Winnebago County Board met March 12.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Call to Order – Chairman Joseph Chiarelli
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Board Member Jim Webster
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 February 12, 2026 minutes
B. Layover of February 26, 2026 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
B. Zoning Committee – .Jim Webster, Committee Chairman
Planning and/or Zoning Requests:
1. Committee Report – ZC meeting 3/25/26, ZBA meeting 4/14/26
C. Economic Development Committee – John Sweeney, Committee Chairman
1. Committee Report
D. Operations and Administrative Committee -Paul Arena, Committee Chairman
1. Committee Report
2. Ordinance Amending Chapter 50, Article III (Food Code) of the Winnebago County Code of Ordinances to be Laid Over
3. Resolution of the County of Winnebago, Illinois in Support of the Illinois America250 Commemoration
4. Resolution Awarding Purchase of Court Docket Software for the Family Court Center Using Owner-Direct Funds
Cost: $39,104
5. Resolution Awarding PC Replacement Project
Cost: $460,697
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 for a Budget Amendment for Grant Extensions Laid Over from February 26, 2026 Meeting
Zoning Committee
A. V-01-26 A Variation of Section 15.3.17 C. (Mining And Excavating) to Allow a Fence Height of 0 Feet Instead of the Required 8 Feet, Effectively Waiving the Fencing Requirement that an Open Pit of a Mining Operation must be Secured (Entirely) by a Perimeter / Border Fence for the property that is commonly known as 11150 and 11184 N. Main Street, Rockton, IL 61072 in Rockton Township, District 2, LESA: NA, 2030 MAP: NA, ZBA: Approval w/ZBA conditions (4-3), ZC: Approval w/ZC conditions (7-0), laid over from February 26, 2026 meeting.
B. Z-01-26 A Map Amendment to Rezone 5.0 +- Acres from AG, Agricultural Priority District to the RA, Rural Agricultural Residential District (a Sub-District of the RA District) for the property that is commonly known as 6XXX Moody Road (Part of PIN: 0319300023), Rockton, IL 61072 in Shirland Township, District 2, LESA: Very High (for AG protection), 2030 MAP: NO, ZBA: Denial (1-6), ZC: Denial (0-7), laid over from February 26, 2026 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 26, 2026
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