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148 N. Third Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
December 15, 2015
Hon. Evelyn SanguinettiLieutenant Governor, State of Illinois
214 State Capitol
Springfield, IL
Dear Lt. Governor Sanguinetti:
Illinois has long been recognized as having the largest number of governmental units and relatively higheffective property tax rates. Much of the existing governmental structure was created under very different
conditions that determined how public services are delivered. Concern about the large number ofgovernmental units in Illinois, compared with other states, has triggered several attempts in the past to
update or modernize the current delivery system.
Closely related to the costs of delivering local public services are mandates imposed by state government,
often without input from local officials or funding sources. While the State of Illinois has a StateMandates Act, frequently the costs imposed on local governments are not calculated or disclosed.
In February, 2015, Governor Bruce Rauner, through Executive Order 15-15, created the Government
Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force which you chair. The Center for GovernmentalStudies at Northern Illinois University is pleased to have worked with the Task Force in data-gathering
activities to inform analyses and recommendations to the Governor. We hope that our analyses provide abasis for useful implementation activities as well.
Many agencies and individuals contributed to the data collection and analyses. Professional associations
representing local governments surveyed their members and their contributions were substantial.Personnel in several state agencies helped us understand the mandates and ways to address them. Finally,Brian Colgan and Brian Costin of your staff provided valuable guidance and direction during the courseof the project. We appreciate all of these efforts. As usual, nothing in this report necessarily reflects the
views of the Center for Governmental Studies nor those of the Board of Trustees of Northern IllinoisUniversity.
Thank you for providing an opportunity for us to help with this important project.
Norman Walzer, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scholar andProject Director
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APPENDIX A EXECUTIVE ORDER 15-15
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OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
EVELYN SANGUINETTI LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force
Meeting Minutes
McLean County Board Room
115 E. Washington St
Bloomington, IL
3:00PM
Name Title Organization Present
Evelyn Sanguinetti Lt. Governor State of Illinois Y
Tom Demmer Representative 90thDistrict YMark Batinick Representative 97thDistrict N
Jack Franks Representative 63rdDistrict N
Emmanuel Chris Welch Representative 7thDistrict Phone
Dan Duffy Senator 26thDistrict N
Dale Righter Senator 55thDistrict Y
Martin A. Sandoval Senator 12thDistrict N
Linda Holmes Senator 42ndDistrict N
Karen Darch Mayor Barrington Y
Karen Hasara Former Mayor Springfield Y
Brad Cole Executive Director Illinois Municipal League YRyan Spain City Council Member Peoria Y
Dan Cronin Chairman DuPage County N
Michael Bigger Former Chairman Stark County Y
Mark Kern Chairman St. Clair County Phone
John Espinoza Board Member Whiteside County Y
Rev. James T. Meeks Chairman Illinois State Board of Education N
Dr. Darlene Ruscitti Regional Superintendent DuPage Schools N
Steffanie Seegmiller Chairman Arthur School Board Y
M. Hill Hammock Senior Fellow Metropolitan Planning Council N
Char Foss-Eggemann Trustee Park Ridge Library Board Y
Warren L. Dixon III Township Assessor Naperville Y
George Obernagle Chairman Kaskaskia Regional Port District Phone
Non-Voting Member
Clayton Frick Deloitte Services LP N
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The Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force met for the second
time on April 2nd, 2015 with Lieutenant Governor and Chair Evelyn Sanguinetti presiding.
MEETING LOCATION
Building: Government Center
McLean County Board RoomStreet: 115 E. Washington St
City: Bloomington, IL
3:00PM
MEETING START
Meeting Schedule Start: 3:00PM
Meeting Actual Start: 3:11PM
AGENDA
I. Call to order and Roll Call
a. Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti called the meeting to order at 3:11PM CT and
welcomed members
b. Roll Call was taken
II. Approval of minutes
a.
