SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – A discussion about Sangamon County’s budget for the next fiscal year this week resulted in a criticism of sorts for the commission that was formed to look at various potential reforms in the wake of the death of Sonya Massey.

Sangamon County Administrator Brian McFadden told the County Board Tuesday the county remains committed to funding those of the 26 calls to action the Massey Commission came up with. But that’s not all 26 calls to action.

“I do think there was a faulty assumption on the part of the Massey Commission that the county could just make all these (calls to action) happen,” said McFadden.  “Each of the 26, if you read them, are very thorough, very deep.  But, a lot of them were put in the hands of the county to implement.  The county cannot tell the hospitals what to do.  They county cannot tell the City of Springfield what to do.  The county cannot tell rural fire departments what to do.  We can’t tell schools what to do.”

McFadden says County Board Chair Andy Van Meter and State Senator Doris Turner held a meeting in August assigning the calls to action to either people or groups to work on further.

“The follow-up efforts are going to begin here later this month,” said McFadden.  “We’ll reach out to those groups to see where they’re at.  These all fall in a variety of different things…there are some things that, clearly, the county leads on and involve the county.  A lot of those involve the Sheriff’s office.”

McFadden says some items involving the sheriff’s office have already been completed, like policies on training and related matters.  But others of the calls to action may require state legislation, or various forms of funding.