Committee Overview & Responsibilities
Responsibilities
The Public Safety and Justice Committee considers matters concerning:
- The operations of the justice system in the County
- Adult and Juvenile Detention
- Civil and Criminal Courts
- Emergency Management
- Law Enforcement
- Animal control and protection
- Acting as the Appeal Board under the Peoria County Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Ordinance.
Offices Considered
The business of the following offices is considered by the County Operations Committee:
- 10th Judicial Circuit Agencies
- Circuit Clerk
- Coroner
- Emergency Management Agency
- PCAPS
- Public Defender
- Sheriff and Sheriff’s Merit Commission
- State’s Attorney
Liaison Entities
- City/County Landfill
- Emergency Telephone System Board
- Multi-County Enforcement Group