Minutes from the last meeting were opened for corrections. Lieutenant
Governor Sanguinetti proposed correction to the minutes to reflect the approval
by Ayes of both three minute public comment and meeting adjournment from
the first meeting. It was noted by Karen Hasara that Steffanie Seegmillers name
was incorrectly spelled in the Roll List. The minutes were then motioned forapproval. Brad Cole moved and Ryan Spain seconded. The minutes were
approved by majority Ayes with no Nays recorded.
III. Discussion of recent article
a. Lieutenant Governor brought attention to a recent article from Moodys credit
rating regarding the Task Force. The article talks about the potential of the Task
Force to realize better government efficiencies and reduce cost on taxpayers.
There was no further discussion of the article.
IV. Presentations
a. Brad Cole, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League- Overview and Discussion
on IML Report, Report to the Local Government Consolidation and UnfundedMandates Task Force and 2015 Proposed State Mandates
Brad Cole was given the floor by Lt. Governor Sanguinetti
Coles reports look at both unfunded mandates placed on municipalities
since the year 1992, and unfunded mandates being proposed in the
current legislative session.
There are 8 different types of mandates that have significant financial
implications against municipalities:
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o
Public Pension Mandates
o Property Tax Caps
o Collective Bargaining and Interest Arbitration
o Prevailing Wage
o Public Safety Employee Benefits Act
o
Public Employee Disability Acto Freedom of Information Act
o Health Insurance Continuation Law
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is good, but costly, and can
financially burden the taxpayers it is trying to benefit. Cole then
discussed some examples of the implications on municipalities.
o Schaumburg Police Department receives over 1500 FOIA
requests per year. This requires 1.5 employees per year to
solely handle requests, and the cost of the salaries alone for
this is over $100,000 per year.
o
In 2014, Prairie Grove reported $28,960 in FOIA-relatedexpenses and over $56,000 in attorneys fees spent on a
frivolous lawsuit
o Champaign estimates 156 FOIA requests last year with a staff
time costing $8,840 to handle requests.
Collective Bargaining and Interest Arbitration
o In 2010, East Saint Louis ordered to accommodate police
salary increases despite city financial deficit
o
The arbitrator forced a 3 year wage increase, though
admitting the wage increase was Higher that what may be
appropriate in these economic times and the citys fiscal
conditiono Also in 2010, Rockford was ordered by the fire department
union to accommodate a 6% wage increase, and awarded by
the arbitrator despite a budget deficit in Rockford
o Village of Oak Lawn is under a minimum manning requirement
for the fire department. In 2014, Oak Lawn had to pay over 2
million dollars for overtime costs.
This alone is more than double the cost of combined
overtime pay for all employees in other departments
o In 2014, the last governor expanded the minimum manning
and interest arbitration requirements to every municipalitywith a unionized fire department
Prevailing Wage
o In 2012, Elgin sought estimates for an environmental
conservation project for with, and without, prevailing wage.
The estimate with prevailing wage was $510,000, or
127% more expensive than the estimate without.
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o
In Sangamon County, similar disparity seen with water main
insulation projects
Public Pension Mandates
o
From 2004-2012, Carbondale saw the amount taxpayers
contribute increase from $300,000 to $900,000, though
employee contributions did not rise as a percentage of salary
Public Safety Employee Benefits Act (PSEBA)
o Well-intentioned law designed to fund health insurance
premiums of public safety personnel injured or killed in the
line of duty
o Unfortunately, otherwise healthy police and firefighters are
collecting lifetime health insurance benefits fully funded by
taxpayers and extended to spouses and children
o Absence of definition of catastrophic injury in the law
o
PSEBA referred to as the next municipal pension crisis
o
A 2014 Commission of Governmental Forecasting andAccountability study found that one-third of catastrophically
injured PSEBA beneficiaries are currently employed at another
job or have health insurance from another source.
Hoffman Estates overview
o Population over 51,000
o In 2014, the combined cost of all unfunded mandates and
mandatory expenses in the eight above mentioned categories
reached $11,332,307.
Time is allotted for questions:
o Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti: You mentioned the state
keeps imposing mandates with no financial support to
municipalities, are there any House bills right now that do
provide such relief?
