Rockford Sun

Winnebago County Board met Sept. 7.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - Board Member Jean Crosby

3. Agenda Announcements - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli

4. Roll Call - Clerk Lori Gummow

5. Awards, Presentations, Public Hearings and Public Participation

A. Awards – None

B. Presentation – None

C. Public Hearings – None

D. Public Participation – None

6. Approval of Minutes - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli

A. Approval of August 10, 2023 minutes

B. Layover of August 24, 2023 minutes

7. Consent Agenda - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Raffle Report

B. Auditor’s Report

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

A. Winnebago County Board of Health, Annual Compensation: None

1. Valerie Pobjecky (New Appointment), Rockford, Illinois, 3-year term, October 2023 to October 2026 as a Citizen at Large

9. Reports of Standing Committees - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Finance Committee -  John Butitta, Committee Chairman

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution for Approval of a Wage Increase for RN and LPN Positions at River Bluff Nursing Home

3. Annual Appropriation Ordinance to be Laid Over

B. Zoning Committee - Jim Webster, Committee Chairman Planning and/or Zoning Requests:

1. Committee Report

C. Economic Development Committee - John Sweeney, Committee Chairman

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Authorizing Execution of An Intergovernmental Agreement on New Residential Construction Property Tax Refund Program With The City of Rockford, The Board of Education of Rockford School District No. 205, And The Rockford Park District (Per County Board Rule 2-85(g), this matter is automatically tabled)

3. Resolution Approving Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) From Host Fees to The Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (RACVB) to Support the 2023 Stroll on State Event

D. Operations and Administrative Committee - Keith McDonald, Committee Chairman

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Awarding Elevator Modernization for Courthouse and Old Courthouse Using CIP 2023 PSST Funds

Cost: $1,392,000

3. Resolution Establishing the Date, Time and Location of Each Meeting of the Winnebago County Board

4. Resolution Awarding JDC Parking Lot Replacement Using CIP 2021 Funds 

Cost: $86,800

5. Resolution Awarding Energy Wheels Replacement with ARP Funds

Cost: $172,876

6. Resolution Awarding Multi-Year Agreement for Permitting and Code Enforcement Software to Brightly Software, Inc. Using CIP 2024 Funds

Cost: $60,811.02 (Implementation) Plus Annual Maintenance of $34,337.82

7. Ordinance Amending Section 2-49 (Duties of the County Board Chairman) of the Winnebago County Code of Ordinances to be Laid Over

E. Public Works Committee - Dave Tassoni, Committee Chairman

1. Committee Report

F. Public Safety and Judiciary Committee - Brad Lindmark, Committee Chairman

1. Committee Report

10. Unfinished Business - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

Finance Committee

A. Ordinance to Provide Public Transportation in the Rural Areas of Winnebago County, Illinois Laid Over from August 24, 2023 Meeting

Zoning Committee

A. Resolution Granting Site Approval of a Commercial Solar Energy Facility (AKA a Solar Farm) on a 47.21 +- Acre Site Commonly Known as Part of Pins: 09-34-200-008 AND 09-34-200- 010, on N. Conger Road, in Pecatonica Township, Illinois 61063 Laid Over from August 24, 2023 Meeting

B. Resolution Authorizing the DC Estate Winery (8877 State Line Rd, South Beloit, IL) be Subject to the Jurisdiction of the City of South Beloit Pursuant to a Pre-Annexation Agreement Laid Over from August 24, 2023 Meeting

C. Resolution Directing the Zoning Board of Appeals to Conduct a Public Hearing on Certain Unified Development Ordinance Amendments Regarding Commercial Wind Power Generating Facilities / Wind Farms (AKA Commercial Wind Energy Facilities) and Solar Farms (AKA Commercial Solar Energy Facilities) Laid Over from August 24, 2023 Meeting

11. New Business - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli (Per County Board rules, passage will require a suspension of Board rules).

12. Announcements & Communications - Clerk Lori Gummow A. Correspondence (see packet)

13. Adjournment - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli Next Meeting: Thursday, September 28, 2023

https://wincoil.gov/images/2023_09_07_Board_Agenda.pdf