1.    Roll Call

2.    Pledge to the Flag

3.    Approval of Minutes

4.    Approval of Agenda

5.    Communications and Referrals

6.    Appointments                      

7.    Persons to be Heard from the Floor

8.    Reports from Standing Committees

COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE

Resolution #R2006-38: Bid Award for the Replacement of a Box Culvert.  To award the bid for a replacement of a box culvert on Chicago Road over a branch of the Indian Creek to the lowest bidder, D.R. Gilbert & Sons, Inc., of Rochelle, Illinois, in the amount of $165,792.00.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Whelan, and it was carried unanimously to forward the recommendation to the full board for approval.

LAW AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE

a.)     Resolution #R2006-34: Court Automation Fee.  To authorize the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, to charge and collect a Court Automation Fee of $15.00 payable at the time of filing the first pleading, paper or other appearance filed by each party in all civil cases or by the defendant in any felony, traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance or conservation case upon a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision when a court appearance is made.  It further authorizes the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County to charge and collect a Court Automation Fee of $5.00 on any traffic, municipal ordinance or conservation case satisfied without a court appearance pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 529, effective July 1, 2006.  Committee Action:  Moved by Ms. LaVigne, seconded by Ms. Tolene, and it was carried unanimously, to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

b.)     Resolution #R2006-35:  Drug Court Fee.  To authorize the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, to collect a Drug Court Fee, provided by 55ILCS 5-1101 (d-5), of $10.00, effective July 1, 2006.  Committee Action:  Moved by Ms. LaVigne, seconded by Ms. Turner, and it was carried unanimously, to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

c.)     Resolution #R2006-36: Document Storage Fee.  To authorize the Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, to charge and collect $15.00 payable at the time of filing and first pleading, paper or other appearance filed by each party in all civil cases or by the defendant in any felony, traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance or conservation case upon a judgment of guilty or grant of supervision when a court appearance is made. It further authorizes the Circuit Clerk to collect a Document Storage Fee of $5.00 on any traffic, municipal ordinance, or conservation case satisfied without a court appearance. Committee Action:  Moved by Ms. LaVigne, seconded by Ms. Tolene, and it was carried unanimously, to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

d.)     Resolution #R2006-39:  Public Defender’s Reimbursement Program.  To approve the participation of DeKalb County in the Public Defenders reimbursement program and the declaration of the Public Defenders Office as full time.  The County agrees to maintain the Public Defenders salary at 90% of that of the DeKalb County States Attorney provided that the State of Illinois continues to reimburse the County of DeKalb for 2/3 of the cost of that salary and the Public Defender relinquishes any claim to compensable time off.  Effective July 1, 2006.  Committee Action:  Moved by Ms. LaVigne, seconded by Mr. Steimel, and it was carried unanimously, to forward this recommendation to the full board for approval.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolution #R2006-37: Amendment to the Senior Freeze Homestead Exemption.  To approve the extension of the filing deadline for the Senior Freeze Homestead Exemption by Public Act 94-794, to December 31, 2006.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Slack, seconded by Mr. Augsburger, and it was carried unanimously to forward the recommendation to the full board for approval.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

a.)       Resolution #R2006-40:  Establishing Uniform Real Estate Transfer Tax.  Effective July 1, 2006, and pursuant to Public Act 93-1099 and 55ILCS 5/5-1031, there is hereby imposed a tax on the privilege of transferring a controlling interest in a real estate entity owning property located in DeKalb County, including a lessee’s interest in certain ground leases, in the amount of $.25 per $500 consideration or fraction of $500 value declared in the real estate transfer tax declaration required by 35 ILCS 200/31-25, such tax to be in addition to any and all transfer tax currently authorized for collection by the County.  Committee Action:  Moved by Mr. Augsburger, seconded by Ms. Leifheit, and it was carried unanimously to forward the resolution to the full board for approval.

b.)       Claims

c.)       Reports of County Officials 

9. Old Business

10. New Business

11. Adjournment

DEKALB COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT

1.  Roll Call

2.  Approval of the Minutes

3. Approval of the Agenda

4. Business

a.)          Claims

5. Old Business

6. New Business

7. Adjournment