The Executive Committee of the DeKalb County Board met on Wednesday, February 13, 2001 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building’s Conference Room East. Chairman Robert Pritchard called the meeting to order. Members present were Robert Hutcheson, Sue Leifheit, John Morreale, Roger Steimel, Ruth Anne Tobias and John Wilson. Others present were Ray Bockman, Gary Hanson, Diane Strand, Patricia LaVigne and Eileen Dubin.

Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Hutcheson, and it was carried unanimously to accept the minutes of the last meeting as amended.

Moved by Ms. Leifheit, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried unanimously to approve the amended agenda.

Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments:

DeKalb Sanitary District:

DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing

Please reappoint the following people for a term of 1 year, until 2/01/2002:

Mr. John Wilson
Mr. Gary Crain
Mr. James Kirby
Ms. Veronica Casella
Ms. Marilyn Stromborg

Mr. Bockman, DeKalb County Administrator, presented a resolution to the committee highlighting the release of executive session minutes from the standing committees and the county board meetings. Moved by Mr. Steimel, seconded by Mr. Morreale, and it was carried unanimously to accept the resolution and to forward it onto the full board for approval.

Mr. Bockman presented the recommended changes to the county code that the committee made last month, a copy of which is attached. It was recommended to add the following sentence to the proposed changes to the rules to include, "the vice-chairman of the county board shall serve as vice-chairman of the executive committee." Ms. Leifheit also pointed out that in our general county board rules that appear in the code book that we need to change the "rules committee" where it appears - to the "executive committee" - except where it states the "ad hoc rules committee." Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Steimel, and it was carried unanimously to accept the recommended changes presented by Mr. Bockman and the additions and to forward them onto the full board for approval.

Mr. Ray Bockman, County Administrator, reviewed the Board Agenda for the February 21, 2001 meeting. Moved by Ms. Leifheit, seconded by Mr. Wilson, and it was carried unanimously accept the county board agenda and the additional resolution on the county code amendment as presented by Mr. Bockman.

Mr. Morreale asked if there was some way that we could use Channel 21 for public announcements? Chairman Pritchard stated that he would pass this along to the public policy committee to look into. Mr. Morreale also stated that he would like to see the appointment recommendations going out to the committee members in advance of the meeting, hopefully, a full month before, so that they could know who these people were before the night of the committee meeting. Chairman Pritchard said that it was a good idea.

Mr. Morreale, Chairman of the Forest Preserve Committee, then informed the committee that he and Mr. Hannan, DeKalb County Forest Preserve Superintendent, would be doing a presentation at the county board workshop.

Mr. Steimel, Chairman of the Administrative Services Committee, stated the committee discussed their goals and objectives for the next couple of years and that they would like to see more information going out to the board members. He also stated that Mr. Hanson held a kick-off meeting with the auditors and certain staff members last week and that it was a great success.

Ms. Tobias, Chairman of the Public Policy Committee, stated that her committee discussed ways of communicating with the various municipalities and the general public about what the county board does and the various county departments. She also stated that there is a week in April that is called "Government Week" that she would like the chairman to consider doing a proclamation for and that her committee will get the word out as much as they can on what the county does.

Ms. Leifheit, Chairman of the Public Services Committee, said that since she was absent from the meeting that she would turn the comments over to Mr. Pritchard who was present at the meeting. Mr. Pritchard stated that they had annual reports from the Coroner and ESDA Director and monthly reports from the Public Defender and the Probation Departments. He also stated that there was an introductory report given by Ms. Diane Cooper of the Kane County Employment and Education Department.

Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Public Infrastructure & Development Committee, explained the P.I.B. items on the county board agenda and then turned it over to Mr. Hutcheson, who is the PBC Chairman, to give updates on the status of the move for the highway department into their new building. Mr. Hutcheson stated that they hoped to have people moved into the new building by mid-March, 2001. He also stated that there will be bids going out on the new legislative center building in the middle of February with the bids awarded in mid-March.

Mr. Wilson then stated that the altered speed zone resolution has to do with a stretch of road on Barber Green Road that amounted to approximately 1500 feet centered Peace Road where the limit would be lowered to 45 miles per hour.

Mr. Hutcheson, Chairman of the Planning & Regulations Committee stated that they sent back the Ebel Ordinance to the hearing officer to give the petitioners every opportunity to prove their case.

Chairman Pritchard reviewed the agenda for the upcoming workshop on Saturday, February 24, 2001. He said that Mr. Paul Miller will be doing the regional planning section, Mr. Bockman will be doing the Future of the Sycamore Campus section, Mr. Morreale and Mr. Hannan will be doing the forest preserve presentation and Ms. Karen Grush will be doing the section on animal control. He stated that the public is invited and the press, but that they cannot ask questions. This is a working meeting for the county board members, he further stated.

Moved by Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Hutcheson, and it was voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

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Robert W. Pritchard, Chairman

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Mary C. Supple, Secretary