Dekalb County Board met Sept. 18.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge to the Flag
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes:
a. August 21, 2019
5. Communications & Proclamations:
a. Veterans Honor Roll
b. Employee Service Awards
6. Public Comments
7. Appointments for this Month:
a. Kane, Kendall, DeKalb Workforce Development Board: Jolene Willis and Stephanie Mendez both reappointed and Travis Thompson newly appointed for terms beginning October 1, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2021.
b. Public Building Commission: Larry Lundgren reappointed for a five-year term beginning October 1, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.
c. Community Mental Health Board: Jerald Helland reappointed for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2023.
8. Reports of Standing Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions
PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2019-62: Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois for Expenditure of DSATS Funding. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes and directs the Chairman of the DeKalb County Board to enter into an agreement with the State of Illinois for certain grant funds for expenses that will be incurred to complete the Scope of Service/Responsibilities associated with the DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study (DSATS) in an amount not to exceed $276,082.00. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Pietrowski, seconded by Vice Chair Willis and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2019-63: Engineering Agreement for Somonauk Road Culvert Extensions. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into an agreement with the Engineering Firm of Willett Hofmann & Associates Inc. from Dixon, Illinois for certain engineering services associated with the reinforced concrete box culvert extension along Somonauk Road from Perry Road to Barber Greene Road in the Road Districts of Pierce and Cortland in an estimated cost not to exceed $89,635.45 and further authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the appropriate Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with Willett Hofmann & Associates Inc. Committee Action: Moved by Mrs. Emmer, seconded by Mr. Osland and approved unanimously.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
a. Ordinance O2019-37: An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (Raffles and Poker Runs) of the DeKalb County Code. The DeKalb County Board does hereby amend Chapter 7 of the DeKalb County Code to replace the contents of said Chapter with the attached (Attachment A) amended and updated version of the Code. Committee Action: Moved by Ms. Polanco, seconded by Ms. Mann-Lamb and approved unanimously.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
No Actionable Items
LAW & JUSTICE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2019-64: Delinquent Property Tax Sale Resolution. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute a deed of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorizes the cancellation of the appropriate Certificate(s) of Purchase, as the case may be, on parcel #08-23-478- 020, for the sum of $13,112.88 to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County Illinois, to be disbursed according to law. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Faivre, seconded by Mr. Osland and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2019-65: Appropriation for Digital Radio System. The DeKalb County Board does hereby authorize an additional $350,000 for the Sheriff’s Digital Radio Communication System with said monies to come from the Special Waste money generated via the Community Host Agreement for the Landfill and that the internal loans needed to provide interim financing until full funding is realized will be retired through a previously authorized loan repayment schedule that is now extended through December 31, 2039. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Frieders, seconded by Ms. Polanco and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2019-66: Placing the FY 2020 Budget on File for Public Inspection. The DeKalb County Board hereby approved to place on file in the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office, on the County’s Website, and at two other geographically diverse public offices (the Sandwich City Hall and the office of the Genoa City Clerk), for public inspection the eighteen page Budget Narrative Summary Packet (plus Attachments A-D), as well as copies of all information utilized by the Committees in preparation of the 2020 Fiscal Year Budget. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Faivre, seconded by Mr. Frieders and approved unanimously.
d. Claims to be Paid in September 2019: Move to approve the payment of claims for this month, and the off-cycle claims paid during the previous month, including all claims for travel, meals, and lodging, in the amount of $6,407,765.69.
e. Reports of County Officials: Move to accept and place on file the following Reports of County Officials:
1. Cash & Investments in County Banks – August 2019
2. Public Defender’s Report – August 2019
3. Adult & Juvenile Monthly Reports – August 2019
4. Pretrial Report – August 2019
5. Sheriff’s Jail Report – August 2019
6. Building Permits & Construction Reports – August 2019
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Ordinance O2019-38: An Ordinance Establishing a County Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax in the County of DeKalb, Illinois. The DeKalb County Board does hereby impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling cannabis, other than cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, at retail locations in the County, on the gross receipts from these sales at the rate of 3.75% of the gross receipts from those sales made in the course of that business in unincorporated areas of County and at the rate of 0.75% of the gross receipts of sales made in a municipality located within DeKalb County and that said tax shall take effect for all sales on or after the first day of January, 2020. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Stoddard, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved unanimously.
9. Reports of Special Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions
AD HOC RULES COMMITTEE
a. Ordinance O2019-36: Approval of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the DeKalb County Code. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to amend Chapter 2 of the DeKalb County Code pertaining to creating a County Board Committee of the Whole, per diems, mileage paid, and Board Member attendance at non-assigned Committee Meetings as outlined in Exhibit A to this Ordinance. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Whelan and approved unanimously.
10. Old Business
11. New Business & Referral of Matters to Committee
12. Adjournment
https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/agenda-cb-09182019.pdf
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