Brad Cole answered by saying there are some that
provide additional cost. There are bills that attempt to
resolve issues, but outnumbered by bills that cause
more issues. We need a freeze on unfunded mandates
right now. DCEO required to produce report on
unfunded mandates each year but do not have the
resources to create report.
o
Daniel Maher: What percentage of arbitration awards goagainst local units of government and to the public safety
unions?
Brad Cole said he does not have an actual percentage
quantified but it is very high and arbitrators decision
usually goes with the labor request. Even when a
settlement has been reached between management
and labor, a third party like the General Assembly will
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come in a make decisions around the agreement with
no financial assistance.
o Karen Hasara: Is there a law requiring a financial statement
or fiscal note with any unfunded mandates from the General
Assembly?
There is a State Mandates Act, though the longest partof it is the exemptions. Karen Hasara then suggested
we mandate a fiscal note for any legislation passed.
Brian Costin added that they are working with the
DCEO to ensure a better report on unfunded mandates
o Lientenant Governor: Have you worked with the DCEO to
quantify cost of unfunded mandates?
We have reached out to them but they do not have all
the information. More can be done in that area.
o Char Foss-Eggeman: Though FOIA is expensive, what would
be put in its place so the taxpayers are still empowered with
access and information?
FOIA is a good thing, I dont think its inconvenient for
public officials to respond to FOIA requests. Its
recognition of the costs that go along with it. There is
not a reimbursement to the municipality for the first 50
pages of a requested document. There are abuses and
nuisance requesters who request document, fifty pages
at a time, day-by-day, that are available online. The
cost beyond the access is the problem. There is no
effort to restrict access to information by the
municipalities.
b. Aaron Lawler, Lake County Chairman-Overview and discussion of the Lake
County report, Memo to the Illinois Local Government Consolidation and
Unfunded Mandates Task Force
Publication and Information Retention Mandates
o There is opportunity to save over $300,000 per year in Lake
County if these requirements were lifted
o Another cost-saving opportunity is through assessment notices.
Required to publish assessments in the paper even though it is
also mailed to property owner.o Microfiche retention costs the county $185,000 per year
o Need a more efficient approach to storing documents. Lake
County is required to keep documents for seven years even
though they are already digitized.
Regional 911 Dispatch
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o
In Lake County, 17 ETSBs and 24 PSAPs spend approximately $33
million dollars per year on operations
o Could save $10 million a year by consolidating, but also important
to retain quality of services
Elections
o
Latest state election mandate cost Lake County $1 million dollars,though no associated increase in voter turnout.
Prevailing wage
o Drives up cost for taxpayers and small local businesses
Labor Relations
o
Ability to raise taxes or cut from services should not be factored
into the ability to pay for a labor contract negotiation
Workmans Compensation
o
Need to make sure Illinois is in line with other economically
competitive states.
o
Need to reevaluate because there are many issues, such asworkers being injured outside of the job and still receiving
workmans claims.
Juror pay mandate is costing Lake County $400,000 annually
o Senate Bill 59 would help alleviate this cost
Inmate welfare fund
o Using the inmate welfare fund towards the cost of medical care
would help alleviate the cost of inmate care and reduce the use of
tax dollars.
Probation Services
o Costs about $46,000 to keep someone in Lake County jail for one
year, and costs much less to put them on probation when they are
a non-violent offender
BID/RFP Limits
o Set a number of years ago, and the limits have been staggered.
o Established so long ago that it doesnt represent the net present
dollar value as when they were put in place.
o Keeping bid limits in line with net present value would help
alleviate administrative burden.
o
$2.1 million in immediate cost savings
Time is allotted for questions:
o
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti: Do you still get requests ofmicrofilm/microfiche?
Aaron Lawler responded not to his knowledge.
o Representaive Demmer: Im interested in your last item, the
bid/RFP limits. One proposed solution would be to raise the floors
to say fewer projects are subject to these requirements. Do you
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find value in that process today, if not is there an alternative
process to consider?
It is an administrative burden, being a larger county we
have the bandwidth to handle to handle the process so we
are looking at commodities to raise the bid limit from
$30,000 to $50,000 and professional services from$50,000 to $100,000 and IT services from $35,000 to
$100,000.
o Representative Demmer: That will subject fewer projects to the
bid requirement, but does that bid requirement provide any value
today?
