COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

September 19, 2012

The County Board met in regular session at the Legislative Center Wednesday, September 19, 2012.  The Chair called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll.  Those Members present were Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Andersen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary and Chairman Anderson. Twenty two Members were present and two were absent.

Chairman Anderson asked Ms. Vary to lead the pledge to the flag.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Mr. Oncken moved to approve the Minutes of August 15, 2012.  Ms. Fauci seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

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

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

            Mr. Whelan moved to approve the Agenda and Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

Mr. Andersen asked to add a discussion under New Business about Electrical Aggregation.

Voice Vote

Chairman Anderson asked for a voice vote on the Agenda. All Members present voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS

            Chairman Anderson announced that the construction and the Community Outreach Building has been taken care of with no extra cost from the County.

            The Chairman also said he had been in contact with Voorhees Associates, LLC and eighteen applicants have applied for the DeKalb County Administrator’s position.

            Jail Expansion Schematic Design & Budget Presentation – by Mr. Dennis Kimme of Kimme & Associates and Mr. Tom Leonard of Gilbane Building Company. 

Employee Service Awards

            Employee Service Awards for the Month of September 2012 were: Five Years: Kathryn Racine: Nursing Home, Donald Adams: I.M.O, Jason Schultz: Sheriff’s Department; Twenty Years: Donna Milburn: Schools; Twenty-Five Years: Cay McCrea: Court Services, Debra Folowell: Nursing Home, Douglas Cook: Sheriff’s Department; Thirty Years: Gerald Wahlstrom: Assessor’s Office.

APPOINTMENTS

Chairman Anderson recommended the following appointments: Workforce Investment Act Board: Mr. Paul Borek, Tom Choice and Ms. LeCretia Konan all reappointments for a term of two years, until October 1, 2014.

Motion

            Mr. Whelan moved to approve the appointments as presented.  Mrs. Fullerton seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

            The Chairman asked for a voice vote on the appointments.  All Members voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

APPOINTMENTS EXPIRING FOR OCTOBER 2012

1. Fairdale Light District – 1 position
2. Metropolitan Planning Organization – 2 positions 

PERSONS TO BE HEARD FROM THE FLOOR

There were no individuals requesting time to speak at the appropriate time.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE

Motion

Mr. Andersen moved to amend the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance (Section 7.05.J) to allow signs with changeable copy for educational institutions with an annual enrollment greater than 5,000.  Mr. Metzger seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

Chairman Anderson called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea motion carried unanimously. 

Ordinance 2012-17: Revoking a Special Use Permit for Stonehouse Park

Motion

Mr. Andersen moved to revoke a Special Use Permit for a private RV campground and “agri-entertainment” use on properties commonly known as Stonehouse Park, located on the north side of Suydam Road, approximately 1/3 of a mile east of Hyde Road in Paw Paw Township.  Mr. Newport seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chairman asked for a voice vote on the Ordinance. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried.  

COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE 

Motion

Mr. Gudmunson moved The DeKalb County Board does ratify the agreement for Federal Participation with the State of Illinois for the preliminary engineering services incident to the design survey for Glidden Road (CH-5) from Illinois Route 64 to Illinois Route 72 located in Mayfield and Kingston Townships, DeKalb County, said survey to be designated as Section 12-00088-00-SD and estimated to cost not to exceed $25,000 with the local share to be estimated to be $5,000 the responsibility of the County of DeKalb.  Mr. Augsburger seconded the motion.

Motion to Amend

Mr. Gudmunson made a motion to amend the Resolution by striking out the words “to be estimated to be $5,000”. He also wanted to add in its place “to be estimated to be $3,409.57”.  Mr. Cribben seconded the motion.

Voice Vote on Amendment

Chairman Anderson called for a voice vote on the amendment made by Mr. Gudmunson. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried.

Roll Call Vote on Resolution

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution as amended. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Andersen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Hulseberg, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary and Chairman Anderson. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.                                   

Mr. Gudmunson moved The DeKalb County Board does hereby ratify the Preliminary Engineering Agreement with McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, for the provision of preliminary engineering services incident to the design surveys for Glidden Road (CH-5) from Illinois Route 64 to Illinois Route 72 located in the Mayfield and Kingston Townships, DeKalb County. Compensation for said

services has been established at a cost plus amount not to exceed $25,000 for Section #12-00088-00-SD in DeKalb County.

