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Winnebago County Board Finance Committee met May 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Meeting Present:

John Butitta, Chairperson

Paul Arena

Keith McDonald

John F. Sweeney

Absent:

Joe Hoffman

Christina Valdez

Others Present:

Patrick Thompson, County Administrator

Steve Schultz, Chief Financial Officer

Lafakeria Vaughn, Civil Bureau Chief, State’s Attorney’s Office

Chris Dornbush, Chief Operations Officer

AGENDA:

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call

C. Approval of April 17, 2025 Minutes

D. Public Comment – This is the time we invite the public to address the Finance Committee with issues and concerns. We ask you to limit your comments to three minutes. Personal attacks or inappropriate language of any sort will not be tolerated. We will allow a maximum of five speakers on a first come basis with sign-up at the meeting. Speakers may not address zoning matters that are pending before the ZBA, the Zoning Committee or the County Board. Personnel matters or pending or threatened litigation may not be addressed in open session. An individual may speak a maximum of three times per calendar year on the same topic. This prohibition shall include the repetition of the same topic in a statement on what is purported to be a different topic. After acknowledgment by the Chairman, please stand and state your name. Thank you.

E. Second Quarter FY25 Financial Report

F. Closed Session to Discuss Closed Session Minutes

G. Approval of Minutes of Closed Session Meetings

H. Other Matters

I. Adjournment

Call to Order

Chairperson Butitta called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.

Roll Call

Chairperson Butitta yes, Mr. Arena yes, Mr. McDonald yes, Mr. Sweeney yes. A quorum is present.

Approval of April 17, 2025 Minutes

Motion: Chairperson Butitta. Second: Mr. McDonald.

Chairperson Butitta called for discussion.

The motion was passed by a unanimous voice vote.

Public Comment

Chairperson Butitta omitted reading the Public Comment Section of the Agenda due to no one present to speak.

Second Quarter FY25 Financial Report

Mr. Schultz, the CFO, analyzed and talked about the financial report for the second quarter of FY25.

• Discussion followed.

Closed Session to Discuss Closed Session Minutes

Motion: Chairperson Butitta. Second: Mr. Sweeney.

The motion was passed by a unanimous voice vote.

Roll Call

Chairperson Butitta yes, Mr. Sweeney yes, Mr. Arena yes, Mr. McDonald yes.

No action was taken in the Closed Session.

Approval of Minutes of Closed Session Meetings

Motion: Chairman Butitta. Second: Mr. Sweeney.

The dates of the Closed Session minutes to be approved:

1/4/2018, 3/11/2020, 6/4/2020, 10/15/2020, 11/19/2020, 5/6/2021, 9/2/2021, 10/7/2021, 2/3/2022, 5/5/2022, 8/18/2022, 1/5/2023, 2/2/2023, 5/18/2023

Chairperson Butitta called for a vote to approve the Closed Session meeting minutes. The motion was passed by a unanimous voice vote.

Other Matters

• Budget Process Request Meeting Dates - A preliminary budget will be available at the beginning of August. Please reach out to Mr. Schultz, CFO, with specific input. Departments are currently preparing and submitting their budgets.

Adjournment

Chairperson Butitta called for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

Motion: Mr. Arena. Second: Mr. Sweeney.

The motion was passed by a unanimous voice vote.

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