On the RFP it does because negotiating the project and
seeing the cost drivers allow modifications. On some RFPs
the bids come in high and we did them on the RFP side to
have those negotiations in whats driving up the cost and
then modify it, so there I would say there is good value.
o
John Espinoza: Is there a process to make microfiche digital and
what is the associated cost? Regarding 911, you said youve been
trying to consolidate, has that been successful?
Id imagine there would be a cost, we are looking to move
our court system in that direction already with e-filing on
court records. We completed the study and now are
working with dispatches and doing due process to phase it
in over time.
c.
Roger Eddy, Executive Director, Illinois Association of School Boards- Overviewand discussion of IASB report, Mandates Enacted Since 1992
Early on, mandates included option for schools to determine if it was
economically feasible to implement mandates, this was taken out in later
mandates.
PA 91-0518: $65,000 per school district for enhanced 911 system
Fiscal year cost of mandate 92 0505 on schools was about $40 million
dollars. This mandate required school districts to contribute to Teacher
Retirement Systems
There is talk of cost-shifting teacher pensions to local school districts for
future pension costs. That mandate, with type of prorations schooldistricts are facing, would be crippling.
119 mandates since 03-04 for local school districts
99thGeneral Assembly have already added 25 additional mandates that
there are concerns over
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o
SB100 requires changes to student discipline policy, will take away
schools ability to discipline student and add several layers of
administrative guideline
o There is mandate to make staff learn to treat opioid overdoses,
but no funding provided for support to schools.
o
HB2717 requires schools to maintain a website and post long listsof detailed information; many required documents are also
posted in the newspaper so this entails a duplication of efforts.
o HB3165 involved CPR certification requirements, which does aid
student safety, but the cost of implementation of the mandate
was huge.
o Once something is mandated, the price for the service or cost for
purchase goes up compared to pre-mandate cost.
o HB3337 mandates all districts to offer full-day kindergarten; total
daily attendance count would increase significantly with little
financial support.
The cumulative effect of mandates is the concern.
Instructional Mandates Task Force produced recommendations for the
General Assembly
o Recommendation focus area: Drivers Education with goal of
increasing funding for schools to offer complete Drivers Education
program.
Increase flexibility for schools to offer behind-the-wheel
training
Increase flexibility for schools to shift from 12 month
driver education program to 18 month
Encourage school boards to work with CMS to supplyDrivers Education cars on a lease basis
o Focus area: Physical Education
Allow for comparable physical activity outside of the
school, with parent verification. This mandate always faces
opposition.
Other programs like art or music often are cut to
compensate for Physical Education demands
o Recommendation on the imposition of future mandates
For instructional mandates in Illinois to focus on how to
best implement the Illinois Learner Standards
Recommended that the GA no longer enact individual
instructional mandates at all
For the Instructional Mandates Task Force to reconvene
every three years
o Conclusion was that they reiterated the opposition to unfunded
instructional mandates of the legislative and rule-making process.
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Schools are spending money on mandates as opposed to their
core educational function.
Time for questions is allotted:
o
Lieutenant Evelyn Sanguinetti: In your efforts, what mandate
solution was met with the most resistance?
Mandates relating to drivers ed and physical education ismet with great resistance. Another frequently resisted area
is special education.
o Senator Righter, One of the mandates you mentioned had the
GA requiring teachers to pick up a percentage of their pension
cost, and you mentioned how much that cost the districts. To
clarify this two-step process, in order for the districts to be
mandated to pay that, the school boards would have to agree to a
contract to pick that cost up for their teachers, would they not?
There are various ways in it negotiated depending on the
school district. The part in which there is no choice is thepart decided at the General Assembly level.
o Senator Righter: What are the most prominent reasons these
mandates pass in the General Assemby?
