The Kane County Judicial and Public Safety Strategic Planning and Technology Commission on Jan. 13 adopted amendments to its governing ordinance and voted to forward the revised language to the county board’s executive committee for consideration.

The chair said the changes are intended to return the commission to its original role of advising on the county’s case‑management system and to remove the commission’s responsibility for strategic building recommendations regarding the Judicial Center campus. The chair described adjustments to membership that would convert two discretionary board appointments into ex officio seats (the county board vice chair and the county board administration committee chair) and reduce the number of public-at-large members from five to four.

Members also approved a provision to make the Kane County Bar Association (KCBA) vice president an ex officio commission member and, after discussion, adopted an amendment specifying a two‑year term for that KCBA vice‑president seat beginning in 2026. "We were trying to avoid the one‑year turnover problem and provide continuity," Nydia Molina, KCBA vice president, said, supporting a longer term. Chief Judge Villa proposed the two‑year language and the commission adopted that amendment by voice vote.

Assistant State's Attorney Stephen Ford (referenced by the chair) assisted in drafting the ordinance language, the chair said. The chair also said the amended version will be placed on the executive committee agenda in February and — if recommended there — would go to the full county board for final action.

The commission took a roll‑call vote on the amended ordinance and the motion carried. No dissenting votes were recorded during the roll call.

The commission’s action is a recommendation to the county board; the county board retains final authority to adopt or modify the ordinance changes. The chair said the commission will prepare a brief presentation for the executive committee explaining the revisions.

Next steps: the amended ordinance language will be presented to the county board executive committee in February; any final adoption would occur only after that committee and the full county board review the recommendation.