Governor's Travel Control Board Meeting Minutes, June 10, 2026

June 10, 2026

2:30 pm

Webex

Elgin Room, 10th Floor, 555 West Monroe, Chicago

Stratton Office Building, 702 Conference Room, 401 S. Spring St., Springfield

• Jim Foys, Member
• Katie Wyzard, Appointed Member (Governors Office Designee)
• Sean Coombe, Attorney, Central Management Services
• Anna Mason, Central Management Services
• Kevin Pennell, State Travel Coordinator
• Cole Workman, State Intern

• Raven DeVaughn, Chair
  

At 2:31 PM Chair DeVaughn called to order a meeting of the Governor’s Travel Control Board.

1. Roll Call - Members Present: Chair Raven DeVaughn, Appointed Member Katie Wyzard, Member Jim Foys.
2. Remote Attendance - None
3. Consideration of Minutes – The March 30th, 2026, minutes were considered. Chair DeVaughn asked for a motion, Member Foys moved and second by Member Wyzard. Motion passed.
4. Presentation of the Exception Report – Kevin Pennell presented the board with the FY26 3rd quarter exception report.
5. Matters for Board Consideration
   1. Exceptions – the following exceptions were approved
      1. Illinois Department of Transportation | Lodging Cancellation Fee |166.71| Bauer
      2. Illinois Emergency Management Agency | Excess Amtrak Fee | 93.00 | Windisch
      3. Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | Resort Fees | 734.89 | Multiple Travelers
      4. Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | Excess Lodging | 156.12 | Olivares
      5. Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity – Resort Fees |167.80 | Mihalich
      6. Illinois Law Enforcement and Training Standards Board | Excess Baggage Fee | 80 | Wood
      7. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | Excess Lodging | 689.58 | Reiter
      8. Illinois State Police 30 Day GOMB Waiver – FY27
   2. Exceptions – Tabled exceptions were approved with additional information requested by the board.
      1. Governor’s Office FY27 Exception Request | GOMB 30 Day | Lodging Rate | Transportation | Airline Baggage Fees
      2. Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services | In- Headquarters Lodging - Babcock – 125.40
6. Old Business | Sean Coombe
   1. TRC Updates | Rental Vehicle Insurance Reimbursement – TRC voted to remove language from 3000.300 (e) - Sean advised board this would take 90-120 days to remove language – board could grant exceptions.
   2. Jim Foys discussed potentially track vehicle damage in the past verses once we have this in place. The goal would be to see if there was an increase in damage reported, etc. Kevin Pennell stated he would discuss with CMS Auto liability to see if there was a way to track rental damage.
7. New Business |Sean Coombe and Kevin Pennell
   1. Travel Update | Mileage Reimbursement | Government Vehicle Available
      1. Kevin Pennell updated the board on potential changes we are looking to help to benefit transportation selections for State and our travelers. Tabled until we can discuss further with impacted parties.
   2. Travel Update | Out of Country Travel - Kevin Pennell updated the board on our new out of country travel rule update. Provided potential financial impacts to travel.
8. Adjournment – Chair DeVaughn asked for a motion, Member Foys, moved to adjourn, second by Member Wyzard, motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 3:19PM.