Kendall County Budget and Finance Committee met March 14.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Call to Order
Committee Chair John Purcell called the Budget and Finance Committee to order at 5:22p.m.
Roll Call
| Attendee | Status |
| John Purcell | Yes |
| Amy Cesich | Present |
| Audra Hendrix | Here |
| Matt Kellogg | Yes |
| Matthew Prochaska | Here |
Approval of Agenda – Member Hendrix made a motion to approve the agenda, Member Cesich seconded the motion. With five members present voted aye to approve the agenda, motion passed by a vote of 5-0.
Approval of Claims – Member Hendrix made a motion and Member Prochaska seconded the motion to forward the Approval Claims in an amount not to exceed $515,094.81 and Coroner Claims in an amount not to exceed $1,380.09 to the County Board. With five members voting aye, the claims were approved to forward to the County Board for final approval by a vote of 5-0.
Department Head and Elected Official Reports - None
Items from Other Committees – Member Kellogg reported that the Facilities Committee meeting was postponed to March 18, 2019 and will discuss all of the current projects, with some options for the Public Safety Center HVAC project, and some grant funding that might be available.
Items of Business
Review and Discussion of FY2019 Senior Levy Applications – The committee reviewed each of the application packets, the levy request history and past fund distribution, the levy amount, as well as options for distribution of the levy this year. There was consensus by the committee to not hold hearings this year.
Member Hendrix made a motion to approve giving the applicants the same amount granted to each organization in 2018, increased by 2.1 percent, second by Member Prochaska. The additional amount of $7,031 above the Senor Levy will be taken from the contingency fund and transferred to the Senior Levy fund. With five members present voting aye, the motion carried.
IMRF Funding Discussion – Item tabled to April 11, 2019 meeting (awaiting additional information from the County Treasurer and IMRF)
Kendall County Health Department Analysis – Chair Purcell reported that he and Member Cesich met with the Board of Health Finance Committee and will meet with the Board of Health next week to answer questions.
The committee reviewed the history of the Health Department income statement for FY16-FY19, including the beginning fund balance, the total revenue, total expenditures, the net surplus (deficit), the ending balance, and the fund balance months for each fiscal year. The committee also reviewed the 3-year average Budget Deficit for FY16-18, and 3-year average Actual Deficit for FY16-18.
There was consensus by Member Cesich, Member Purcell, Member Kellogg and Member Prochaska that Member Purcell and Member Cesich should meet with the Board of Health and present the proposed plan. Member Hendrix was not in agreement.
Public Comment – None
Questions from the Media – None
Items for Committee of the Whole – None Items for the County Board
Approval Claims in an amount not to exceed $515,094.81 and Coroner Claims in an amount not to exceed $1,380.09
Approval of Senior Levy Resolution for FY19
Executive Session – Not needed
Adjournment – Member Kellogg made a motion to adjourn the Budget and Finance Committee meeting, Member Cesich seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 6:27p.m. by a 5-0 vote.
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