# Meeting Events

Meeting: `vlkk0vaeesa.stephenson_county_il_public_works_committee_meeting`

Meeting date: `unknown`

Meeting type: `public_works_committee`

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## Decisions and Votes

- **Approval of Agenda (Item 2.0)** — Approved
  - **Summary:** Motion made by Moderow to approve the agenda.
  - **Evidence:** “Is there a motion to approve the agenda? So moved. Moved by Mr. Moderow, second by Mr. Jogerst.”
  - **Evidence:** “So then all those in favor say aye. Aye. Motion is approved.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [00:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=16s)

- **Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes from January 8th, 2026 (Item 3.0)** — Approved
  - **Summary:** Motion made by Jogerst to approve the meeting minutes.
  - **Evidence:** “Moved by Mr. Jogerst, seconded by Mr. Moderow.”
  - **Evidence:** “Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Motion is approved.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [00:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=38s)

- **Approval of Claims (Item 4.0)** — Approved
  - **Summary:** Motion made to approve the claims totaling $82,898.30.
  - **Evidence:** “I'll make a motion to approve the claims. I have a motion to approve the claims, is there a second?”
  - **Evidence:** “Second by Mr. Moderow.”
  - **Evidence:** “Seeing none, all those in favor of opening the claims, say aye. Aye. Motion is approved.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=64s)

- **Motion to enter executive session**
  - **Summary:** Motion made to go into executive session.
  - **Evidence:** “I will need a second and a hold on it. I have a second from Mr. Newton.”
  - **Evidence:** “Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Roll call. Sorry. Mr. Newton. Aye. Mr. Jogerst, or Mr. Moderow, sorry. Aye. Mr. Jogerst. Aye. And Ms. Williams. Aye.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [19:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1197s)

## Procedural Actions

- **Calling to Order**
  - **Summary:** The meeting was called to order.
  - **Evidence:** “It's five o'clock on February 12th. This is the meeting of the Public Works Committee. And I would like to call ahead and call the meeting to order.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [00:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=2s)

- **Entering executive session for employment matters**
  - **Summary:** A motion was made to enter an executive session citing five ILCS 122C, related to Employment Matters (Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or to special off specific employees).
  - **Evidence:** “I'm going to state five ILCS 122C, which is the Employment Matters, the Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or to special off specific employees. Employees. So with that, I would like to make a motion to go into executive session.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [19:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1159s)

## Financial and Contract Events

- **Fund 16 balance and donation money**
  - **Summary:** The fund balance is around $21,000, which contains all the donation money and is blended with regular operational money.
  - **Evidence:** “I can tell you that the fund balance is around $21,000. Unfortunately, that balance contains all the donation money as well. So it's being blended with our regular operational money, which is something I was hoping to always avoid.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [17:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1037s)

- **Impact of withdrawing claimed donation funds**
  - **Summary:** If $11,900 in donation money is taken out, the remaining balance will be $9,500.
  - **Evidence:** “But if we take the donation money back out, which you claim is $11,900, we're down to $9,500.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [17:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1068s)

## Presentations and Reports

- **Department of Animal Control Report**
  - **Summary:** Report detailing animal intakes, surrenders, transfers, and adoptable animals.
  - **Evidence:** “So we started taking in the cats again, we had 21 intakes, six were surrenders, four were city transfers, three were county strays, and eight, we had two separate owners passing away, one had six cats. Outcomes you had ten transferred to rescue two are adopted one was reclaimed and we have eight adoptable dogs we only took six in one surrender three county two cities three are adoptable one was rescued the two that are on straight full time they actually were county dogs that the owners opt to sign them over and I believe both of them will be going to Friends Forever either and so on.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [01:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=118s)

## Metrics

- **Registration receipts revenue decline**
  - **Summary:** The registration receipts are down $3,000 for the monthly goal.
  - **Evidence:** “So the registration receipts are down $3,000 for our monthly goal”
  - **Source timestamp:** [12:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=768s)

