KANE COUNTY, Ill. — Committee members heard a brief update from the county’s Office of Community Reinvestment workforce-development staff and disposed of routine committee business during the Jan. 17 meeting.

Workforce update

Scott Burger (identified in the meeting as the workforce representative) delivered a short report and referenced an accounts-payable report included in the meeting packet. Committee members summarized that the county spends roughly $20,000,000 across the three-county workforce region to support reemployment and training partnerships with community colleges and training schools; staff confirmed the workforce program covers Kane, DeKalb and Kendall counties.

Routine reports and closed session

The committee approved staff reports to be placed on file by unanimous consent after Miss Bates moved the motion and no objection was raised. Later in the meeting the committee voted to go into closed session to discuss the release of three closed-session minutes. The committee took the required roll-call vote to enter closed session and, upon reconvening, voted to accept the state's attorney's Exhibit A regarding post-session minutes. The meeting then adjourned by voice vote.

Votes at a glance

• Unanimous consent to place staff reports on file. Mover: Miss Bates. Outcome: approved (no objection).
• Motion to go into closed session to discuss release of three closed-session minutes. Mover: Gary Vannick. Second: Strauthman. Roll-call: Bates—yes; Daugherty/Doherty—yes; Hennessy—yes; Strathman—yes; Allen—yes. Outcome: approved.
• Motion to accept the state's attorney's Exhibit A regarding post-session minutes. Mover: Penasas. Second: Bates. Roll-call: Bates—yes; Daugherty/Doherty—yes; Penasas—yes; Strathman—yes; Allen—aye. Outcome: approved.
• Motion to adjourn. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

Clarifying details

• Workforce program spending cited roughly $20,000,000 for reemployment and training across Kane, DeKalb and Kendall counties (figure stated in meeting; not broken down by county).
• The committee used unanimous consent to file routine reports; no roll-call was recorded for that item.

Speakers (selected)

• Scott Burger — Workforce development (identified in meeting) (government)
• Miss Bates — Committee member (government)
• Gary Vannick — County official who moved closed-session motion (government)
• Penasas — Committee member who moved acceptance of Exhibit A (government)

Ending

Committee members completed routine business, entered a closed session to consider release of minutes, accepted a state's-attorney exhibit on reconvening and adjourned the meeting.