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DeKalb County, Illinois |
Minutes of the
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The
Executive Committee of the DeKalb County Board met on Tuesday, February 11, 2002
@ 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 Dlabal, Roger
Steimel, Ruth Anne Tobias and John Wilson.
Mr. Morreale was absent. Others
present were Ray Bockman, Greg Millburg, Dr. Conway, Pat LaVigne, Dennis Sands
and Tige Hoffman.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Mr. Wilson, and it was carried
unanimously to accept the minutes of the January 2002 meeting.
Mr.
Bockman amended the agenda to reflect another Executive Session regarding Land
Acquisition. Chairman Pritchard
amended the agenda to speak about a policy to recognize public officials under
General Discussion.
Moved
by Mr. Hutcheson, seconded by Mr. Steimel, and it was carried unanimously to
approve the amended agenda.
Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments:
Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium, & Office Building Authority:
Mayor
John Swedberg, appointment for a term of 5 years, until 2/01/2007.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried
unanimously to approve the appointment as presented by Chairman Pritchard, and
to forward it onto the full board for approval.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried
unanimously to move into executive session for Sale of Real Estate and Land
Acquisition.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Mr. Steimel, and it was carried
unanimously to return to open session. There
was no action taken.
Mr. Bockman presented the County Board Agenda for the meeting to be held
on February 20, 2002.
Moved by Mr. Steimel, seconded by Mr. Hutcheson, and it was carried
unanimously to accept the county board agenda as presented by Mr. Bockman.
Mr. Dlabal, Chairman of the Forest
Preserve Committee, said that Mr. Hannan would be taking care of the bids for
the new truck purchase that was approved at their last meeting.
Chairman Pritchard said that the Governor has signed the agreement for
the 550 acres for a new state park. Mr.
Hannan was in Springfield to explain our application for the grant of the
approximate 300 acres that we will purchase. Hopefully we will know by April.
Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Public
Infrastructure and Development Committee, said that they were working on the
problem with the rumble strips at Annie Glidden and Route 72.
They are thinking about pouring resin in the spots and hopefully it will
quiet things down for the neighbors. However,
it needs to be 77 degrees before they pour it, therefore, it will be a while
yet.
Mr.
Steimel, Chairman of the Administrative Services Committee, complimented Mr.
Pritchard on the letter that he wrote to IDOT regarding the Prairie Parkway.
He then stated that his committee discussed the problem that the
insurance premiums have gone up. The
good news that he had from his committee was the tax abatement resolutions that
are included in the packet.
Ms.
Tobias, Chairman of the Public Policy Committee, said that three mayors have
answered the letter that she sent out to all mayors throughout the county
regarding holding one of their committee meetings in their towns.
She will be discussing those responses at the February 25, 2002 meeting.
She said that they are also working on County Government Week plans.
Ms.
Leifheit, Chairman of the Public Services Committee, stated that her committee
heard the Coroner and ESDA Director’s Annual Reports, which were very good and
will be included in the packet. She
also said that they invited Judge Klein and Maureen Josh to attend the March
meeting. They have accepted and they will be doing a 10-minute presentation each
regarding an update on their individual departments.
She also said that her committee would be receiving the Senior Service
Tax Levy packets in March to begin their review of the applications.
Chairman Pritchard said that NACO is
coming up at the beginning of March and that Jeff Metzger has shown interest in
attending, therefore, he and Chairman Pritchard will be going to it.
Also, Dennis Sands, County Board
Member, brought to his attention that a public official up in Kirkland will be
retiring after 44 years of service in the voluntary Fire Department and that he
has been Chief of that fire department for over 30 years. Chairman Pritchard said that the question that Mr.Sands is
asking is if the County would like to offer some sort of congratulations to this
individual in the form of a plaque or certificate to recognize him?
He further stated that in the past he does not believe the county has had
a policy regarding this type of request. After
much discussion, the committee agreed to send a certificate of service to this
individual along with a letter from Chairman Pritchard.
Mr. Sands also asked if Chairman Pritchard could say at the county board
meeting that a certificate and letter will be sent out?
Chairman Pritchard said yes.
Chairman Pritchard then notified the
committee that the U.of I. Cooperative Extension Office would be holding a
Community and Economic Development Summit to be held on February 28, 2002.
He also wanted to inform the members
about a letter that was sent to IDOT from the DeKalb and Kane County Farm
Bureaus opposing the Prairie Parkway Project.
Also, the Farm Bureau Business Group
has invited two agricultural staff members from Rep. Dennis Hastert’s office
from 7:00 to 8:00a.m. at the Farm Bureau on the 21st of February
2002.
Moved by Mr. Dlabal, seconded by Ms. Leifheit, 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
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