thursday, april 28, 2016 health and human services

A G E N D A

Health and Human Services CommitteeThursday, April 28, 20167:00 PM - Conference Room B

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. January 28, 2016

NEW BUSINESS

1. Recommend Approval of a Subordination Request for 1327 Fairlane Drive2. Police Social Service Unit and Domestic Violence Response Team Annual Reports -

Informational3. Recommendation to Support the Greenest Region Compact 2

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

DEFERRALS

COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING

May 10, 2016

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicableFederal and State laws, the meeting will be accessible to individuals withdisabilities. Persons requiring auxiliary aids and/or services should contact theVillage Manager's Office at 847.923.4705, preferably no later than five daysbefore the meeting.

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

January 28, 20164/28/2016

Health and Human Services Committee

Presenter: Lead Department: Community Services

Executive Summary:

Recommended Action:

ATTACHMENTS:Description TypeJanuary 28, 2016 Minutes

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Village of Schaumburg Meeting of January 28, 2016 Conference Room B

CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Sullivan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Trustee Marge Connelly Trustee Jack Sullivan Trustee Mark Madej OTHERS PRESENT: Kathleen Tempesta, Director of Community Services

Martha Dooley, Community Development duRee Bryant, Supervisor of Human Services

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Trustee Madej to approve the minutes of the meeting of October 22, 2015. Seconded by Trustee Connelly. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Request to Consider Food Scrap Composting in Upcoming Refuse and Recycling Contract

Ms. Dooley stated that the Village was contacted by a group of sixth grade students from the magnet program at Campanelli School that are participating in competition sponsored by the First Lego League titled “Trash Trek”. The students were asked to figure out ways to reduce the amount of trash generated or better process it in a more ecological way. In conjunction with the “Trash Trak” project slides attached to the document, the students also had to build computerized robots as another component in the competition. They created a Robot Missions table setup, in which the robots would take the trash from one area on the table to another and dump the trash. So, the students did not just create the presentation, but also created this robotic trucks and equipment that would pick up and dump the food scraps. The students researched food waste handling and studied some successful food scrap composting programs in Logan Square and Oak Park. Ms. Dooley stated that she is familiar with the program in Oak Park. It has been in place since about 2014, and it is very successful. The students presented their information to the Village Manager, the Landscape and Sustainability Planner and Dave Lawry, Director of Engineering and Public Works. It was thought that at that time Schaumburg could consider food scrap composting when the next refuse and recycling contract is negotiated. This does not in any way mean that we are committing to doing food scrap composting. It just means that stuff would include food scrap composting as an item for which costs would be given when staff prepares the bid or the request for proposal. Ms. Dooley continued to say that she did some research to see what other communities offered food scrap composting. In 2016, Arlington Heights, Highland Park and Barrington will begin new programs. For many communities, food scrap composting occurs during the warmer season. It is

collected with grass clippings and yard waste. Each community creates a list of certain types of food scraps that will be accepted. Trustee Connelly asked to clarify the type of composting we are talking about. There are two types of food scrap. There are compostable food scraps that you would compost in your back yard, which are all the vegetation, and then the other items are bones, fat and meat etc. Even some restaurants are doing this. Trustee Connelly continued to say, that it seems like the composting that is being presented seems like vegetation. The only reference the students made in their slide presentation is not cooked food, because it would smell. Ms. Dooley answered by saying that staff would consider limiting the types of items that can be included in a food scrap composting program. It likely would not include bones, fat, meat and other things that can attract rodents. When looking at the three communities that will be starting new programs, and also what Oak Park has created is a list of definite things that could be included and not included. Similar to curbside recycling, there would be things that would not be accepted. The village would work closely with the waste hauler on the types of acceptable food scraps should it be determined that a food scrap composting program be implemented. The purpose of staff’s presentation is to obtain direction for staff to consider a food scrap composting program under the new refuse and recycling program which will begin later in 2016 Trustee Sullivan asked if this is something the waste haulers are looking for, or is it something that people are demanding? Ms. Dooley answered by saying, the demand for food scrap composting programs is growing and gaining in popularity. DuPage County really promotes it, and we are finding that more and more communities are going with it. This is a great time for the Village to be looking into it for a couple reasons: to see what kind of costs would be involved, and what types of options are offered by different waste haulers. Trustee Sullivan asked if it would be in our interest to inquire about containers for the yard and food scrap waste. Ms. Dooley stated yes, we would want to find out from each company that responds to our request for bid or quote to include that type of information. Trustee Sullivan also asked if the other three towns are making it mandatory for residents to be part of this. Ms. Dooley responded by saying no, it was not mandatory. Trustee Connelly stated that she did not think initially many people would use it. She continued on to ask about how we would go about doing this for apartments. Ms. Dooley stated that we would need to find out from the waste hauler companies as to how they would collect food scraps. Again this is just a proposal to consider the implementation of a food scrap composting program as part of the refuse and recycling contract that will begin in 2016.

Trustee Sullivan motioned, seconded by Trustee Madej to recommend that the Village Board direct staff to consider the implementation of a food scrap composting program as part of the refuse and recycling program contract that will begin in 2016.

