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Sheriff's office: county to renew license-plate-reader service, accept JAG funds, and join regional wellness IGA
Summary
The Kane County Judicial and Public Safety Committee approved three sheriff’s-office resolutions on Jan. 16: a JAG IGA for Lexipol training, renewal of the Flock license-plate-reader contract, and an IGA to provide a shared off-site wellness coordinator.
The Kane County Judicial and Public Safety Committee on Jan. 16 approved three resolutions from the sheriff’s office: an intergovernmental agreement for Edward Byrne JAG funds to support Lexipol training, renewal of the county’s Flock license-plate-reader service, and an intergovernmental agreement to provide a shared wellness coordinator off-site for the sheriff’s office and the state's attorney.
Undersheriff Johnson introduced the items. On the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) agreement, Johnson said the funding supports continued Lexipol subscription and annual training. The committee approved the IGA; the roll call recorded Greif, Gumbs, Linder, Pepe, Williams, Leonard and Molina voting yes and the item advancing to finance and budget review.
On renewal of the Flock Safety contract, Johnson described Flock as the vendor that operates the county’s license-plate-reader database. The undersheriff said Flock lets local agencies and state police communicate about alerts and that other municipalities are increasing deployments. Commissioners asked about the number of Flock readers in the county; Johnson said he would confirm exact counts (not specified at the meeting). The committee approved the contract renewal by roll call; the item advanced to budget and finance.
The committee also approved an intergovernmental agreement with Kendall County and an arrangement with the King County Bar Association to provide an off-site wellness coordinator. Johnson said the Illinois Training and Standards Board now requires an annual wellness check for sworn officers as part of certification and that the coordinator role — shared between the sheriff’s office, the state's attorney and partner counties — provides 24/7 wellness coverage off campus. The committee recorded unanimous yes votes on that resolution.
Board members discussed whether the county’s existing Employee Assistance Program could be an alternative; staff and a former county official noted that off-site, confidential services are sometimes required to encourage officer participation and avoid stigma.
What’s next: the JAG IGA moves to finance and budget, the Flock contract renewal will be managed through procurement and budget, and the wellness-coordinator IGA will be executed with partner jurisdictions and the Bar Association. The county will confirm the current count of deployed Flock readers.
