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DRAFT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTESJanuary 11, 2011
The Executive Committee of the DeKalb County Board met on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 7:00p.m. at the Administration Building’s Conference Room East. Chairman Larry Anderson called the meeting to order. Members present were Julia Fauci, John Gudmunson, Scott Newport, Paul Stoddard, Pat Vary, and Ruth Anne Tobias. Chairman Anderson invited Mr. Hulseberg to sit in for Ken Andersen and Mr. Oncken to sit in for Ms. Allen. Others present were Ray Bockman, Gary Hanson, Jerry Augsburger, Charles Foster, Julia Fullerton and Stephen Reid.
It was moved by Ms. Fauci, seconded by Ms. Vary, and it was carried unanimously to accept Mr. Hulseberg and Mr. Oncken to sit in for Mr. Andersen and Ms. Allen.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTESChairman Anderson mentioned that on page 2, 6th paragraph down, the name should be spelled Andersen.
Moved by Ms. Vary, seconded by Mr. Gudmunson, and it was carried unanimously to approve the amended minutes from December 2010.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDAMoved by Mr. Stoddard, seconded by Mr. Hulseberg, and it was carried unanimously to approve the agenda.
APPOINTMENTS 1.) DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center Operating Board: Mr. Kenneth Andersen Ms. Lynn Shepard Mr. John Wilson Mr. Ron Klein Ms. Veronica Casella
All reappointments for a term of one year, until 01/31/2012.
2.) Supportive Living Facility Board: Mr. Kenneth Andersen Ms. Lynn Shepard Mr. John Wilson Mr. Ron Klein Ms. Veronica Casella
All reappointments for a term of one year, until 01/31/2012.
3.) Community Mental Health 708 Board: Mr. Jeff J. Whelan, appointment for a term of 4 years, until 12/31/2014
4.) DeKalb Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Board: Mr. Riley Oncken, appointment for an indefinite term.
Appointments expiring for February 2011:
Moved by Ms. Fauci, seconded by Ms. Vary, and it was carried unanimously to forward these appointment recommendations to the full board for approval.
SYCAMORE ROTARY REQUEST – POLIO PLUS PROJECTION Mr. Oncken explained to the committee that the Sycamore Rotary approached him with a request to project the project “End Polio Now” logo on the front of the courthouse for the period covering February 21 – 24, 2011. This was done last year, too.
It was moved by Ms. Fauci, seconded by Ms. Vary, to forward this resolution to the full board for approval.
APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY BOARD AGENDA Mr. Ray Bockman, County Administrator, reviewed the County Board Agenda for the Board Meeting to be held on January 19, 2011. He had a request to allow Mr. Paul Miller to give the county board a report on the Comprehensive Plan Update. He is suggesting that we place this update under Communications and Referrals.
Moved by Mr. Hulseberg, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried unanimously to approve the County Board Agenda.
GENERAL DISCUSSION Mr. Tobias, Vice-Chairman of the County Board said that the Ad Hoc County Engineer Selection Committee interviewed three individuals today. She said that they have selected two really good candidates that are included in the resolution that will be sent to the full board this month.
Mr. Gudmunson, Chairman of the County Highway Committee, said that there was a really good turnout for their January meeting last week, around 75 to 100 people, regarding the Freed Road issue. He said that at their February 2011 meeting they will discuss the issue further.
Mr. Newport, Chairman of the Finance Committee, said that there was no meeting in January, but that there will be a couple of tax abatements coming in February to consider.
Ms. Vary, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, said that she will be getting in touch with Eileen Dubin as soon as she gets back from vacation regarding Dr. Gleeson’s Phase 3 Report and what she and Jenny Tompkins were working on with regards to grant writing. She also said that the committee will be reviewing the Tax Abatement Questionnaire to see if there is anything to add or subtract from it.
Mr. Stoddard, Chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee, said that Ms. Moulton of the Community Services Department reported that their services are being used at record levels. The past couple of years have been bad. Regarding the Senior Services Tax Levy, Mr. Stoddard said that they are anticipating less money for the requests that they will receive.
Ms. Fauci, Chairman of the Forest Preserve Committee, said that her committee held an orientation and introduction at their last meeting for new committee members. She also said that the State of Illinois is doing a good job of trying to control the wasting disease in our state. The Forest Preserve District is waiting for news on a couple of grants yet.
Mr. Oncken, Vice-Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee, said that he had no report since they did not meet last month.
Mr. Hulseberg, Vice-Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee, said that there was no meeting in January for their committee. He mentioned to those present that they can find the comprehensive plan update on the County’s website if they would like to view it.
Chairman Anderson mentioned that Ken Andersen had made a suggestion about having a standing committee meet before the county board meeting so that all county board members may attend the committee meeting to get to know what each individual committee does.
Mr. Bockman reminded the committee members that if this does happen that they only get paid for one meeting – one per diem. Also, the board rules forbid a standing committee to meet during a full county board meeting.
Chairman Anderson turned this suggestion over to the Ad Hoc Rules Committee to discuss further.
Chairman Anderson then mentioned that Stephen Reid had a suggestion that he would like to mention.
Mr. Reid suggested that a newsletter or press release be written showing current things going on with the county board and its committees each month possibly.
Mr. Stoddard said that maybe we could have on our website where a person could sign up for the newsletter to be sent to them each month.
Ms. Fullerton, suggested that we could also offer live streaming on our website for county board meetings for people to view.
Chairman Anderson also assigned these issues to the Ad Hoc Rules Committee to discuss further.
ADJOURNMENTIt was moved by Mr. Newport, seconded by Mr. Stoddard, and it was carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________ Chairman Larry A. Anderson
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