Committee recommends reappointments to county ethics and drainage boards

The committee moved unanimously on multiple reappointment recommendations and sent them to the full board for final action. Motions were made and carried to recommend Jacqueline Sage and an individual listed as Bartucci to the Grundy County Ethics Commission, and to reappoint Mike Mattingly to the Grundy County Ethics Commission. The committee also recommended reappointment of Ron Malan to the Claypool Drainage and Levy District.

The recommendations came during routine business at the Grundy County Law and Justice / EMA / Facilities / Coroner Committee meeting Aug. 6, 2025, where members processed several personnel and board-related items. Each recommendation was made by a committee member, seconded, put to a voice vote and recorded as carried.

Committee members did not elaborate on the candidates' qualifications during the meeting. The motions recorded on the meeting transcript identified the member making the motion and the seconder for each recommendation but did not record a roll-call tally beyond the chair calling for verbal assent. Next steps are referral of the committee recommendations to the county’s full board for formal appointment.

The committee did not place any conditions on the recommendations and no votes were recorded as opposed or abstaining in the meeting minutes provided. The reappointments will become effective only if the full board votes to adopt them at a future meeting.

No public comment on the nominations was recorded during this portion of the meeting.