DeKalb County, Illinois

Resolutions

Fiscal Year 2012

(January 1 - December 31)

RESOLUTION NUMBER	DATE CONSIDERED	BOARD OUTCOME	RESOLUTION SUBJECT
"January Resolutions" (in their entirety)
#R2012-01	01/18/2012	Passed	MFT for Salary and Equipment. To authorize the expenditure of MFT funds for salary and equipment rental in the amount of $649,000.00.
#R2012-02	01/18/2012	Passed	MFT for Winter Maintenance Materials. To authorize the expenditure of MFT funds for winter maintenance materials in the amount of $500,000.00 for the entire calendar year of 2012.
#R2012-03	01/18/2012	Passed	Revised MFT for Old State Road Bridge. To authorize the expenditure of MFT funds on the Old State Road Bridge in the amount of $141,742.00, which is an additional $27,255.00 over the original resolution request. The original MFT resolution was based on the Engineer’s estimate prior to the project being let. The project was awarded for $67,000.00 more than the Engineer’s estimate; however, the final cost was $26,000 less than the awarded amount. In order to utilize additional MFT funds to make final payment the County Board will need to approve the expenditure.
#R2012-04	01/18/2012	Passed	Letter of Support for DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau. To select the DeKalb County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau as DeKalb County’s Agency of Record for Tourism Promotions for the Illinois Office of Tourism FY’13 Fiscal Year .
#R2012-05	01/18/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-33-400-039 0013C), for the sum of $144.84 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.
#R2012-06	01/18/2012	Passed	Bid Award for a 4x4 Truck.
#R2012-07	01/18/2012	Passed	Bid Award for another 4x4 Truck.
February Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-08	02/15/2012	Passed	Award for the 2012 General County Letting. That the County of DeKalb does approve the awards for the 2012 General County Letting for specified materials to the companies named in this resolution for the provision of certain, specified maintenance materials to the County of DeKalb and its nineteen Road Districts and to Sicalco, LTD of Forreston, Illinois for the low bid meeting specifications for liquid calcium chloride in the amount of $291.12 per flake ton.
#R2012-09	02/15/2012	Passed	Award for the 2012 Road District MFT Aggregate Projects. To approve the bid award for improvements on various roads in DeKalb County to the lowest bidders as follows: to Macklin, Inc. in the amount of $15,708.00 for 1,925 tons of aggregate surface course spread on road on Haumesser Road, in Milan road District; to Vulcan Construction Materials, LP in the amount of $16,719.64 for 1,981 tons of aggregate surface course spread on road on Gurler Road, in Pierce Road District; and to Wagner Associates, Inc. in the amount of $49,750.00 for 5,000 tons of aggregate surface course spread on road on East Paw Paw, Radley, Goble, Svendsen and Sanderson Roads in Paw Paw Road District.
#R2012-10	02/15/2012	Passed	Creation of an Ad Hoc Electrical Aggregation Committee. To create an Ad Hoc Electrical Aggregation Committee and direct the Chairman of the Board to recommend five members of the DeKalb County Board to serve on the Electrical Aggregation Committee until its duties are completed.
March Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-11	03/21/2012	Passed	Authorization Application for and Execution of A Public Transportation Capital Assistance Grant. Annual authorization for the Voluntary Action Center to request financial assistance from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the purchase of vehicles. This is a pass through grant and does not cost the County any hard dollars. The match is usually made up with in kind contributions.
