County Board Minutes - January 18, 2006

DeKalb County, Illinois

Minutes of the
County Board Proceedings

January 18, 2006

The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Legislative Center on Wednesday, January 18, 2006. Chairman Tobias called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Haines, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. One Member, Mr. Johnson was absent. Twenty-three Members were present and one Member was absent.

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

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion
Mr. Lyle moved to approve the Minutes of the December 21, 2005 meeting. Ms. Vary 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
Ms. Fauci 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.

COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS
The Nursing Home Operating Board held its monthly meeting at Heritage Woods in Batavia ( a facility for supportive living). DeKalb County’s new supportive living facility will be similar to the one in Batavia only smaller. Construction should start later this year.

Five year Certificates of Service to the County were presented to County Board Members Eileen Dubin and Dennis Sands.

Other Service Awards as listed were noted by Chairman Tobias.

APPOINTMENTS
Chairman Tobias recommended the following appointments: DeKalb County Nursing Home Operating Board - Eileen Dubin, George Daugherty, Jeannette Heinisch;, Nate Kloster and Ruth Anne Tobias, all reappointments for a one year term, until January 1, 2007.

Motion
Ms. Vary moved to approve the appointments as presented. Mr. Faivre seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The Chair asked for a voice vote on the appointments. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

PERSONS TO BE HEARD FROM THE FLOOR
There were no individuals requested time to address the Board Members.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
Resolution R2006-08: Recommending the Denial of Moose Range Road
Motion
Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution recommending the denial to change the name of Moose Range Road to Charter Grove Road. Mr. Lyle seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Resolution. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried.

Resolution R2006-09: Bid Award for two Tandem Trucks
Motion
Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution to request bids for the replacement of two tandem cab and chassis Trucks. Bid was awarded to low bidder, TransChicago Truck Group for $12,714.00 or $60,857 per truck. Ms. Fauci seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote
The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Haines, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

LAW AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE
Ordinance 2006-04: Child Support Fee
Motion
Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve an Ordinance to adopt the provisions of 705 ILCS 105/27.1a (bb) (4) nunc pro tunc as authorized by Public Act 87-670 effective January 1, 1992, to collect an annual fee of up to $36 from the person making child support payments for the purpose of maintaining the child support records and processing support orders. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried.

FINANCE
Claims
Mr. Whelan moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of
$2,491,716.94 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from prior month in the amount of $3,859,678.15. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote
The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Ms. Vary, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Slack, Mr. Sands, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Haines, Mr. Gudmunson, Ms. Fullerton, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Faivre, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. De Fauw, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Reports of County Officials
Mr. Whelan moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials: Cash and Investments in County Banks - December, 2005; Planning and Regulations Building and Permits Reports - December, 2005; Public Defender’s Report - December, 2005; Adult Court Services & Juvenile Report - November, 2005 and Sheriff’s Department Jail Report - for the month of December, 2005.
Voice Vote
The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Reports. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS
There were no items for new or old business for this meeting.

ADJOURNMENT
Motion
Mrs. Turner moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Lyle seconded the motion.
Voice Vote
The Chair asked for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

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DeKalb County Board Chairman

ATTEST:

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DeKalb County Clerk