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Lane said the agreement is modeled on the department’s Olympia School District contract and that the district and county wanted the deputy to be familiar with the school and administration before classes start. He said Tri-Valley had an SRO 15–20 years ago but the placement ended and the district is “very eager” to reestablish the position.

The committee also approved a partnership agreement between McLean County and Deputy/Handler Matthew Proctor related to K9 Daisy. Lane described the written agreement as “a long time coming” and said Proctor trained and certified Daisy on his own time and that Daisy has been a morale booster for inmates and staff.

On information items, Lane said he is in verbal agreement with the Illinois State Police and Decatur Police Department to join a statewide human-trafficking task force. He said Decatur has completed its approval and Lane is reviewing the document and “is intending on signing it.” He emphasized the task force is not expected to create a new county-paid position; rather, he said he would assign an existing deputy to the task force and that personnel assigned would likely be sworn in as State Police inspectors with statewide jurisdiction. Lane said the task force will provide training, investigative tools and equipment and that he saw “nothing but good things coming from this task force.”

Committee members asked for clarification that the task force agreement would be an interagency cooperative assignment rather than adding county staffing obligations; Lane said the county would not necessarily have a financial responsibility tied to the agreement and that many resources will be supplied by the task force.

Why it matters: The SRO placement affects school safety and local law-enforcement presence in Tri-Valley schools; the K9 partnership formalizes the county’s arrangement with a handler and canine that are already in use. Joining the human-trafficking task force would give McLean County access to statewide investigative resources and training but also would place a deputy under broader-state authority for task-force operations.

All three items were approved or described to the committee; the human-trafficking agreement had not been signed at the time of the meeting and remains under review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Justice Committee 7/9/25","oneSentenceSummary","The McLean County Justice Committee on July 9 approved an intergovernmental agreement to place a deputy as a school resource officer at Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, approved a partnership agreement for K9 handler Matthew Proctor, and heard that Sheriff Matt Lane plans to join a statewide human-trafficking task force.","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},6176733,"McLean County approves purchase of power cut and power-load system for coroner vehicles to improve safety",87,931000,1018000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a&start=931&end=1018","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a/thumbnail_931000.jpg","/articles/6176733/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-approves-purchase-of-power-cut-and-power-load-system-for-coroner-vehicles-to-improve-safety","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176733-91fad50f6274c6fb7de279dcbce3a4fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870276&Signature=QA68N9Xy4C1tLvuhl30U430fN9lOV8YPTtksJQlIbZK7~puCO288ldTpMonHQgyZdtNqryUYy4~vP~K6Lin2rt2R0QORwg59WoE8t6gvgI69MGIBuT9TTH6UlcbQWvBeDv80gT3Od1EGdqgp~5Uq9L~M1OhfJdCQbTCTXOJEmYendY~oAQ-5BzbT9YLdxfrmtuCJMqWDUG99bCKD4fzUj0wi1dRhKAm0pOoWTGkekQGNKrg025hhWwLhyh83nMcBkvY0yWTxeOvLdVJAGda66ACgmjJxq7OcC1Zwa2ehwvzpQG2wELMnoMQoKvNSZ2bROlnQLM68aLMM6fIe6byI0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kathy Yoder, McLean County coroner, asked the Justice Committee on July 9 to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of a power cut and power-load system to be installed in coroner vehicles.

Yoder said the system will “help decrease physical strain, improve workplace safety and ensure safer, more dignified handling of our decedents.” She told the committee the county selected a Ferno system purchased through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program because it was $10,000 less than a comparable Stryker system; installation into the vehicle is required and was included in the project description.

The item had been budgeted in the current fiscal year, Yoder said. Committee members asked no substantive follow-up questions and approved the resolution by voice vote.

Why it matters: The equipment is intended to reduce employee strain and improve safety and dignity in decedent handling. The county budgeted the purchase for the current fiscal year and staff selected a lower-cost vendor to save taxpayer dollars.

The transcript contains no further procurement details such as final contract numbers, exact installation timetable, or warranty terms; those items were not discussed during the meeting.","The Justice Committee approved a resolution July 9 to buy a power cut and power-load system from Ferno through Sourcewell for the McLean County coroner, citing reduced physical strain and a $10,000 savings compared with a previously planned vendor.",{"_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},6176737,"McLean County CASA program expansion approved; DCFS funding covers McLean, Logan and potential Ford operations",60,699000,759000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a&start=699&end=759","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a/thumbnail_699000.jpg","/articles/6176737/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-CASA-program-expansion-approved-DCFS-funding-covers-McLean-Logan-and-potential-Ford-operations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176737-5cfca8d431d6c8ee33886fb4ccf31cb8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870276&Signature=lL3xMcJZZidVMwAZAU2faSEdWneJ6~NWCKztowEOYz3TM73zAksL~gmttu0OzYyhRE3tMAGyOmYYJry-xfslN~K~IT3z1Rm-rPg~Js0cL8vd4CMgyLhuPmKGtMDGpwjcirpxnZlJ2yZxPjQ4NdWWVP9UHs2wd9ZjmUTPrRWCp6FmbQ6ymo3fx8R2pf~QDyRXtG9O5z6p6aj1lxop~Ye37cTu2TSbm2AzzfBA1~Ajq82aIPiKlKhV1WWO4PkxnrUCP~Erj2vcwGDhVWkF0WQDT-s5LQxAf5xvBOqfwmjVmSgJu7TRps-gEU9ShXLPDwx65QDqHTyGOdrItr8JRbD2gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The McLean County Justice Committee on July 9 approved agreements involving Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) covering operations in McLean and Logan counties and a separate agreement with the Illinois attorney general's office.