#R2012-12	03/21/2012	Passed	Award of the 2012 Hot Mix Projects. To Award the 2012 hot-mix projects for the Road Districts and the County Health Facility parking lot. as follows: Section 12-01000-01-GM – Afton Road District 1.10 miles of Elva Road; low bid, submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $109,430.00; Section 12-02000-00-GM – Clinton Road District 1.22 miles of Waterman Road; low bid, submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $166,555; Section 12-07000-01-GM – Kingston Road District 1.13 miles of Pleasant Hill Road; low bid submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $114,442.70; Section 12-14000-01-GM – Shabbona Road District 0.47 miles of Indian Road; low bid submitted by Martin & Company Excavating in the amount of $61,163.30; Section 12-15000-00-GM – Somonauk Road District 0.86 miles of Bunny Lane/Governor Beveridge Highway; low bid submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $112,791.00; Section 12-18000-01-GM – Sycamore Road District 1.89 miles of subdivision roads; low bid submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $212,434.00; and 2012 Parking Lot Project – DeKalb County Health Facility; low bid submitted by Curran Contracting Company in the amount of $214,463.04.
#R2012-13	03/21/2012	Passed	Award the 2012 County Wide Seal Coat Project. To award the 2012 County wide seal coat project to AC Paving Company, of Elgin, Illinois, in the amount of $1,226,183.94 for the seal coating of 69.80 miles of various roads on both the County and Road District road systems, identified as section #12-XX000-XX-GM.
#R2012-14	03/21/2012	Passed	MFT for 2012 County Wide Seal Coat Project. To allow MFT funds to be used for part of this year’s seal coat project. The County Engineer’s estimated cost for the County’s portion is $409,220.00 and 55% or $225,071.00 of that cost, will be paid for utilizing MFT funds. The remainder will be paid from the Matching Tax fund.
#R2012-15	03/21/2012	Passed	Engineering Services Agreement for Hortense Road Bridge. To enter into an Engineering Agreement with Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers of Crystal Lake, Il for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the deck replacement of a bridge on Hortense Street over Bull Run Creek located in the Village of Kirkland. Compensation for said services had been established as set forth herein: Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers. A cost-plus amount of $106,400.00 for the Village of Kirkland Section 10-00008-00-BR on Hortense Street in the Village of Kirkland, Illinois. The final amount to be reimbursed to the County by the Village of Kirkland
#R2012-16	03/21/2012	Passed	Closeout MFT Resolution for 06-00216-00-BR. To allow MFT funds to be used to fund the closeout of the project for the Old State Road Bridge. The amount of MFT funds authorized by the County Board for this project was $141,742.00 and the amount spent on this project was $141,742.65. In order to close this project out these additional funds will need to be authorized by the County Board.
#R2012-17	03/21/2012	Passed	: FY2011 Budget Transfer and Amendments. The DeKalb Forest Preserve District does approve the emergency appropriations and budget transfers as set forth on the attached page A for Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2011.
#R2012-18	03/21/2012	Removed	Bid Award for a new 2012 4x4 Truck. Bid award to Morrow Brothers Ford for one new 2012, Ford F-150 4x4 extended cab truck at a cost of $20,479.00.
#R2012-19	03/21/2012	Passed	Authorization to enter into Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation for the Resurfacing of Somonauk Road. To enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for the resurfacing of 5.302 miles of Somonauk Road (CH-10) from Chicago Road south to Illinois Route 34, said improvement to be designated as Section 10-00176-01-RS and estimated to cost $796,000.00 with local share to be $159,200.00.
#R2012-20	03/21/2012	Passed	Annual Property Tax Abatement for Health Facility Bond Issue. That a portion of the $972,513.00 property tax levy for the 2011 Tax Year (payable in 2012), which was levied for the lease agreement for the retirement of the debt on the 2005 Health Facility Re-Financing Bond Issue, is hereby abated in the amount of $422,513.00, and that a certified copy of this resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County clerk within fifteen days
#R2012-21	03/21/2012	Passed	Annual Property Tax Abatement for Courthouse Expansion & Jail Planning Bond Issue. That the $1,142,906.00 property tax levy for the 2011 Tax Year (payable in 2012), which was levied for the retirement of the debt of (a) $832,798.00 for the Build American Bond Issue and (b) $310,108.00 for the Recovery Zone Bond Issue, is hereby abated in its entirety in the amount of $1,142,906.00, and that a certified copy of this resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County clerk within fifteen days
#R2012-22	03/21/2012	Passed	Amendments to the Indemnification Policy. To amend the Indemnification Policy with 13 changes, as denoted on the three-page policy attached to this resolution, with underlines and strike-outs, and that the Finance Office is hereby directed to incorporate these changes into the policy manual for DeKalb County Government.