2. Schaumburg Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program Update-Informational Ms. Bryant stated that last spring the trustees were informed about the start of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program. Ms. Bryant has created exhibit at the beginning of this calendar year to report on the first seven months of this program. She started at the beginning of June 2015 and covered the reporting period through December 2015. The program is going very well. She noted that the Village did not know exactly what to expect, and it can be said that we are all pleasantly surprised that it is going so well. During the seven months there have been 154 contributions for a total of $5086.86, with that meaning the average contribution was $33. Also during that time period we have assisted 17 residents for a total of $2143.46, with the average amount of assistance

being $126. The program is publicized in a couple of different ways. The first month that we started we did an additional insert in the water bill. The insert stated that we are starting this program and promoting it. Then in the subsequent months, there was a line on the water bill talking about the program. Then in December we did another separate insert in the water bill, to promote holiday giving. As can be seen in the report we received the most contributions in the months we did inserts, which really increased contributions. The majority of the contributions has been made online, but also can be done with a check. However she does not suggest doing inserts more than twice a year, even with the increase in the contributions due to inserts. The reason for this is because the inserts will lose their effectiveness if they are in every water bill. Besides it costs the Village about $550 to do one set of inserts. However, even if money was no object, she still thinks that they would lose their effectiveness if we did it more often. So the plan is to continue the two inserts a year, which is budgeted for the next fiscal year. She has, and will continue to promote the program in the Cracker Barrel and in the E-News. Ms. Bryant continued to say that the Schaumburg Finance Department has been fantastic. We have a system established now. When a resident calls and states that they need assistance with their water bill, then one of our police social workers has them fill out an application, which is very easy. There are certain criteria we are looking for. The criteria being used is somewhat similar to the criteria we have experience using with our Community Assistance Fund. Motorola gives us money every year to help with other types of crisis. People are experiencing, for which we had a criteria created to qualify for assistance. We are using similar criteria for this program. As soon as the resident completes the application, then a short interview is conducted by a police social worker. If their request is approved, then the police social worker contacts a few people in finance department. The finance department only receives the account number, a name is never given. The resident’s information is confidential. The finance department sends email informing that given account number has received the funds. Trustee Connelly asked if we are paying portion of the bill or all of it. Ms. Bryant stated that it depends on the circumstance. As demonstrated in the exhibit, the average amount of assistance is not a large amount. One of the things that we are looking for, with any of the financial assistance, even with the Motorola money that is used to help with other kinds of crisis, is looking for people’s ability to start being able to pay. If an individual seems like they will never be able to pay, then we do not end up helping them with this. We do not want this program to be a band aid, and then they will have the same problem very next month. A lot of times circumstances with the water bill ends up being that someone was in the hospital for a few weeks, and they did not get paid for a little while and have somewhat fallen behind in their bills. However they are now back at work, and will be able to pay their next water bill. Those are the kind of things that sometimes get in people’s way, in paying their bill. This program could not have gone more smoothly. It’s been nice to have this fund, because then we do not have to use the Community Assistance Fund (Motorola money) for water bills. That money can be used for other things. Trustee Madej asked if the police social workers make the decision on who qualifies. Ms. Bryant stated that yes they have a certain defined criteria, and the overall final decision is made by the police social worker that is interviewing the resident. Also if there is any doubt about the decision, they can get counsel to review the decision. She noted we have not turned many people way. Trustee Connelly stated that we are sure there is a way to track this system. Ms. Bryant stated that yes; we have a database that police social worker use for everyone that we help with financial assistance. The database shows who we helped, when we helped them, and how much we helped them with. We are able to check back if they have been helped before. The Village has a policy

that we can help the same individual once every two years. Trustee Madej stated that we can always point them towards other alternatives. Trustee Connelly also stated that when the police social worker conducts their interview, there probably are other resources in mind that the individual may benefit from. Ms. Bryant stated that the police social workers are very knowledgeable about resources to steer people towards.

Trustee Madej accepted Neighbors Helping Neighbors as informational.

OLD BUSINESS: COMMITTEE REPORTS: DEFERRALS: COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Trustee Madej to adjourn the Health and Human Services meeting at 7:25 p.m. Seconded by Trustee Sullivan. Motion carried. NEXT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING: February 25, 2016 Respectfully submitted, Hira Asim, Recording Secretary

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Recommend Approval of a Subordination Request for 1327 Fairlane Drive4/28/2016


Presenter: Marisa Krawiec, AICP, Community PlannerLead Department: Community Development

Executive Summary: The homeowners at 1327 Fairlane Drive have requested that the Village of Schaumburg subordinateits lien position on the rehabilitated home to imortgage, a mortgage banking company. Thehomeowners participated in the Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program in 2008 with a total loanamount of $23,110, which would become due in 30 years, when the property was no longer theprimary residence of the homeowner, or upon change of title, whichever occurs first. The homeowners are participating in HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program), which enablesborrowers with little or no equity to refinance into more affordable mortgages without new oradditional mortgage insurance. The program is an initiative of the federal government and will assisthomeowners who may not be able to obtain traditional refinancing because the value of their homehas declined. HARP targets borrowers with a loan to value ratio equal to or greater than 80% whohave limited delinquencies over the 12 months prior to refinancing. HARP was established in 2009and is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016. Per HARP requirements, the refinance lender doesnot have to obtain an appraisal or meet a specific amount of clear equity in the home. It has been past practice for the Village to subordinate requests through the Residential RehabilitationProgram, provided that the homeowner is not incorporating other debt into the refinance and as longas 15% clear equity remains in the home. Since the homeowner is participating in HARP, thehomeowner has not obtained an appraisal and is requesting the village waive the requirement for theappraisal. The homeowners are requesting a refinance loan amount of $249,000. With the Village’s loan of$23,110, the total owed on the home is $272,110. The value of the home would need to be estimatedat approximately $320,000 to meet the Village’s clear equity requirement. Staff has checked Zillow,which indicates the home's estimate is $312,000 and the neighborhood estimate is $317,000, which isbelow what the home would need to be estimated at ($320,000) to meet the 15% clear equity. If thehome were valued at $312,000, 12.8% clear equity would remain in the home, and if the home werevalued at $317,000, 14.2% clear equity would remain in the home. Without an appraisal, it isdifficult to determine the value of the home, so the Village would also need to waive the equityrequirement.

