WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.359 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for 00:00:11.359 --> 00:00:17.600 which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:23.400 Madam Clerk, please call the roll. 00:00:23.400 --> 00:00:24.400 Ted Odendahl. 00:00:24.400 --> 00:00:25.400 Here. 00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:26.400 Kathy Wilken. 00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:27.400 Here. 00:00:27.400 --> 00:00:28.400 Kathy Altensey. 00:00:28.400 --> 00:00:29.400 Here. 00:00:29.400 --> 00:00:37.400 Here. We have a quorum. The first of our minutes is the approval of minutes for the April 20th, 2026 meeting. I need motion and a second please. 00:00:37.400 --> 00:00:38.400 So moved. 00:00:38.400 --> 00:00:39.400 Any second? 00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:40.400 I'll second it. 00:00:40.400 --> 00:00:44.400 Motion by Altensey, second by Wilken. Please have a look at the minutes if you haven't done so already. 00:00:44.400 --> 00:00:46.400 I like that bigger font. 00:00:46.400 --> 00:00:47.400 Me too. 00:00:47.400 --> 00:00:48.400 Yeah. 00:00:48.400 --> 00:00:50.400 It's like you're not going like this. 00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:55.400 I like it too because I'm getting old myself. I'm black. Nice. 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:16.400 It's raining? Oh my goodness. Yeah, it's supposed to. Oh, I didn't get my rain barrel all in. 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:21.400 Are there any questions on the minutes? No, I digressed. Sorry. 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:29.240 Okay. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. The next order being is 00:01:29.240 --> 00:01:36.800 approval of Bill's payable. And motion to second please. Motion to approve. I need a 00:01:36.800 --> 00:01:42.400 second. I'll second it. Motion by Odendahl, second by Wilken. Please take a look at the 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.760 Bill's payable if you haven't done so already. 00:01:51.400 --> 00:02:21.360 I have a question. Yes. The Resume Genius, is that? Resume Genius is for the jumping 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:46.540 Wilkins, Altensey, Odendahl, Sellers, 00:02:46.539 --> 00:02:47.539 Sellers? 00:02:47.539 --> 00:02:48.539 Aye. 00:02:48.539 --> 00:02:49.539 Motion passed. 00:02:49.539 --> 00:02:50.539 McIlwain? 00:02:50.539 --> 00:02:51.539 All right. 00:02:51.539 --> 00:02:52.539 We just did the bills. 00:02:52.539 --> 00:02:53.539 Did you have any questions on claim to demand? 00:02:53.539 --> 00:02:54.539 No, I saw them already. 00:02:54.539 --> 00:02:55.539 I didn't have any questions. 00:02:55.539 --> 00:02:56.539 Okay. 00:02:56.539 --> 00:02:57.539 So, can I put you down as a yes? 00:02:57.539 --> 00:02:58.539 Yes, you can. 00:02:58.539 --> 00:02:59.539 Thank you. 00:02:59.539 --> 00:03:00.539 All right. 00:03:00.539 --> 00:03:01.539 The next item is the supervisor's report. 00:03:01.539 --> 00:03:02.539 I don't have anything to hand out. 00:03:02.539 --> 00:03:03.539 And that's the supervisor's report. 00:03:03.539 --> 00:03:09.539 So, can I put you down as a yes? Yes, you can. Thank you. 00:03:09.539 --> 00:03:14.539 All right. The next order of business is the supervisor's report. I don't have anything 00:03:14.539 --> 00:03:19.539 to hand out, and that's the report. I will have some jump start numbers for you guys 00:03:19.539 --> 00:03:24.539 for the next meeting and probably some client numbers for you guys, too. Okay? All right. 00:03:24.539 --> 00:03:30.539 Next order of business is the assessor's report. I have nothing to report tonight either. 00:03:30.539 --> 00:03:48.939 Well, I will mention that we being the yield program is planting some trees and these are 00:03:48.939 --> 00:03:56.180 to be large trees so they need to be a friend appropriately but if anyone in the town wants 00:03:56.180 --> 00:04:05.180 We've got a shade tree. We will come to our house and if they need help planting, we'll plant it for them. 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:07.180 Is there a cross to have? 00:04:07.180 --> 00:04:08.180 No. 00:04:08.180 --> 00:04:10.180 What kind of trees are they? 00:04:10.180 --> 00:04:25.180 Primarily oaks, although there are some other kinds, but they are all, well all, we've got four smaller bushes, but all the others are large shade trees. 