COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE PROCEEDINGS

November 16, 2011

The DeKalb County Forest Preserve District Commissioners met in regular session at the Legislative Center Wednesday, November 16, 2011.  President Anderson called the meeting to order and the Secretary called the roll.  Those Commissioners present were Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Tobias, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary, Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Andersen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Deverell, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg and President Anderson.  All twenty four Commissioners were present.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Ms. Fauci moved to approve the Minutes of October 19, 2011.  Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

President Anderson asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes.  All Commissioners present voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

            Mrs. Turner moved to approve the agenda and Mr. Whelan seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

President Anderson asked for a voice vote on the approval of the agenda.  All Commissioners present voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

BUSINESS

Resolution R2011-70: Fund Balance Reporting and the Flow of Funds Policy

Motion

Ms. Fauci moved to adopt the Fund Balance Reporting & Flow of Funds Policy and that the County’s Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed to immediately implement said policy within the rules specified by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and that the Finance Committee is charged with annually reviewing and approving the allocation of the various fund balances.  Mr. Newport seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

President Anderson asked for a voice vote. All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ordinance 2011-12: Adoption of the Property Tax Levy for FY2012

Motion

Ms. Fauci moved to approve an Ordinance of the DeKalb County Forest Preserve District providing a tax levy for the taxation year of 2011 and is levied upon all of the taxable property within the corporate limits and the total sum being One Million, Five hundred Thousand Two Dollars ($1,502,000).  Mrs. Fullerton seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

President Anderson called for a voice vote on the Ordinance.  All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Ordinance 2011-11: Annual Appropriation for FY2012

Motion

Ms. Fauci moved to approve an Ordinance making appropriations for the corporate purposes of the DeKalb County Forest Preserve District, in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, for the period commencing January 1, 2012 and continuing through December 31, 2012.  Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

The President called for a roll call vote.  Those Commissioners voting yea were Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Tobias, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary, Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Deverell, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg and President Anderson.  All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

Claims

Ms. Fauci read the following statement: “The claims summary sheet at last month’s meeting contained a scrivener’s error. The incorrect amount of $59,000 was listed, when in actuality, the claims totaled $81,825.60.  Please not the actual claims list was correct and the motion to approve those claims was made, seconded and approved.”

Motion

Ms. Fauci moved to approve the current month Claims in the amount of $20,247.16. Payroll Charges in the amount of $32,019.97 representing current claims and monies paid during the previous month that were not part of last month’s report, totaling $52,267.13.  Mr. Emerson seconded the motion.                                     

Roll Call Vote

            President Anderson called for a roll call vote on the Claims.  Those Commissioners voting yea were Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Tobias, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary, Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Ken Andersen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Deverell, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg and President Anderson.  All Commissioners voted yea. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS

            There were no items of old business or new business.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion

Mrs. Turner moved to adjourn the meeting and Mr. Augsburger seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

President Anderson called for a voice vote on the adjournment.  All Commissioners present voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

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                                                  DeKalb County Board Forest Preserve President

       ATTEST:

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         DeKalb County Clerk