Staff told the committee that the DCFS grant for FY2026 assumes CASA operations in McLean, Logan and a planned move into Ford County. The presenter reported $129,671 “just for McLean County operations” and $189,310 intended for Ford and Logan operations if the expansion proceeds as planned. The presenter said the two budgets were submitted together because CASA provided a single agreement.

The committee also approved an agreement tied to an attorney general grant. The presenter said CASA received a $3,981 increase from FY2025 for a state grant (referred to in discussion as the VCVA grant) and that this year’s award for that program was $43,981; the presenter placed the full expenditure outline in the meeting memo.

Board members asked no substantive questions and approved the motions by voice vote. The record shows motions and seconding board members for the CASA items and that each item carried; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Why it matters: CASA provides court-appointed advocates for children in dependency and neglect cases. The DCFS funding and multi-county arrangement affect program capacity and where advocates will be assigned as CASA expands its service area.

Committee members and staff noted that CASA expansion and funding assumptions depend on DCFS allocations and planned operations in Ford County; the transcript does not show a final confirmation that Ford County operations are contracted or funded beyond the presented FY2026 assumptions.","The Justice Committee approved CASA agreements July 9. DCFS funding for FY2026 reflects expansion: $129,671 earmarked for McLean operations and $189,310 for Ford and Logan operations if planned expansions occur; an attorney general/state grant award of $43,981 also was noted.",{"_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},6176742,"McLean County children's advocacy center awarded DCFS and VOCA continuation grants; federal VOCA funding may end",126,232000,358000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a&start=232&end=358","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5344806-a7eb52ac5a053b42d814afc9fe29c54a/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6176742/McLean-County/Illinois/McLean-County-childrens-advocacy-center-awarded-DCFS-and-VOCA-continuation-grants-federal-VOCA-funding-may-end","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6176742-aab549192549df0f0b56efbf9edcecbe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770870276&Signature=Cgtosc9dCiLgZgdAf9Z4e27FlM236yIIOfFtoHo7A-yCTKyOVnrfspUw-I9n904v18cNhMVMEwH1ipjsLAvVDbWhrab6ubzMrAMbz093UBg~idIDBLLHyARLWgzz2Itm4KIqYZk1p9uhwX8aZMUlmS4wOfrucX3uCKUMrPSQyDp2TmMxSvODBubxvTqfB5r4BLBwOD1fLYyKubqDMxllTcsjSNW6ZCKTPgRvn8VTWwh5wJaLNryM0--d5cI9sNIkR~gcFUaZNGxvchmlbrXMsIjGixg5y4e4iHavkj7gDm2vSrd29jK0R-jbkqmfWKbqIbsk-~MiS-a48zyuwYzKFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Eileen Pagan Vega, director of the McLean County Children's Advocacy Center, told the McLean County Justice Committee on July 9 that the center received a DCFS continuation grant of $194,493.26 for fiscal year 2026 and a federal VOCA continuation grant at the same funding level as FY2025.

Vega said the DCFS amount reflects an increase of about $4,000 for cost-of-living adjustments and is routed through the Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI). She said of the VOCA award: “This is a grant that might end this, the fiscal year '26 might be the last year the CAC receives it if the federal government does not…continue this funding source.”

The grants fund positions and services. Vega said one advocate (who is also the multidisciplinary team coordinator) is funded 100% by VOCA, a second advocate is funded 45% by VOCA and 55% by DCFS, and the center's mental-health counselor is funded 100% by VOCA because therapist expenses are allowable under that federal program. That staffing mix means a loss of VOCA funding would “be a pretty impactful loss,” a committee member said; Vega did not specify precise personnel actions.

Committee members asked about backup funding if VOCA ends. Vega said CACI has told centers that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is looking at options to cover some lost VOCA funding but “they don't know what DCFS, like, at what percentage they're going to cover” the shortfall. Vega said Children's Protection Network (CPN) has historically contributed to CAC and CASA programs but that CPN's annual contributions would not be large enough or reliable enough to cover ongoing salaries; CPN prefers funding one-time costs or special projects rather than recurring personnel expenses.

The committee approved the DCFS and VOCA agreements after motion and second on each item. The record shows motions were made and the voice votes carried; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Why it matters: VOCA (the Victims of Crime Act) and DCFS funding support forensic interviews, victim advocacy and therapy for child victims in McLean, Livingston and DeWitt counties. If federal VOCA funds are discontinued, the center faces an unresolved funding gap that could affect advocacy and therapeutic services for children.

The committee's discussion focused on contingency planning and the limits of local fundraising to replace recurring grant funding. Vega and committee members said discussions about alternative funding are ongoing but did not identify any guaranteed replacement source.","Children's Advocacy Center Director Eileen Pagan Vega told the Justice Committee July 9 that the center received a $194,493.26 DCFS continuation grant for FY2026 and a federal VOCA continuation grant at the FY2025 level, but VOCA funding could stop after FY2026, threatening staff positions funded by the grant.","actionData","errors"]

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