Village legal counsel has reviewed the HARP requirements and has indicated that the Village is notlegally obligated to waive the requirement for the appraisal or approve the subordination. Althoughthe Village does not have to approve the subordination, Staff is supportive of the request because thehomeowner is not receiving cash out and is participating in HARP. The purpose of the ResidentialRehabilitation Loan Program is to make necessary repairs affordable and available to low- andmoderate-income residents. As such Staff believes it is appropriate to subordinate a lien to HARP,whose purpose is to allow homeowners to refinance into more affordable mortgages. Should Village Board approve the subordination request, a Resolution and Subordination Agreementhave been attached for review.

Recommended Action: The Village Manager recommends that the Health and Human Services Committee recommend theVillage Board approve the Resolution subordinating the Village's lien on the home located at 1327Fairlane Drive.

ATTACHMENTS:Description TypeSubordination Agreement ExhibitResolution Exhibit

SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

This Subordination Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into

this ____ day of _____________, 2016 by and between imortgage (the "Lender") and the Village of Schaumburg, (the "Mortgagee") as follows:

1. The Village of Schaumburg is the present legal holder and owner of a

certain mortgage dated October 8, 2007, from Howard Randolph Kier and

Sheryl Michelle Kier, as Mortgagor, (the "Borrower"), to the Village of Schaumburg, as Mortgagee, recorded on March 19, 2008, in Cook County,

Illinois as Document Number 0807942090 and concerning real property in Cook County, Illinois commonly known as 1327 Fairlane Drive, Schaumburg,

Illinois, 60193 and which is legally described as Exhibit A. 2. The Village of Schaumburg warrants to the Lender as follows:

a. That the execution of the note and mortgage to

Lender shall not constitute a default of the Borrowers' obligation to the Village of Schaumburg.

b. That in the event of a default under the subordinated debt, the Village of Schaumburg agrees to

notify the Lender of such default and any actions of the

Borrowers which may be required to cure the same.

3. That the Village of Schaumburg hereby consents that the lien of the mortgage described in paragraph 1. of this Agreement shall be taken as

second and inferior to the lien of the mortgage described in paragraph 2. this Agreement.

4. That the Lender may, in its discretion, and at any time and from time to time, without consent but with notice to the Village of

Schaumburg, and, with or without valuable consideration, release any

person primarily or secondarily liable on the Lender's debt or may

permit substitution, or withdrawals of any security or collateral at any

time securing payment of said indebtedness or release any such security

or collateral or, renew and extend or accept any partial payments on the

Lender's debt or alter in such manner as the Lender shall deem proper, the terms of any instruments evidencing or securing the Lender's debt or

any part thereof without in any manner impairing the Lender's rights

hereunder. It shall not be necessary for the Lender, in order to enforce its rights hereunder to institute suit or exhaust its remedies

against any person obligated to pay the Lender's debt.

5. That both the Lender and the Village of Schaumburg agree that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect or limit the rights of

the Village of Schaumburg under its mortgage or any of the other Village of Schaumburg documents related to said mortgage.

6. That the Lender, in the event of default by the Borrowers on the

Lender's debt, warrants that it will notify the Village of Schaumburg of

the default and any actions of the Borrowers which may be required to

cure the same.

7. That this Agreement constitutes a continuing subordination until the

Lender's debt and any renewal, extension, or other liabilities arising

out of said debt or any part thereof is repaid in full. This Agreement

is cumulative of all other rights and securities of both the Lender and

the Village of Schaumburg and no waiver by the Lender or the Village of Schaumburg of any right hereunder with respect to a particular payment shall affect or impair its rights in any other documents or matters

occurring at any time.

8. That this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of

Illinois.

9. That this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns

of each of the parties hereto, but the Lender and the Village of

Schaumburg agree that neither shall assign their respective claims or any part thereof, without making the rights and interests of the

assignee subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement.

Dated this ____ day of ____________, 2016.

Village of Schaumburg, Cook County, ILLINOIS

BY: ________________________

Al Larson

ITS: Village President

ATTEST: ________________________

imortgage

BY: ________________________

ITS: ________________________

ATTEST: ________________________

Prepared by:

Village of Schaumburg

101 Schaumburg Court Schaumburg, IL 60193

After Recording Return to:

Village of Schaumburg Attn: Marisa Krawiec

101 Schaumburg Court Schaumburg, IL 60193

Exhibit A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LOT 8027 IN WEATHERSFIELD UNIT NO. 8, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE

NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE

THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE

PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE IN COOK COUNTY,

ILLINOIS, ON DECEMBER 20, 1962 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 18679900, IN COOK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1327 Fairlane Drive

Schaumburg, IL 60193

PIN: 07-32-103-016-0000

RESOLUTION NO. R-16-

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG SUBORDINATION OF

MORTGAGE OR LIEN ON 1327 FAIRLANE DRIVE, SCHAUMBURG, IL

WHEREAS, the Village of Schaumburg authorized monies to be paid on behalf of the

homeowner for the rehabilitation of 1327 Fairlane Drive, Schaumburg, IL; and

WHEREAS, the Village of Schaumburg has a second mortgage on the property; and

WHEREAS, the homeowner wishes to refinance the first mortgage; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary for the new mortgage to be recorded prior to the Village of

Schaumburg mortgage; and

WHEREAS, the Village of Schaumburg has been requested to subordinate its mortgage or lien to

the new mortgage; and

WHEREAS, such subordination would place the Village in the same position as originally

intended.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG:

SECTION ONE: That the Village President is hereby authorized to execute any and all

documents necessary for subordination of the lien for the property at 1327 Fairlane Drive, Schaumburg,

IL.

