiosks will handle. Greg replied the office has locked down external ports to block flash drives and that kiosks are no riskier than existing public workstations.

The committee approved the circuit clerk’s report by motion (moved by Ray Gatsa; seconded by Mike McEmory). The clerk's report was recorded as approved without a roll-call vote transcript beyond the chair's affirmation, \"Aye. All opposed? Motion carried.\"","At a Law and Justice Committee meeting, LaSalle County circuit clerk Greg reported on rising caseloads, $600,000 in tech grant spending for file digitization, installation of public kiosks and staff shortages; the committee approved the clerk's monthly report.","actionData","errors"]

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