In addition to the general duties otherwise prescribed, the individual committees shall have the functions, responsibilities, and areas of jurisdiction and otherwise as set forth in this section.
(A) Executive Committee.
(1) To provide general direction for all Board programs, business, planning and policy making functions, and to review the reports of Board committees;
(2) To exercise general supervision of the administration of all Board affairs, including coordination of all committees;
(3) To act in an advisory capacity to the Chairman of the Board;
(4) To review and make recommendations for changes in committee organizations and scope and in rules as may be deemed necessary;
(5) To be responsible for the general overview of, and coordination with, all ad hoc committees, task force, and other like organizations as their activities relate to county business, unless specifically under the jurisdiction of another standing committee;
(6) To be responsible for all matters concerning the employment and activities of all consultants, both paid and unpaid, unless specifically under the jurisdiction of another standing committee;
(7) To be responsible for all relationships with other units of government and for intergovernmental agreements unless specifically under the jurisdiction of another standing committee;
(8) To exercise general supervision over all matters relating to the codification of county ordinances and resolutions;
(9) To exercise general supervision over any federal or state entitlement programs for which the Board has responsibility;
(10) To serve as liaison in the Board's relationship with external boards and commissions with which the Board may have a working relationship;
(11) To serve as the oversight committee for all local, state, and federal economic development programs, including, but not limited to, the county's intergovernmental agreement with the Economic Development Council of Peoria, Inc., and to exercise general supervision over all economic development grants;
(12) To review matters related to supervision over all licensing activities including raffles and charitable games;
(13) To exercise general supervision over all licensing activities including raffles and charitable games; and
(14) To evaluate the performance of the County Administrator and to recommend salary and other terms of the Administrator's employment agreement.
(B) Rules Committee.
(1) To periodically review the rules of the Board and recommend revisions deemed necessary and appropriate; and
(2) To receive and consider proposals for changes in the rules of the Board and make appropriate recommendations.
(C) Collective Bargaining Committee. To exercise general supervision over all collective bargaining agreements, employee benefit, and entitlement, and make recommendations to the Board.
(D) Legislative Liaison Committee. To serve as oversight committee for legislative research and review.
(E) Finance Committee.
(1) To exercise continuous review of the overall tax cycle from the initial assessment of property through tax collection;
(2) To exercise continuous review of revenues and expenditures, and to identify new or alternative revenue sources of the county;
(3) To review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to purchasing and contracting policies and procedures;
(4) To exercise continuous review of financial management, accounting, and fiscal operations;
(5) To serve as the oversight committee for the office of the Supervisor of Assessments;
(6) To serve as the liaison committee for all officials;
(7) To be responsible for fiscal instruments;
(8) To recommend to the Board a public accounting firm to conduct an annual audit of all funds and accounts of the county;
(9) To make recommendation on all emergency appropriations, transfer ordinances, and any transfers from the Contingent Account in all funds;
(10) To receive the proposed annual operating and annual capital improvements budgets for each of the departments of county government as recommended by the respective oversight committees; and to study, review, and adjust such departmental budget requests in order to accommodate budgetary priorities and fiscal constraints. To review the proposed budget and appropriation ordinance and proposed tax levy ordinance, which shall be submitted to the Board with the Executive Committee's recommendation, in accordance with state statutes; and
(11) To review the outside auditor's management letter, request departmental responses to same, and make recommendations to the Board and the various oversight committees.
(F) Human Resources Committee.
(1) To prepare and make recommendation to the Board with respect to the personnel policies and procedures which are not subject to collective bargaining;
(2) To consider all requests for compensation changes or reclassification and make a recommendation to the Board;
(3) To consider all requests for staffing changes which require additional staff and make a recommendation to the Board;
(4) To exercise general supervision over the administration of the position classification schedules and the salary schedules;
(5) To act as the oversight committee for the County Health Care Program, Workers Compensation, and all non-liability insurance matters, including property claims and property insurance matters; and
(6) To review and make recommendations to the Board on salaries and compensation of elected and appointed officials.
(G) Transportation Committee.
(1) To serve as the oversight committee for the County Highway Department;
(2) To exercise general supervision over all bridge, road, and right-of-way matters under the jurisdiction of the county; over the acquisition and disposition of County Highway equipment and materials;
(3) To recommend to the Board approval of contracts for all highway work and transportation programs for which the county is responsible;
(4) To exercise general supervision over the letting of bids and right-of-way acquisitions relating to County Highways or the County Highway Department;
(5) To provide the Board with long range plans for the highways in the county, including those to be undertaken by the county and those planned jointly with other political units; and
(6) To exercise general supervision over matters which are assigned to this committee with regard to the buildings and grounds at the County Highway Complex and any departmental expenditures.
(H) Health Services Committee.
(1) To serve as liaison in the Board's relationship with the Board of Health and the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Board, and any other county physical and mental service;
(2) To act as the oversight committee for the Animal Control Program;
(3) To exercise general supervision over matters which are assigned by the Property Committee to this committee with regard to county buildings and grounds;
(4) To act as the oversight committee for the County Solid Waste Management Plan. However, the siting of new or expansion of existing landfills, incinerator facilities, and transfer stations shall be as required in the site approval ordinance (see Chapter 156); and
(5) To review all matters related to environmental concerns.
(I) Property Committee.
(1) To serve as the oversight committee for, and exercise general supervision over, all county real property and to prepare plans and policies for county participation in recreational facilities and programs, and make appropriate recommendations to the Board;
(2) To coordinate with appropriate standing committees in planning for any remodeling and expansion of any real property, and the acquisition of any equipment or services;
(3) To exercise general supervision over matters which are assigned to other committees regarding county buildings and grounds; and
(4) To direct the County Administrator or his designee to prepare, recommend, and submit to the appropriate oversight committees each year a five-year capital improvement program. The five-year capital improvement program shall be updated annually as a part of the budget process.
(J) Land Use and Development Committee.
(1) To serve as the oversight committee for the Department of Community Development and to handle all matters upon which the zoning ordinance requires action by a committee of the Board;
(2) To exercise general supervision over matters concerning maps, plats, and subdivisions, and to conduct public hearings and handle all other matters upon which the land subdivision ordinance requires action by a committee of the Board;
(3) In cooperation with the Director of Community Development, to review and recommend environment, zoning, building, subdivision, mobile home, and nuisance ordinances and resolutions, and recommend any necessary changes to the Board;
(4) To act as oversight committee between the Board and the Zoning Board Appeals; and
(5) In cooperation with the appropriate agencies, to recommend for adoption of long-range comprehensive plan or portion thereof for the use of land, for protection of the environment, and to coordinate economic development.
(K) Risk Management Policy Committee. Together with the Treasurer, Auditor, and State's Attorney, to act as the governing committee for the Self-Funded Risk-Management and Liability Insurance Plan originally effective on December 1, 1988, as amended.
(Prior Code, 1 TCC 4-10) (Ord. E-18-22, passed 2-25-2018)