Especially if it deals with a student safety issue, it is
difficult for political reasons to vote against that. If you
are against unfunded mandates, often a mailer will go out
saying you are against student safety. There is a
tremendous amount of pressure to not be demonized
politically in response to voting against mandates.
o Senator Righter, What would lifting the prevailing wage
requirement on school construction mean to schools?
The total savings to schools over the last 10 years would
have been around $1.2 billion dollars if left to private
contracts
o Representative Demmer, Would the same political pressures
sway school boards if they were the bodies voting on these
mandates?
In most cases they would probably find a way to pass it if it
were good for their children; however they could be
creative with other mandates in areas like physical
education that would allow them to decide what was bestfor their children locally with their resources.
o Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti, Is there an appetite for sun-
setting various unfunded mandates by virtue of a board to give us
more flexibility?
There is an appetite in the school management
community, but not in the union community.
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V. New Business
a. Action Item: Matthew Sebeck and Benno Weisberg of CMS as FOIA, OMA and
ETHICS OFFICERS
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti moved to have Matthew Sebeck as the FOIA and
OMA officer, and Benno Weisberg as the Ethics officer. Motion moved byJohn Espinoza and seconded by Karen Darch. The motion was approved
by majority Ayes and no Nays were recorded.
b. Discussion of proposed unfunded mandate bills currently before legislature
HB 1330: Physical Education Mandate Relief (Roger Eddy)
o Lieutenant Governor: How does Physical Education Mandate
compare with other states?
This is the strongest Physical Education mandate. We
should be able to make decisions locally, but we are not
able to.
o
Steffanie Seegmiller: Who besides unions would be againstschools decisions locally?
It is mostly opposition from the two teachers unions
HB 2595: Drivers Education Mandate Relief (Roger Eddy)
o Lieutenant Governor: How does this compare to what people
pay out in the private sector?
That will vary by community, but the costs would be much
less and competitive. We dont want to lose safety or
instruction but the cost would be much less than doing it at
the school district level.
o Bigger: If a student cannot get into drivers ed this semester and
has to wait until next semester, is a parent able to get them accessquicker?
If they meet the age requirement, but we want all student
to have equal access in case they cannot afford a third
party
SB1198: Third Party Contracting Mandate Relief (Roger Eddy)
o Lt. Governor: Could the savings from this bill be redirected back
into the classroom?
You cant use transportation levy for the classroom but
anything above the tax levy you could redirect back to the
classroom or could go towards smaller class sizes and notlaying off teachers.
o Steffanie Seegmiller: How are these three bills progressing in the
classroom?
Deanna Sullivan, IASB: These bills are all wrapped up in
either the subcommittee process or have been returned to
Rules. There is upcoming subject matter testimony on
HB3535.
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HB3535: Local Discharging of School Mandates (Roger Eddy)
o No questions
SB 817: Firefighter Pension enhancement (Brad Cole)
o Jim Clark, Governors Director of Intergovermental Affairs: Is
there an estimate for the fiscal impact?
It is difficult to quantify because it opens the door for moredisability benefit, and every new firefighter is living longer
than the last, so there is an extension on benefits and it is
difficult to put a price tag on it. We know if a benefit was
obtained because a disability occurred, it would be a 15%
increase on that benefit.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no individuals that signed up or came forward during the public comment period.
MEETING END
Lieutenant Governor Sanguinetti then motioned to adjourn at 5:10PM CT. Representative
Demmer moved the motion and Ryan Spain seconded the motion. The motion was approved by
majority Ayes with no Nays recorded.
