Committee approves juvenile housing IGAs and moves to modernize juvenile and foster code

The committee approved two three‑year intergovernmental agreements authorizing the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center to house Douglas County and DeWitt County juveniles at a per‑diem rate of $225 per minor. JJC staff said the cross‑county arrangements reflect longstanding practice and provide revenue and regional capacity. "The first resolution is authorizing a 3 year intergovernmental agreement with Douglas County, wherein Kane County would house Douglas County minors at our juvenile justice center at a per diem rate of $225 per day per minor," Mr. Davis said.

Separately, committee members debated county-code changes affecting juvenile and foster care provisions. One ordinance repealed a dated foster-care support-rate provision (section 2‑7) last updated in 1979; the sponsor argued the provision is archaic and that foster-care functions are now administered by state agencies. Members amended wording to correct a scrivener’s error (change 'resolution' language to 'ordinance') and then voted to pass the repeal.

Committee also approved a modification to section 2‑7‑1 (youth home boarding rate) to remove static dollar amounts in the code and allow prevailing per‑diem rates to be set by intergovernmental agreement, with an exigent‑circumstance clause authorizing use of prevailing rates in true emergency situations.

What happens next: the IGAs and ordinances will be forwarded to budget & finance or executive/county board as required; county counsel will confirm any required readings or additional procedural steps before final county-board action.