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DeKalb County, Illinois |
Minutes of the
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The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Legislative Center on Wednesday August 18, 2004. Chairman Sands called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Dubin, Steve Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Slack, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Van Buer, Ms. Vary, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Sands. One Member, Mr. Wiegand was absent. Twenty-two Members were present and one Member was absent. The Chair asked Vince Faivre to lead the pledge to the flag. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion Steve Faivre moved to approve the Minutes of the July 21, 2004 meeting. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Minutes. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve the Agenda and Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion. Amendment to Agenda Mr. Steimel asked to omit items C&D under Planning & Regulations. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Agenda as amended. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wiegand arrived at 7:33 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS Chairman Sands and Mrs. Dubin both spoke in remembrance of Mr. Simonson’s work on the County Board and his determination to the causes he felt so strongly to represent. A brief moment of silence was observed for Mr. Simonson. Service Awards were mentioned in honor of Susan Racine and Donna Blanco for 25 years of service at the Nursing Home and to Lisa Baj for 20 years of service in the Home Health Department Chairman Sands also recognized Sue Leifheit for her 15 years on the County Board. County Board Monthly Report was given by Mr. Bockman He spoke on 6 areas of interest to the Board Members. 1) Exempt Employee Evaluations 2) FY 2005 Budget 3) Assessment Cap Legislation 4) Filming at the Courthouse 5) Supportive Living Facility (SLF) 6) Lot 13 DeKalb Market Square - Predevelopment Activities A copy of this report is on file in the County Clerks office with these minutes. APPOINTMENTS Chairman Sands recommended the following appointments: Clinton-Shabbona Drainage District #1 - Leonard G. Anderson, reappointment for a three year term, until September 1, 2007; Union Drainage District #1 - William (Bill) Smith, reappointment for a three year term, until September 1, 2007; Coon Creek Drainage District - Frank Engel, reappointment for a three year term, until September 1, 2007; Squaw Grove Drainage District #1 - Allen Bark, reappointment for three year term, until September 1, 2007 and Normal Drainage District - Stephen Storey, reappointment for a three year term, until September 1, 2007. Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve the appointments as presented. Steve Faivre seconded the motion. Voice Vote
PERSONS TO BE HEARD FROM THE FLOOR The following individual requested time to speak. Richard E. Baker requested time to speak under item A of the Executive Committee regarding Resolution 2004-52. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES
PLANNING & REGULATIONS COMMITTEE Ordinance 2004-28: Granting a Special Use Permit to Ebel Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve an Ordinance granting a special use permit to Albert and Elwanda Ebel for a self-storage business on property commonly known as 34621 New Lebanon Road in Genoa township. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion Voice Vote
Ordinance 2004-29: Granting a Variation for Cassimatis Motion Mr. Steimel moved to approve an Ordinance granting a variation from the 180-day restriction on replacing nonconforming buildings for property located at 8967 Baseline Road in Kingston Township. Mr. Lyle seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Resolution R2004-51: Extension Deadline for the Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption to December 31, 2004 Motion Mrs. Allen moved to approve a Resolution to extend the filing deadline to December 31, 2004 of the Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the Resolution. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE Claims Mrs. Leifheit moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $1,722,256.85 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from prior month in the amount of $5,755,953.85. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Dubin, Steve Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Slack, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Van Buer, Ms. Vary, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Sands. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. Report of County Officials Mrs. Leifheit moved to place on file the following reports of County Officials: Cash and Investments in County Banks - July, 2004; Planning and Regulations Building Report - July, 2004; Public Defender’s Report - July, 2004 and Court Services Adult & Juvenile Report for June, 2004. Steve Faivre seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair asked for a roll call vote on the Reports. All Members present voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Resolution R22004-52: Declaration of a Vacancy on the DeKalb County Board Motion Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution declaring a vacancy in the office of County Board Member district #7 occasioned by the death of Clifford Simonson. Mr. Wiegand seconded the motion. Motion to Amend Mr. Steimel moved to amend Resolution 2004-52 by changing paragraph 2 to read that the vacancy occurred on August 1, 2004 and to delete paragraph 4 of the original Resolution. He then proposed to add a different paragraph 4 stating that a person should be appointed to fill the vacancy until November, 2004. Additionally, paragraph 5 was inserted directing the County Clerk to conduct an election on November 2, 2004 to fill the two year unexpired term of Mr. Simonson for District 7. Vince Faivre seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution as amended. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Vince Faivre, Ms. Fullerton, Mr. Gudmunson, Mr. Johnson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. MacMurdo, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Steimel, Mr. Wiegand, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Sands. Those Members voting nay were Mrs. Dubin, Steve Faivre, Ms. Fauci, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Rosemier, Mr. Slack, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Van Buer and Ms. Vary. Fourteen Members voted yea and nine Members voted nay. Motion carried. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion as amended. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS / NEW BUSINESS There were no items of new or old business for this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT Motion Steve Faivre moved to adjourn the meeting. Mrs. Dubin seconded the motion. Voice Vote The Chair called for a voice vote on the motion to adjourn. All Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously. __________________________________ DeKalb County Board Chairman ATTEST: _____________________________ DeKalb County Clerk |
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