DeKalb County, Illinois

Minutes of the
Executive Committee

March 8, 2011

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

March 8, 2011

The Executive Committee of the DeKalb County Board met on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 7:00p.m. at the Administration Building’s Conference Room East. Chairman Larry Anderson called the meeting to order. Members present were Marlene Allen, Ken Andersen, Julia Fauci, John Gudmunson, Scott Newport, Pat Vary, and Ruth Anne Tobias. Mr. Stoddard was absent. Chairman Anderson invited Mr. Derek Tyson to sit in for Mr. Stoddard. Others present were Ray Bockman, Gary Hanson, Riley Oncken, Jerry Augsburger, Sally DeFauw, Anita Turner and Greg Millburg.

Moved by Ms. Fauci, seconded by Ms. Vary, and it was carried unanimously to approve Mr. Tyson to sit in for Paul Stoddard.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Moved by Ms. Fauci, seconded by Ms. Tobias, and it was carried unanimously to approve the amended minutes from February 2011.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Moved by Ms. Vary, seconded by Ms. Allen, and it was carried unanimously to approve the agenda.

APPOINTMENTS

1.) DeKalb County Board

District #11: Mr. Dan Cribben, to serve the unexpired

term of Mr. Mark Todd, until 12/05/2012.

2.) DeKalb Sanitary District: Ms. Carol Zar, reappointment for a term of 3

years, until 03/31/2014.

3.) Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee: Mr. Larry Anderson, Chairman

Ms. Ruth Anne Tobias

Ms. Anita Turner

Mr. Scott Newport

Ms. Julia Fullerton

All for an indefinite term.

4.) DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Mr. Russell Deverell

Center Operating Board and the Ms. Jana Whelan

Supportive Living Center Board: Both are appointments for a term of 1 year,

until 01/01/2012.

5.) Cortland Fire Protection District: Mr. Robert Faivre

6.) DeKalb Community Fire

Protection District: Mr. Gerald Bemis

7.) Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection

District: Mr. Randy Jennings

8.) Hinckley Fire Protection District: Mr. Carl Wassman

9.) Shabbona Fire Protection District: Mr. Thomas Greenwell

10.) Somonauk Fire Protection District: Mr. Edward Stahl

11.) Sycamore Fire Protection District: Mr. John Ward

12.) Waterman Fire Protection District: Mr. David Stryker

All Reappointments for a term of 3 years,

until 03/31/2014.

13.) Kirkland Fire Protection District: Mr. Dennis Rehn

14.) Malta Fire Protection District: Mr. Bill Engstrom

15.) Paw Paw Fire Protection District: Mr. Neal F. Rogers

All Appointments for a term of 3 years, until 03/31/2014.

16.) Maple Park Fire District: Mr. Philip W. Foster, Jr., to fill the

unexpired term of Gerald Hartmann, until

3/31/2012.

17.) Paw Paw Cemetery Association: Mr. Harold Svendsen, appointment for a

term of 3 years, until 3/31/2014.

Appointments expiring for March 2011:

Community Services Administrative Board – 2 positions
Board of Review – 2 positions
Farmland Assessment Review Committee – 1 position
Regional Planning Commission – 7 positions, both primary and alternates

Moved by Mr. Newport, seconded by Mr. Andersen, and it was carried unanimously to forward these appointment recommendations 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 March 16, 2011.

Moved by Mr. Gudmunson, seconded by Mr. Andersen, and it was carried unanimously to approve the County Board Agenda.

GENERAL DISCUSSION

Mr. Gudmunson, Chairman of the County Highway Committee, said that their meeting will be held this Thursday @ 6:00p.m. and that the items appearing on the county board agenda tonight from his committee will be discussed then.

Ms. Vary asked if there was a status on the Keslinger Road Bridge issue.

Chairman Anderson said that the County States Attorney’s office was still meeting with them.

Mr. Newport, Chairman of the Finance Committee, said that the Finance Committee would be sending the FY2010 Year-End Budget Transfers forward to the full board for approval. He also said that they discussed credit card activity by county employees and how they are monitored by each department head and Mr. Bockman and Mr. Hanson. The administrative burden of having to report each and every purchase on the claims would be great. The committee encouraged any county board member that has any questions regarding claims involving credit cards purchases to ask to view them in the Finance Department.

Ms. Allen, Chairman of the Law and Justice Committee, said that her committee heard from the Sheriff who also brought Officer Erickson and his dog, Triton, from the K-9 Unit for a demonstration.

Mr. Tyson, Member of the Health and Human Services Committee, said that they had a report from Karen Grush, Public Health Director for DeKalb County, regarding the very tough year they had in 2010 and the layoffs that they had to initiate. He also mentioned that his committee will be holding the Senior Services Tax Levy Hearings on both April 4, 2011 and April 11, 2011. As usual, the amount of funding that the agencies are applying for does not equal the amount of money that the County has to award.

Ms. Fauci, Chairman of the Forest Preserve Committee, said that the seed stomp held on February 19, 2011 went very well. They also will be forwarding their Year-End Budget transfers for FY2010 resolution to the full forest preserve district for approval next week. They have another resolution in which they would like to purchase a new compact track loader. The committee discussed that the Highway Department had 2 track loaders at their facility and that possibly the Forest Preserve District could use one of them instead of purchasing a new one.

Ms. Vary, Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, said that she and Riley Oncken had a breakfast meeting with Mr. Paul Borek, Executive Director of DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation and Mr. Dave Juday of Ideal Industries to seek the County’s help with preparing the County for a pro-business atmosphere. She recapped for her committee what the Economic Development Committee had been doing over the last two years.

Mr. Andersen, Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee, said that his committee will be sending an item to the full board for approval this month regarding the Andresen Zoning Map Amendment Request. They also have two public hearings scheduled for the month of March and to check the weekly agenda for times and dates.

Ms. Tobias, Vice-Chairman of the County Board, said that she is working with Maureen Josh and Julia Fauci on creating a brochure for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Courthouse. The Groundbreaking ceremony will take place on April 4, 2011 @ 11:00a.m. She also mentioned that the County hosted 15 Chinese governmental officials who live in a district near Beijing. Their districts are like counties in our country. We will be trying to establish a sister county with them in the near future if it is possible. Ms. Tobias also mentioned that she just came back from the NACO Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. She said that there were about 25 people from Illinois in attendance at the conference. She also mentioned that at the conference there were discussions on the CVBG funds. This would affect the City of DeKalb. The Community Services Block Grant funding will also affect our Community Services Department.

Mr. Bockman, DeKalb County Administrator, also just returned from the NACO Conference in Washington, D.C. He said that there is a different mood in Washington, D.C. this year. They would always say, what can we do to help? This year they are saying we can’t help you, but we would love to. They definitely said that there would not be any earmarks for two years.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Mr. Newport, seconded by Mr. Gudmunson, and it was carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

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Chairman Larry A. Anderson

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