DeKalb County Board met Sept. 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes:
a. August 17, 2022
5. Communications & Proclamations:
a. Proclamation P2022-01: Allies for Agriculture Proclamation for DeKalb County
b. Employee Service Awards
6. Public Comments
7. Appointments for this Month:
a. Kane, Kendall, DeKalb Workforce Development Board: Christine Devlieger and Kathy Johnson both newly appointed for terms beginning October 1, 2022 and expiring September 30, 2024; Joe Barbic and Joanne Kantner both reappointed until September 30, 2024.
b. Housing Authority of DeKalb County: Herodote Adjegan reappointed beginning November 1, 2022 until October 31, 2027; Sabrina Nicholson newly appointed immediately to fill the unexpired term of Deanna Cada until October 31, 2024.
8. Reports of Standing Committees with Ordinances & Resolutions
PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-212: A Resolution Approving Somonauk Road Jurisdictional Transfer to the Town of Cortland from North Street to Barber Greene Road. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves that approximately 9,897 feet (1.87 miles)of Somonauk Road from the south edge of the pavement of North Avenue to the south edge of the pavement of Barber Greene Road be permanently removed from the County Highway System and transferred to the Town of Cortland. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mrs. Emmer and approved unanimously.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
No Actionable Items
LAW & JUSTICE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-213: A Resolution Authorizing Job Reclassifications for Certain AFSCME Positions in the Sheriff’s Office. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes and approves the reclassifications as recommended by the job audit committee for the positions within the Sheriff’s Office that are outlined in this Resolution. Committee Action: Moved by Mrs. Lampkins, seconded by Ms. Willis and approved unanimously.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-214: A Resolution Authorizing the County Board Chair to Assign a Mobile Home Tax Sale Certificate of Purchase. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Board to assign a Tax Sale Certificate of Purchase for the mobile home located on 87 Forest View Drive, Genoa, Illinois (P.I.N.: 03-30-131-001 0087O) in exchange for payment to the Treasurer of DeKalb County, Illinois, of the sum of $1,288.93, which shall be disbursed according to law. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Faivre, seconded by Ms. Leifheit and approved unanimously.
b. Resolutions R2022-215 thru 217: Delinquent Property Tax Sales. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute deeds of conveyance of the County’s interest or authorize cancellation of the appropriate Certificate(s) of Purchase, as the case may be for the following three (3) Resolutions to be paid to the Treasurer of DeKalb County Illinois, to be disbursed according to law:
| Resolution | Township | Parcel Number | Bidder | Total Collected |
| R2022-215 | DeKalb | 08-12-200-009 | Situs
Cultivation, LLC | $2,000.00 |
| R2022-216 | DeKalb | 08-22-277-003 | Iron Mountain
Properties | $25,150.00 |
| R2022-217 | Cortland | 09-09-400-008 | Rodney &
Patricia Barkei | $826.00 |
c. Resolution R2022-218: A Resolution Approving Amendments to the FY22 Budget. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves the attached Exhibit “A”, which includes FY2022 Budget amendments. These amendments reflect actual approved expenditures, the planned sale of the DCRNC and establishes the SRL Self Help Room. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Faivre, seconded by Mr. Luebke and approved unanimously.
d. Resolution R2022-219: Placing the FY2023 Budget on File for Public Inspection. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves 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 FY2023 Budget Preliminary Assumptions & Recommendation. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Mr. Faivre and approved unanimously.
e. Claims to be Paid in September 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 $13,851,665.39.
f. Reports of County Officials: Move to accept and place on file the following Reports of County Officials:
1. Cash & Investments in County Banks – August 2022
2. Public Defender’s Report – August 2022
3. Adult & Juvenile Monthly Reports – August 2022
4. Pretrial Report – August 2022
5. Sheriff’s Jail Report – August 2022
6. Building Permits & Construction Reports – August 2022
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
a. Resolution R2022-220: A Resolution Approving a Letter of Intent to Enter into a Solar Development Lease for the Community Outreach Building. The DeKalb County Board hereby authorizes and directs the County Administrator of DeKalb County, Illinois to sign the Letter of Intent and Power Purchase Agreement 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. Roman, seconded by Ms. Crawford and approved unanimously.
b. Resolution R2022-221: A Resolution Approving an Engineering Proposal for the DSATS 2022 Pavement Condition Study. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves to enter into an agreement with the Engineering Firm of Applied Research Associates, Inc. of Champaign, Illinois for certain Engineering Services associated with a pavement condition study through the DSATS MPO, DeKalb County in an amount estimated to not exceed $67,000.00, and further authorizes the Chairman of the Board to execute the appropriate Engineering Services Proposal with Applied Research Associates, Inc. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. West, seconded by Mr. Luebke and approved unanimously.
c. Resolution R2022-222: Approval of AFSCME Council 31, Local 3537 Labor Contract for the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center. 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 representing the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 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 Ms. Crawford, seconded by Mr. Luebke and approved unanimously.
d. Resolution R2022-223: Authorizing the Approval and Release of Certain Executive Session Meeting Minutes, and the Destruction of Certain Verbatim Recordings. The DeKalb County Board hereby approves and approves to release the executive session minutes indicated as being recommended for release on the Executive Session Meeting Index (Exhibit A), the Board further approves the destruction of the verbatim recordings of those executive session meetings which are older than 18 months and which the County has approved the written minutes thereof. Committee Action: Moved by Mr. Luebke, seconded by Ms. Leifheit 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 October 2022:
1. Public Building Commission – 1 position
12. Adjournment
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