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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, March 21, 2007. Chairman Tobias called the meeting to order and the
Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen,
Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci,
Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle,
Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr.
Walt and Chairman Tobias. One Member absent was Mr. Rosemier. Twenty-two
Members were present and one Member was absent. The Chair asked Ms. Fullerton to lead the pledge to the flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Mr. Stuckert moved to approve the Minutes of the February 21, 2007 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 Ms. Vary moved to approve the Agenda and Mr. Hulseberg seconded the motion. Mr. Matekaitis, the States Attorney, asked to omit Item R2007-18 under Planning and Zoning Committee. Motion to Omit Mr. Osborne moved to remove R2007-18. Mr. Haines seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the motion to remove the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval as amended. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS Employee Service Awards were acknowledged for the month of March. APPOINTMENTS Chairman Tobias recommended the following appointments: DeKalb County Board Motion to Appoint Ms. Fauci moved to appoint Paul Stoddard to the DeKalb County Board to fill the unexpired term of Jeff Whelan, until December 1, 2008. Ms. Vary seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the appointment. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk gave the Oath of Office to Mr. Stoddard and he took his seat on the Board. PERSONS TO BE HEARD FROM THE FLOOR The following individuals requested time to speak to Agenda Items at the appropriate time: Jim Schneider spoke on behalf of Dennis Collins to be re-appointed to the Sanitary District. Steve Kuhn of Sycamore, requested time to speak under Item 2007-24 of the Executive Committee. Pamela Mau presented a chart and spoke regarding the Sanitary District and the proposed expansion including an additional facility. John Dlabal spoke regarding the DeKalb Sanitary District and his feeling about the Mayor taking a stand on who should be appointed. He supported Dr. Collins for his reappointment. Milan Krpan spoke regarding the DeKalb Sanitary District and the good work they have done for the neighborhood. DeKalb Sanitary District Motion to Appoint Mrs. Dubin moved to appoint Patrick Conboy to the DeKalb Sanitary District for a three year term, until March 1, 2010. Mr. Haines seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the appointment. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Haines, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Stoddard, Ms. Vary and Chairman Tobias. Those Members voting nay were Mrs, Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner and Mr. Walt. Nine Members voted yea and fourteen Members voted nay. Motion failed. Motion to Appoint Ms. LaVigne moved to appoint Dennis Collins to the DeKalb Sanitary District for a three year term, until March 1, 2010. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the appointment. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. Those Members voting nay were Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Haines, Mr. Lyle and Ms. Vary. Seventeen Members voted yea and six Members voted nay. Motion carried. Mental Health 708 Board - Karen Wilkerson, appointment for the unexpired term of Jeff Whelan, until December 1, 2008; DeKalb County Farmland Assessment Review Committee -Kent Wesson reappointment for a three year term, until March 3, 2010; Cortland Community Fire Protection District - Bill Abbott appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; DeKalb Community Fire Protection District - Gerald G. Latimer, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; Genoa - Kingston Community Fire Protection District - Rex Nelson, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; Hinckley Community Fire Protection District - Allen Bark, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; Kirkland community Fire Protection District - Ed Peterson, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010;Malta Community Fire Protection District - Bobbie Kyler, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010;Shabbona Fire Protection District - Robert Frazier, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; Somonauk Community Fire Protection District - Mark Tuttle, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010; Sycamore Community Fire Protection District-Allen Roush, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010 and Waterman Community Fire Protection District - Mark Rueff, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2010. Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve the appointments as presented. Larry Anderson seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the appointments. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE Resolution 2007 - 19: Bid Award for Seal Coating Projects Motion Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a resolution approving the bid award to Steffens 3-D Construction, Inc., of El Paso, IL., for the seal coating of various roads on the County and Road District road systems in the amount of $838,865.28. Mrs. Turner seconded the motion. Mr. Lorence announced that the I.D.O.T. approval for these projects has been received. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution R2007 -20: Bid Award for 1 New One-ton Construction Vehicle Motion Ms. LaVigne moved to accept a Resolution approving the bid to Brad Manning Ford, of DeKalb, Illinois as the lowest bidder, for the purchase of one new One-Ton Construction Vehicle in the amount of $29,491.00. Mr. Augsburger seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution R2007-21: Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation in the Hot Mix Resurfacing of Genoa Road Motion Ms. LaVigne moved to approve a Resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute an appropriate Local Agency Agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois for the resurfacing of Genoa Road. Ms. Fullerton seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution R2007-23: Authorization to Expend MFT Funds for 2007 County Seal Coat Project Motion Ms. Lavigne moved to approve a Resolution that the County would use MFT Funds for part of the 2007 Seal coat Project. In order to do so, the County Board must first request from the State authority to do so. This Resolution accomplishes this requirement. The County will use approximately 65% MFT Funds and 35% Matching Tax Funds to cover the cost. Therefore, the amount requested to be authorized for this project is $110,975.00. Ms. Vary seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. LAW AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE Resolution R2007-22: Public Defender’s Compensation Motion Mr. Osborne moved to approve a Resolution declaring the Public Defender to be a full-time position and does permanently set the salary of that office at 90% of the salary of the DeKalb County State’s Attorney as amended from time to time. This Resolution is effective March 1, 2007. Ms. Vary seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. One Member, Mr. Metzger abstained. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Resolution R2007-17: Tax Abatement Request from the City of DeKalb Motion Mrs. Dubin moved to approve a Resolution for property tax abatement incentives as outlined in this Resolution for the 3M project within Park 88 in the City of DeKalb. The County Board directs a copy of this Resolution to be furnished to the City of DeKalb and to the DeKalb County Tax Extension Clerk. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Resolution. Eighteen Members voted yea and five Members voted nay by a show of hands. Motion carried. FINANCE COMMITTEE Claims Mr. Haines moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $1,380,719.67 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from prior month in the amount of $2,673,123.93. Mr. Augsburger seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hulseberg, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Stoddard, Mr. Stuckert, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Reports of County Officials Mr. Haines moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials; Cash and Investments in County Banks - February, 2007; Planning and Regulations Building and Permits Reports - February, 2007; Public Defender’s Report - January, 2007; Court Services Adult & Juvenile Report - January, 2007; Emergency Services & Disaster Agency’s (E.S.D.A.) Report - 2006 Annual Report; Coroner’s Annual Report - covering January 1, 2006 thru December 31, 2006. (Both of these reports can be found attached to the Law and Justice Committee Minutes in the County Board packet) and FY 2007 First Quarter Financial Report. Mr. Hulseberg seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote to place the Reports on file. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Resolution R2007-24: Community Outreach Building Addition Motion Ms. Vary moved to accept a Resolution to approve the addition of a second floor to the proposed Home Health Care Facility. Mr. Stoddard seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Augsburger, Ms. De Fauw, Mrs. Dubin, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Hulseberg, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Turner, Ms. Vary, Mr. Walt and Chairman Tobias. Those Members voting nay were Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Larry Anderson, Mr. Faivre, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Haines, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Lyle, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Steimel and Mr. Stuckert. Eleven Members voted yea and twelve Members voted nay. Motion failed. 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. ________________________________ DeKalb County Board Chairman ATTEST: ______________________________ DeKalb County Clerk |
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