DeKalb County, Illinois
	Minutes of the County Board Proceedings March 20, 2002

The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Courthouse on Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Chairman Pritchard called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. Those Members absent were Mrs. Casella and Mr. Brown. Twenty-two Members were present and two Members were absent.

The Chair asked Mr. Simonson to lead the pledge to the flag.

Mr. Simonson moved to approve the Minutes of the February 20, 2002 meeting. Mr. Metzger seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Dlabal moved to approve the Agenda and Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Two Representatives from the DeKalb County Extension program, presented ideas surrounding youth issues. Johnna Jennings introduced Tracy Erlenbaum from the 4H program who spoke of her role as a delegate to the National Conference on Youth Development in Washington, D.C.

Congratulations were extended to those Employees on the Service Awards List.

Chairman Pritchard read a Proclamation designating April 7^th - 13^th, 2002 as National County Government Week.

 

Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments: DeKalb County Farmland Assessment Review Committee - Nicholas Moore, reappointment for a three year term, until March 31, 2005; Community Services Administrative Board - Melissa Garman, appointment for a three year term, until March 31, 2005; Cortland Community Fire District - Roger Steimel, appointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; DeKalb Community Fire District - Gerald Bemis, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Genoa-Kingston Community Fire District - Raymond Anderson, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Hinckley Community Fire District - Carl Wassman and Norman Dienst, both reappointments for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Kirkland Community Fire District - Steve Hintzche, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Malta Community Fire District - Roger Hueber, reappointment for a three term, until April 30, 2005; Paw Paw Community Fire District - Harold Svendsen, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Shabbona Community Fire District - Sheldon Rueff reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Somonauk Community Fire District - William Stahl, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005; Sycamore Community Fire District - John Ward, reappointment for a three year term, until April 30, 2005 and Waterman Community Fire District - Henry Wassman, for a three year term, until April 30, 2005.

Mr. Dlabal moved to approve the appointments as presented. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the approval of the appointments. Twenty-one members voted yea and one member, Mr. Steimel, abstained from voting. Motion carried unanimously.

 

There were no requests to speak to agenda items.

 

Mr. Hutcheson moved to approve an Ordinance amending section 10.01.F.2 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance to clarify criteria for use variations. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the approval of the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve all five Resolutions appropriating the following amounts from the following Resolutions for maintenance, resurfacing, seal coating and striping. R2002-23 = $22,470.00, R2002-24 = $25,750.00, R2002-25 = $99,337.50, R2002-26 = $226,245.00 and R2002-27 = $62,674.00. Mrs. Leifheit seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Resolutions. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Wilson moved to accept a Resolution approving a bid award to DeKalb Implement of DeKalb, IL for a utility tractor in the amount of twenty-four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars and no cents ($24,850.00). Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Wilson moved to accept a Resolution approving a bid award to Road Oil Service of Granville, IL for the seal coating of various roads on both the County and Road District road systems in the amount of six hundred eighty-five thousand four hundred forty-two dollars and forty-five cents ($685,442.45). Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, and Chairman Pritchard. Those Members voting nay were Mr. Sands and Mrs. Casella. Twenty Members voted yea and two Members voted nay. Motion carried.

 

 

Resolution 2002-30: Letting Bid Awards to Macklin, Inc. of Rochelle, IL and Elmer Larson, LLC of Sycamore, IL

Mr. Wilson moved to accept a resolution approving bid awards to Macklin, Inc. of Rochelle, IL and to Elmer Larson, LLC of Sycamore, IL, for the improvements on various road projects. Mr. Hutcheson seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Steimel moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $981, 724.92 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from the prior month in the amount of $1,726,296.09. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Steimel moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials; Cash and Investments in County Banks, February, 2002; Nursing Home Admission & Discharge Report, February, 2002; Planning and Regulations Building Report, February, 2002; DeKalb County FY2002 1^st Quarterly Financial Report, covering December 1, 2001 through February 28, 2002; DeKalb County Sheriff Department’s 2001 Annual Report (on the tables) and DeKalb County Regional Superintendent of School’s Annual Report, covering through June 30, 2001 (attached to the Public Services Committee Minutes). Mr. Metzger seconded the motion.

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

 

 

Mr. Hutcheson moved to accept a Resolution approving a Creation of a Regional Planning Commission, appointing members, establishing boundaries & approving intergovernmental agreements. Mr. Dlabal seconded the motion.

 

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried.

 

Resolution 2002-32: Amendment to the Indemnity Policy Resolution

Mr. Hutcheson moved to approve a Resolution agreeing that the Regional Plan Commission and its appointed members shall be indemnified by Resolution of the DeKalb County Board. Mr. Morreale seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Mr. Hutcheson moved to approve a Resolution agreeing to acquire 1,325 lineal feet of property from Curran Contracting Company for the sum of $352,600.00 provided that the property is improved by the construction of a road as specified in Attachment A of the attached proposal to the Resolution, dated February 7, 2002 from Curran Company. Mr. Hoffman seconded the motion.

The Chair called for roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Smith, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Sands, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Metzger, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Lyle, Mrs. Leifheit, Ms. LaVigne, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Haines, Mr. Guehler, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Dlabal, Dr. Conway, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Allen and Chairman Pritchard. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Chairman Pritchard asked for Members to be aware of the County Ordinance Sec. 2-35, dealing with agenda items.

There were no items of new business for this meeting.

Mr. Metzger moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Hutcheson seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

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DeKalb County Board Chairman

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DeKalb County Clerk

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