Adams County Board Public Health & Safety Committee met Oct. 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Overseeing the Sheriff, Emergency Management, Coroner and Animal Control.
Committee members present: Seldon Totsch, Mark Peter, Steve DeMoss and Barbara Fletcher.
Becky Weed was excused.
Also present was Ryan Niekamp, John Simon, and Rich Wagner. John Meyer was present via ZOOM.
All bills were reviewed and appeared to be in order.
Our committee approved minutes of September 22, 2020 meeting.
Motion by Mark Peter / Second Steve DeMoss
Sheriff Dept – Sheriff Wagner
• The current jail population is 134. There are 124 males and 10 females in the jail.
• The DOC will still not take our inmates.
• Joe Lohmeyer is now the Day Patrol Sergeant.
• Shawn Goodwin is now assigned as the Administrative Chief Deputy.
• Sam Smith is the Operations Chief Deputy.
• The Court Security Officers have been hit hard by COVID. The rest of the Sheriff’s Dept filled in. They are now back to full staff.
Emergency Management – John Simon
• They are at the cusp of the backwards mitigation measures.
• If we go back into mitigation, there is a question of enforceability. The JCAR ruling covers masking. The States Attorney, Illinois State Police and Sheriff’s Department are meeting.
• As far as hospital capacity for COVID cases, the growth is limited, and there has been an increase in hospitalizations. They have hovered between 40 and 50 for the past few days. An increasing number of ICU and Critical Care patients is a concern.
• 10 (25%) of the staff of the Ambulance Services are currently out with COVID. So far, they are maintaining coverage.
Coroner — John Myers
For the Month of September 2020
• There were 73 reported deaths.
• There were seven autopsies.
• There were no unclaimed/indigent cremations.
• There were 32 cremation permits issued.
• There was 1 suicide.
Our meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm. Motion by Seldon Totsch / Second by John Simon
https://www.co.adams.il.us/home/showpublisheddocument?id=5301
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