WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.680 I don't think it's cold enough, long enough for the shears to chill as much off. 00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:07.000 That's it, right there. 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:09.400 I truly believe in that. 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:11.800 It's got to be cold, you know, like. 00:00:12.839 --> 00:00:13.679 Okay, here we go. 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:18.519 Uh, call this meeting to order, the meeting of the Court Services Committee, 00:00:18.719 --> 00:00:21.199 Wednesday, March 11th, 2026. 00:00:21.679 --> 00:00:22.760 Welcome to everybody. 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:24.000 Thanks for coming. 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:29.960 We'll start off at 1.0 or 2.0, if fair, I'll take care of that. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:51.000 Heavenly Father, thank you for allowing us to get together tonight. Please guide us and give us courage to do the right thing for the County of Stevenson. We thank you Lord for for guiding us in Jesus name. Amen. 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:56.000 Peter, 3.0 approval of the agenda. 00:00:56.200 --> 00:00:57.119 Can I get a motion? 00:00:58.799 --> 00:00:59.640 So moved. 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:01.560 Second. 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:05.960 Motion by Busker, second by Hadley. 00:01:05.960 --> 00:01:06.799 Any discussion? 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:10.079 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:10.920 Aye. 00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:12.579 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:14.659 Motion passes. 00:01:16.039 --> 00:01:19.079 4.0 review and approval of the meeting minutes 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:21.879 from February 11th, 2026 meetings. 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:24.939 I would entertain a motion. 00:01:24.939 --> 00:01:26.799 I'll make a motion to approve motion. 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:28.659 Motion by Mr. Williams. 00:01:28.659 --> 00:01:29.500 Second. 00:01:29.500 --> 00:01:30.759 Second by Mr. Busker. 00:01:31.879 --> 00:01:32.719 Any discussion? 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:37.439 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:38.280 Aye. 00:01:38.280 --> 00:01:39.620 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:40.759 --> 00:01:43.519 Okay, moving on 5.0. 00:01:43.519 --> 00:01:44.959 Approval of claims. 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:46.879 I would entertain a motion for that. 00:01:46.879 --> 00:02:16.719 Motion by Mr. DeMeester. Second by Mr. Hadley. The claims are $178,670.29. Do we have any any discussion? Seating them. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Those opposed, same sign. Motion passes. I will just sign this quickly and pass it along so I don't forget it. 00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:32.879 Well, any comments? Oh, great. I see none. Reports to committee. 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:40.400 Judge is absent. Travis is absent. But Dr. McGee is right here where we need her. 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:59.400 Good evening. So I just wanted to report that thanks to the TechRat, we were able to get two standing kiosks in the office. So we now have an electronic probation check-in system. 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:09.400 So when the probation client comes in, they put in their name, address, phone number, who they're here to see and what they're here for. 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:23.280 So that has made the process a lot more efficient, and it also helps us because now all the staff can see who's actually in the office because sometimes you don't know and sometimes we think we're all clear, but we're not. 00:03:24.200 --> 00:03:32.000 So, so far, it's working out really great. So, and it wasn't that expensive. It's like a couple thousand 00:03:32.000 --> 00:04:02.000 for that. And then we'll pay the first year membership is free. And then after that, it'll be maybe around $400. But we're trying to bring ourselves up to par something that at my last meeting, Chief Judge's meeting, we share, we go around table and Lee County had adopted probation check-in system. So I went down and checked it out. So we were able to get that integrated pretty quickly. So, and the clients seem to be doing pretty well with that. 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:32.000 Fitt, Downfall, it's not Spanish speaking, but if need be, they can come up to the front, check in, we can do a manual check in, we do have interpret that and we do also have, fortunately, one officer who is bilingual, if we need to utilize her, so I just wanted to say something good to report and trying to bring us up to the times 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:39.000 Nice. That's good. Yeah. Can I ask a question? Yes, absolutely. How often do you have to utilize the bilingual employee? 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:54.000 Um, you know, it seems to be like a certain couple of certain days of the week where we have our intakes come down for their first time, so she'll help out periodically with that. 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:57.480 Most of the officers actually do use the Interpreter, 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:01.639 but because I didn't want it to be where we hired her 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:03.399 and then it's like, okay, just go to her 00:05:03.399 --> 00:05:06.560 because that's not her first priority or job duties, 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:08.519 but just utilize her as needed. 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:12.279 So we do have a couple officers that just like to say, 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:14.560 hey, come help, which is fine. 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:19.040 So I would say mostly when we get new clients down 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:22.519 after they're sentenced to probation, 00:05:22.519 --> 00:05:25.439 that's where she's utilized the most. 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:28.000 And I know a couple of other departments have asked her 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.079 to help out from time to time. 