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 1-4pm
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OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
EVELYN SANGUINETTILIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Conference Room A-1
Stratton Building
401 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706
1PM
Name Title Organization Present
Evelyn Sanguinetti Lt. Governor State of Illinois Y
Tom Demmer Representative 90thDistrict Phone
Mark Batinick Representative 97thDistrict Phone
Jack Franks Representative 63rdDistrict Phone
Emmanuel Chris Welch Representative 7thDistrict N
Dan Duffy Senator 26thDistrict Phone
Dale Righter Senator 55thDistrict Phone
Martin A. Sandoval Senator 12thDistrict N
Linda Holmes Senator 42ndDistrict YKaren Darch Mayor Barrington Phone
Karen Hasara Former Mayor Springfield Y
Brad Cole Executive Director Illinois Municipal League Phone
Ryan Spain City Council Member Peoria Y
Dan Cronin Chairman DuPage County Phone
Michael Bigger Former Chairman Stark County Y
Mark Kern Chairman St. Clair County Y
John Espinoza Board Member Whiteside County Y
Rev. James T. Meeks Chairman Illinois State Board of Education Phone
Dr. Darlene Ruscitti Regional Superintendent DuPage Schools Y
Steffanie Seegmiller Chairman Arthur School Board YM. Hill Hammock Senior Fellow Metropolitan Planning Council Y
Char Foss-Eggemann Trustee Park Ridge Library Board Phone
Warren L. Dixon III Township Assessor Naperville Y
George Obernagle Chairman Kaskaskia Regional Port District Phone
Non-Voting Member
Clayton Frick Deloitte Services LP Y
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The Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force met for the sixth time
on June 24th, 2015 with Lieutenant Governor and Chair Evelyn Sanguinetti presiding.
MEETING LOCATION
Conference Room A-1Stratton Building
401 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706
1PM
MEETING START
Meeting Schedule Start: 1:00PM
Meeting Actual Start: 1:13PM
AGENDAI. Call to Order and Roll Call
a.
Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti called the meeting to order at 1:13PM CT and
welcomed members
b.
Roll Call was taken. Quorum was met.
II.
Approval of meeting minutes from April 8, 2015
a.
Minutes from the last meeting were opened for corrections. No correction suggestions
were made.
b.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti motioned to approve the minutes. Obernagel moved and Cole
seconded. All ayes with no nays recorded.
III. Approval of meeting minutes from April 13, 2015
a.
Minutes from the last meeting were opened for corrections. No correction suggestions
were made.
b.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti motioned to approve the minutes. Rev. Meeks moved and
Dixon seconded. All ayes with no nays recorded.
IV. Approval of meeting minutes from May 20,2015
a.
Minutes from the last meeting were opened for corrections. No correction suggestions
were made.
b.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti motioned to approve the minutes. Espinoza moved and Bigger
seconded. All ayes with no nays recorded.
V. Chairmans Remarks Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti
a.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti welcomed Task Force Members and explained that Task Force
members would be voting on proposals that address issues previously discussed by the
Task Force. She also welcomed four new non-voting members that bring subject -matter
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expertise from their respective agencies. She noted that the Task Force had recently
received media attention partially based on misinformation, and clarified that the
meeting was their sixth. Additionally she remarked that members will be voting on
concept recommendations that can then be presented to the Governor and the General
Assembly.
VI.
Public Comment
a.
Mike Macellaio (Director of Governmental Affairs, Chicago Area LUCET)
i.
Expressed his opposition to the proposal involving prevailing wage and
referenced the following report by Robert Bruno.
-http://www.ilafl-cio.org/documents/UofIPWstudy.pdf
VII. Old Business: Voting on Consolidation and Unfunded Mandate Recommendation
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Proposal #1: Enact a 4-year moratorium on creating new local governments
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti asked Costin to read the proposal and then opened the floor for
discussion.
She then motioned to approve. Spain moved and Hasara seconded. An individual roll call was
then taken.
Name YAY NAY Abstain
Lt. Governor EPS X
Rep. Demmer X
Rep. Franks XRep. Welch
Rep. Batinick X
Senator Duffy X
Senator Righter X
Senator Sandoval
Senator Holmes X
Ms. Darch X
Ms. Hasera X
Mr. Cole X
Mr. Cronin XMr. Bigger X
Mr. Kern X
Mr. Espinoza X
Rev. Meeks X
Dr. Ruscitti X
Ms. Seegmiller X
Mr. Hammock X
Mr. Dixon X
Mr. Obernagel X
Mr. Spain XMs. Eggeman X
Total: 21 1
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Proposal #2: Expand DuPage County consolidation powers to all 102 Counties
Lt. Governor Sanguinettiasked Brian Costin to read the proposal and then opened the floor
for discussion.