#R2012-23	03/21/2012	Passed	Salary Adjustment for Non-Union Employees. Because of a disparity in wages between non- employees and union employees , the DeKalb County Board does adopt a recommendation for bringing parity between the groups. For employees not elected, or subject to collective bargaining or special contracts, who also have not had cumulative increases above 5% for the period of January 1, 2010 through January 7, 2012 are hereby granted an additional 2.0% raise effective March 25, 2012 and that funding for said increase comes from (a) the voluntary agreement by the elected Circuit Clerk to transfer the funding for office supplies and one Deputy Clerk position for salary and benefits from her General Fund budget to her special fee funds of Court Automation and Document Storage, and (b) the operating revenues for the cost centers that are not part of the General Fund.
#R2012-24	03/21/2012	Passed	FY’2011 Year-End Budget Transfers. The DeKalb County Board does approve the emergency appropriations and budget transfers as set forth on the attached pages A and B for Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2011.
#R2012-25	03/21/2012		.Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Sycamore, County of DeKalb, and the Sycamore Public Library to facilitate the Expansion of the DeKalb County Jail.
April Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-26	04/18/2012	Passed	Local Agency Agreement for Participation in the Rural Sign Upgrade Program. The County of DeKalb has been selected by the Illinois Department of Transportation to participate in the Rural Sign Upgrade Program. This Program consists of upgrading signs currently on the roadway system to be upgraded to meet the current requirement for retroreflectivity. DeKalb County would be the lead agency for this program and in addition to DeKalb County, all 19 Road Districts and all Municipalities within DeKalb County with a population of 5,000 or less are also eligible for participation. Each agency can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 for the replacement of their signs, posts and hardware. Only regulatory and warning signs are eligible for replacement at this time. There is no local match required. Funding would be 90% Federal and 10% State.
#R2012-27	04/18/2012	Passed	. Award of the 2012 Countywide Striping Program. To Award the 2012 Countywide Striping Program to America’s Parking Remarking of St. Louis, Missouri, who submitted the lowest bid meeting specifications in the amount of $262,817.00.
#R2012-28	04/18/2012	Passed	MFT for Countywide Striping Program. To use MFT funds to pay for the 2012 Countywide Striping Program in the amount of $93,410.00.
#R2012-29	03/21/2012	TABLED	Somonauk to Sannauk Trail Lease Agreement. To enter into a lease agreement.
#R2012-30	00/00/2012		- On Reserve-
#R2012-31	00/00/2012		- On Reserve-
#R2012-32	00/00/2012		- On Reserve-
#R2012-33	04/18/2012	Passed	Annual Release of Executive Session Minutes. The DeKalb County Board does hereby direct the Clerk of the Board to make the minutes of the meetings stated in the resolution available for public inspection.
#R2012-34	04/18/2012	Passed	Annual License Renewal for a Landfill Operation. To renew the County license to operate a sanitary landfill on an 88-acre site located east of Somonauk Road, immediately south of I-88, in unincorporated Cortland Township, DeKalb County, as described in the application filed February 1, 2012, referenced herein as though attached hereto. The renewal is for the period of May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013 for Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. The Chairman of the DeKalb County Board is hereby authorized to execute all necessary documents for said license.
#R2012-35	04/18/2012	Passed	WaterSense Partnership Program. To enter into a volunteer Promotional Partnership Agreement with the U.S. EPA WaterSense Program with no cost to the County of DeKalb, Illinois.
