Kendall County Times

Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission met April 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Invocation

IV. Roll Call: Brian DeBolt (President), Ruben Rodriguez (Vice President), Seth Wormley (Secretary), Scott Gengler, Jason Peterson, Zach Bachmann, Elizabeth Flowers, Matt Kellogg, Dan Koukol, and Brooke Shanley

V. Approval of Agenda

VI. Public Comments

VII. (1) CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes

∙ Kendall County Forest Preserve District Committee of the Whole Meeting of March 11, 2025

∙ Kendall County Forest Preserve District Commission Meeting of March 18, 2025

B. (1) MOTION: Approval of Claims in the Amounts of $70,093.11 (031525F); $209,705.49 (041525F), and $100.00 (041525FR)

C. (1) MOTION: Approval of License Agreement #25-03-002 with the Yorkville Athletic Association for the Use of the Baseball Field at Hoover Forest Preserve from April 16, 2025 through August 31, 2025 for a Lump Sum Payment of $4,025.00

D. MOTION: Approval of Kendall County Employee Handbook Policy Amendments Effective April 16, 2025

1. Chapter 7 – Wage and Salary Policy – Section 7.3 Holiday Pay

2. Chapter 7 – Wage and Salary Policy – Section 7.4 Overtime

3. Chapter 7 – Wage and Salary Policy – Section 7.5 Compensatory Time

4. Chapter 8 – Employee Leaves of Absence – Section 8.1 A. and B. – Personal and Banked Sick Leave – Eligible Employees and Accrual of Personal Leave

5. Chapter 8 – Employee Leaves of Absence – Section 8.2 Vacation – B - Vacation Availability for Part-Time Employees and Employees on a Leave of Absence

6. Chapter 8 – Employee Leaves of Absence – Section 8.2 Vacation – D. – Vacation – Maximum Accumulation

E. (1) MOTION: Approval of Amended Intergovernmental Agreement #24-05 increasing Kendall County - Transportation Alternatives Program Awarded Grant Funds from $189,000.00 to $272,000.00 to be Combined with an Anticipated $200,000.00 Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Regional Trail Program Grant Award to Support Completion of the Hoover-Fox River Bluffs Trail Connection Project

F. MOTION: Approval of the Mack & Associates PC FY24 Audit Report of the Kendall County Forest Preserve District

G.(1) MOTION: Approval of Mack & Associates PC Single Audit Proposal for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,500.00 for the District’s IDNR OSLAD Grant #OS 23-2290 for the Subat Nature Center Project

H. (1) MOTION: Approval of Change Order #002 in the Amount of $57,148.20 to be Deducted from the $145,087.52 Total Contingency Available in Contract #23-429-1495 with Lite Construction, Inc. for the Mary M. Subat Nature Center Project which Sum Includes Preparation of Millwork Shop Drawings and Production of Seven (7) Exterior 4’ X 8’ Graphic Panels ($17,024.40); Four (4) Exterior 4’ Column Wrap Graphic Panels ($20,399.40), and Delivery, Installation and Project Management ($19,724.40)

I. (1) MOTION: Approval of a One-Year Contract Extension with Groot Enterprises, Inc. of Plano, Illinois for Trash and Recycling Removal from Harris, Hoover, Baker Woods, and Pickerill-Pigott Forest Preserves for a Total Amount of $5,013.24 for Services Extending May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026

VIII. OLD BUSINESS

No items posted for consideration.

IX. NEW BUSINESS

No items posted for consideration.

X. Committee Chairman Reports: Seth Wormley (Finance) and Dan Koukol (Operations)

XI. Public Comments

XII. Executive Session

XIII. OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS

No items posted for consideration.

XIV. Adjournment

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