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Committee approves two Kendall County intergovernmental agreements, forwards juvenile detention IGA to finance
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The Kane County Judicial & Public Safety Committee authorized an intergovernmental agreement to preserve employee access to a wellness coordinator and approved a separate juvenile-detention IGA that raises the per-diem rate to $225; the juvenile-detention measure was forwarded to the finance committee.
The Kane County Judicial & Public Safety Committee on April 16 approved two intergovernmental agreements with Kendall County: one to allow county employees continued access to a wellness coordinator now employed by Kendall County, and another to revise the juvenile-detention per-diem rate, forwarding the detention contract to the county finance committee for further review.
The committee’s representative for the state’s attorney’s office said the wellness coordinator “specializes in this particular type of industry and field, including a particular stressor and traumas that the office deals with,” and that the county will contract with the same provider now employed by Kendall County to continue offering mental‑health check‑in services to employees.
Court services staff introduced the juvenile-detention resolution, saying the county currently pays a $175 per-diem rate and is seeking to raise it to $225 per day, per minor, under a new agreement scheduled to commence July 1, 2026, and run through Nov. 30, 2029. “We’re trying to move that to the $225 per day rate,” the court services representative said. The presenter also described fluctuating occupancy: “At one point, the number of minors in that building got up to about 30 last month, but it’s currently back down to about 23,” and noted that Kane County had “only 4 or 5 minors in the building.”
Committee discussion touched on facility capacity (an 80‑bed facility) and that most current beds are occupied by partner jurisdictions. The committee moved and seconded both measures; the wellness‑coordinator authorization was forwarded to the executive office for approval, and the juvenile‑detention agreement was forwarded to the finance and budget committee for further action.
No fiscal vote counts were recorded in the transcript beyond the roll call forwarding the juvenile‑detention item; committee members signaled approval during roll call and the measure was advanced. The committee did not make final contract signatures during the meeting; both IGAs will return for additional administrative review and formal execution at subsequent steps.
