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LaSalle County schedules EV lithium‑battery training for sheriff’s staff, introduces IPMG consultant
Summary
County officials said an online EV lithium‑battery training will be available within about a month for the sheriff’s department; the county also introduced Jason Reed as an IPMG law‑enforcement consultant.
LaSalle County officials said an online electric‑vehicle lithium‑battery training for the sheriff’s department will be available within about a month, and the county introduced Jason Reed as a law‑enforcement consultant with IPMG.
The announcement came after the meeting returned to open session. "Our online training portal provider is in the process — hopefully within the next month that will be up and running and we will get that to sheriff Dis and to Melissa," Jeff, a staff member, said. He urged the county to move quickly because of the increased hazards lithium batteries pose to first responders.
"I can't tell you how timely this is. I've had the fire department I'm working with. They had a Tesla drive into a house that exploded, killed the 2 occupants," Jeff said. "Lithium batteries are 10 times worse. They had to send them out to have them cleaned, and they're gonna use their spiller pays ordinance to try to get the money back." The transcript indicates Jeff described gear decontamination and the department's plan to seek reimbursement under its spiller‑pays ordinance; the county did not provide additional financial details in the meeting record.
Bob, a staff member, introduced Jason Reed to the meeting: "He's joined the IPMG team as law enforcement consultant. Jason is the former chief at Oak Forest and resides in Putnam County, so not too far from here in LaSalle." Reed, identified in the meeting as a former Oak Forest police chief and an IPMG consultant, said he was "excited to work with everybody." The county did not provide Reed's contract terms or a start date beyond the introduction in open session.
No formal vote or action item was recorded on the training announcement during the open session. According to remarks in the meeting, the training will be delivered through the county's online portal once the provider completes setup; the transcript does not specify a firm start date, cost, or the full list of attendees who must complete the training.
The meeting then proceeded to routine requisition votes and scheduling; the next county meeting was announced for 05/15/2025 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 250.
