DeKalb County, Illinois
	Minutes of the County Board Proceedings January 17, 2001

The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Courthouse on Wednesday, January 17, 2001. Chairman Pritchard called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present were Mrs. Allen, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Casella, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Hutcheson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Wilson and Chairman Pritchard. Those Members absent were Mr. Brown and Mr. Guehler. Twenty-two Members were present and two Members were absent.

Chairman Pritchard asked Mrs. Casella to lead the pledge to the flag.

Mr. Simonson moved to approve the minutes of the December 20, 2000 meeting. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.

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

 

Ms. LaVigne moved to approve the agenda and Mr. Smith seconded the motion.

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

 

The Chairman announced that there will be a Board Retreat on Saturday February 24^th, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

 

A letter was read from Mr. Kenneth Prewitt, Director of US Department of Commerce, with a commendation to DeKalb County for its partnership in Census 2000.

 

Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board recognized Sheriff Roger Scott with the Governors Award for "Excellence in Law Enforcement & Training".

 

 

Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments: DeKalb County Nursing Home Foundation Board - Betty Powell, to fill the unexpired term of Joseph Neylon, until 12/01/2002; Board of Health - Michael Groark, appointment for a three year term, until 01/01/2004; Community Mental Health Board 708 - Dennis Sands, appointment for a four year term, until 01/01/2005.

Mr. Wilson moved to approve the appointments as presented. Mrs. Casella seconded the motion.

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

 

The Following individuals requested time to speak at the appropriate time: Michael McVey requested time to speak about the conditions of County Roads following a snow storm and Pete Paulson requested time to speak as a follow up to his presentation made in December.

Mr. Hutcheson moved to approve an Ordinance amending a special use permit for the Greenwood Cemetery on property located on the west side of Somonauk Road in Squaw Grove Township. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution awarding companies named in the Resolution for the provision of certain, specified maintenance materials to the County of DeKalb and its several road districts. Mrs. Tobias seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Wilson moved to accept a Resolution approving bid award to Temco of Aurora, Illinois for the provision of a 1998 4x4 Tandem Truck in the amount of one hundred eleven thousand five hundred dollars ($111,500.00). Mr. Smith seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution requesting consent of the Department of Transportation to the reappointment of the incumbent (Mr. Lorence) as County Engineer for a six year term. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution encouraging the Illinois Department of Transportation to include the intersection of Route 23 and Route 64 in its five year program to receive improvements in the form of additional signalization and a southbound, left turn lane. Mrs. Leifheit seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park on Shabbona Road right-of-away beginning at northerly Village Limits of Shabbona following 2" of snowfall, and shall also be declared a tow away zone and that the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is authorized to proceed to enforce this ordinance. Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.

 

 

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

 

Resolution: Treasurer’s Authorized Depositories

Mr. Steimel moved to accept a Resolution approving the banks and credit unions listed in the Resolution, as depositories of public funds, in the custody of the DeKalb County Treasurer. Mr. Wilson seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Steimel moved to approve a Resolution adopting a Policy on employee usage of the County’s Electronic Mail (e-mail system) and the inclusion of the Public Defender’s office in the County’s wide-area computer network prompted a request by the Public Defender to amend Paragraph seven of the e-mail Policy to clarify that an examination of e-mail messages by law enforcement officials in the course of an on-going investigation of civil or criminal activity, applies to internal investigations of County employees. Mr. Morreale seconded the motion.

Mr. Smith asked that the word "snooping" be changed to "trespassing" in Paragraph 9, pending approval by the State’s Attorney.

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

 

Mr. Steimel moved to accept a Resolution notifying employees of the County of the adoption of the Amendment Number 1 to the DeKalb County Cafeteria Plan (Flexible Benefits Program) by delivering to each employee a copy of the summary description of the changes to the Plan in the form of the "Summary Plan Description - Material Modification" presented to this meeting, which form is hereby approved. Mrs. Leifheit seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Steimel moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of

$1,894,990.68 and Payroll & Emergency Claims from the prior month on the amount of $1,746,266.28. Mrs. Casella seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Casella, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Haines, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Hutcheson, Ms. LaVigne, Mrs. Leifheit, Mr. Lyle, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Metzger, Mr. Morreale, Mr. Sands, Mr. Simonson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Steimel, Mrs. Tobias, Mr. Wilson 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, December, 2000; Nursing Home Admit/Discharge Report, December, 2000; Planning and Regulations Building Report, December, 2000 and Public Defender’s Monthly Report, December, 2000. Mr. Simonson seconded the motion.

Voice Vote

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

 

There were no items of new or old business for this meeting.

Mr. Barr moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Hoffman 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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