Mrs. Allen moved The DeKalb County Board is authorized under 225 ILCS 465 and 55 ILCS 5/5 1058 to regulate/license, itinerant merchants and transient venders of merchandise in any area not within the corporate limits of a municipality which licenses and regulates hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants and transient venders of merchandise. It now shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the businesses mentioned above, in any area of DeKalb County, Illinois, without having first registered his name and the name of any firm he represents with the DeKalb County Sheriff and shall obtain a license as a transient vendor for DeKalb County from the Office of the Sheriff. Mr. Reid seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

Resolution R2012-61: Delinquent Property Tax Sale

Motion

Mr. Newport moved to authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-327-001, the sum of $283.64 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.  Ms. Vary seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

Mr. Newport moved to authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-332-006), the sum of $571.20 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.  Mr. Emerson seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

Mr. Newport moved to authorize the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate of Purchase, as the case may be (parcel #06-22-376-005), the sum of $528.79 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, to be disbursed according to law.  Mr. Oncken seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

Resolution R2012-65: FY2013 Budget to Place on File for Public View

Motion

Mr. Newport moved To place the DeKalb County FY2013 Budget on file for Public Viewing in the County Clerk’s Office, on the County’s Internet site, and at two other geographically diverse public offices ( The Sandwich City Hall and the Office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection.  Mr. Stoddard seconded the motion.

moved To place the DeKalb County FY2013 Budget on file for Public Viewing in the County Clerk’s Office, on the County’s Internet site, and at two other geographically diverse public offices ( The Sandwich City Hall and the Office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection.

Voice Vote

The Chairman called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members voted yea. Motion carried.

Claims

Motion

Mr. Newport moved to approve the Claims presented for the Current Month in the amount of $3,186,096.45; Emergency Claims in the amount of $477,179.01; Payroll Charges in the amount of $3,836,977.13 and Rehab & Nursing Center in the amount $343,565.88 of which represents current claims and monies paid during the previous month totaling $7,843,818.47.  Ms. Fauci seconded the motion.

Reports of County Officials

Motion

Voice Vote

            The Chairman called for a voice vote on the reports of county officials.  All Members present voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Resolution R2012-15: Correcting a Scrivener’s Error

Motion

Mr. Stoddard moved to correct a Scrivener’s error for two assigned ordinance numbers using #2012-11. Mr. Whelan seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chairman called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried.

Resolution R2012-66: Approval of the DeKalb County Jail Expansion Budget and Building Design

Motion

Mr. Oncken moved The DeKalb County Board does concur in the findings and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Jail Planning Committee and does hereby approve the budget and building design for the DeKalb County Jail Expansion.  Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

Roll Call Vote

Chairman Anderson called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Whelan, Mrs. Allen, Mr. Augsburger, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cribben, Mrs. DeFauw, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Fullerton Mr. Hulseberg, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Newport, Mr. Oncken, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stoddard, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Tyson, Ms. Vary and Chairman Anderson.  Those Members voting nay were Mr. Andersen and Mr. Gudmunson. Twenty Members voted and two voted nay. Motion carried.

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Resolution R2012-64: Authorizing Signature of a Financial Assistance Agreement for a Watershed Study

Motion

Mr. Andersen moved The DeKalb County Board does hereby authorize the DeKalb County Board Chairman to sign and execute the Financial Assistance Agreement to fund a watershed plan for the Union/Virgil Ditch watersheds.  Ms. Fauci seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

The Chairman asked for a voice vote. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.           

OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS

Mr. Andersen addressed the board on questions he had been getting from his constituents on what the County’s plan was for electrical aggregation in rural areas. It was concluded that the voters had clearly turned down the option on the ballot. Individuals are able to look into getting electrical aggregation for themselves but as for the County they are done with the issue for the time being.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion

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

Voice Vote

            The Chair called for a voice vote on the adjournment.  All Members voted yea.  Motion carried unanimously.   

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                                                                                          DeKalb County Board Chairman

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       DeKalb County Clerk