#R2012-36	04/18/2012	Passed	Award of the Senior Services Tax Levy. To award the following allocations for the Senior Services Tax Levy Appropriations: Barb City Manor was awarded $9,093; Ben Gordon Center was awarded $16,417; DeKalb County Health Department was awarded $27,042; DeKalb County Hospice was awarded $3,900; Elder Care Services was awarded $69,200 for Case Management, Elder Abuse, and for Self-Neglect; Family Service Agency was awarded $63,833; Fox Valley Older Adults was awarded $66,250; Hope Haven was awarded $12,517; Opportunity House was awarded $23,616; Prairie State Legal Services was awarded $3,250; Voluntary Action Center was awarded $196,000 for Meals on Wheels and for Transportation. The total award amount is $491,117.00.
May Resolution (in their entirety)
#R2012-37	05/16/2012	Passed	Amendment to the DeKalb County Code. The DeKalbCounty Board does hereby adopt the attached recommendations for changes to the DeKalb County Code amending section 2-29-5(b.); 2-31 (2) (15) (16) (17); 2-23(a) (c); 2-35(a) (c); 2-37; 2-39; 2-40; 2-41(a); 2-42; 2-43; 2-45; and 2-47.
#R2012-38	05/16/2012		- See June Resolutions-
#R2012-39	05/16/2012	Passed	Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation – Hortense Street Bridge. To allow the DeKalb County Board to enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for the repair of the Hortense Road Bridge over Bull Run Creek in the Village of Kirkland, Illinois, said improvement to be designated as Section 10-00008-00-BR and estimated to cost $311,000.00 with the local share to be the responsibility of the Village of Kirkland and estimated to be $62,200.00. The DeKalb County Board does authorize its Chairman to execute an appropriate Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois.
June Resolution (in their entirety)
#R2012-38	06/20/2012	Passed	Amendment to the Engineering Agreement for Five Points Road Bridge, Hutchison Engineering, Inc. (Sec. 05-00044-01-BR). To amend the Engineering Agreement made with Hutchison Engineering, Inc. of Shorewood, Illinois, on December 19, 2007 for preliminary engineering services incident to the replacement of a bridge on Five Points Road, located in Kingston Road District for an amount not to exceed $233,000. The modification to said agreement is to allow for plan revisions and modification to Phase 1 documentation for the elimination of the proposed retaining walls. Said changes will require an additional 615 man-hours and will be paid at actual costs plus 125% for a re-calculated, not to exceed price of $307,000. This resolution also authorizes the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute the modified Engineering Services Agreement for this project under Section #05-00044-01-BR.
#R2012-40	See August 2012		See August 2012
#R2012-41	06/20/2012	Passed	Authorizing Application for Public Transportation Financial Assistance. Resolution #R2011-30: To Apply for FY-13 5311 Operating Assistance Grant. The FY-13 5311 Grant is a grant for operating funding for TransVac. This is required to be submitted through a Government agency and is a pass through grant. That means that all funds are passed through the County to TransVac
#R2012-42	06/20/2012	Passed	Acceptance of the Special Warranty for Public Transportation Financial Assistance for the Section 5311 Grant. The Warranty is required of the county and it simply states that public funds will not be used to provide TransVac with an unfair advantage in operating in this area with other agencies providing the same type of service to the public on a private basis.
#R2012-43	06/20/2012	Passed	Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Sign a Grant Application for A Water Shed Study. To authorized the DeKalb County Board Chairman to sign a grant application for planning funds for a Water Shed Study under section 319 of the grant, for the Union/Virgil Ditch Watersheds.
#R2012-44	06/20/2012	Passed	In Support of the DeKalb County Drug Court C.L.E.A.N. Program. The DeKalb County Board does express its full support for the continued operation of the DeKalb Count Drub Court C.L.E.A.N. Program and does hereby admonish the DeKalb County State’s Attorney, Clay Campbell, to comply with the statutory mandate to continue to participate in the Drug Court Program.
