Rockford Sun

Winnebago County Board met March 13.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - Board Member Michael Thompson 

3. Agenda Announcements - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

4. Roll Call -Clerk Lori Gummow 

5. Awards, Presentations, Public Hearings and Public Participation 

A. Awards – Officers Carlos Arellano, Mark Nelson, Nickolas Hitterman and Haley Ciaccio

B. Presentations – Trustee Program update with Eric Setter and Michael Dunn Jr. from Region

1 Planning Council

C. Public Hearings – None

D. Public Participation – Nancy Edwardsen, Winnebago County Animal Services, Con

6. Approval of Minutes - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Approval of February 13, 2025 minutes

B. Layover of February 27, 2025 minutes

7. Consent Agenda - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Raffle Report

B. Auditor’s Report

8. Appointments (Per County Board rules, Board Chairman appointments shall lay over until the second board meeting after they are first introduced) 

9. Reports of Standing Committees - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Finance Committee - John Butitta, Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Authorizing Settlement of a Claim Against the County of Winnebago Entitled Cesar Chavez versus Winnebago County

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 Electing to Opt-In to the Illinois Electronics Recycling Program for Program Year 2026

3. Resolution Allocating Host Fee Funds to the Rockford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority D/B/A the Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment Authority (RAVE) for Capital Improvement Projects and Infrastructure at the BMO Center

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

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Awarding Countywide Camera Project Additional Hardware Using CIP 2025 Funds

Cost: $342,141

3. Resolution Authorizing the Chairman of the County Board to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement for Information Technology Support Services with Rockford Housing Authority

4. Resolution Awarding PC Obsolescence Project Using CIP 2025 Funds

Cost: $365,250

5. Resolution Awarding Cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response Using CIP 2025 Funds

Cost: $377,388

6. Resolution Awarding Uninterrupted Power Supplies Using CIP 2025 Funds Cost: $66,584

7. Resolution Granting a Temporary Construction Easement from Property at 650 W. State St. in the City of Rockford to the State of Illinois Department of Transportation for Road Construction Purposes

E. Public Works Committee - Dave Tassoni, Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

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

1. Committee Report

G. Legislative and Lobbying Committee - Jaime Salgado, Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

10. Unfinished Business - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli

Appointment read in on February 13, 2025 

A. River Bluff Board of Directors, Annual Compensation: None

1. Lowell Ingram (New Reappointment), Machesney Park, Illinois, to fill the remainder of a 4-year term (Trent Brass) expiring January 2027

Finance Committee 

A. Ordinance for Approval of Budget Amendment for Various Health Department Grant Awards Laid Over from February 27, 2025 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, March 27, 2025

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