SECTION TWO: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and

approval according to law.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2016

Village President

ATTEST:

Village Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

____

Assistant Village Attorney

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Police Social Service Unit and Domestic Violence Response Team Annual Reports -Informational

4/28/2016Health and Human Services Committee

Presenter: Police Social Worker Kristin JordanLead Department: Community Services

Executive Summary: Police Social Worker Kristin Jordan will present the 2015 Annual Reports of the Police SocialService Unit and the Domestic Violence Response Team as well as answer questions from theCommittee. Highlights of the reports include:

There was a decrease in the total number of calls for domestic-related incidents in 2015 from2014. There are two primary reasons for this: 1) crime is down nationally, and 2) the 2014reported numbers were not filtered to remove reports that the responding officer coded asunfounded upon his/her arrival.

In regards to Police Social Services, there appears to be an overall stability between 2014 and2015 in terms of total numbers served as well as the general areas of service.

The addition of laptops, access to RMS (the database for police reports), and the new databaseservice has streamlined and coordinated the work of the Police Social Service Unit internallyand provided an ability to follow up on police calls that require a follow up or services from asocial worker.

The Schaumburg community continues to demonstrate an increasing need for intensiveinterventions with the chronically mentally ill and alcohol/drug-dependent populations,ungovernable youths, hazardous home sites, and elder issues. These interventions require ahigh level of service coordination, research for appropriate programs, and frequent clientcontacts. The Unit's commitment to building relationships with community service providersand to providing community education has contributed significantly to our staff's ability toeffectively provide these services.

Recommended Action:

Informational

ATTACHMENTS:Description TypePolice Social Service Annual Report 2015 ExhibitDomestic Violence Response Team AnnualReport 2015 Exhibit

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POLICE SOCIAL SERVICES

ACTIVITY REPORT

For the year 2015

The purpose of the Schaumburg Police Social Service Unit is to provide crisis response services for those who come into contact with the police or who experience a life disrupting event. The unit remains stable, as there have been no personnel changes and a nice balance exists between staff, maintaining stability and support of client cases. The unit consists of two full-time social workers, Kristin Jordan and Pat Dahmen, and a part-time social worker, Linda Young. The shift in responsibilities put into place last year, to help ensure continuity in court cases, remains in place. Kristin Jordan is the social worker that provides court advocacy. Pat remains the social worker that provides longer-term therapy on cases that come through our unit. Pat and Linda are the two primary social workers that follow up with the police reports, with the exclusion of domestic arrests which are managed by Kristin. The email notification system to all social workers of domestic-related arrests has proven very effective and improved both communications with crime victims and with the court system. Kristin is able to call all victims prior to bond court to ensure that Orders of Protection are in place when needed and is able to communicate with the Assistant State’s Attorneys and to the Judge the status of the case with regards to the victim’s desire and needs. This ensures that court advocacy cases are supported and information and support is given to all clients who desire it. The Social Service Unit provides a variety of services and programs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It serves to decrease repeated police responses; to allow officers to return more quickly to their primary duties; encourage follow-through and accountability in the court process; and decreases the risk

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of an individual committing a crime, becoming a victim of crime, or needing additional police response. 2015 marked this unit’s fourth year of the new social service database system. The database was created specifically for this unit, integrating all statistics, police report numbers and case notes internal to this system. Pat Dahmen worked in conjunction in 2015 with the information and technology team to update the current system. The database is now integrated with RMS, the database for police reports. This streamlined the way the database is utilized saving time, money and trees. In comparing 2015 to 2014 numbers it is interesting to note that the numbers seem to have remained fairly stable. While there are some shifts in numbers those can be explained as reporting differences within the database system. For example: in 2015 we saw a drop in services for family problem by 72, but we saw in increase in service for marital problem by 73. This can most likely be explained as a shift in category input into the database, rather than a shift in numbers, because combined they remain stable. The total number of clients served in 2015 dropped by 54 and this is a relatively small change in service numbers. The general theme of similarity in numbers also holds true in each individual category. The largest shift in any one category was a decrease in domestic batteries by 39 and in increase in violation of orders of protection by 27. These changes in social service numbers are reflected in the numbers seen within the police department response to the community. There appears to be an overall stability between 2014 and 2015 in terms of total numbers served as well as the general areas of service. In general, the addition of laptops, access to RMS and the new database service has streamlined and coordinated the work of the Social Service Unit internally and provided an ability to follow up on police calls that require a follow up or services from a social worker.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED

2013 2014 2015 +/- Change1 % Change

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TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED

Individual 1363 1297 1310 +13 1%

Family 796 762 695 -67 -9%

PRIMARY CLIENT SEX

Female 579 526 534 +8 2%

Male 266 233 212 -18 -8%

PRIMARY CLIENT AGE

Adult (18-29) 262 264 210 -54 -20%

Adult (30-39) 244 183 195 +12 7%

Adult (40-49) 143 140 147 +7 5%

Adult (50 and over) 174 151 151 0 0%

Juvenile (0-17) 22 21 26 +5 24%

PRIMARY CLIENT RACE

Asian 39 46 39 -7 -15%

Black 158 111 117 +6 5%

Caucasian 538 483 461 -22 -15%

Hispanic 86 79 89 +10 13%

Indian 21 39 39 0 0%

1 Indicates increase or decrease of actual numbers from 2014 to 2015 2 Indicates percentage increase or decrease from 2014 to 2015

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2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

PRIMARY CLIENT

RESIDENCY

Schaumburg 620 573 527 -46 -8%

Other 225 186 219 +33 18%

REFERRAL SOURCE

Police Department 1898 1852 1766 -86 -5%

Other Agency 28 29 30 +1 3%

Walk-In 64 41 67 +26 63%

Phone 169 137 142 +5 4%

OPEN CASES 2159 2059 2005 -54 -3%

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GENERAL CRISIS INTERVENTION

The Police Social Service Unit staff is available 24 hours, 7 days a week to speak with persons in a variety of crisis situations. Contact with citizens may take place via a phone call, through a face-to-face intervention in the field, at court, or at the Police Department. Those clients who are referred and cannot be reached by telephone are mailed a follow-up letter outlining the unit’s services and providing referrals, if indicated. Unit staff may provide assessment, recommendations for addressing the presenting issue, referrals and resources, crisis counseling, therapeutic services and/or information regarding the legal system. Intervention may take place over the course of hours, months, or years, and may involve interaction with a variety of individuals within the client’s life system.