Rep. Franks gave a status update on his bill that is similar to proposal #2. HB229 passed in the
House, but has not yet been voted on by the Senate.
Cronin spoke briefly about the success of their pilot project in DuPage County and emphasized
they backed off of their support of HB229, because of an amendment stating employees in a
collective bargaining unit must be retained in a consolidation. This would reduce or eliminateany potential savings from consolidation.
Hill Hammock asked if the proposal the Task Force was voting on was the same as HB229
Costin responded it is not the same as HB229. It is expanding the DuPage Consolidation Pilot
Project to all 102 counties without any changes.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti motioned to approve. Espinoza moved and Bigger seconded. The roll
was then taken.
Name YAY NAY Abstain
Lt. Governor EPS X
Rep. Demmer X
Rep. Franks XRep. Welch
Rep. Batinick X
Senator Duffy X
Senator Righter X
Senator Sandoval
Senator Holmes X
Ms. Darch X
Ms. Hasara X
Mr. Cole X
Mr. Cronin XMr. Bigger X
Mr. Kern X
Mr. Espinoza X
Rev. Meeks X
Dr. Ruscitti X
Ms. Seegmiller X
Mr. Hammock X
Mr. Dixon X
Mr. Obernagel X
Mr. Spain XMs. Eggeman X
Total: 21 1
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Proposal #3: Empower Illinois citizens to consolidate or dissolve local governments via referendum
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti asked Costin to read the proposal then opened the floor for
discussion.
Jack Franks suggested amending it to a lower threshold, and noted he would like to see it moved
down to 3%, which is similar to the Massachusetts threshold. He noted that they should always
strive to make it easier for the voters.
Jeff Aranowski inquired if this would apply to school districts as well.
o Costin replied it would apply, however school districts already have lower threshold
requirements as it is, and gave the example that for two schools to consolidate it
requires 50 signatures per district and a public hearing.
Name YAY NAY Abstain
Lt. Governor EPS X
Rep. Demmer X
Rep. Franks X
Rep. Welch
Rep. Batinick X
Senator Duffy X
Senator Righter X
Senator Sandoval
Senator Holmes X
Ms. Darch X
Ms. Hasara X
Mr. Cole XMr. Cronin X
Mr. Bigger X
Mr. Kern X
Mr. Espinoza X
Rev. Meeks X
Dr. Ruscitti X
Ms. Seegmiller X
Mr. Hammock X
Mr. Dixon X
Mr. Obernagel X
Mr. Spain X
Ms. Eggeman X
Total: 21 1
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Warren Dixon commented that the proposal should be attainable by voters, but difficult enough
to achieve, to avoid referendum frenzy and undue cost to the taxpayers. He also noted that
other states have a higher threshold.
Costin said that school districts have a lower threshold for consolidation than what is being
proposed, and though there were successful consolidation efforts, there were not frenzied or
chaotic situations.
Seegmiller inquired if this would trump the school code.
o Costin replied that this would just be an add-on option.
Lt. Governor Sanguinetti motioned to approve. Spain moved and Darch seconded. An
individual roll call was then taken.
Proposal #4: Create a Board of Legislative Repealers
Lt. GovernorSanguinetti noted some changes and asked Brian Costin to discuss the proposal.
She then opened the floor for discussion. At this time, George Obernagel had to exit the task force meeting. Quorum was retained.
Senator Holmes noted that every law is a mandate, funded or otherwise. She said in the
chamber, an unbelievable amount of boards have been created, and she is not in favor of
creating another.
Hammock agreed and noted that with this proposal there are hurdles to overcome and these
boards would require substantial staffing.
o Costin responded that there are state agencies tasked with looking at unfunded
mandates, and therefore some of that effort is already being done.
Kern mentioned that his issue with this proposal is that it masks the real problem of the state
passing along the cost of future unfunded mandates to local governments. He also pointed outthat the task force is an effective committee because there is representation from local
government, however the board being proposed would lack this representation.
Bigger asked how the criteria work for the state-agency supported report
o
Costin answered that the