#R2012-45	06/20/2012	Passed	Tax Abatement Request. The DeKalb County Board does hereby approve the partial abatement of taxes for Right Pointe Company, DeKalb, Illinois, associated with the building to be constructed at 2754 Wagner Court, DeKalb, Illinois, PIN#08-34-401-014 as follows: In the first full year of taxation 90%; in the second full year of taxation 80%; in the third full year of taxation 50%; in the fourth full year 50%; and in the fifth full year of taxation 50%. Beginning in the 6th year of taxation there shall be no partial abatement of property taxes for this property. The Treasurer is directed to implement the aforestated abatements in each of appropriate tax years only following notice from the City of DeKalb that the company has fulfilled its requirements and that the other taxing bodies have approved these abatements.
#R2012-46	06/20/2012	Passed	Collective Bargaining Agreement. To ratify a collective bargaining agreement between the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Public Employees Division and DeKalb County, Illinois, for the period covering January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
#R2012-47	06/20/2012	Passed	Vehicle Operation Policy. The DeKalb County Board does adopt a Vehicle Operation Policy that includes details on responsibilities, procedures and coverage of county employees and departments when using county vehicles, including a training program.
#R2012-48	06/20/2012	Passed	Filing a Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Unpaid Transfer Taxes. The DeKalb County Board does authorize the filing of a class action lawsuit by DeKalb County through John Acardo, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder, to pursue the recoupment of the unpaid Transfer Taxes by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and to prospectively establish their obligation to pay such Transfer Taxes and that Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers LLC, of St. Charles, Illinois, shall prosecute such cause on a contingent basis as set forth in the Retainer Agreement attached hereto
July Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-54	07/18/2012	---	Approval of the Hiring of an Executive Search Firm for the County Administrator’s position. To approve the hiring of an Executive Search Firm to assist in the search for a new County Administrator.
August Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-40	08/15/2012	Passed	Authorized Bank Depositories. To authorize an updated list of banks and credit unions as depositories of public funds in the custody of the DeKalb County Treasurer.
#R2012-49	08/15/2012	Passed	Ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Public Employees Division and DeKalb County.The DeKalb County Board does hereby ratify the proposed agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150 covering the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013, and does direct the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute said agreement.
#R2012-50	08/15/2012	Passed	Approval of Engineering Agreement with Wendler Engineering Services, Inc. The DeKalb County Board does enter into an Engineering Agreement with Wendler Engineering Services, Inc. of Dixon, Illinois, for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the repair or replacement of a bridge on Bethany Road over the East branch of the Kishwaukee River located in the Cortland Road District. The cost of this agreement has been set at not to exceed $25,700.00.
#R2012-51	08/15/2012	Passed	Approval of Award to Resurface Chicago Road. The DeKalb County Board does approve the bid award to Curran Contracting Company of DeKalb, Illinois, for the hot-mix resurfacing of 0.80miles of Chicago Road, in the amount of $177,052.00.
#R2012-52	08/15/2012	Passed	Approval of Truck Access Route Program (TARP) Agreement with the State of Illinois for Chicago Road. The DeKalb County Board does enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for the resurfacing and upgrading of Chicago Road to an 80,000 pound truck route from Illinois Route 23, near the northwest corner of Section 11, Township 37 North, Range 4 East of the 3rd P.M. and proceeding easterly for 0.80 miles, said improvements estimated to cost $230,550.00 with the local share to be $137,000.00. The DeKalb County Board does also authorize its Chairman to execute an appropriate Truck Access Route Program (TARP) Agreement with the State of Illinois.
#R2012-53	08/15/2012	Passed	Designation of Chicago Road as a Class III Truck Route. The DeKalb County Board has determined the need for the establishment of a Class III truck route in DeKalb County and has designated Chicago Road from Illinois Route 23 easterly for a distance of 4,200 feet or 0.795 miles.