PRESENTING PROBLEM 2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

Abuse – Child 0 0 0 0 0%

Abuse – Elder 2 0 6 +6 NA

Alcoholism 31 23 22 -1 -4%

Assault – Non-domestic 0 0 0 0 0%

Battery – Non-domestic 0 0 0 0 0%

Custody Issues 63 40 47 +7 18%

Depression 0 0 0 0 0%

Divorce Adjustment 4 5 17 +12 240%

Drug Problem 14 23 21 -2 -9%

Elder Issue 48 43 47 +4 9%

Employment Problem 1 5 4 -1 -20%

Family Death 6 5 10 +5 100%

Family Problem 206 227 158 -69 -30%

Fire Victim 1 1 1 0 0%

Harassment – Non-domestic 14 13 17 +4 31%

Housing Problem 75 79 100 +21 27%

Hazardous Home Site 28 24 17 -7 -29%

Legal System Problem 0 0 0 0 0%

Marital Problem 21 15 88 +73 487%

Medical Problem 17 21 16 -5 -24%

Mental Disorder 67 45 37 -8 -18%

Missing Person/Runaway 0 0 0 0 0%

Neighbor Dispute 12 8 11 +3 38%

Other 23 20 8 -12 -60%

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Parent/Child Problem 0 0 0 0 0%

Sexual Assault Victim 25 23 20 -3 -13%

Suicide Attempt 20 18 27 +9 50%

Theft 0 0 0 0 0%

Transportation Problem 7 4 0 -4 NA

Ungovernable Youth 120 98 109 +11 11%

Victim of Crime 6 9 6 -3 -33%

SERVICES PROVIDED* 2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

Phone Contact 916 841 806 -35 -4%

Intervention 480 465 481 +16 -3%

Letter Sent 32 40 44 +4 10%

Information Provided 928 962 1036 +74 8%

Psychoeducation 511 530 571 +41 8%

Referral 413 339 314 -25 -7%

Therapy 186 192 241 +49 26%

Transportation 11 17 2 -15 -88%

Court Advocacy 42 50 24 -26 -52%

Cell Phone Loan 0 0 1 +1 NA

*NOTE: The number listed for “services provided” denotes the number of cases that received this service on

at least one occasion.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCACY

A primary role of the Police Social Service Unit is to intervene in those family systems experiencing Domestic Violence. The Police Social Workers are available to intervene immediately after an incident, and can offer threat of violence assessments, education on domestic violence, education on the legal system, court advocacy in criminal and civil court,

Phone Contact (26%)

Information Provided (32%)

Psychoeducation(5%)

Therapy (.14%)

Intervention (18%)

Referral (3%) Court Advocacy

(14%)

Letter Sent (1%)Transportation

(0.14%)

2015 DV Services Provided

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referrals for shelter, legal assistance, counseling, and transportation to court and/or safe shelter.

Kristin remains an active member of the 3rd District Coordinating Council on Domestic Violence and continues to chair the sub-committee for advocates. This keeps our department up to date on procedural and structural changes within the court system, as well as on all the laws governing domestic violence. In an effort to provide more comprehensive services to domestic violence victims, the Police Department formed a Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) in 2002. The team brings law enforcement, court, and social services together to effect a more coordinated community response to violence in families. Please see the 2015 Domestic Violence

Response Team Annual Summary for specific information regarding the Team’s goals and accomplishments for the past year. The DVRT has proven to be an effective tool for the Police Department and has enhanced the Schaumburg community through its special programs and educational events.

2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

TOTAL DOMESTIC REFERRALS

Domestic Assault 7 13 1 -12 -92%

Domestic Battery 348 399 306 -93 -23%

Domestic Problem 744 719 680 -39 -5%

Domestic Harassment 49 40 46 +6 15%

Violation of Order of Protection 63 44 71 +36 82%

Domestic Assault (.1%)

Domestic Battery (28%)

Domestic Problem (62%)

Domestic Harassment (4%)

Violation of Order of

Protection (6%)

2015 Domestic Violence Referrals

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SERVICES PROVIDED 2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

Phone Contact 623 596 549 -47 -8%

Intervention 306 386 380 -6 -2%

Letter Sent 18 20 15 -5 -25%

Information Provided 681 743 661 -82 -11%

Psychoeducation 179 160 113 -47 -29%

Referral 142 123 70 -53 -43%

Therapy 7 10 3 -7 -70%

Transportation 3 5 3 -2 -40%

Court Advocacy 212 289 296 +7 2%

Cell Phone Loan 0 0 1 +1 NA

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE

TEAM (DVRT)

2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

DVRT Responses Offered 7 1 0 -1 NA

DVRT Responses 9 2 0 -2 NA

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Police Social Service Unit administers two financial assistance programs to assist Schaumburg citizens with financial needs and victims of crime who have sudden financial burdens as a result of their victimization. The unit saw an increase in requests for direct assistance for 2015, by a total of 13 additional requests for service. The Salvation Army is currently operational and our department is able to respond to general emergency financial crises is the community of Schaumburg. However, due to significant cuts in funding, the guidelines the unit is operating under are much more stringent. These changes in guidelines are reflected in the actual number of individuals served this year.

