Ogle County Security Committee met June 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call Meeting to Order: Chairwoman Nordman called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Present via audio: Smith. Present: Janes, Oltmanns, Sulser and Youman. Others: Sheriff Brian VanVickle, Coroner Lou Finch and IT Manager Larry Callant.
2. Approval of Minutes – May 12, 2020: Motion by Janes to approve the minutes as presented, 2nd by Smith. Motion carried.
3. Public Comment: None
4. Monthly Bills
Review of Department Billing: Motion by Smith that the credit card/department billing has been reviewed, 2nd by Oltmanns. Motion carried. Sheriff: $27,797.13 Corrections: $1,764.95 Emergency Communications: $1,259.96 OEMA: $456.10
Sheriff: Motion by Janes to approve the bills totaling $14,072.19, 2nd by Youman. Motion carried.
Emergency Communications: Motion by Youman to approve the bills totaling $3,198.10, 2nd by Smith. Motion carried.
Corrections: Motion by Sulser to approve the bills totaling $7,034.89, 2nd by Janes. Motion carried.
OEMA: Motion by Oltmanns to approve the bills totaling $519.03, 2nd by Youman. Motion carried.
Coroner: Motion by Janes to approve the bills totaling $4,543.67, 2nd by Sulser. Motion carried.
5. Coroner Report: Coroner Finch stated they have had 38 deaths since last month. Grant Fund balance is $2,000.00 and Cremation Fund is $7,044.67. Finch briefly went over the procedure of how they have been handling deaths in nursing homes.
6. Sheriff Report: VanVickle stated everyone is back to work. They did have a group of protesters in Rochelle but nothing eventful happened. The SWAT Team was called to Stephenson County for assistance with the protest; 14 employees did an amazing job. There was vandalism to the Stephenson County Courthouse. Ogle County was 1 of 3 agencies along with State Police that assisted. Oltmanns asked what intelligence they had for the protest that is scheduled to occur Friday here in Oregon. VanVickle stated it is a local group and is scheduled to be a peaceful protest. The group has been instructed to stay off the County property. Extra staff will be on hand.
7. Safety Report: VanVickle informed the Committee he is looking into an electric security gate for the east side near Coroner’s office. He will submit it for the Covid-19 reimbursement. He also mentioned that he has received a grant for 3 years that will help cover the costs of some new deputies. These will not be new positions, just replacements.
8. New Business: None
9. Adjournment: With no further business, Chairwoman Nordman adjourned the meeting. Time: 2:22 p.m.
https://www.oglecounty.org/document_center/County%20Board/Committees/County%20Security/2020/County%20Security%20Committee%20Minutes%20June.pdf
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