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:33.159 So she's definitely available and willing to help. 00:05:33.159 --> 00:05:35.120 We just try not to take advantage of them. 00:05:35.120 --> 00:05:36.240 That makes sense. 00:05:37.159 --> 00:05:38.000 Yes. 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:42.319 I noticed in the budget, looking at the budget 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:44.439 and we spend a lot of money on, 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:46.039 and the Court Services Fund, 00:05:46.039 --> 00:05:48.919 obviously you all know that in interpretation 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:51.319 or Temporary Specialist. 00:05:53.879 --> 00:05:54.720 Very much. 00:05:54.720 --> 00:05:55.720 Anybody have any questions? 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:02.240 Seeing that, we'll move on to Mr. Larson, State's Attorney. 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:03.640 Thank you. 00:06:03.640 --> 00:06:05.160 Good evening, everyone. 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:06.000 Good evening. 00:06:07.000 --> 00:06:11.560 I'm happy to report that we are down just one attorney. 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:14.600 We've got our previous Victim and Witness Coordinator, 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:17.960 Caden Goodman, has gotten her temporary license. 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:20.239 that's called a 711 license. 00:06:20.239 --> 00:06:23.519 It now allows her to practice law under supervision 00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:26.439 of an attorney while she finishes law school. 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:29.000 So we're pretty happy about that. 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:31.599 We haven't been this fully staffed 00:06:31.599 --> 00:06:34.519 in probably more than a year. 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:39.359 So it's a relief. 00:06:39.359 --> 00:06:41.679 She's currently taking on juvenile abuse, 00:06:41.679 --> 00:06:44.000 neglect, delinquency, and some PTRs. 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:58.000 We're looking forward to the county's walking challenge and I think we're going to have high enrollment in the insurance health screening coming up this next month. 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:10.000 Like many other places, sickness has hit our office. We've had Shiva Lynn in Reels is at the office when I left and she was she was in their coffin. 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:21.000 Our new Victim and Witness Coordinator has been out for a couple of days and I think our Office Manager was under the weather for a while also, but we are persisting. 00:07:21.000 --> 00:07:39.000 The post-New Year trial season is starting to cool off. We had three pretty big trials in February and then into the beginning of March, which is a lot of work for everybody, but we've gotten through them and moving forward. 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:44.639 Board. We're expecting that the trials will be spread out a little bit more, which makes 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:50.000 them much more manageable. You've got my statistics. I'd be happy to answer any questions anyone 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:51.000 may have. 00:07:51.000 --> 00:08:00.759 Do you want to have any questions? I just have one. Was there a trial Monday night late? 00:08:00.759 --> 00:08:04.439 There's a lot of cars around the courthouse when I came to the Monday meeting. I'm just 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:11.439 Not this Monday, it was last, a week ago from this Monday, it was the last big trial we had. 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:16.439 Well, something was going on down top, yes, but it was not a trial, I mean, it's probably a good thing then. 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:17.439 Yeah. 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:21.439 All right, thanks, thanks Darrell. Moving on to Miss Bardell. 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:23.439 Good evening. 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:25.439 Good evening. 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:31.439 You should have my report if you have any questions, let me know. I also attached our Alejo flyer. 00:08:31.439 --> 00:08:37.559 Fire, something new that we're starting which is Illinois Legal Aid Online. It's a website 00:08:37.559 --> 00:08:47.559 that has a lot of information for legal questions and forms that they can fill out and also 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:51.899 forms that it's kind of like an interview. They go through and ask a question and depending 00:08:51.899 --> 00:08:58.220 on how you answer it, then it takes you to the next session. So we're going to work with 00:08:58.220 --> 00:09:02.019 With them, we had our first day at March 5th. 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:04.580 Unfortunately, we did not have any customers for that day, 00:09:04.580 --> 00:09:07.860 but I'm hoping we will get some customers. 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:10.420 The navigator that is coming lives on Freeport 00:09:10.420 --> 00:09:13.500 and she's able to do her own work also. 00:09:13.500 --> 00:09:15.100 It's in the law library. 00:09:15.100 --> 00:09:18.860 I had sent the information out to the judicial partners, 00:09:18.860 --> 00:09:22.420 Voices, the Senior Center, FACC, 00:09:22.420 --> 00:09:25.019 a few other places to get them out. 00:09:25.019 --> 00:09:28.139 If you know anybody or any place where we can 00:09:28.139 --> 00:09:58.139 Okay, do they they have to do it at your office? They can't get into the let's say from home. Anybody can get on the website. Okay, it's a website that you have access to the counties. It is a link on ours, or you can just go to their website. Got it. Yeah, I was not an attorney. So we're not given legal advice, but it's a navigator, walk them through or show them maybe where they can find answers to their questions. Okay. 00:09:58.139 --> 00:09:59.139 their questions. 00:09:59.139 --> 00:09:59.639 Okay. 00:09:59.639 --> 00:10:00.899 for their questions. 