The Salvation Army provides the Unit with an annual budget from which checks may be written for those citizens who are unable to pay for basic needs, such as food, utilities, and clothing. This assistance may be no more than $200 and can now, in general, only be utilized one time. The Salvation Army provided the Unit with $3,500 for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. For the past several years, Schaumburg-based Motorola has graciously provided the Social Service Unit with a grant. In 2015, Motorola provided the unit with $7,100 which has been used to assist crime victims, domestic violence victims, senior citizens, and the disabled with an assortment of needs such as legal fees, relocation, repairing property damage, securing vehicles and homes, and paying bills.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

REQUESTS 2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

Total Number of Requests 129 85 98 +13 15%

Assisted through Salvation Army 23 18 18 0 0%

Assisted through Motorola 29 20 23 +3 15%

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SERVICES PROVIDED 2013 2014 2015 +/- Change % Change

Phone Contact 115 76 77 +1 1%

Intervention 47 47 44 -3 -6%

Information Provided 47 77 94 +17 22%

Referral 67 47 53 +6 13%

Transportation 0 0 0 0 0%

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

The Police Social Service Unit maintains a commitment to providing our colleagues and citizens with education on a variety of topics. The following are educational programs presented by the Police Social Workers in 2015:

PRESENTATION TITLE AUDIENCE

Schaumburg Police Social Services CEDA Interns/Court

Schaumburg Police Social Services Citizens Police Academy attendees

New Police Officer Training Probationary Police Officers

Schaumburg Police Social Services

Police Social Service Annual Report Team building session at FCC

Minors and Domestic Violence Schaumburg High School in service

Schaumburg Police Social Services Village of Schaumburg Board of Health and Human Services

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND PROFESSIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEE MEETINGS ATTENDED

The Police Social Service Unit staff is actively involved in activities that increase professional knowledge and enhance the services provided to citizens. Professional training is regularly attended so as to maintain licensure, and staff is involved in a variety of organizations and committees that serve to ensure that the citizens of Schaumburg are receiving well-informed and coordinated responses. The following committees were attended by Social Service Staff over the 2014 year:

• DVRT - High School Education Committee

• SART – Sexual Assault Response Team

• Third District Domestic Violence Coordinating Council

• Village of Schaumburg Hazardous Home Site Committee

• Safe From the Start Coalition Committee

• Raising Awareness Committee

• 3rd District Domestic Violence Coordinating council Police Social Worker Sub-Committee

• APSW – Association of Police Social Worker

• Kenneth Young Elder Advisory Committee

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SUMMARY AND GOALS

The Schaumburg community continues to demonstrate an increasing need for intensive interventions with the chronically mentally ill and alcohol/drug dependent populations, ungovernable youths, hazardous home sites and elder issues. These interventions require a high level of service coordination, research for appropriate, recommended programs, and frequent client contacts. The unit’s commitment to building relationships with community service providers and to providing community education has contributed significantly to our staff’s ability to effectively provide these services.

PSSU GOAL - 2016

Program

Group

Program Goal Metric Target

Police Department/ Human Services

PSSU Our unit will work towards increasing community awareness and financial and in-kind contributions to the Community Assistance Fund.

The police social workers will seek out new individual, company and corporate sponsors.

Completion date March 2017

Status: This goal will be ongoing

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PSSU GOAL - 2016

Program

Group



PSSU Offer outreach services to at least two churches that serve the minority population within the Schaumburg community

Number of outreach DVRT presentations offered and provided to churches within the community

Completion date March 2017

Status: Outreach offers will be made over the course of the year to community churches

The 2015 year will find the Police Social Service Unit focusing on the following goals:

PSSU GOAL - 2015

Program

Group



PSSU Our unit will work in conjunction with Commander Provenzano to complete a brochure for distribution by officers on all calls for service that involve heroine.

• PSSU will have meeting with commander Provenzano to review current procedures

• PSSU will research services and complete a draft for a brochure

• Final meetings with commander Provenzano will be held to finalize the brochure

Completion date December 2015

Status: Complete. Brochures are printed and being utilized.

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PSSU GOAL - 2015

Program

Group



PSSU Our unit will remain an active member of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), working in conjunction with other community members and providers to complete a comprehensive best practices model for all fields in sexual assault response

Police Social Service staff will remain in active membership status with the SART committee and sub-committees

Completion date December 2015

Status: The achievement of this is currently in progress with committee and sub-committee meetings being regularly attended. The police sub-committee has met all needed goals at this time.

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SCHAUMBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAM

2015 Annual Report

History of DVRT

In 2002 the Schaumburg Police Department recognized the need to create a Domestic

Violence Response Team (DVRT). The goal of this team was to create policy and

procedures for the police department’s response to domestic dispute calls. There was

recognition by the police administration that a more uniform response by police to calls

for domestic concerns was in the best interest of the victims as well as the community.

These policies were meant to protect victims who were at risk of further harm, to reduce

liability issues for officers responding to domestic calls for service and to increase

community awareness of domestic violence issues. The team included: the sergeant in

charge of the detective bureau, two crimes against persons detectives, two juvenile

detectives, two officers from each shift, and the police social workers. At the time of its

formation there were only two other police departments in the entire State of Illinois that

had domestic violence response teams.

The team has now grown to include a logistics coordinator and the employee information

technician.

