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Votes at a glance: claims, appointments, contracts and agreements approved
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the Kankakee County Board approved the minutes, claims totaling $8,716,353.90, multiple appointments and several resolutions including an agreement with Point of Different Strategies and an intergovernmental animal and rabies control agreement with the Village of Manteno.
The Kankakee County Board approved a series of routine and substantive items by roll call and voice votes at the March 11 meeting.
Minutes and committee reports The board approved the minutes of the Feb. 11, 2025 meeting (motion by Mr. Smith, second by Mr. Donnell) by voice vote.
Claims and financial reports The claims committee reported total claims for January 2025 of $8,716,353.90. The board moved to approve the claims report (motion by Mr. Lowey, second by Ms. Monday) and approved it by roll-call; the board recorded unanimous “Aye” votes in the roll call recorded in the minutes.
Department and fiscal reports County financial and departmental reports recorded in the meeting included: collector cash and investments $18,859,996.10 (month ending 01/31/2025); treasurer ending balance $18,409,673.99 (January 2025); recorder disbursement fees $137,299.79; county clerk total $52,346.43 (January); building permits 50 with fees $46,612 (January). The board voted to combine and approve departmental reports and related resolutions by motion (moved by Ms. Turner, second by Ms. Herbst) and the motion carried.
Appointments and openings The board approved a slate of appointments by motion and roll call, including: - Richard Lawtonville to the Little Beaver Drainage District - David Hooksford to the Little Beaver Drainage District - Andrew De Groot to the Clawson Park Drainage District - Craig Wong to the Kankakee County Public Building Commission - Reappointment of David Horn to the Emergency Telephone System Board
The meeting record lists additional openings on advisory committees and commissions (historic preservation, public building commission, drainage districts, county board of health dentist seat, cemetery associations, housing authority openings, farmland review committee, and regional development authority openings).
Contracts and resolutions The board approved a resolution authorizing the county board chairman to sign an agreement with Point of Different Strategies (moved by Mr. Hess, second by Ms. Foster; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous "Aye").
Intergovernmental animal and rabies control agreement The board approved an intergovernmental agreement for animal and rabies control services with the Village of Manteno (first by Ms. Parker/Tinker, second by Mr. Crutcher); the measure passed on a roll-call vote recorded as unanimous "Aye." The resolution authorizes the county board chairman to sign the agreement; the meeting record did not include financial terms.
Other routine business The board approved a combined consent agenda of appointments and routine resolutions (voice vote or roll call as recorded in the minutes) and presented certificates of appreciation to longtime county employees and volunteers. No lawsuits, fiscal penalties, or budget amendments were read into the record during the session.
Outcomes All items described above were approved as recorded in the meeting minutes; individual roll-call tallies in the transcript showed unanimous “Aye” votes where a roll call was taken.
