Kendall County Times

Kendall County Committee of the Whole met Nov. 16.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - The Committee of the Whole meeting was called to order at 4:09pm by County Board Chairman Matt Kellogg who led the Committee in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

Roll Call

Board Member	Status	Arrived	Left Meeting
Matt Kellogg	Here
Scott Gengler	Here
Zach Bachmann	Here
Brian DeBolt	Absent
Elizabeth Flowers	Here
Dan Koukol	Here
Jason Peterson	Absent
Ruben Rodriguez	Absent
Brooke Shanley	Here
Seth Wormley	Here

With seven (7) members present a quorum was established.

Staff Present: Christina Burns, Leslie Johnson, Latreese Caldwell, Jennifer Breault, Dan Polvere, Luke Prisco, Jim Webb

Others Present: Ethan Kruger (WSPY)

Approval of Agenda –

Member Bachmann made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Member Flowers. With 7 members present voting aye, the motion was carried by a vote of 7- 0.

Approval of Claims – Motion made by Member Shanley, second by Member Gengler to forward claims to the next County Board meeting.

With 7 members present voting aye, the motion was carried by a vote of 7- 0.

New Committee Business –

A. PRESENTATION: Cordogan Clark & Associates re: Phase 1 October Monthly Report, Construction Schedule, and Contingency Report

Rick Krischel, Construction Manager with Cordogan Clark, updated the committee on the progress of the construction of the new building and parking lot. In the last four weeks the precast was set, topping on top of the precast has also been set and steel stud perimeter is currently being installed. In the following weeks the side wall sheeting will be installed along with setting up the trusses. Mr. Krischel hopes to have a shell of the building complete, and the roof and windows installed by mid-December. The new south parking lot is now open for parking and the northwest parking lot is closed off for construction. Mr. Krischel reported to the committee that there were undercuts in the North parking lot due to bad soil conditions. The next step would be to add sidewalks, curbs, and asphalt. Mr. Krischel also reviewed the contingency report. (included in packet).

Member Gengler suggested funding the Water Main Yorkville & EEI out of Arpa instead of loss revenue. Staff will review the request and give an update at the next meeting.

B. DISCUSSION: Kendall County Employee of the Year Award

Program (New Section to the Kendall County Employee Handbook)

Ms. Johnson briefed the committee on the Employee of the Year Award program. Eligible employees have a chance to be nominated to receive the award. Committee discussed changing wording on the qualities for selecting nominees. The committee agreed to bring this discussion back to the Human Resources & Insurance Committee for final approval.

Member Flowers made a motion to move to Human Resources & Insurance for the final draft, second by Member Bachmann. With 7 members present voting aye, the motion was carried by a vote of 7- 0.

C. MOTION (FWD to CB): Approval of Kendall County Board 2024 Meeting Calendar

Member Bachmann made a motion to approve the agenda, second by Member Flowers. With 7 members present voting aye, the motion was carried by a vote of 7- 0.

Old Committee Business

None

Department Head and Elected Officials Reports –

None

Public Comment –

Jennifer Hanson, Associate Vice President for Behavioral Health at Association for Individual Development (AID), spoke about their new location in Yorkville and their Behavioral services that will begin in January.

Questions from the Media –

None

Chairman’s Report –

Chairman Kellogg mentioned AID (Association for Individual Development) will be back to present to Committee of the Whole.

Review Board Action Items –

Human Resources & Insurance Committee:

A. Kendall County Employee of the Year Award Program (New Section to the Kendall County Employee Handbook)

County Board:

A. Claims

B. Approval of Kendall County Board 2024 Meeting Calendar

Executive Session- None

Adjournment – Member Flowers made a motion to adjourn the meeting, second by Member Bachmann. With 7 members present voting aye, the meeting adjourned at 4:36p.m.

https://www.kendallcountyil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/28946