Jackson County Executive Committee Met Jan. 7.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Call to Order (5:00 PM)
Members Present: Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Members Absent: Mueller
Also present: Josh Barringer, Mary Beth Varner, Orval Rowe, Kenton Schafer, Mitch Burdick, Sharee Langenstein, Christine Snyder, Jeff Whitbeck
Approval of Minutes
I. 21-5600 Approval of December 3, 2020 Minutes
A motion was made by Comparato, seconded by Peterson, to approve the December 3, 2020 minutes as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Absent: 1 - Mueller
Communications
II. 21-5601 Meeting Date and Time
It was a consensus of the committee to continue the current meeting date and time which is the first Thursday of the month at 5pm.
Internal Office Matters
III. 21-5602 February Meetings Calendar
This item was informational only. All February meetings will take place as scheduled on the calendar.
IV. 21-5603 Resource Coordinator Grants Update
The County Administrator communicated to the group that the Resource Coordinator had submitted $532,922 in reimbursement requests for the CURE act. She noted that the County would know how much of the request would be granted in about 6 weeks. The Coordinator is also working on the remaining $200,000 for the CURE act, reporting election money for the County Clerk, working towards a residential property grant for the County, and working for the Ambulance Department on a grant. Peterson noted that there was a similar grant process through Crosswalk and that she would give the information to the County office to place on the grants website page. Basden questioned the reimbursement that was submitted, what it was for and where would the money go once it was received by the County. The County Administrator noted that the money that had been submitted was for personnel costs and that the Board would determine where that money will be used once it is received. She also noted that there was no guarantee that the County would receive the full amount requested.
Computing Services
Barringer communicated the following to the committee:
There has been a large increase in the attempts made to breach the security of the County's IT infrastructure. All the attempts that have been identified have been blocked by the security infrastructure currently in place, however in light of the sheer number of attempts and multiple intelligence reports detailing several newly discovered vulnerabilities and attack vectors that span the entirety of the IT community, an audit has been started of the County's current security posture. This will include making changes to current security policy to further harden the County's systems. Additionally, "best practice" documentation will be provided to departments to educate users regarding the human element that accompanies most breaches.
Basden questioned Barringer on what the County could do to help harden the system. Barringer suggested that the County needed a dedicated 24-hour security system and that the County was not in a financial position to accommodate that. Larkin requested that Barringer work with the County Administrator to come up with a job description, list of duties, a potential salary range, and a rough estimate of the costs required to accommodate this 24-hour security system to have ready for the next Executive meeting. Peterson questioned if this was something the board had discussed previously. Larkin responded that what had been discussed was to have help with IT user issues.
Appointments
V. 21-5604 Open Appointments in January 2020 {16}*
1. 708 Board (4)*
2. Elverado Water District (1)
3. ETSB 911 (2)
4. Farmland Assessment Review Committee (1)*
5. Greater Egypt RPDC (1)
6. Jackson/Union Regional Port District (1)
7. Liquor Advisory Board (1)
8. Natural Resource Economic Development Board (1)
9. Oraville Water District (1)
10. Shawnee Resource Conservation & Development Area (1)*
11. Southern Most Illinois Tourism Bureau (2)
Larkin suggested that he felt it would help the committee going forward with filling open appointments if those that had been appointed could come to the committee meetings and give an update of their assigned committee and their role and in their appointed assignment. Comparato, Erbes, and Peterson all agreed that this would be a beneficial idea. Larkin suggested that the committee work on a schedule to rotate the different committees. He requested that the County Administrator reach out to the Kinkaid Reed's Conservancy District to attend the next Executive meeting and give an update.
A motion was made by Calandro, seconded by Peterson, to approve recommendation to the full Board the re-appointment of Margo Willis to the 708 Mental Health Board. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Absent: 1 - Mueller
A motion was made by Erbes, seconded by Comparato, to approve recommendation to the full Board the re-appointment of Alan Alstat to the Farmland Assessment Review Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Absent: 1 - Mueller
A motion was made by Calandro, seconded by Comparato, to approve recommendation to the full Board the re-appointment of Julie Peterson to the Shawnee Resource Conservation & Development Area. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Absent: 1 - Mueller
Old Business
New Business
VI. 21-5605 Membership In The Jackson County Community Partnership
A motion was made by Comparato, seconded by Basden II, to approve recommendation to the full Board to appoint Christine Snyder to the City of Carbondale's Local Advocacy Group. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Basden II, Calandro, Comparato, Erbes, Larkin and Peterson
Absent: 1 - Mueller
Executive Session
Adjourn (5:23 PM)
Comparato moved and Basden seconded to adjourn, motion carried.
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