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DeKalb County, Illinois |
Minutes of the
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The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Legislative Center on Wednesday January 21, 2004. Chairman Sands called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fauci, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Sands. Those Member absent were Ms. Vary, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Fullerton. Twenty Members were present and three Members were absent. The Chair asked Mr. Metzger to lead the pledge to the flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Mr. Metzger moved to approve the Minutes of the December 17, 2003 meeting and the additional regular meeting. Ms. Fauci seconded the motion and mentioned two typo errors in the Minutes and brought them to the Board for correction. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes as corrected. 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. Addition to Agenda Mr. Wilson asked to add Resolution 2004-12 under Executive Committee regarding property at 211 E. State Street in Sycamore. Mr. MacMurdo seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Agenda as amended. All Members present vote yea. Motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Fullerton arrived at 7:40 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS Chairman Sands thanked the Board Members for his election to be County Board Chairman and also thanked Mr. Hanson, Mr. Bockman and Mary Supple for their support and direction during the past month. Five year awards were presented to three County Board Members, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Tobias and Mr. Lyle. Chairman Sands presented a twenty year service award to Coroner Dennis Miller and a twenty-five year service award to Sargent Glen Gustafson. He then acknowledged the news article honoring Bill Lorence as Vice President of the state wide County Highway Engineer Organization. Chairman Sands awarded Gary Hanson a Plaque for financial reporting and mentioned the article in the Midweek about Mary supple and her position with the County. Chairman Sands recommended the appointment of Mr. Vince Faivre to fill the unexpired term of Robert Pritchard. Motion to Appoint Vince Faivre Mr. Wiegand moved to appoint Vince Faivre. Steve Faivre seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the motion. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Sands. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. The County Clerk, Sharon Holmes administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Vince Faivre and he assumed his seat on the Board. APPOINTMENTS Chairman Sands recommended the following appointments: DeKalb County Planning & Regulations Committee - Howard Lyle, as Vice-Chairman of the Committee to replace Dennis Sands and Vince R. Faivre, to replace Dennis Sands until December 1, 2004; DeKalb County Public Infrastructure & Development Committee - Vince R. Faivre, to replace Dennis Sands until December 1, 2004; DeKalb County Public Policy Committee - Dennis Sands, to replace Robert Pritchard who resigned, until December 1, 2004; DeKalb County Administrative Services Committee - Jeffery Metzger, to replace Robert Pritchard, until December 1, 2004; DeKalb County Labor Relations Committee - Dennis Sands, to replace Robert Pritchard, who resigned until December 1, 2004; Regional Plan Commission - Roger Steimel, appointment to fill the unexpired term of Robert Pritchard, until April 1, 2005 and Dennis Sands, appointment as alternate member, to replace Roger Steimel as alternate, until April 1, 2005; Community Mental Health Board 708 - Maureen Russell, Norman Gilbert, Regina Parker, Opal Zitka, all reappointments for a four year term, until February 1, 2008 and DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Home Operating Board - James Kirby, Jeanette Heinish, Blake Richter, Ruth Anne Tobias, George Daugherty, Eileen Dubin, and Nate Kloster, all reappointments for a one year term, until February 1, 2005. Motion Mr. Osborne moved to approve the appointments as presented. Ms. LaVigne 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. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES PLANNING & REGULATIONS COMMITTEE Ordinance 2004-05: Buczkowski Zoning Map Amendment Motion Mr. Steimel moved to accept an Ordinance approving the rezoning of a 5.4 acre parcel from R-1 to A-1 to allow horses on property located at 33302 Kingston Rd., in Kingston Township, Petition KI-03-25. Mr. MacMurdo seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance 2004-06: Zoning Text Amendment Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve an Ordinance with a request from Dorothy Walker for a change to the text of the Zoning Ordinance to allow that a "grandfathered" residential lot, or combination of such lots, totaling 22,000 square feet or more in area, may be buildable for a new house, Petition DC-03-30. Mr. Rosemier seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance R2004-07: Zoning Text Amendment Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve a Resolution for a request of DeKalb County for a change to the text of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the Planning and Regulations Committee to return zoning applications to the Hearing Officer to consider additional testimony, Petition DC-03-31. Mr. Lyle seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Ordinance 2004-08: No Parking on County Roadway System Motion Mr. Wilson moved to approve an Ordinance of the County of DeKalb, providing restrictions as to the parking of motor or other vehicles upon any county road way or right-of-way. Mr. Osborne seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE Resolution R2004-09: County Treasurer’s Authorized Bank Depositories Motion Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve a Resolution authorizing formal designation of which banks county funds may be deposited. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution R2004-10 Approval of Property Tax Transfer Via Tax Deed Motion Mrs. Leifheit moved to accept a Resolution approving the execution of a deed conveying a piece of property, in DeKalb, IL. that was sold at auction by the County to Mr. Kenneth J. Stramam for $938.02. Mr. Osborne seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Sands. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution R2004-11: Bonus Program for Exempt Employees Motion Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve a resolution to implement provisions to the Exempt Employee Evaluation Policy with regards to a bonus program. Steve Faivre 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 $1,425,750.94 and Payroll & Emergency claims from prior month in the amount of $2,454,260.13. Mr. MacMurdo seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Sands. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Reports of County Officials Mrs. Leifheit moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials; Cash and Investments in County Banks - December, 2003; Planning and Regulations Building Report - December, 2003; Public Defender’s Report - December, 2003 and Adult Court Services & Juvenile report - November, 2003. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Reports. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ordinance 2004-09: Amendment to the DeKalb County Code Motion Mr. Wilson moved to approve an Ordinance to amend the County Code with respect to the election of the County Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Mr. Metzger seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Addition to Agenda Resolution R2004-12 Mr. Wilson moved to purchase property at 211 E. State Street in Sycamore for a purchase price of $126,127.00. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the motion. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mr. Van Buer, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Lyle, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Vince Faivre, Steve Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Sands. Those Members voting nay were Mr. Wiegand and Mr. Slack. One Member, Mrs. Leifheit abstained. Nineteen Members voted yea, two Members voted nay and one Member abstained OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS There were no items of new or old business for this meeting. ADJOURNMENT Motion Mr. Metzger moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. MacMurdo seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. ______________________________ ATTEST:
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