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Winnebago County Board met March 24.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Chairman Chiarelli Called to Order the Regular Adjourned Meeting of the Winnebago County Board at 6:00 p.m.

2. County Board Member Goral gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Agenda Announcements: None

4. Roll Call: 17 Present. 3 Absent. (Board Members Arena, Booker, Butitta, Crosby, Fellars, Gerl, Goral, Kelley, Lindmark, McCarthy, McDonald, Nabors, Redd, Sweeney, Tassoni, Webster, and Wescott were present.) (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, and PROCLAMATIONS

5. Awards

Presentations -  None

Public Hearings - None

Public Participation- Reverand Earl Dotson, Sr. spoke of west side development.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

6. Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to approve the Minutes. Board Member Lindmark made a motion to approve County Board Minutes of February 24, 2022 and layover County Board Minutes of March 10, 2022, seconded by Board Member Redd. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) 

CONSENT AGENDA 

7. Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to approve the Consent Agenda for March 24, 2022. Board Member Gerl made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda which includes the Raffle Report and Auditor's Report, seconded by Board Member Goral. Motion was approved a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

APPOINTMENTS

1-3/24/22

8. Appointments (Per County Board rules, Board Chairman Appointments require a 30 day layover unless there is a suspension of the rule).

A. Four Rivers Sanitation Authority, Compensation: $6,000 per year

1. Ginger Haas (New Appointment), Rockford, Illinois, May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

FINANCE COMMITTEE

9. Board member Arena made a motion to approve a Resolution Awarding Elevator Modernization for the Administration Building (CIP), seconded by Board Member McCarthy. Discussion by Board Member Arena. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) 

10. Board Member Arena made a motion to approve a Resolution for Winnebago County Animal Services Building Renovations (ARP), seconded by Board Member Gerl. Discussion by Board Member Arena. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) 

11. Board Member Arena made a motion to approve a Resolution for Approval of Budget Amendment for Reimbursable Technology Expenditures, seconded by Board Member Lindmark. Discussion by Board Member Arena. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

ZONING COMMITTEE

12. Board Member Webster read in for the first reading of SU-01-22 A Special Use Permit for a Wedding and/or Reception Facility in the AG, Agricultural Priority District for the property commonly known as 9151 Edwardsville Road, Winnebago, IL 60188 in Winnebago Township, District 1 (with conditions) to be laid over.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

13. No Report.

OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

14. No Report.

PUBLIC WORKS

15. Board Member Tassoni made a motion to approve (22-006) Resolution Authorizing the Approval of a Change in Plans to Reconcile Bid Quantities with As-built Quantities for 2021 PPC Patching Program (Section 21-00000-02-GM), seconded by Board Member Gerl. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) 16. Board Member Tassoni made a motion to approve (22-007) Resolution Authorizing the Obligation Retirement of Bond Payments from MFT Funds (Section 05-00000-03-GN, 06- 00000-04-GB and 07-00000-05-GB), seconded by Board Member Gerl. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

17. Board Member Tassoni made a motion to approve (22-008) Resolution Authorizing the Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement for Bridge Inspections for the Village of Cherry Valley, Illinois (Section 22-00706-00-BI), seconded by Board Member McCarthy. Discussion by Board Member Tassoni. Motion was approved by a unanimous' vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) 18. Board Member Tassoni made a motion to approve (22-009) Award of Bid for the 2022 Township Seal Coating Program, seconded by Board Member Nabors. Discussion by Board Member Tassoni, Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

19. Board Member Gerl made a motion to approve a Resolution Authorizing the County Board Chairman to Amend Contracts for Health Care Services for Inmates of the Winnebago County Jail and Detainees of the Juvenile Detention Center, seconded by Board Member Lindmark. Discussion by County Administrator Thompson, Director of Purchasing Johns, and Board Members Arena, and Redd. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.) Further discussion by Board Members Gerl and Lindmark.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

20. Economic Development Committee

A. Board Member Wescott made a motion to approve a Resolution to Grant Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) from Host Fees to the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (RACVB) to Support the Grand Fondo New York (GFNY) Event Laid Over from March 10, 2022 meeting, seconded by Board Member Fellars. Discussion by Board Member Sweeney. Board Member Sweeney made a motion to amend the Resolution, seconded by Board Member Crosby. Discussion by Chief of the Civil Bureau Vaughn, County Administrator Thompson, and Board Members Arena, Redd, and Nabors. Board Member Wescott moved to approve the amended Resolution, seconded by Board Member Nabors. Motion was approved by a unanimous vote of all members present. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

NEW BUSINESS

3-3/24/22

21. (Per County Board rules, passage will require a suspension of Board rules).

ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMUNICATION

22. County Clerk Gummow submitted the Items Listed Below as Correspondence which were "Placed on File" by Chairman Chiarelli:

A. County Clerk Gummow submitted from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission the following:

a. Annual Assessment Letter for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000454/2021006 and 05000455/2021006)

b. Federal Register/ Vol. 87, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2022 / Notices

B. County Clerk Gummow submitted from Mediacom a letter to inform that on or about April 7, 2022, Mediacom will be implementing changes and rate adjustments. County Administrator Thompson spoke of an updated committee schedule and reminded Board Members the April 14, 2022 Board Meeting will be held at Veterans Memorial Hall. Director of Development Services Dombush provided the Board with updated maps. Board Member McCarthy spoke of a neighborhood meeting he attended in the White Swan area.

ADJOURNMENT

23. Chairman Chiarelli entertained a motion to adjourn. County Board Member Goral moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Webster. Motion was approved by a voice vote. (Board Members Hoffman, Salgado, and Schultz were absent.)

The meeting was adjourned at 6: 35 p.m.

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