Iroquois County committee members raised concerns at the Oct. 25 meeting about communication breakdowns in the county's emergency-management operations, specifically over who is responsible for checking public warning sirens.

A committee member said he had asked Director of Emergency Management Scott Anderson and another staffer, Eric, for confirmation that the county’s warning sirens were functioning. The committee member reported that Eric "said I'm not gonna do that anymore. I'm not gonna check them to make sure the sirens are working," and said that staff must clarify responsibility for routine checks and for sharing records requested under public-records requests.

Members described inconsistent follow-through on siren-check records and recommended a three-way conversation among Scott, Eric and a third county official (named in the meeting as Harry or Nate, depending on the speaker) to improve coordination. One committee member said he had asked Scott to participate in a three-way conversation and that Scott had agreed but that the meeting had not yet occurred.

The committee recommended staff schedule the meeting and report back to the committee; no formal directive or vote was recorded. Committee members characterized the situation as a communications and coordination problem to be resolved administratively rather than a policy change.