Lake County Law & Judicial Committee met June 2.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
Chair Cunningham called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Others present:
Gary Gibson, County Administrators Office
Anthony Vega, Sheriff's Office
Arin Thrower, Communications
Carl Kirar, Facilities
Cassandra Torstenson, County Administrator's Office
Jim Hawkins, County administrator's Office
Diane Winters, Nineteenth Judicial Court
Michael Wheeler, Finance
Sandy Hart, Board Member
Todd Schroeder, Nineteenth Judicial Court
Melissa Wach, Law Office of Melissa Wach
Michael Talbot, Village of Kildeer
Brian Smith, Lake County Municipal Prosecutor's Association
Steve Balinski, Village of Kildeer
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Member Danforth led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call of Members
4. Addenda to the Agenda
There were no additions or amendments to the agenda.
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
There were no public comments.
6. Chair's Remarks
There were no Chair remarks.
7. Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
8. New Business
REGULAR AGENDA
8.1 21-0892
Presentation and Discussion: Lake County Branch Court Study.
Gary Gibson, County Administrator, gave an overview of the Branch Courts and does not recommend consolidating or closing any Branch Courts.
Cassandra Torstenson, Assistant County Administrator, gave a presentation of Branch Courts. Ms. Torstenson stated there were three options considered for the operations of the Branch Courts. Discussion ensued.
Judge Winter, Nineteenth Circuit Court, gave an overview of access to the Branch Courts. Discussion ensued.
Judge Christopher Stride, thanked everyone for their work on this. Judge Stride gave an overview of the court hearings using Zoom. Lake County was the only county that went completely to Zoom. Discussion ensued.
Todd Schroeder, Executive Director, gave an overview of why Branch Courts work for Lake County. Discussion ensued.
Cassandra Torstenson, Assistant County Administrator acknowledged all of the staff that helped with this project.
There were two public comments in regards to this item from Brian Smith, Lake County Municipal Prosecutor's Association and Steve Balinski, Village of Kildeer.
9. County Administrator's Report
There was no County Administrator's Report.
10. Executive Session
There was no Executive Session.
Present 7 - Member Altenberg, Chair Cunningham, Member Danforth, Member Hewitt, Member Parekh, Vice Chair Roberts and Member Vealitzek
11. Members' Remarks
There were no member remarks.
12. Adjournment
Chair Cunningham declared the meeting adjourned at 10:58.
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