#R2012-54			See July Special Board Meeting
#R2012-55	08/15/2012	Passed	: Intergovernmental Agreement for the Kane County Juvenile Detention Facility. The DeKalb County Board will continue its Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Kane for the provision of housing Juveniles for the County of DeKalb for a period of five years commencing December 1, 2012. unty.
#R2012-56	08/15/2012	Passed	Authorizing the Signature of a Grant Agreement for Mitigation of the Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park. The DeKalb County Board does authorize the DeKalb County Board Chairman to sign the Illinois Emergency Management Agency State-Local Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Assistance Agreement (FEMA-DR-1800-IL) for acquisition of the Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park.
#R2012-57	08/15/2012	Passed	Approval of the Election Judges List. The DeKalb County Board does appoint those persons names in the Certified Lists of Candidates for Election Judges (attached to the resolution) submitted by the Chairmen of the Democratice and Republican County Central Committees.
September Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-58	09/19/2012	Passed	To Place the FY2013 Forest Preserve District’s Budget On File for Public Viewing. To place DeKalb County’s Forest Preserve District FY2013 Budget on file for Public Viewing in the County Clerk’s Office, on the County’s Internet Site, and at two other geographically diverse public offices (The Sandwich City Hall and the Office of the Genoa City Clerk) for public inspection.
#R2012-59	09/19/2012	Passed	Approval of Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation for Glidden Road. The DeKalb County Board does ratify the agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois for the preliminary engineering services incident to the design survey for Glidden Road (CH-5) from Illinois Route 64 to Illinois Route 72 located in Mayfield and Kingston Townships, DeKalb County, said survey to be designated as Section 12-00088-00-SD and estimated to cost not to exceed $25,000 with the local share to be estimated to be $5,000 the responsibility of the County of DeKalb.
#R2012-60	09/19/2012	Passed	Approval of Preliminary Engineering Services for Glidden Road. The DeKalb County Board does hereby ratify the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the design surveys for Glidden Road (CH-5) from Illinois Route 64 to Illinois Route 72 located in the Mayfield and Kingston Townships, DeKalb County. Compensation for said services has been established at a cost plus amount not to exceed $25,000 for Section #12-00088-00-SD in DeKalb County.
#R2012-61	09/19/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-327-001, the sum of $283.64 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.
#R2012-62	09/19/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-332-006), the sum of $571.20 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.
#R2012-63	09/19/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-376-005), the sum of $528.79 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.
#R2012-64	09/19/2012	Passed	Authorizing Signature of a Financial Assistance Agreement for a Watershed Study. The DeKalb County Board does hereby authorize the DeKalb County Board Chairman to sign and execute the Financial Assistance Agreement to fund a watershed plan for the Union/Virgil Ditch watersheds.
#R2012-65	09/19/2012	Passed	FY2013 Budget to Place on File for Public View. To place the DeKalb County FY2013 Budget on file for Public Viewing in the County Clerk’s Office, on the County’s Internet site, and at two other geographically diverse public offices ( The Sandwich City Hall and the Office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection.
#R2012-66	09/19/2012	Passed	Approval of the DeKalb County Jail Expansion Budget and Building Design. The DeKalb County Board does concur in the findings and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Jail Planning Committee and does hereby approve the budget and building design for the DeKalb County Jail Expansion.
October Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-67	10/17/2012	Passed	Appreciation of Kevin Buick, DeKalb County Hearing Officer. The DeKalb County Board does hereby acknowledge and express its deep gratitude for the time, efforts, and contributions provided to the Board and the citizens of DeKalb County by Kevin Buick during his service as Hearing Officer between June 2002 and September 2012.
#R2012-68	10/17/2012	Passed	Execution and Amendment of Downstate Operating Assistance Grant Agreement. The DeKalb County Board does authorize The Deputy County Administrator to sign or execute the Downstate Operating Assistance Grant Agreement. This is a pass through grant administered by TRANSVAC with oversight by the County through the Finance Department. .
#R2012-69	10/17/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #03-30-101-003), the sum of $176.66 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law. .
