Rockford Sun

Winnebago County Board met July 24.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - Board Member Valerie Hanserd 

3. Agenda Announcements - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

4. Roll Call  - Clerk Lori Gummow 

5. Awards, Presentations, Public Hearings and Public Participation 

A. Awards – None

B. Presentations – None

C. Public Hearings – None

D. Public Participation – None

6. Approval of Minutes - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Approval of June 12, 2025 minutes

B. Layover of June 26, 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) 

A. Hulse Cemetery of Pecatonica, Annual Compensation: None

1. Susan Bryant-Burns (New Appointment), Beloit, Wisconsin, to serve a 6-year term (Carolyn Wise) expiring May 2031

2. Deborah High (Reappointment), Pecatonica, Illinois, to serve a 6-year term expiring May 2031

B. Otter Creek Lake Utility District

1. Fred Kile (Reappointment), Davis, Illinois, to serve a 5-year term expiring May 2030

C. Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB), Annual Compensation: None

1. Rockton Fire Chief Kirk Wilson (New Appointment), Rockton, Illinois, to serve remainder of a 3-year term (Win-Bur-Sew Fire Chief Dave Loria) expiring April 2026

2. Shawn Connors (Reappointment), Rockton, Illinois, to serve a 3-year term expiring April 2028

D. Community Action Agency, Annual Compensation: None

1. Dorothy Redd (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, to serve a 1-year term expiring May 2026

9. Reports of Standing Committees - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

A. Finance Committee - John Butitta, Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Authorizing an Increase in the Salary of the Winnebago County Public Defender

3. Ordinance for a Budget Amendment for Public Defender Funding to be Laid Over

4. Ordinance for a Budget Amendment for CJC Elevator Rebuild 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

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

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Awarding Purchase of Replacement Jail Transport Vehicle for Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office Using CIP PSST 2025 Funds

Cost: $67,156

3. Resolution Awarding Purchase of a Boat Replacement for Sheriff’s Office Using CIP 2025 Funds

Cost: $88,543

4. Resolution Awarding Architecture and Engineering Contract for Juvenile Detention Center Expansion Project

Cost: $135,000

5. Resolution Awarding Purchase of Email Archiving Software Using CIP 2025 Funds

Cost: $49,521

6. Resolution Awarding Purchase of Law Library Furniture Upgrades

Cost: $132,408

E. Public Works Committee - Dave Tassoni, Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

2. (25-042) Resolution Authorizing the Award of Bid for Harrison Avenue Pavement Patching (Section 25-00000-04-GM)

Cost: 457,378.80 C.B. District: 11

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

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for Participation in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS Master Agreement 2022)

G. Legislative and Lobbying Committee - Committee Chairman 

1. Committee Report

2. Resolution Authorizing the Winnebago County Board Chairman to Execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement by and between The Ferguson Group (“TFG”) and the County of Winnebago for Grant Writing Services

10. Unfinished Business - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli 

Appointments read in on June 12, 2025 

A. Cherry Valley Fire Protection District, Annual Compensation: $4,500

1. Karl Ericksen (Reappointment), Cherry Valley, Illinois, to serve a 3-year term expiring May 2028

B. Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District, Annual Compensation: $1,500

1. Charles Meyers, Sr. (Reappointment), Rockford, Illinois, to serve a 3-year term expiring May 2028

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

A. Resolution Adopting the Organizational Structure of the County Board of the County of Winnebago, Illinois

12. Announcements & Communications - Clerk Lori Gummow 

B. Correspondence (see packet)

13. Adjournment - Chairman Joseph Chiarelli Next Meeting: Thursday, August 14, 2025

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