DeKalb County Board met Dec. 8.
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. November 17, 2021
5. Communications & Proclamations:
a. Employee Service Awards
6. Public Comments
7. Appointments for this Month:
a. Community Mental Health Board: Kristen Quinn appointed immediately to fill the unexpired term of Jerald Helland until December 31, 2023.
8. Reports of Standing Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions
PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
a. Ordinance O2021-15: An Ordinance Amending Section 53-E-12A of the DeKalb County Code Regarding a Limitation on Commercial Solar Energy Systems. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves the amend Section 53-E-12A of the DeKalb County Code to add the following new language: “In an effort to balance the County’s heritage of rich farmland with the emerging solar energy system technology, the DeKalb County Board has imposed a county-wide limit of 12,000 total acres. This limit does not apply to ancillary uses, such as panels installed on rooftops or private solar energy systems installed for the purpose of powering that particular property.” Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Roman, seconded by Mr. West. Amended motion carried four to two with Faivre and Roman opposed.
COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
LAW & JUSTICE COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
FINANCE COMMITTEE
a. Ordinance O2021-16: Adoption of the FY2022 Tax Levy. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to levy upon all the taxable property within DeKalb County, as assessed, for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2021, and to be collected for fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022, in the total amount of $25,116,205. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved unanimously.
b. Ordinance O2021-17: Adoption of the Annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2022. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves that the monies received by the County Treasurer from taxes and other revenues, for the use of DeKalb County during the Fiscal Year starting January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022 are hereby appropriated as set forth in the attached “Exhibit A” for the purposes necessary for DeKalb County to carry out its responsibilities. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved unanimously.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2021-140: 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 #09-33-105-002, for the sum of $815.00 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. Bagby and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2021-141: 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 #09-33-126-001, for the sum of $815.00 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. Bagby and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2021-142: Approval of the Participation in the Service Program of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. The DeKalb County Board hereby supports the continued participation in the service program of the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, commencing December 1, 2021 and ending November 30, 2022 in the amount of $27,000.00. Committee Action: Moved by Ms. Leifheit, seconded by Mrs. Emmer and approved unanimously.
d. Ordinance O2021-18: An Ordinance Creating the Self-Represented Litigant (SRL) Self Help Room. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves that the room located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse, which previously housed the Children’s Waiting Room shall be repurposed as the Self Represented Litigant (SRL) Self Help Room and that Resolution R2005-46 is hereby repealed to the extent it is inconsistent with this Ordinance, furthermore, Pursuant to the closing of the Children’s Waiting Room under this Ordinance, the repeal of Resolution R2005-46, and repeal of 705 ILCS 105/27.7 pursuant to Public Act 100-987, the fee previously collected for the Children’s Waiting Room shall no longer be collected by the Circuit Clerk and that from this time forward, a fee of $10.00 shall be collected by the Circuit Clerk for a ‘SLR Self Help Room Fund’ so as to allow for the establishment and outfitting of a SLR Self Help Room; The DeKalb County Board additionally approves that Ordinance O2019-34 is hereby amended to the extent that all references to “Children’s Waiting Room Fund - $10.00” are stricken and replaced with “SLR Self Help Room Fund - $10.00” and that all remaining ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in conflict with this Ordinance are repealed to the extent they are inconsistent with this Ordinance. Committee Action: Moved by Vice-Chair Willis, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved unanimously.
e. Ordinance O2021-19: An Ordinance Dissolving the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center Operating Board and Reintegrating its Functions into the DeKalb County Board. The DeKalb County Board does hereby approve to dissolve the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center Operating Board of Directors and repeals the bylaws under which it operates; The DeKalb County Board further approves to dissolve the DeKalb County Supportive Living Facility Board; furthermore, the DeKalb County Board shall act in all respects as the operating authority for the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center, and any and all contracting powers are reserved solely to the DeKalb County Board along with those powers and responsibilities provided for in 55 ILCS 5/5-21001, et seq., the Board further shall act in all respects as the operating authority of the County’s facilities for the aged, previously under the control of the DeKalb County Supportive Living Facility Board, and any and all contracting powers are reserved solely to the DeKalb County Board along with those powers and responsibilities provided for in 55 ILCS 5/5- 22001, et seq. This this Ordinance and the regulations contained therein shall be in full force and effect on and after December 31, 2021. Any Ordinances, bylaws or Resolutions in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Plote, seconded by Mr. Roman and approved unanimously.
f. Resolution R2021-143: Request for Information for Brokerage and Consulting Services Related to the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves the issuance of a Request for Information for brokerage and consulting services related to the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center to ensure the County Board has the necessary information needed to determine the future of the DCRNC. Committee Action: Moved by Ms. Leifheit, seconded by Vice-Chair Willis and approved unanimously.
9. Reports of Special Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions – None
10. Old Business
11. New Business & Referral of Matters to Committee
a. Appointments scheduled to be made in the month of January 2022:
1. Board of Health – 4 positions
12. Adjournment
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