DeKalb County Board met Feb. 16.
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. January 19, 2022
5. Communications & Proclamations:
a. Ceremonial Oath of Office – Ms. Pickett
b. Employee Service Awards
6. Public Comments
7. Appointments for this Month: None
8. Reports of Standing Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions
PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-05: Intergovernmental Agreement for Engineering Services for Maintenance Projects with the Village of Malta. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into an agreement with the Village of Malta for the maintenance and repairs of certain streets within the jurisdiction of the Village of Malta, and further authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the appropriate Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Malta, Illinois. Committee Action: Moved by Mrs. Emmer, seconded by Ms. Willis and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2022-06: Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Kirkland for Use of Federal Funds for Preliminary Engineering for Pearl Street Bridge. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into an agreement with the Village of Kirkland for certain engineering services for the replacement of the Pearl Street Bridge, and further authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the appropriate Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Kirkland, Illinois. Committee Action: Moved by Vice-Chair Luebke, seconded by Ms. Willis and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2022-07: Engineering Agreement for Phase I and II Preliminary Engineering Services for the Replacement of the Pearl Street Bridge in the Village of Kirkland. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into an agreement with the Engineering Firm of TranSystems Corporation from Schaumburg, Illinois for certain engineering services associated with the removal and replacement of the bridge over the South Branch of the Kishwaukee River carrying Pearl Street in the Village of Kirkland in an amount not to exceed $396,302.00, and further authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the appropriate Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with TranSystems Corporation. Committee Action: Moved by Ms. Willis, seconded by Mr. Deutsch and approved unanimously.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-08: A Resolution Approving Emergency Patient Transfer Agreements for the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into Emergency Patient Transfer Agreements with Oak Crest – DeKalb Area Retirement Center and Aperion Care DeKalb for the transfer of patients from the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center in the event of a disaster, whether natural or manmade. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Webb and approved unanimously.
LAW & JUSTICE COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
FINANCE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-09: 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 #08-01-360- 022, 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. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Frieders and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2022-10: A Resolution Abating the Entire Property Tax Levy for the 2021 Tax year for the 2017 Jail Expansion Bond Issue. The DeKalb County Board approves that the $1,607,106 property tax levy for the 2021 Tax Year (payable in 2022), which was levied for the retirement of the debt of the County of DeKalb, Illinois General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2017 (i.e. the Jail Expansion Bonds), is hereby abated in its entirety in the amount of $1,607,106, and that a certified copy of this Resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County Clerk within fifteen days. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mr. Cummings and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2022-11: A Resolution Abating the Entire Property Tax Levy for the 2021 Tax Year for the 2020 Nursing Home Expansion Bond Issue. The DeKalb County Board approved that the $682,263 property tax levy for the 2021 Tax Year (payable in 2022), which was levied for the retirement of the debt of the County of DeKalb, Illinois General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2020 (i.e. the Nursing Home Expansion Bonds), is hereby abated in its entirety in the amount of $682,263, and that a certified copy of this Resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County Clerk within fifteen days. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mr. Cummings and approved unanimously.
d. Resolution R2022-12: A Resolution Abating the Entire Property Tax Levy for the 2021 Tax Year for the 2020A Refunding Bond Issue. The DeKalb County Board approves that the $1,165,800 property tax levy for the 2021 Tax Year (payable in 2022), which was levied for the retirement of the debt of the County of DeKalb, Illinois General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A (i.e. the Refunding Bonds), is hereby abated in its entirety in the amount of $1,165,800, and that a certified copy of this Resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County Clerk within fifteen days. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mr. Cummings and approved unanimously.
e. Resolution R2022-13: A Resolution Abating the Entire Property Tax Levy for the 2021 Tax Year for Recapture Revenues. The DeKalb County Board approves that the $99,179 property tax levy for the 2021 Tax Year (payable in 2022), which was levied under 35ILCS 200/18-233 for “Recapture Revenues”, is hereby abated in its entirety in the amount of $99,179, and that a certified copy of this Resolution should be filed with the DeKalb County Clerk within fifteen days. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mr. Cummings and approved unanimously.
f. Resolution R2022-14: A Resolution Approving the DeKalb County Employee Technology Equipment Off-Premise Policy. The DeKalb County Board hereby supports and approves the “DeKalb County Employee Technology Equipment Off-Premise Policy” as outlined and attached to this Resolution. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Luebke and approved unanimously.
g. Resolution R2022-15: A Resolution Approving the DeKalb County Government Remote Access Policy. The DeKalb County Board hereby supports and approves the “DeKalb County Government Remote Access Policy” as outlined and attached to this Resolution. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Luebke and approved unanimously.
h. Claims to be Paid in February 2022: 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 $7,939,693.88.
i. Reports of County Officials: Move to accept and place on file the following Reports of County Officials:
1. Cash & Investments in County Banks – January 2022
2. Public Defender’s Report – January 2022
3. Adult & Juvenile Monthly Reports – January 2022
4. Pretrial Report – January 2022
5. Sheriff’s Jail Report – January 2022
6. Building Permits & Construction Reports – January 2022
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-16: A Resolution Approving a Modified Letter of Intent to Enter into a Solar Development Lease. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes and directs the County Administrator of DeKalb County, Illinois to sign the Letter of Intent including any modifications of the Letter of Intent subject to technical or otherwise non-substantive modifications, with Clean Energy Design Group, Inc. to enter into a long-term lease to provide a solar development on property owned by the County of DeKalb, located at 2500 North Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, Illinois. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Faivre, seconded by Ms. Leifheit and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2022-17: Approval of AFSCME Council 31, Local No. 3537 Labor Contract. The DeKalb County Board does concur in the recommendation of its negotiators and does hereby ratify the labor contract with AFSCME Council 31, Local 3537 for the period of January 1,2022 through December 31, 2025 as stipulated on Exhibit A to this Resolution and does direct the Chairman to execute the contract as prepared by the County’s Labor Attorney. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Plote, seconded by Mrs. Emmer and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2022-18: A Resolution Approving a Letter of Support for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves and directs the Chairman of the Board to sign the attached Letter of Support for S.3242, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2021 to address a variety of issues associated with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Shab-eh-nay Reservation in DeKalb County, Illinois. Committee Action: Moved by Ms. Crawford, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved with one opposition from Mr. Plote.
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 March 2022: 1. Fairdale Light District – 1 position
2. Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District – 1 position
3. Fire Protection Districts (Cortland, DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Hinckley, Kirkland, Malta, Shabbona, Somonauk, Sycamore, Waterman)
b. Appointments scheduled to be made in the month of April 2022: 1. Farmland Assessments Board – 1 position
2. Regional Planning Commission – 4 positions
3. Regional Planning Commission - Alternates – 5 positions
12. Adjournment
https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/agenda-cb-02162022.pdf
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