00:10:00.899 --> 00:10:01.740 Okay. 00:10:04.980 --> 00:10:06.419 That's all I have. 00:10:06.419 --> 00:10:07.740 Did we use that? 00:10:07.740 --> 00:10:09.480 Wasn't there used to be an organization 00:10:09.480 --> 00:10:11.620 called Prairie State Legal Service that did- 00:10:11.620 --> 00:10:13.220 There still is. 00:10:14.220 --> 00:10:16.819 They did lawyers in the library in town for a while. 00:10:16.819 --> 00:10:18.179 They haven't done that for years 00:10:18.179 --> 00:10:21.620 because of some funding and shortage of attorneys. 00:10:21.620 --> 00:10:22.460 Okay. 00:10:22.460 --> 00:10:24.419 We are working with a couple of local attorneys 00:10:24.419 --> 00:10:26.819 to try to get that back going. 00:10:26.819 --> 00:10:27.659 Okay. 00:10:27.659 --> 00:10:29.019 It's just taking a while. 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:34.639 They do some stuff, but not a whole lot of stuff. And they are in record. 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:35.639 Okay. 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:38.639 So they don't help Stevenson County as much. 00:10:38.639 --> 00:10:43.639 I know a while years ago. 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:49.639 They'll help with some expungements and maybe some evictions. I've seen them come out here. 00:10:49.639 --> 00:10:55.639 Okay. Any other questions? Thank you. 00:10:55.639 --> 00:11:00.220 I'll move on to youth diversion fees. 00:11:00.220 --> 00:11:04.759 This month or last month, we have $565.44 added, 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:09.759 giving us a total of $10,506.74. 00:11:10.840 --> 00:11:14.879 So we've got our budget and amount covered. 00:11:15.960 --> 00:11:18.659 I was going to ask George if we had anyone fill out 00:11:18.659 --> 00:11:20.519 an application yet? 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:23.059 Just one, one so far, okay. 00:11:25.639 --> 00:11:29.159 and maybe we can. They're due by April 1st? Yes, first, yeah. 00:11:31.559 --> 00:11:38.039 I'm going to have to make a few calls maybe. I don't know. It would be interesting to know how 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:44.519 many people even hear about it. I've told a few people. Okay, yeah. In the past I've reached out 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:51.399 to some of the area schools, maybe I'll do that again. Okay, all right. 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:59.720 All right, there's no old business, so we'll move on to new business, and we'll rely on 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:06.759 Chanel to cover this, it's approval of the Socrata, is that right? 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:07.759 Socrata. 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:12.720 Socrata, okay, dashboard contract with Gooden and Associates. 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:13.720 Yes. 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:21.159 Gooden and Associates is our CMS funder, so that's our case management system. 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:30.159 We already, or I already do quarterly reports that I report to the AOIC quarterly. 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:34.159 This is a dashboard that they are requiring. 00:12:34.159 --> 00:12:42.159 It'll take all the data and more data than I'm reporting now and they can get a report at any time. 00:12:42.159 --> 00:12:50.159 So they don't have to wait for the quarterly reports and then it will be, I believe, made public also. 00:12:50.159 --> 00:13:05.159 So what this contract is, is just establishing that the state had given us already a grant. I can't remember. This has been going on for a few years. 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:17.159 The state gave us an initial grant of $12,000 to help pay for it, but now there's a yearly fee in the contract to be signed. That's it, that is. 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:30.759 And this is the budget expense? Yeah, I have money and visas and stuff. How much is it going to cost you? 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:36.279 Two thousand and four dollars. That's probably annually? Yeah. 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:37.700 Yeah, well, yeah. 00:13:40.639 --> 00:13:44.159 This gets passed on to the Fall County Board. 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:45.000 Yes. 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:45.840 Okay. 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:51.920 Okay, well, I would entertain a motion to pass this. 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:53.519 Motion to approve. 00:13:53.519 --> 00:13:55.000 Motion by Mr. Hadley. 00:13:55.000 --> 00:13:55.840 Second. 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:59.240 Second by Mr. DeMeester in discussion. 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:01.879 All those in favor, say aye. 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:02.799 Aye. 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:04.360 Those opposed, same sign. 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:11.279 We'll just write it down to 10.0, which is adjourned. 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:14.980 So let's move by Mr. Busker, second. 00:14:16.480 --> 00:14:17.600 I'll do a second. 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:20.000 Okay, second by Mr. Williams. 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:21.360 All those in favor say aye. 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:22.200 Aye. 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:24.680 We'll just pull the same sign. 00:14:24.680 --> 00:14:26.039 Thank you all very much. 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:29.200 Short and sweet. 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:30.039 You can. 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:32.079 All right. 00:14:32.079 --> 00:14:33.079 I know. 00:14:33.079 --> 00:14:34.079 When did you start the budget policy? 00:14:34.079 --> 00:14:35.079 I first assumed that would be in April. 00:14:35.079 --> 00:14:36.079 May. 00:14:36.079 --> 00:14:37.079 I thought you went to the boys and girls club last year. 00:14:37.079 --> 00:14:38.079 I didn't go through. 00:14:38.079 --> 00:14:39.079 Good night, Bill. 00:14:39.079 --> 00:14:40.079 Good night, Bill. 00:14:40.079 --> 00:14:41.079 It has to be in Miami. 00:14:41.079 --> 00:14:42.079 Did you push stop? 00:14:42.079 --> 00:14:43.079 Yeah. 00:14:43.079 --> 00:14:44.079 Did you push stop? 00:14:44.079 --> 00:14:59.680 Thank you so much for your time today, and I look forward to seeing you in the next webinar.