A. Meets the Thursday prior to the regular County Board meeting or as designated by committee calendar.
B. Provides general oversight of the following departments:
1. Circuit Clerk;
2. Judiciary;
3. Probation;
4. Public Defender;
5. Sheriff;
6. Coroner;
7. Facilities; and
8. Emergency Management.
C. Partners with the Circuit Clerk, Judicial, Probation, Public Defender, Sheriff, Coroner, Emergency Management Director to develop and implement a plan of how these departments should be structured and what services should be provided.
D. Department leaders may procure goods and services totaling up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) provided the dollar amount is within the approved departmental budget. Committee approval is required for all purchases between ten thousand one dollars ($10,001.00) and twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). County Board approval is required for expenditures greater than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). The County Administrator, Committee Chair or County Board Chairman may approve urgent safety or critical infrastructure needs.
E. Annual renewal of existing software licenses or software subscriptions shall not require prior committee approval during the terms of the contract.
F. Elected officials and department heads have authority to hire new employees provided the position is in the approved budget and has a job description approved by the Personnel Committee.
G. Recommends policies and ordinances that will promote law and order in Grundy County.
H. Serves as a liaison between the judicial system and the Grundy County Board.
I. Approves the policies and operations of the Emergency Management Office.
J. Oversees the development, revision and implementation of emergency operations plans and makes recommendations to the County Board regarding emergency planning.
K. Ensures the enforcement of county, state and federal laws regarding emergency management and develops new ordinances as needed.
L. Participates, as needed, in emergency operations and drills.
M. Ensures that all county buildings, offices and conference and board rooms are fully utilized in the most efficient manner to deliver services to the Grundy County residents.
N. Supervises the maintenance, repairs and new construction of all facilities owned or leased by the County Board. Makes or oversees the periodic inspections of the physical condition of the county facilities. Reports findings and recommendations to the County Board.
O. Establishes and supervises routine inspections of all Grundy County facilities including, plumbing, heating, HVAC, electrical, parking facilities, and landscaping.
P. Establishes long term plans for maintenance, repair and renovation of county facilities. Ensures that the facility manager establishes the appropriate short-term priority of scheduled maintenance and repair of all county facilities, grounds and parking lots.
Q. Develops or oversees the development of specifications for any contractual maintenance, repair or renovation of the county facilities; and submit to the County Board for approval prior to seeking bids.
R. Analyzes bids for building construction, maintenance and repair and prepare recommendations to the County Board.
S. Partners with the Sheriff's office to manage the space allocation within in the Courthouse. Manages space allocations within the Grundy County Administration Center as well as all other county facilities to ensure that each department has the right amount of space to effectively deliver necessary services.
T. Reports the progress of county building projects to the Grundy County Board.
U. Oversee the implementation and process to conduct an annual inventory of all Grundy County insured properties.
V. Assists the County Board Chairperson in approving the recommendations for persons nominated to various boards for which the County Board is the appointing authority.
W. Provides recommendations relative to persons seeking office when the County Board is the appointing authority.
X. Serves as liaison with other governmental agencies as a means to promote communications and coordination.
Y. Keeps the Grundy County Board informed on all proposed state legislation affecting the County Board and makes recommendations as to the action the Board should take regarding such legislation.
Z. Maintains a close alliance with Illinois state legislators representing Grundy County and to make known to state and federal legislators, the needs and requirements of Grundy County and other local governmental bodies.
AA. Assists and advises the Grundy County Board Chairperson in his/her or her role as Grundy County Liquor Commissioner. The committee assists in verifying the qualifications of applicants for new and renewal of liquor licenses applications to ensure:
1. Proper classification;
2. Proper zoning;
3. Complaints are managed;
4. Proper personal applicant records; and
5. Compliance with health ordinances.
BB. Conducts hearing on complaints of improper conduct of licensed liquor establishments and make investigations, if in the opinion of the committee, such investigation is warranted.
CC. Recommends action, including suspension or revocation of the license of any liquor establishment, which has violated the county ordinances covering the operation of such establishment.
DD. Makes recommendations to the County Board for additional liquor licenses, or deletion of existing licenses and changes in ordinances regulating the operation of liquor establishments or the enforcement thereof.