Kendall County Board met Aug. 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Kendall County Board Meeting was held at the Kendall County Office Building 111 W Fox St, in the City of Yorkville at 6:45 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. Members present: Chairman Scott Gryder, Amy Cesich, Brian DeBolt, Elizabeth Flowers, Scott Gengler, Judy Gilmour, Matt Kellogg, Dan Koukol, Ruben Rodriguez and Robyn Vickers. Member(s) absent: None.
The Clerk reported to the Chairman that a quorum was present to conduct business.
THE AGENDA
Member Flowers moved to approve the agenda with moving item 7C to New Business, removing items 11 A 2 and 3, and removing item 11 B 5. Member Gilmour seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Sandy Windetti representing the Oswego Senior Center spoke about the getting some fund from the American Rescue Plan Act funds.
CONSENT AGENDA
Member Cesich moved to approve the consent agenda of A) standing committee minutes; B) claims in an amount not to exceed $1,170,228.81; D) release of Administration HR Executive Session minutes from August 28 2018, April 17, 2019 and July 21, 2021; E) release of Finance Committee Executive Session minutes from October 24, 2019 and July 15, 2021; F) release of Law Justice Legislation Committee Executive Session minutes from October 22, 2019 and July 26, 2021. Member Flowers seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
B) COMBINED CLAIMS: ADMIN $132.29; ANML CNTRL WRDN $655.49; BEHAV HLTH $1,576.97; CIR CT CLK $825.00; CIR CRT JDG $6,368.29; COMB CRT SVS $11,773.00; COMM ACTN SVS $642,584.72; COMM HLTH SVS $2,231.82; CORR $23,212.92; CNTY CLK $7,070.00; HIGHWY $251,749.24; EMA DIR $8,386.97; EMA $2,739.79; EMPLY BNFT $3,608.00; ENVIRO HLTH $756.36; FCLT MGMT $16,655.90; GIS $42.43; JURY $2,012.25; MERIT $3,457.00; PBZ $942.00; PRSD JDGE $2,451.90; PROB SVS $504.59, PRGM SUPP $968.27; ROE$1,521.92; SHRF $8,132.66; ST ATTY $1,065.39; TECH $47,183.64; UTIL $15,233.56; VET $2,769.50; FP $7,397.33; SHF $96,219.61
NEW BUSINESS
Holiday Schedule
Member Cesich moved to approve the amendment to the 2022 Holiday Schedule. Member Kellogg seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS & OTHER DEPARTMENT REPORTS
EMA
EMA Director Roger Bonuchi stated that they made all of their points for nuclear testing.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Facilities
Member DeBolt stated that the house at 107 W Madison St demolition has started. The house at 108 W Ridge St has been measured to move the storage items over to the Courthouse basement along with the items from the Annex building. The Annex building will receive a new roof. Election equipment will be moved out of storage into the Annex building.
Admin HR
GIS Intern Position
Member Cesich moved to approve the Inter Position for GIS. Member Vickers seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Finance
Mack & Associates Auditing Contract
Member Kellogg moved to approve an extension of the auditing contract between Mack & Associates, P.C. and Kendall County. Member Cesich seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Assistant Public Defender Position
Member Kellogg stated the American Rescue Plan Act allows for funding the backlog in the court system to alleviate the burden.
Member Kellogg moved to approve a new Assistant Public Defender position to be paid from the American Rescue Plan Act funds. Member DeBolt seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Assistant State’s Attorney Position
Member Kellogg moved to approve a new Assistant State’s Attorney position to be paid from the American Rescue Plan Act funds. Member Koukol seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Paralegal Position
Member Kellogg moved to approve a Paralegal position in the State’s Attorney’s Office to be paid from the American Rescue Plan Act funds. Member Rodriguez seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Law Justice and Legislation
Volunteer Waiver and Release of Liability Agreement
Member Gilmour moved to approve the Kendall County Emergency Management Agency Volunteer Waiver and Release of Liability Agreement. Member Koukol seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Historic Preservation
Chairman Gryder said that there will be a special meeting on August 16, 2021. The purpose of the meeting is to explore collaborative opportunities and to receive updates from other groups.
Chairman’s Report
Member Koukol moved to approve the appointments. Member Cesich seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Appointments
Scott Cherry – Zoning Board of Appeals (Na-Au-Say) – 5 year term – Expires July 2026
Audra Hendrix – Ethics Commission – 2 year term – Expires August 2023
Russ Corneils – Ethics Commission – 2 year term – Expires August 2023
Crystal Steinbach – Ethics Commission – 2 year term – expires August 2023
Marty Shanahan – Historic Preservation Commission – 5 year term – Expires August 2026
Elizabeth Flowers – Kendall Housing Authority – 5 year term – Expires August 2026
Shawn Flaherty – Sheriff’s Merit Commission – 3 year term – Expires August 2024
QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS
Lucas Robinson from the Kendall County Record asked what the salaries would be for the new positions at the State’s Attorney’s Office. Any new positions at the Public Defender’s Office?
Jim Wyman from WSPY asked about the Federal money going to evictions and what will Kendall do about evictions and wearing masks in the government buildings.
ADJOURNMENT
Member Gilmour moved to adjourn the County Board Meeting until the next scheduled meeting. Member Gengler seconded the motion. Chairman Gryder asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
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