Kane County Public Service Committee met April 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
1. Call to Order
Chairman Scheflow called the meeting to order at 9:02 am.
Attendee Name; Title; Status; Arrived:
Don Ishmael; Board Member; Present;
Michael Kenyon; Board Member; Present;
Philip Lewis; Board Member; Late; 9:06 am
Myrna Molina; Board Member; Present;
Penny Wegman; Board Member; Absent;
Barbara Wojnicki; Vice Chair; Present;
Douglas Scheflow; Chairman; Present;
Also present: Co. Bd. member Auger; Recorder Wegman; Supv. of Assessments Armstrong & staff Winter, Doran; County Clk. Cunningham; ROE Supt. DalSanto; Treasurer Rickert & staff Herrera, Brady; Finance staff Waggoner; ITD staff Peters.
2. Approval of Minutes: March 23, 2017
Result: Approved with Voice Vote [Unanimous]
Mover: Barbara Wojnicki, Vice Chair
Seconder: Don Ishmael, Board Member
Ayes: Don Ishmael, Michael Kenyon, Philip Lewis, Myrna Molina, Barbara Wojnicki, Douglas Scheflow
Absent: Penny Wegman
3. Finance
The monthly financial reports were included in the agenda packet. Finance staff Waggoner reported there were no areas of concern to report at this time.
4. Recorder
Recorder Wegman noted the monthly reports were included in the agenda packet. She reported on current legislation they are monitoring. (Lewis arrives @ 9:06 a.m.) Brief conversation occurred.
5. Treasurer / Collector
Referencing the monthly reports included in the agenda packet, Treasurer Rickert highlighted the additional addendum he will be including each month with detailed data from the county tax agent. He provided background information on the properties the tax agent manages and noted the tax agent does not work for the Treasurer's Office, he works for the county ward. Rickert reported the tax bill data will be live on the county's website April 26 and the bills will be mailed on April 18, 2017. He stated that due to the efforts of various departments, the tax bills have gone out on time for the last 11 years. That is not the norm for a lot of other counties.
6. Supervisor of Assessments
Monthly reports were included in the agenda packet. Assessor Armstrong noted the main focus of the report is the projected equalization factors which has been transferred to each Township Assessor in the county for the 2017 payable 2018 assessments. They should have all the assessors’ information back by the end of May. Considerable conversation followed.
7. Regional Office of Education
Superintendent DalSanto reminded the committee of the Educator of the Year Banquet on April 28, 2017. They received 44 nominees from throughout the county. She announced the Jail has been approved as a GED testing for inmates. They started conducting tests on February 21, 2017. DalSanto shared testing results noting they indicate the GED Prep Program has been doing well. Conversation followed.
8. County Clerk
The monthly reports were included in the agenda packet. Co. Clk. Cunningham reported fees collected for Marriage licenses and passports were up. This may indicate that people are getting a better feeling about the economy. Cunningham noted they received over $6,600 back from the state in reimbursements for a portion of the election judges' education. He compared Kane County’s election statistics with other counties, noting other counties were down in polling turnout.
9. Reports Placed On File
Result: Place Written Reports on File [Unanimous]
Mover: Barbara Wojnicki, Vice Chair
Seconder: Don Ishmael, Board Member
Ayes: Don Ishmael, Michael Kenyon, Philip Lewis, Myrna Molina, Barbara Wojnicki, Douglas Scheflow
Absent: Penny Wegman
10. Executive Session (If Needed)
None
11. Other Business
A. Amending Section 2-80 of County Code - Use of County-Owned Vehicles
Chair Scheflow tabled till next month’s committee meeting.
12. Public Comments
None
13. Adjournment
Result: Adjourned by Voice Vote [Unanimous]
Mover: Philip Lewis, Board Member
Seconder: Don Ishmael, Board Member
Ayes: Don Ishmael, Michael Kenyon, Philip Lewis, Myrna Molina, Barbara Wojnicki, Douglas Scheflow
Absent: Penny Wegman
This meeting was adjourned at 9:37 am.
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