Kendall County Times

Kendall County Board met Oct. 7.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Kendall County Board Meeting was held at the Kendall County Historic Courthouse, 110 W Madison St, in the City of Yorkville on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The Clerk called the roll. Members present: Chairman Matt Kellogg, Zach Bachmann, Brian DeBolt, Elizabeth Flowers, Scott Gengler, Dan Koukol (6:05pm), Jason Peterson, Ruben Rodriguez, and Seth Wormley. Member(s) absent: Brooke Shanley

The Clerk reported to the Chairman that a quorum was present to conduct business.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Chairman Kellogg led the Pledge of Allegiance.

INVOCATION

Ruben Rodriguez gave the invocation.

THE AGENDA

Member DeBolt moved to approve the agenda. Member Bachmann seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

CONSENT AGENDA

Member DeBolt moved to approve the consent agenda. Member Rodriguez seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion Carried.

A. Approval of County Board minutes from September 2, 2025

B. Approval of Committee Minutes

C. Approval of claims in the amount of $1,119,440.08 from September 30, 2025

D. Approval of the REP grant agreement between the State of Illinois, IEMA-OHS and the County of Kendall effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $5,840.02

E. Approval of Kendall Area Transit Advertising Policy

F. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services between the County of Kendall and the Yorkville–Bristol Sanitary District

G. Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services between the County of Kendall and the Oswego Public Library District

H. Approval of the Amended Resolution for Credit Card Policy and Credit Card Acknowledgement

I. Approval of a First Amendment to the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership Agreement

C) COMBINED CLAIMS: ADMIN $3,344.03; ANIMAL $5,967.70; ASSESSOR $37.98; CIR CRT JDG $17,156.90; CRNER $4,106.00; CORR $7,383.65; CNTY ADMIN $102,794.92; CNTY BRD $470,326.97; CNTY CLK $129.28; HIGHWY $255,261.56; ELECT $3,156.01; FCLT MGMT $10,678.81; GIS $36.69; HHS $13,661.15; HR $36.69; MERIT $630.00; PBZ PLNR $4,221.54; PBZ $1,415.68; PRES JDG $4,793.93; PROB SPVSR $7,395.17; PUB DEF $9,497.89; ROE $8,128.84; SHRF $11,617.10; ST ATTNY $4,633.50; TECH $30,733.26; UTIL $30,310.34; VET $2,150.00; FORST $23,520.63; SHRF $94,459.25; SHRF $15,375.24.

F) A complete copy of IGAM 25-52 is available in the Office of the County Clerk.

G) A complete copy of IGAM 25-53 is available in the Office of the County Clerk.

H) A complete copy of Resolution 25-35 is available in the Office of the County Clerk.

I) A complete copy of IGAM 25-54 is available in the Office of the County Clerk.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

Finance

Tentative Budget

Member Gengler moved to approve the Kendall County Fiscal Year 2026 Tentative Budget. Member DeBolt seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

Facilities

Courthouse Concrete Project

Member Flowers moved to approve the Kendall County Courthouse concrete project installation by Pave Connect through the Omnia government cooperative contract in the amount not to exceed $31,017.25. Member Bachmann seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

CASA Lease

Member Peterson moved to approve the 2025 Lease Agreement between Kendall County, Illinois and the Kendall County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). Member Flowers seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye except Member Gengler who was removed from the vote. Motion carried.

A complete copy of IGAM 25-55 is available in the Office of the County Clerk.

Human Resource

Job Description

Member Peterson moved to approve the Senior Human Resources Generalist Job Description. Member Bachmann seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Member Koukol moved to adjourn the appointment(s). Member Gengler seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

Appointments

Jennifer Hughes (Primary) – KenCom Executive Board (Village of Oswego)

Dr. Joseph Chow – Kendall County Animal Control Veterinarian and Administrator (Temporary)

PUBLIC COMMENT

Member Peterson spoke about the trip he took to Washington DC for the UCCI meeting. He received critical updates on legislation at the meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Member Peterson made a motion to go into Executive Session for (11) litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. Member Koukol seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a roll call vote on the motion. All members present voting aye except Koukol. Motion carried 8-1.

ADJOURNMENT

Member Peterson moved to adjourn the County Board Meeting until the next meeting scheduled. Member Bachmann seconded the motion. Chairman Kellogg asked for a voice vote on the motion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

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