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Mr. Gilbert moved to approve of the September 16^th agency claims as submitted; seconded by Ms. Petruchius. On a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Gilbert moved to approve of the September 16^th office claims as submitted; seconded by Mrs. Vaupel. On a roll call vote the motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Lane distributed the County’s Budget narrative, which can be found on the County’s website, to Board members. County officials are amending the September 1^st Budget Recommendations to the Administrative Services Committee with a series of cuts that total $285,000. Among other things, two Corrections Officers in the Sheriff’s Office and one attorney in each of the Public Defender’s office and the State’s Attorney’s office will be deleted. Jobs will be not be cut, but needed positions will not be filled. We still have an overcrowded jail, meaning officers must be taken away from other duties to transport people to other jails where they will be housed at County expense.

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The search for a new Executive Director continues, with the fifty-nine original applications narrowed down to the most qualified and appropriate candidates. Board members will examine the remaining resumes and meet again at the end of the week to discuss continuing the hiring process by scheduling interviews.

Ben Gordon Center has been engaged in a capital fundraising effort for the past year and a half to raise the money to renovate and expand the existing facility from the inside. Plans for expansion have been in the making since before the previous CEO retired two years ago. At this point, BGC has been successful in raising $172,000 of the target $1.3 million. Due to the slowness of this funding stream, a plan to renovate the building over time in seven steps has been proposed, making the final construction cost $908,909, instead of the $801,192 originally calculated. Change and reconfiguration of the building has been an ongoing theme as the demand for services in a growing community increases.

Mr. Flora has explored a number of funding sources. The Kresge Foundation views the slow flow of money from the community as a lack of community support. In reality, local funding sources are tapped out. Other private philanthropists do not see the need to contribute to what they view as renovations to a government building. Mr. Flora also approached the State of Illinois only to be told, "Maybe later, but nothing this year. Maybe.... next year," by Dr. Bonecutter of the Division of Mental Health. New HIPPA requirements, the need for improved medical management and use of doctors, and client increase averaging twenty people per day makes the need for expansion immediate.

The Board, after some discussion, decided to call a joint meeting with Mr. Flora and his Board, which has traditionally done with past renovations and repairs of this scale, to discuss details of the renovation plan in a question-and-answer session before the next Board meeting.

It is time for Evaluation forms for the Executive Director to be distributed and compensation to be determined. Board consensus is the old form needs improvement. Mr. Krogman offered to have the form and present method of evaluation and compensation analyzed by a personnel expert and reworked. The proposal met with general approval. Forms will go to Board members and be returned to President Krogman by October 11, one week prior to the next scheduled Board meeting.