Ogle County Security Committee met Nov. 10.
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: Youman. Present via audio: Janes, Smith, Oltmanns, Sulser and Billeter. Others via audio: Sheriff Brian VanVickle and Coroner Lou Finch. Others: Finfrock and IT Manager Larry Callant.
2. Approval of Minutes – October 13, 2020: Motion by Youman to approve the minutes as presented, 2nd by Janes. Roll call: Yes – Janes, Oltmanns, Sulser, Youman, Billeter, Nordman. Motion carried.
3. Public Comment: None
4. Monthly Bills
Review of Department Billing: Motion by Youman that the credit card/department billing has been reviewed, 2nd by Sulser. Roll call: Yes – Youman, Nordman, Sulser, Janes, Smith, Oltmanns, Billeter. Motion carried.
Sheriff: None Corrections: $4,171.64
Emergency Communications: $1,289.67 OEMA: $370.63
Sheriff: Motion by Youman to approve the bills totaling $75.00, 2nd by Smith. Roll call: Yes – Youman, Nordman, Sulser, Smith, Janes, Billeter, Oltmanns. Motion carried.
Emergency Communications: None
Corrections: Motion by Janes to approve the bills totaling $12,954.68, 2nd by Smith. Roll call: Yes – Youman, Sulser, Smith, Janes, Billeter, Oltmanns, Nordman. Motion carried.
OEMA: Motion by Youman to approve the bills totaling $200.98, 2nd by Janes. Roll call: Yes – Youman, Nordman, Janes, Smith, Oltmanns, Sulser, Billeter. Motion carried.
Coroner: Motion by Smith to approve the bills totaling $3,840.25, 2nd by Janes. Roll call: Yes – Janes, Smith, Youman, Oltmanns, Sulser, Billeter, Nordman. Motion carried.
5. Coroner Report: Finch stated they have had 33 deaths since last month with 5 autopsies. 415 deaths year to date. They have switched toxicology companies to save money; however, there will be 4 invoices from this month that will not be here until December.
6. Sheriff Report: VanVickle stated they have been performing COVID tests in-house, ship overnight to a lab and usually have the results within 24 hours. Everyone in the jail has been tested twice and then on an as-needed basis. DOC is not accepting the rapid test results. His overtime lines are high due to minimal staffing in the jail and everyone trying to burn their vacation time. They have been busy with training of the new system in the facility. The Open House is scheduled for December 3rd at 12:30; they will do a separate tour for the County Board Members prior to that.
7. Safety Report: None
8. New Business: Nordman thanked Sulser for his time and service on the Committee and County Board.
9. Adjournment: With no further business, Chairwoman Nordman adjourned the meeting. Time: 2:19 p.m.
https://www.oglecounty.org/document_center/County%20Board/Committees/County%20Security/2020/County%20Security%20Committee%20Minutes%20November.pdf
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