DVRT Team Members

The 2015 Domestic Violence Response Team included:

Sergeant Gary Ciccola (the team leader) Detective Joseph Kaminski

Detective Arthur Kwiatkowski Officer Paula Casey

Officer Kendra Ziebell Detective Matthew Christenson

Officer Michael Gust Logistics Coordinator Helen Joyce

Officer Derek Persson Employee Info Tech Simone Lesniak

Officer Lauren Maguire Police Social Worker Kristin Jordan

Officer Doug Leschewski Police Social Worker Linda Young

Officer Erik Wang Police Social Worker Pat Dahmen

Detective Brian McIntyre

Statistics

In 2015, the Schaumburg Police Department responded to 1341 domestic related calls for

service. This represents a decrease of 87 calls from 2014. Within those calls for service,

112 arrests were made for Domestic Battery or Violation of Order of Protection. That is

32 less arrests than 2014.

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The breakdown of calls and arrests are as follows:

● Domestic Battery: 197 incidents, 90 arrests

● Aggravated Domestic Battery: 2 incidents, 2 arrests.

● Telephone Harassment: 66 incidents, 0 arrests

● Domestic Dispute: 876 incidents, 3 arrests

● Endangering the Life or Health of a Child: 8 incidents, 5 arrests

● Kidnapping/Unlawful Visitation Interference: 4 incidents, 3 arrests

● Violation of an Order of Protection: 45 incidents, 22 arrests.

Not all incidents result in arrest. Arrests are made after a thorough investigation and all

parties are interviewed. Police also intervened on 81 child custody disputes and 16 calls

for minors requiring authoritative intervention and runaways resulting from domestic

issues.

There was a decrease in the total number of calls for domestic related incidents in 2015

from 2014. There are two primary reasons for this. The first is that crime is down

nationally. Secondly, the 2014 reported numbers were not filtered to remove reports that

the responding officers coded as unfounded upon their arrival. In 2014 there were a

reported 1,428 calls for domestic related services. When these numbers are filtered to

remove calls that the responding officers reported as unfounded, then that number drops

to 1389. In 2015 there were 1,341 founded responses for domestic calls. When

comparing apples to apples and taking into consideration that crime levels are down

nationally, there is no statistical significance in the calls for service in this area.

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Goals

The team accomplished the majority of the goals set for 2015:

1. Reviewed and changed the former Domestic Violence Policy to mirror the Illinois

State Domestic Violence recommended conduct for police departments.

2. Exceeded the goal of 125 set for court advocacy, providing court advocacy 296

times by the Police Social Service Unit.

3. Attended quarterly patrol calls, and in addition, Detective Kwiatkowski provided

4 roll call trainings in April to review new UCR codes for domestic calls for

service.

4. DVRT team member’s detective Matt Christenson and social worker Kristin

Jordan presented an in service training at Schaumburg High School on DVRT and

domestic relations as it pertains to minors.

Professional Training Received: In October 2015, several members of the team attended the Circuit Court of Cook County

Third Municipal District Family Violence Coordinating Council’s symposium entitled

Not in My Neighborhood: A community response to Domestic Violence at Harper

College.

Community Outreach: In 2015, Detective Kwiatkowski presented at the Schaumburg library and the senior

center on Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence, and Kristin Jordan and Matt Christenson

presented an in service training to the staff of Schaumburg High School on minors and

domestic violence.

Goals:

DVRT GOAL - 2016 Program

Group Program Goal Metric Target

Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT DVRT team will conduct a DV Presentation to PTA at District 54 Junior High Schools: Adams, Frost

and Keller

# of trainings

provided. Completion of

presentations by March

of 2017.

Status: Pending presentation in October 2016



Police

Department /

Human Services

DVRT The Social Service unit will

provide court advocacy service to

125 victims of domestic violence.

# of DV victims

provided court

advocacy service

Provide court advocacy

to DV victims when

appropriate Status: Court advocacy is ongoing

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Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT The DVRT team, investigation,

and or patrol will provide 6 DVRT

responses.

# of DVRT

responses

provided

Officer to provide

information to DV

victims and to answer

questions Status: ongoing as needed



Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT The social service division will

coordinate two in service trainings

to increase information,

communication or collaboration of

services provided within the

community

# of in services

coordinated by

social services

Increase information,

collaboration and

communication amongst

service providers

Status: ongoing throughout the year

DVRT goals for 2015 included:



Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT Conduct a DV presentation to PTA

at District 54 Jr. High Schools:

Adams, Frost and Keller

# of trainings

given Completion of

presentations by

December 2015 Status: SPD was prepared to present to the school in the Fall of 2015 when the district requested that the training be

tabled until October 2016.



Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT The DVRT team will continue to

attend patrol roll calls quarterly to

share any information regarding

domestic violence issues.

# of roll calls

attended during

the year.

Provide officers with

information on

domestic violence

issues and answer any

questions. Status: ongoing participation in quarterly roll calls



Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT The Social Service unit will

provide court advocacy service to

125 victims of domestic violence.

# of DV victims

provided court

advocacy service

Provide court advocacy

to DV victims when

appropriate Status: Court advocacy provided a total of 296 times in 2015

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Police

Department/

Human Services

DVRT Provide an in service training for

Schaumburg High School

personnel.

Presentation

provided Complete by December

2015

Status: PSW Jordan and Detective Christenson provided an in service on DV and minors in November of 2015

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Recommendation to Support the Greenest Region Compact 24/28/2016


Presenter: Martha Dooley, Landscape and Sustainability PlannerLead Department: Community Development

Executive Summary: The village created the Comprehensive Green Action Plan (CGAP) in 2009, and has been workingtoward achieving the 58 goals in the plan. With the infusion of funding provided by the EnergyEfficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, Schaumburg accomplished 74% of the goals inthe plan. The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus recently launched the Greenest Region Compact 2 and itscompanion Framework, a plan that can be used to construct a local, tailored sustainability plan. Staffwill be using the Greenest Region Compact 2 Framework to update Schaumburg’s ComprehensiveGreen Action Plan. A Resolution of Support for the Greenest Region Compact 2 is attached with this packet. Byadopting this Resolution of Support, Schaumburg agrees to support the goals of the Greenest RegionCompact 2 and agrees to work to achieve them, in our community and in collaboration throughout theregion.