## Discussion

- **Animal Control Report Details**
  - **Summary:** The current inventory includes 10 adoptable cats, two pregnant; 10 adoptable dogs; and details regarding court-based dogs.
  - **Evidence:** “Current inventory as of this report was 10 adoptable cats, two pregnant. Those two actually have been transferred to a rescue already, 10 adaptable dogs, our two Jessica Jones court-based dogs.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [02:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=178s)

- **Animal Control Report Follow-up**
  - **Summary:** The dog's court date is set for 3-4, and the report mentions previous dates of service.
  - **Evidence:** “Her court date has now been pre-trial set for 3-4. So we've had these dogs since 7-17 of 24.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [03:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=219s)

- **Animal Control Report Donations and Training**
  - **Summary:** The report mentions donations from 25, 26, and a GoFundMe, and an online shelter training enrollment.
  - **Evidence:** “And then I put in the breakdown of the donations from 25, 26, and the GoFundMe. The GoFundMe all will technically be in the 26 because we haven't withdrawn any.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [04:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=278s)

- **Animal Control Report Future Funding/Support**
  - **Summary:** Two more $250 checks are expected, and Lena is donating $5,000 for kennels next week.
  - **Evidence:** “I do have, I think, two more $250 checks that came in, and then, um, minors training in, outside of Lena, he's going to donate $5,000 for kennels, so we should be getting that next week, I believe.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [04:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=295s)

- **Media Interest and Program Development**
  - **Summary:** Freeport Pod is scheduled to interview the speaker on Wednesday of next week regarding a new building.
  - **Evidence:** “I was reached out to, was it Freeport Pod? Fricod, and they're going to do an interview with me on Wednesday of next week about the new building.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [05:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=314s)

- **Dog Training Program Details**
  - **Summary:** The dog training course is open for a year and involves working through steps with dogs.
  - **Evidence:** “How long is that course supposed to run? The course is actually open for a year. It's basically go on your own, so it's the first steps.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [06:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=376s)

- **Enrichment Benefits**
  - **Summary:** The speaker noted that enrichment helps reduce stress in animals.
  - **Evidence:** “Plus the enrichment part. I've done a lot of research on that and that makes the animals so they're not so stressed, so they're not like pacing in their cage and so so they show better for the people.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [06:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=394s)

- **Dog Presentation Strategy**
  - **Summary:** The speaker suggested screening adopters to select the best-fit animals rather than letting them view all kennels.
  - **Evidence:** “I've seen it in several shelters where you don't even allow the adopters to go back into the kennel area. You kind of screen them and find the animals and bring the animals out that you think would be best fit for their family, because then they're not seeing them.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [07:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=434s)

- **Dog training program details**
  - **Summary:** The speaker inquired about a dog training program that teaches dogs to be quiet when people enter, and confirmed the cost was around $200.
  - **Evidence:** “So that programs and I kind of and actually the program says we'll see I believe it that they have a program where it actually teaches the dogs to be quiet in the page when people come in so if that's true it's well worth my money spent”
  - **Source timestamp:** [08:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=488s)

- **Dog training program availability**
  - **Summary:** The dog training program is only open for one year.
  - **Evidence:** “and you got a year to do it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [08:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=532s)

- **Building occupancy requirements**
  - **Summary:** To occupy the new building, the city of Freeport's building inspector and the fire marshal must inspect it.
  - **Evidence:** “the city of Freeport, the building inspector needs to go through that building and the fire marshal before you can occupy it anyway.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [10:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=649s)

- **Special use permit for outside fence**
  - **Summary:** Obtaining a special use permit from the City of Freeport for an outside fence takes about 90 days.
  - **Evidence:** “It's about a 90-day process to get the special use permit from the City of Freeport.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [11:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=676s)

- **Animal inspection requirements**
  - **Summary:** The Department of Ag inspector said they could have animals there, and he would inspect once the kennels are in.
  - **Evidence:** “Yes. He said we can have the animals there though. So have you asked him to come and do the inspection? He says he will do it once we get the kennels in.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [11:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=700s)

- **Building condition assessment**
  - **Summary:** The inspector recommended a Mott sink type thing for dumping shop vac contents into, but otherwise thought the building was perfect.
  - **Evidence:** “the only thing he recommended was like a Mott sink type thing to dump the shop vac that we're using for the kennels into that. So they're already measured and they're, they have one on order. So, no, he, he thinks the building is perfect.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [12:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=723s)

