DeKalb County Health & Human Services Committee met April 4.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The Health and Human Services Committee of the DeKalb County Board met at 6:00 p.m. in the Legislative Center’s Gathertorium in Sycamore, Illinois. Madam Chair Crawford called the meeting to order. Those Members present were Mrs. Karen Cribben, Mr. Bill Cummings, Ms. Michelle Pickett, Mr. Ellingsworth Webb, and Chair Rukisha Crawford. Those absent were Mr. Scott Campbell and Ms. Maureen Little. A quorum was established with five Members present and two absent.
Others present were Deanna Cada, Jim Hutcheson, Patty Steffens of Fox Valley Older Adult Services, Anne Piron of Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., Jessica Brady of Family Service Agency, Brian Bickner and Kayla Heimerman of Kishwaukee Family YMCA, Maureen Gerrity of Barb City Manor Retirement Home, and Jackie DiNatale of DeKalb County Community Gardens.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
It was moved by Mr. Cummings, seconded by Mr. Webb and it was carried unanimously to approve the agenda as presented.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
It was moved by Mr. Webb, seconded by Mr. Cummings and it was carried unanimously to approve the minutes from the March 7, 2022 Committee Meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mr. Jim Hutcheson, South Grove Township, wanted to address some comments that were made at the last County Board Meeting regarding getting rid of highly compensated Nurses (Agency Nurses). Mr. Webb provided some additional clarifications.
SENIOR SERVICES TAX LEVY PROCESS
In April 1997, the voters of the County of DeKalb passed a Resolution to assess a tax of up to .025% of the County’s assessed property value for the provision of social services for DeKalb County elderly residents. The resulting funds would be collected and distributed by the DeKalb County Board. Approximate funds available for GY2023 are $433,400.
There was a brief overview of how the Hearings were going to take place for the Senior Service Tax Levy allocations. Each interview was scheduled to take 15 minutes and within that time Board Members were encouraged to ask any outstanding questions they may have regarding the request from the agencies.
It was reiterated that the purpose of the funds were to prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of elderly DeKalb County residents. It is the Committee’s job to determine where the tax levy funds should be best allocated in order to provide the best outcome for the Community and to forward their recommendations to the full County Board for approval.
SENIOR SERVICES TAX LEVY HEARINGS
Chair Crawford opened the GY2023 Senior Services Tax Levy Hearing at 6:15 p.m. The following agencies presented their GY2023 Senior Services Tax Levy Proposals to the Committee:
| Agency | Request | Service Provided |
| Fox Valley Older Adult Services d/b/a Fox Valley Community Services | $75,000 | Community Care Program (CCP) Services. including Home Services (HS) and Adult Day Service (ADS) |
| Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. | $3,000 | Legal Services for Older Adults |
| Family Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc | $60,000 | Promoting Wellness & Independence |
| Kishwaukee Family YMCA | $4,749 | Senior Fitness Programs |
| Barb City Manor Retirement Home | $16,200 | Affordable Housing/Rental Assistance |
| DeKalb County Community
Gardens | $17,000 | Community Food Needs/Grow Mobile – Food Distribution |
*Senior Services Tax Levy Proposals are on file in the DeKalb County Administration Office and the Community Mental Health Department and may be made available upon request.
Chair Crawford closed the GY2023 Senior Services Tax Levy Hearing at 7:41 p.m.
The Chair reminded the Committee that they will be meeting again next Monday, April 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. to resume to the rest of the Senior Tax Levy Hearings.
ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Ms. Pickett, seconded by Mr. Cummings, and it was carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:42 p.m.
https://dekalbcounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/minutes-hhs-04042022.pdf
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