Recommended Action: The Village Manager recommends the Health and Human Services Committee recommend theVillage Board approve a Resolution of Support for the Greenest Region Compact 2.

ATTACHMENTS:Description TypeMemo ExhibitResolution Endorsing the MetropolitanMayors Caucus' Greenest Region Compact 2 Exhibit

MEMORANDUM

Date: April 13, 2016

To: Village Manager

From: Martha Dooley, Landscape and Sustainability Planner

Subject: Village Support of the Greenest Region Compact 2

For: Health and Human Services Committee

Introduction

In 2007, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus developed the Greenest Region Compact which was a

simple pledge by municipalities to take action to improve the environment. The Village Board

adopted a Resolution of Support for the Greenest Region Compact in October 2007. The

compact included pledges in the following environmental categories:

• Promote residential water conservation

• Enact electronic recycling

• Lighting Retrofits

• Raise awareness about transit options; install bike racks

• LED traffic signals

• Tree planting program

• Construction and Demolition debris recycling

• Increase recycling

• Encourage implementation of Stormwater BMPs

Discussion

In 2015, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus analyzed the impact of the original Greenest Region

Compact. They found that municipalities that adopted the Greenest Region Compact reported

progress in 10 of the 13 strategies and showed greater environmental achievements than the

municipalities that did not adopt. However, since there were no specific goals or directives in

the plan, it was difficult to measure progress by municipalities that adopted the plan.

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus reviewed 30 municipal sustainability plans and guiding

documents as well as more than 10 documents from regional, nation and global organizations

that are widely used to guide sustainable municipal actions. The initiatives and goals in these

documents were analyzed and combined to create the Greenest Region Compact 2 which

includes a Framework that offers a menu of options that can be used to construct a local, tailored

sustainability plan. Municipalities may choose the goals and objectives that are most applicable

to their community; not all goals need to be included in a sustainability plan.

The Greenest Region Compact 2 is broken down into 10 categories and provides consensus goals

for environmental sustainability that can be addressed by local municipalities and will have a

positive impact on a local, regional and national scale. With the Greenest Region Compact 2, its

companion document the Greenest Region Compact 2 Framework, consists of 1,150 actual

sustainability goals and objectives and provides suggested objectives, strategies and tools to help

communities achieve the goals of the Greenest Region Compact 2.

The goals in the Greenest Region Compact 2 align with the goals in the GoTo 2040 Regional

Plan which was created by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and will likely align

with the goals in the OnTo2050 Regional Plan which is under development.

Staff will be using the Greenest Region Compact 2 Framework to update Schaumburg’s

Comprehensive Green Action Plan. The Landscape and Sustainability Planner will use the

village’s Green Team as a steering committee to provide an inventory of existing conditions,

develop key recommendations and assist in writing the narrative in the plan. Status updates will

be provided to the Environmental Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee at

these 3 milestones.

Staff presented the Greenest Region Compact and Framework to the Environmental Committee

meeting on April 7th. The Committee is looking forward to the process and learning more about

the sustainability initiatives at the village.

The consensus goals of the Greenest Region Compact 2 strive for enhanced quality of life for

residents, protection and stewardship of the environment, and sustainable economic vitality.

Attached is a Resolution of Support for the Greenest Region Compact 2 for adoption by the

Village Board. By adopting this Resolution of Support, Schaumburg agrees to support the goals

of the Greenest Region Compact 2 and agrees to work to achieve them, in our community and in

collaboration throughout the region.

Recommendation

Staff recommends the Health and Human Services Committee recommend the Village Board

approve a Resolution of Support for the Greenest Region Compact 2.


A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS’

GREENEST REGION COMPACT 2

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus provides a forum for the chief elected

officials of the Chicago region to develop consensus and act on common public policy issues and

multi-jurisdictional challenges; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ participating Mayors and their

communities have a history of environmental stewardship, from energy efficiency, water

conservation, urban forestry, and participation in Clean Air Counts; and

WHEREAS, it is important for Mayors and local governments throughout the United

States to take leadership roles to advance sustainability both in their own communities and in

concert with regional, national and global initiatives; and

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus created the Greenest Region Compact 2 to

address environmental sustainability issues of global importance at the local level; and

WHEREAS, the Greenest Region Compact 2, also called the GRC2, is built on

important environmental initiatives already underway in communities, in partnership with many

non-profit, state, regional and national organizations; and

WHEREAS, the GRC2 synthesizes sustainability goals already adopted by leading

communities in the region; and these consensus goals align with common regional, state,

national and global objectives; and

WHEREAS, the GRC2 offers a companion Framework to guide communities of all sizes

and strengths to assess their current efforts; develop a sustainability plan suited to local priorities;

and will offer resources to help them succeed; and

WHEREAS, the consensus goals of the Greenest Region Compact 2 will guide

coordinated efforts toward enhanced quality of life for residents; protection and stewardship of

the environment and sustainable economic vitality.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG:

SECTION ONE: The Village of Schaumburg endorses the Greenest Region Compact 2

proposed by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and agrees to work to achieve them, both in their

own communities and in collaboration throughout the region.

SECTION TWO: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its

passage and approval according to law.


A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE METROPOLITAN MAYORS CAUCUS’

GREENEST REGION COMPACT 2

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2016.

ATTEST: Village President

Village Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Assistant Village Attorney

thursday, april 28, 2016 health and human services

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