00:04:25.180 --> 00:04:33.180 If you could have someone send some sort of write up for that right there, I could put it on our Facebook page so everybody can see it. 00:04:33.180 --> 00:04:36.180 We can do that. 00:04:36.180 --> 00:04:46.180 I've got something. The pretzel meal prep is up and running again for the pantries. 00:04:46.180 --> 00:04:54.180 And so if anybody wants to come and help us pack up the meal prep bags on Thursday at the Y at 915 00:05:24.180 --> 00:05:45.180 What's your head count as far as how many? 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:55.139 Well, last time we did it, we had, I think we had over 600 bags that we packed and we 00:05:55.139 --> 00:06:02.780 took to different places and I think we're up and we had got enough money through donations 00:06:02.780 --> 00:06:07.899 to do at least that much again and probably a little bit more. 00:06:07.899 --> 00:06:10.579 Food pantries probably really need it. 00:06:10.579 --> 00:06:12.500 Yeah, they do. 00:06:12.500 --> 00:06:15.379 So it's different food pantries we're doing. 00:06:15.379 --> 00:06:17.540 And we've got, what, four of them, right? 00:06:17.540 --> 00:06:18.699 Oh, there's more than that. 00:06:18.699 --> 00:06:20.540 Because there's little church ones, too. 00:06:20.540 --> 00:06:23.100 So we're doing some of the smaller church, 00:06:23.100 --> 00:06:27.779 like New Jerusalem, and well, the big ones, 00:06:27.779 --> 00:06:35.220 like Salvation Army, and FACC, and yeah. 00:06:35.220 --> 00:06:36.420 Mount Calvary. 00:06:36.420 --> 00:06:40.259 Mount Calvary is another one that we're doing. 00:06:40.259 --> 00:06:54.259 I think we do have for the high school as well, that we did that before, so I think we're doing the high school pantry, and I know there's some other ones, too, that we're doing, but I don't want to hang them at the top of my head, so. 00:06:54.259 --> 00:06:54.759 Okay. 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:55.259 Okay. 00:06:55.259 --> 00:06:57.259 I'm sorry, tell me again when you're... 00:06:57.259 --> 00:07:08.259 Thursday, this coming Thursday at 915 at the YMCA, so just come in and they'll point you where you need to go. 00:07:08.259 --> 00:07:20.259 At the main building, yeah. We'll have it all set up and we have to go and pick up the food from all these on Thursday morning. 00:07:20.259 --> 00:07:26.259 They take it over to the Y and then we get to busy. 00:07:26.259 --> 00:07:29.259 Keeps you off the streets, right? 00:07:29.259 --> 00:07:33.259 Keeps me busy, yeah. 00:07:33.259 --> 00:07:38.259 So, if you can come and help, we'd appreciate it. If you can't, it's okay, too. 00:07:39.259 --> 00:07:40.259 That's a good cause. 00:07:42.259 --> 00:07:52.259 Yeah, do we know, I know that they made the change to SNAP recipients, like the job work requirements kicking in, or started May 1st. 00:07:52.259 --> 00:08:03.699 Do we have any idea of what the impact would be on Freeport and what profile a recipient 00:08:03.699 --> 00:08:04.699 would be affected? 00:08:04.699 --> 00:08:10.420 I was going to look before I came here, but I didn't have time today, so. 00:08:10.420 --> 00:08:11.420 I don't know. 00:08:11.420 --> 00:08:12.420 Okay. 00:08:12.420 --> 00:08:22.019 I know we have a significant amount of people in this area that are seeking disability or 00:08:22.020 --> 00:08:29.440 or pending disability. I don't know how that's going to affect those individuals. But I know 00:08:29.440 --> 00:08:37.300 that this, I think it's 20 hours a week, this is going to, I don't know how it's going to 00:08:37.300 --> 00:08:41.940 affect around here. I don't know yet. But I'm sure we're going to start seeing some increased 00:08:41.940 --> 00:08:47.460 phone calls. Folks are going to be trying to find places to go because that's the thing. 00:08:47.460 --> 00:08:53.540 You don't have a whole lot of places that are taking people to do community service 00:08:53.540 --> 00:08:54.540 things. 00:08:54.540 --> 00:08:55.540 Right. 00:08:55.540 --> 00:08:59.900 And a lot of it happened because everybody's so afraid of liability. 00:08:59.900 --> 00:09:03.100 Nobody wants nobody to go in and tweak a muscle, tweak a bag or do something to get hurt, and 00:09:03.100 --> 00:09:07.860 all of a sudden you're in insurance and they take that into consideration as well. 