#R2012-70	10/17/2012	Passed	Delinquent Property Tax Sale. To authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-326-008), the sum of $121.70 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.
#R2012-71	10/17/2012	Passed	Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Taxable Allowances. The DeKalb County Board does resolve that taxable expense allowances in general, with specific coverage of clothing allowances and Weight Watchers Program, be included as reportable earnings to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund with this resolution being effective to January 1, 2000 and sunsets such authority as of October 31, 2012.
November Resolutions (in their entirety)
#R2012-72	11/21/2012	Passed	Bid Award for Improvements on Bethany Road. The DeKalb County Board does approve the award for improvements to Bethany Road to Illinois Constructors Corporation, in the amount of $193,612.78, for the construction of a superstructure replacement using precast pre-stressed concrete deck beams supported on existing pile bent abutments and pier, identified as Section Number 12-03128-02-BR.
#R2012-73	11/21/2012	Passed	Anticipation of Township Bridge Funds. In order to repair the bridge on Bethany Road in Cortland Road District and re-open the bridge as soon as possible, the Cortland Road District requested Township Bridge Program funds be used for the repair. The current balance in that fund is not enough to cover 80% of the construction cost and therefore the DeKalb County Board will request anticipation of fund. This will obligate future allotments to this project and the County will up front the cost of this project and receive annual payment from the State for the amount anticipated. The amount to be allocated equals $194,814.00.
#R2012-74	11/21/2012	Passed	MFT for 2013 Winter Maintenance Materials. The DeKalb County Board does approve the County to expend MFT funds for salt during 2013 in the amount of $500,000.00.
#R2012-75	11/21/2012	Passed	Approval of the County Clerks’ Cost Study. The DeKalb County Board does approve the County Clerk’s Cost Study for the purpose of establishing appropriate fees for the Recorder’s Office.
#R2012-76	11/21/2012	Passed	Release of Executive Session Minutes. The DeKalb County Board does hereby direct the Clerk of the Board to make the minutes of the meetings stated in the resolution available for public inspection.
#R2012-77	11/21/2012	Passed	Amendments to the Employee Flexible Benefits Program for 2013. The DeKalb County Board does approve the various revisions to the County’s Flexible Benefit Plan with the most notable change being the reduction of the allowable amount for Unreimbursed Medical Expenses from $3,000 per year to $2,500 per year.
#R2012-78	11/21/2012	Passed	New Public Transit Facility. The DeKalb County Board does direct its attorney to draw and its Board Chairman to execute all documents necessary to make a sufficient portion of parcel #08-13-200-020 owned by the County of DeKalb available for the construction of new public transportation facilities to serve the citizens of DeKalb County. And the County Board does direct staff to work cooperatively with the staff at Voluntary Action Center and the City of DeKalb to obtain the necessary funding and see that the facilities are constructed.
#R2012-79	11/21/2012	Passed	Land Acquisition. The DeKalb County Board does authorize the acquisition of the property located at 229 East Exchange Street, Sycamore, Illinois (PIN #06-32-278-012) for the price of $163,000.00. The County Board does direct its attorney to negotiate and its chairman to sign all documents necessary to complete this transaction.
#R2012-80	11/21/2012	Passed	In Support of the Construction of a Full Interchange at the Intersection of Route 23 and I-90. The DeKalb County Board does hereby join the Genoa City Council in support of the construction of a full interchange at the intersection of Route 23 and I-90 and does direct the Board Chairman to sign this resolution and does direct the County Clerk to distribute copies of it to officials at the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Illinois Department of Transportation and all of DeKalb County’s elected State and Federal Representative.
#R2012-81	11/21/2012	Passed	County Administrator’s Position. The DeKalb County Board does approve the hiring of Mr. Gary Hanson as the new DeKalb County Administrator, effective 12/1/12, under the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement attached to this resolution.
December Resolutions (in their entirety)

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