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

The DeKalb County Board met in regular session at the Courthouse on Wednesday, October 17, 2001. Chairman Pritchard called the meeting to order and the Clerk called the roll. Those Members present Mrs. Allen, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler, 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. Barr, Mr. Brown and Mrs. Casella. Twenty-one Members were present and three Members were absent.

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

Mr. Simonson moved to approve the minutes of the September 19, 2001 meeting. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.

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

 

Mrs. LaVigne moved to approve the agenda and Mr. Hoffman seconded the motion.

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

 

The Board Member has received a letter from Viet Now regarding their program here at the Courthouse in observance of Veterans Day. Board Members are invited to be present for the Opening at 5:30 pm on Friday, November 9^th and the Closing at 5:30 pm on Saturday, November 10^th.

 

Congratulations were extended to Kevin Hickey for his 25 years of service with the County.

 

Comments were given from Rep. Dave Wirsing, Sen. Brad Burzynski and Rep. Ronald Waite. They were invited by the Public Policy Committee to share their thoughts on the following:

1) Monies from the State Level may be allocated toward the Nation’s War effort following the September 11^th, 2001 Tragedy.

 

2) They Welcome the Legislative issues presented by the County Board.

 

3) There is an economic slow down in the State. We are $300,000,000 below the revenues for the same period last year (1^st quarter of physical year).

 

4) State Funds which came recently into DeKalb County were for road construction and renovations at NIU buildings and various education projects including construction of buildings.

 

5) DeKalb County gets $3.50 back from the State for every $1.00 we send to Springfield where as some Counties get much less. Boone County gets as little as 68 cents on the dollar. The reason DeKalb County gets more is because we have a major University.

 

Chairman Pritchard recommended the following appointments: Building Board of Appeals - Steven Bollinger, reappointment for a five year term, until November 1, 2006; Housing Authority of DeKalb County - Ronald Bemis, reappointment for a five year term, until November 1, 2006.

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

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

 

There were no requests to speak to agenda items.

 

Mr. Hutcheson moved to accept an Ordinance requesting approval of a wind-testing tower on property located at Waterman & McGirr Roads in Afton Township Petition AF. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the Ordinance. All Members present voted yea. Motion

carried unanimously.

Mr. Hutcheson moved to accept an Ordinance recommending the approval of the two lot subdivision located on Kingston Road in Kingston Township. Mrs. Allen seconded the motion.

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

 

 

Mr. Wilson moved to approve a Resolution to enter into an Agreement for financing of improvement of Perry Road from Somonauk Road (east leg) to East County Line in the estimated amount of three hundred seventy thousand dollars ($370,000) with the local reimbursement share to be seventy-four thousand dollars ($74,000). Ms. LaVigne seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler, 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 a contract for Snow Removal in the Northwest Portion of the County that is to be awarded to Tyrrell Corporation. Mr. Dlabal seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Resolution. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler, 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.

 

 

Mrs. Tobias moved to approve a Resolution in support of the Governor’s Amendatory Veto for funding of the Illinois Public Defenders. Mr. Steimel seconded the motion.

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

 

Mrs. Tobias moved to accept a Resolution approving Annual Compilation of Legislative Issues that the various County Departments and County Board Members would like to present in a legislative agenda form to their state legislators. Mr. Morreale seconded the motion.

Mr. Hutcheson moved to delete #10 of the Legislative Agenda for further discussion. Mr. Sands seconded the motion.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the amendment. A majority of the Members voted nay. Amendment failed.

The Chair asked for a voice vote on the approval of the Resolution as originally presented. A majority of the Members voted yea. Motion carried unanimously.

 

 

Mr. Steimel moved to accept a Resolution to place on file in the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office, and on the County’s Internet Site, and two other geographically diverse public offices (at the Sandwich City Hall and the office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection the budget summary packet (pages 1-10), as well as copies of all information utilized by the committees in preparation of the 2002 Fiscal Year Budget. Mr. Hoffman seconded the motion.

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

 

Mr. Steimel moved to approve the Claims presented for the current month in the amount of $3,470,154.24and Payroll & Emergency Claims from the prior month on the amount of $1,640,981.01. Mr. Dlabal seconded the motion.

The Chair called for a roll call vote on the Claims. Those Members voting yea were Mrs. Allen, Dr. Conway, Mr. Dlabal, Mrs. Dubin, Mr. Guehler, 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, September, 2001; Nursing Homes Admit/Discharge Report, September, 2001; Planning and Regulations Building Report, September, 2001; Illinois Department of Transportation Audit Report Number 66 (Included in the packet under Administrative Services Committee Section) and Illinois Department of Transportation Audit Report Number 47 ( included in the packet under Administrative Services Committee Section). Mrs. Tobias 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 approve a Resolution that the Supervisor of Assessments seeks an Extension of the Board of Review to enable work for the assessment year to be completed. Mrs. Leifheit seconded the motion.

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

 

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

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