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:12.460 So we're keeping an eye out, keeping our ears out, and trying to stay ahead of this if we 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:13.460 can. 00:09:13.460 --> 00:09:14.460 All right. 00:09:14.460 --> 00:09:16.060 Yes, I know Rockford kind of had projected a number. 00:09:16.060 --> 00:09:20.340 I haven't seen anything for Freeport, I'll just wonder if maybe you had or anyone else. 00:09:20.340 --> 00:09:26.820 What I could do is, it's difficult to get a hold of a live person at DHS. 00:09:26.820 --> 00:09:34.940 Very hard to get a hold of a live person, so I will talk to Billie Jo, she might have 00:09:34.940 --> 00:09:39.020 a contact there so that we can talk to and say, hey, what is going to be the potential 00:09:39.020 --> 00:09:44.880 impact for the Freeport area, and see if we can get some information for you guys. 00:09:44.879 --> 00:09:48.159 Is the office still open here in Freeport? 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:52.439 I think so, but it's not a lot of people working there. 00:09:52.439 --> 00:09:53.439 No. 00:09:53.439 --> 00:09:54.439 A lot of retires. 00:09:54.439 --> 00:09:55.439 Yeah. 00:09:55.440 --> 00:09:59.440 So, usually when you call, you are getting... 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:07.400 and so forth, getting electronic voices and all that stuff and, you know, they encourage 00:10:07.400 --> 00:10:10.040 everyone to do everything online. 00:10:10.040 --> 00:10:12.480 They told us that we encourage everyone to go online to do things. 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:16.000 They don't encourage people to come to the office or to call. 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:20.320 So I'll see if we can track down some information for the board. 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:23.320 I'll definitely give it a shot. 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:45.320 I'm curious, Kelvin, I don't know if you've heard anything in this regard, but I was getting the impression that when they estimate how many people may lose benefits, that a lot of cases they're thinking people are going to lose benefits not because they're not eligible, but because they just can't navigate the new system, and I don't know if you've heard. 00:10:53.320 --> 00:11:02.920 I've heard, yes, because people are not understanding the requirements, also something where there 00:11:02.920 --> 00:11:10.080 are some people who have disabilities and might get caught in that requirement, but 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:20.000 it was kind of unclear how that scenario actually plays out, like what form of disability would 00:11:50.000 --> 00:11:53.000 But the question is, where? 00:11:53.000 --> 00:11:56.000 Yeah, and how are you going to get there? 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.000 Right, and who's going to monitor it? 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:00.000 Because you don't have enough people working at DHS to monitor this stuff. 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:03.000 So who's going to monitor this stuff? 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:08.000 So the big question is, where? 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:12.000 And I know for us, if you are a pending disability, 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:15.000 going through the disability process, 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:17.000 you're not eligible for community working training. 00:12:17.000 --> 00:12:21.640 Is that the same rule for DHS? Yeah. We don't know. This is very unclear. 00:12:21.640 --> 00:12:29.120 And I think the part where I'm more concerned with is are there people that might get, are 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:34.200 there people who have a legit real need that might get caught in the cracks of this work 00:12:34.200 --> 00:12:38.560 environment where like someone's disabled, they realistically they can't, but yet the 00:12:38.560 --> 00:12:43.360 environment's such worth making them. Yes. So that's the way to make a life. If someone's 00:12:43.360 --> 00:13:13.320 And it used to be, years ago, that when someone was going through the disability process, 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:27.080 Do we still do work for other townships as far as getting them a 245 grant and then when 00:13:27.080 --> 00:13:31.920 their disability kicks in, they pay township back. 00:13:31.920 --> 00:13:36.720 Right, yes, we still do that, but during that process, they're not eligible for community 00:13:36.720 --> 00:13:40.960 work and training because they're pending or seeking disability. 