Ogle County Security and IT Committee met April 12.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call Meeting to Order: Chairwoman Nordman called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Present: Reising, Williams, Kenney, Oltmanns, Fox, Miller, Nordman and Youman (1:03). Others Present: Griffin, Coroner Lou Finch, IT Director Larry Callant, County Highway Engineer Jeremy Ciesiel, and Griffin. Absent: Billeter and Youman.
2. Approval of Minutes – March 8, 2022: Motion by Williams to approve the minutes as presented, 2nd by Oltmanns. Motion carried.
3. Public Comment: Oltmanns announced it is Telecommunicators Week and Ogle County Telecommunicators should be recognized at the County Board Meeting.
4. Review and Approval of Claims:
Department Claims:
▪ Sheriff: $40,402.11
▪ Emergency Communications: $15,822.97
▪ Corrections: $27,764.84
▪ OCEMA: $1,739.26
Nordman stated the committee has reviewed the Department Claims as presented.
County Board Claims:
▪ Sheriff: None
▪ Emergency Communications: None
▪ Corrections: None
▪ OCEMA: None
▪ Buildings and Grounds: $27,291.95. Motion by Reising to approve as presented, 2nd by Kenney. Motion carried.
▪ County Facilities: Utilities - Electric $16,680.94 – Gas $8,342.72– Water $2,282.72. Motion by Fox to approve, 2nd by Kenney. Nordman will e-mail the document put together by the Treasurer’s Office. Nordman informed the committee the Sheriff is not in attendance due to being on out on an emergency call. Motion carried.
▪ IT: $11,226.78 – Motion by Kenney to approve, 2nd by Williams. Callant stated the DevNet quarterly bill is due. Motion carried.
▪ Coroner: $4,965.78 - Motion by Kenney to approve, 2nd by Williams. Motion carried.
5. Coroner: Finch stated there have been 47 deaths since the last meeting. There are 2 autopsies scheduled. While Finch was out of town there were 28 deaths within one week.
6. County Facilities:
- Nordman stated the bill in the amount of $1,500 for Hagemann Horticulture came in for the landscaping around the courthouse. Finch requested to have some landscaping work in front of the Public Safety Building.
- Nordman has been contacted by the Daughters of the American Revolution like to put a plaque to honor the 250th Anniversary. Nordman distributed information and would comments from the committee. There was discussion regarding placement inside of the Courthouse vs outside of the Courthouse. There was a suggestion of placement near the war memorial.
- Nordman stated there is a CAD system bill in the amount of $112,000 that was discussed a couple of months ago. The Sheriff stated this is used by 911 and several municipalities for calls. Nordman assumed this bill would be paid by 911 and the municipalities that utilize the service. Nordman has received a bill in the amount of $111,000 which 911 covered a certain percentage and the Sheriff would like for the county to pay the remainder. Nordman has requested clarification from the Sheriff if the other municipalities have contributed to the service.
7. County Security:
- Fox asked if there is information regarding population at the Judicial Center Annex. Nordman stated there is not, but we are at about 28 inmates right now. Youman and Fox would like to see a monthly report on the occupancy rate. Nordman will look into this.
- LRP Update – Solar project: Griffin reported on the solar project and preparing bid documents. There will be more information presented at the Long Range Planning Committee today. Griffin stated the Judicial Center Annex and the Courthouse meters are tied to the same account. The usage of the Courthouse and Judicial Center Annex can be tied together which will allow for more panels to be installed.
- Asbestos Abatement – Ciesiel reported there is asbestos in all areas of the old jail. Ciesiel stated he has received an estimate not to exceed $20,000 for the asbestos abatement. If the committee would give the go ahead, Ciesiel will schedule the abatement. Motion by Kenney to proceed with the abatement, 2nd by Oltmanns. Ciesiel reported the highway staff would remove items to help with the cost of the project. Nordman would like for this project to paid for by ARPA funds.
8. IT:
- Callant had requested ARPA funds for computer hardware and software. Callant reported on IT issues and how our cybersecurity system works. Nordman stated Callant is asking for $12,350 for the software conversion and $25,420 for a centralized server. Motion by Youman to proceed with ARPA request, 2nd by Miller. Finch commented the Lee County Coroner will no longer use the KSB Hospital Morgue as a holding facility. Finch has worked out an agreement with Lee County to use the Ogle County facility for $300 per need. Motion carried.
9. Closed Session - At 1:28 p.m., motion by Oltmanns to go into Closed Session to discuss employee matters per 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1), 2nd by Kenney. Roll Call: Reising, Williams, Kenney, Oltmanns, Youman, Fox, Miller and Nordman. Motion carried.
10. Open Session – At 2:01 p.m., the committee returned to Open Session.
11. Old Business: none
12. New Business: none
13. Adjournment: With no further business, Chairwoman Nordman adjourned the meeting. Time: 2:02 p.m.
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