- **Notice mailing effectiveness**
  - **Summary:** Notices sent on Tuesday seem to be received and acted upon quickly by people paying online or coming in.
  - **Evidence:** “I always write on the notices like if I'm doing like let's say Lena doesn't give our takes out and I get all their review certificates on Friday I send a notice usually on Tuesday because I give them a little time, they just got it done, and then I write on the date that I sent the notice and I've noticed that the mail is actually getting there and they're actually doing it almost right away when they get it.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [13:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=792s)

- **Reclamation fees for surrendered animals**
  - **Summary:** If dogs are reclaimed, owners must pay a pickup fee, rabies fee, and registration if not current.
  - **Evidence:** “So if they get reclaimed, they have to pay the pickup fee, they have to pay rabies and registration if they're not current.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [14:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=893s)

- **Vaccination procedures for intake animals**
  - **Summary:** The six dogs taken in were housed at the animal hospital, but vaccinations are done at the college.
  - **Evidence:** “So these dogs, you took them straight to the Freepark Animal Hospital for the rabies shot? Yes. The county ones that I picked up, no, the six that we took in, they're housed at the animal hospital, but we don't, the vaccinations get done at the college if we do anything.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [15:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=933s)

- **Animal intake and vaccination requirements**
  - **Summary:** Dogs taken in by the county are housed at the animal hospital, but vaccinations are done at the college; adoption or reclamation requires a rabies shot and registration.
  - **Evidence:** “The county ones that I picked up, no, the six that we took in, they're housed at the animal hospital, but we don't, the vaccinations get done at the college if we do anything. But if they're like adopted or reclaimed, then they have to have their rabies shot and they have to be registered.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [15:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=939s)

- **County dog pickups status**
  - **Summary:** Three dogs were picked up as county streets; one was a Border Collie and the other was a Border Collie mix, and those dogs were not reclaimed.
  - **Evidence:** “Three were picked up as county streets. One was the Border Collie, the other one was the Border Collie mix. Those dogs weren't reclaimed.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [16:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=973s)

- **City bringing dogs to county**
  - **Summary:** The city brought dogs because if the county didn't take them, they were going to be put down.
  - **Evidence:** “Why did the city bring us dogs? Because if we didn't take them, they were going to be put down.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [16:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=983s)

- **New building agreement requirement**
  - **Summary:** The county will need an agreement or contract with the entity providing space due to a new building.
  - **Evidence:** “So we kind of, they're full, we have a little bit more room, but that's no change with the new building. We're going to have to have an agreement, a contract with them.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [16:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1013s)

- **Separating donation funds in bank account**
  - **Summary:** To separate donation money, the treasurer would need to set up a separate bank account.
  - **Evidence:** “But the only way to do it differently is with having the treasurer set up a separate bank account.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [17:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1062s)

- **GoFundMe status**
  - **Summary:** The GoFundMe amount has not been withdrawn and remains in the GoFundMe account.
  - **Evidence:** “The GoFundMe hasn't been withdrawn, so that's not in that bank account. It's still in the GoFundMe account.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [18:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1084s)

## Follow-ups

- **Itemized donation report request**
  - **Summary:** A committee member requested an itemized donation report, as the last updated detailed donation was from November 19th.
  - **Evidence:** “Which leads me to another thing is I've asked for the donation report to be itemized. It was in our meeting minutes we just approved that I asked for it last month. The sheet that I have, the last time I have an updated detailed donation was from the 19th of November.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [18:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1090s)

- **Website fundraiser page update**
  - **Summary:** A request was made to keep the website donation page active because the current fundraiser page has outdated information from October regarding the Lena Brewing Company.
  - **Evidence:** “The last thing I'm going to bring up is our website. I've asked again and again and again to keep that donation page going and it's not on there. I just looked again today and our fundraiser page has got information on there from back in October with the Lena Brewing Company.”
  - **Source timestamp:** [18:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkK0VaeesA&t=1129s)