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:44.120 I mean, it's not the fact you're telling us, well, I'm one with a disability. 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:48.040 Well, until you show us that you're actually doing it, you're eligible for community working training. 00:13:48.040 --> 00:13:52.720 But the second we get the information that you are actually pending disability, 00:13:53.040 --> 00:13:55.080 you're no longer eligible for community working training. 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:59.040 So how does that translate over to DHS? We all follow the same rules. 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:02.520 So if that's the case, if someone is paying disability or is disabled, 00:14:03.280 --> 00:14:06.080 how does that work for them? Yeah. 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:08.920 Well, if we do find that there is a gap 00:14:08.920 --> 00:14:12.680 of a set of people where there is a realistic need. 00:14:12.680 --> 00:14:16.880 A person would like to see if that's a gap that Township could possibly fill. 00:14:16.880 --> 00:14:19.880 Already working on it, Kelvin. Okay, cool. Already working on it. 00:14:19.880 --> 00:14:24.080 Yeah, perfect. Already working on it. He's taller than you, 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:27.280 and he's ten steps ahead of you. 00:14:27.280 --> 00:14:33.080 We've had that discussion, my staff and I. What about the ones who fall through the cracks? 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:36.400 You're going to have some that are going to fall through the cracks. 00:14:36.400 --> 00:14:40.400 Perfect. Already working on it. 00:14:40.400 --> 00:14:44.400 Alright. Anything else, Justice? 00:14:44.400 --> 00:14:48.400 Any other business coming forward? Oh, any public comments? 00:14:52.400 --> 00:14:56.400 Shade Oil. You guys all know me. I just wanted to 00:14:56.400 --> 00:15:00.400 put out there that, you know, along with all the people that are 00:15:00.400 --> 00:15:04.400 going to be in need here, the high school is doing a shoe drive. 00:15:04.400 --> 00:15:11.400 They're collecting shoes. You can just drop them off on tour. They got a big box out there. You can do that. 00:15:11.400 --> 00:15:20.400 The second thing that I wanted to talk about is communication. Something that I've always appreciated about the Township is that you guys have the conversation in the room. 00:15:20.400 --> 00:15:26.400 It's respectful, all of that. You guys get information to the people as they're watching. 00:15:26.400 --> 00:15:33.400 Some of the people are growing increasingly frustrated in community because we're not getting that information in other places. 00:15:33.400 --> 00:15:40.400 So if you guys have information that you can relay, I like hearing that you're going to post stuff to Facebook and stuff like that. 00:15:40.400 --> 00:15:51.400 People gain access to information in all different ways. So if you guys can keep up the conversations and post or send out information in various ways. 00:15:51.400 --> 00:16:01.400 I know I appreciate it because if I'm stuck in the gym all day, I don't necessarily get everything through some communications that other people do. 00:16:01.400 --> 00:16:06.840 so you know if you guys can just keep up those conversations and get as much 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:11.519 information out there to the people as possible I would appreciate it I know 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:16.080 there's some other places that need to do that but I won't bring that right here 00:16:16.080 --> 00:16:19.560 so thank you guys. 00:16:19.560 --> 00:16:27.799 Thank you. Any other public comments? Any other minutes coming for the town? 00:16:27.800 --> 00:16:35.800 Seeing that there is none, I intend a motion to adjourn until Monday May 18th, 2026 at 4.30pm. 00:16:35.800 --> 00:16:42.800 So moved. Second. Motion by Mcllwain, Sellers, Ryan, Odendahl. All in favor? 00:16:42.800 --> 00:16:48.800 Aye. Any opposed? Meeting adjourned. Thank you guys. Thanks Mike.