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DeKalb County, Illinois

Minutes of the
County Board Proceedings


June 18, 2003


The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Legislative Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2003. Chairman Pritchard called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Gudmunson, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Slack, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Van Buer, Ms. Vary, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Pritchard. Those Members absent were Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Johnson, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Metzger and Mr. Wiegand. Nineteen Members were present and six members were absent.

The Chair asked Mr. Gudmunson to lead the pledge to the flag.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Mr. MacMurdo moved to approve the minutes of the May 21, 2003 meeting. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Mr. Faivre moved to approve the Agenda and Mrs. Dubin seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Agenda. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Johnson arrived at 7:35 p.m.
 

COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS

Senator J. Bradley Burzynski and Representative David A. Wirsing were introduced and given a chance to talk about this year in Springfield. They highlighted some of the changes due to the new leadership in the capital and spoke about various legislation that affected county government.

Chairman Pritchard recognized those employees designated on the monthly Service Awards list then he gave a special award to Mr. Simonson for five years of service to the County Board.

Chairman Pritchard then presented a plaque to Dr. Tom Weber for twenty years of service to the citizens of the County as DeKalb County Regional Superintendent of Education.

Public Policy Chair, Ms. Tobias encouraged Members to collect pledges from citizens to participate in the Great American "Smoke Out" by not smoking in doors and in cars or where children would be affected by second hand smoke.

APPOINTMENTS

Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments. Board of Health - Mary Beth Shear, M.D., appointment to fill unexpired term of Dr. James Cole who resigned from June 18, 2003 to November 30, 2004; Community Services Administrative Board - Robert Morrison, reappointment for a three year term until June 6, 2006; East Pierce Cemetery Association - John H. Kirchman, appointment to fill unexpired term of Raymond Nehring who resigned, until September 1, 2008 and Community Mental Health Board 708 - Julia Fullerton, to fill unexpired term of Denny Sands who resigned, until January 1, 2005.

Motion

Mr. Johnson moved to approve the appointments as presented. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the approval of the appointments. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

PERSONS TO BE HEARD FROM THE FLOOR

There were no requests to speak to agenda items.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Resolution R2003-41: Public Access to G.I.S. WEB

Motion

Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve a Resolution allowing the Information Management Office to develop the G.I.S. WEB Initiative to its fullest extent within annual budget constraints; and that it should be made continuously available to the general public via the internet without Internet transaction fees; and that it include the creation and utilization of a master Street Table on a county-wide basis. Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution R2003-42: Real Estate Trustee Program Contract Amendment - MOBILE HOME PROGRAM

Motion

Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve a Resolution that the DeKalb County Board does expressly retain Joseph E. Meyer to act as Delinquent Tax Agent for the purpose of collecting delinquent mobile home taxes and does amend the Real Estate Trustee Program Contract to reflect this. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion.

 

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution R2003-43: Real Estate Trustee Program Contract Amendment-Minimum Bid

Motion

Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve a Resolution to amend the original contact to reflect the change in minimum auction sale bid to $450.00. Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution R2003-46: Capital Grant Program

Motion

Mrs. Leifheit moved to accept a Resolution approving additional monies from the State of Illinois totaling $77,642.00 designated for a list of capital improvements in various forest preserves throughout the County. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Claims

Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $879,308.55 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from prior month in the amount of $2,628,567.29. Mr. Faivre seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Slack, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Van Buer, Ms. Vary, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Pritchard. All members present voted yea. Motion carried.

Reports of County Officials

Mrs. Leifheit moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials; Cash and Investments in County Banks - May, 2003; Planning and Regulations Building Report - May, 2003; Public Defender’s Report - May, 2002; Court Services Adult & Juvenile Report for May, 2003; DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Six-Month Report, for the period up to and including May 31, 2003; DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Sox-Month Report, for the period from December 1, 2003 up to and including may 31, 2003; and DeKalb County Government FY2003 Second Quarter Financial Report. Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Reports. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Resolution R2003-44; Annual Release of Executive Release of Executive Session Minutes

Motion

Mr. Wilson moved to accept a Resolution agreeing to release and make available for public inspection the minutes of Executive Session Meetings, pertaining to its Committees and County Board Meetings, as indicated on the attached list to this Resolution. Mr. Osborne seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS

There were no items of new or old business for this meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion

Mrs. Allen moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion

Voice Vote

The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

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DeKalb County Board Chairman                       

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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DeKalb County Clerk


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