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Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC Human Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
SURGES, Linder, Allan, Garcia, Gripe, Lewis, Tarver, ex-officios Roth (County Vice Chair) &  
Pierog (County Chair)  
Wednesday, June 11, 2025  
9:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Committee Vice-Chairman Linder called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM.  
Roll Call  
No quorum was established as of 9:04 a.m. This meeting was for informational  
purposes only.  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Board Member Sonia Garcia  
PRESENT  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth  
Board Member Jon Gripe  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Anita Lewis  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
Also present: Co. Bd. Members Juby, Kious, Molina*; HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo & staff  
Davis, Larson; Auditor Wegman; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press and  
public including Alliant Insurance Services Senior Vice President Dan Mackey &  
Vice-President Dane Mall.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Vice-Chairman Linder stated that Committee Members Gripe and Tarver would be  
attending the informational meeting remotely.  
Once an in-person quorum was established at 9:48 a.m., the Committee provided  
consensus to allow Committee Members Gripe and Tarver to attend the meeting  
remotely.  
Approval of Minutes: March 31, 2025 and May 14, 2025  
No vote was taken on the Approval of Minutes due to a lack of an in-person quorum.  
Once an in-person quorum was established at 9:48 a.m., the Committee voted to  
approve the Approval of Minutes by unanimous consent.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Bill Roth  
5.  
6.  
Public Comment  
None.  
Monthly Financial Reports  
Monthly Finance Reports  
A.  
Vice-Chairman Linder stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No  
additional report was made.  
7.  
Department of Human Resource Management  
Monthly Blue Cross Blue Shield Invoice  
A.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated that due to the lack of quorum at today's meeting,  
she hoped the Committee would agree to ask Madam Chairman Pierog and  
Finance Committee Chairman Berman to place the resolutions on their  
respective meeting agendas.  
HRM Asst. Dir. Davis stated the monthly Blue Cross Blue Shield Invoice for April  
2025 is within tolerance at $1.7M.  
Monthly BCBS and MERP Totals  
B.  
C.  
HRM Asst. Dir. Davis stated the monthly Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and  
Medical Expense Reimbursement Program (MERP) report was on file.  
Monthly Assured Partners Report  
HRM Asst Dir. Davis stated the monthly Assured Partners report was on file.  
(Committee Member Gripe arrived remotely at 9:04 a.m.)(Committee Member  
Garcia arrived in-person at 9:05 a.m.)  
Monthly Applicants and Staff Changes  
D.  
E.  
HRM Asst. Dir. Davis stated the monthly Applicants and Staff Changes report  
was on file. She explained that this report depicts the applications received, new  
hires, and terminations. Referencing page 32, Davis stated that the time frame  
of the Exit Interviews have been changed to May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. HRM  
Exec. Dir. Lobrillo and Davis addressed questions and comments from the  
Committee. Discussion ensued.  
Monthly Workers Comp and Liability Reports  
HRM Risk Mgr. Larson stated the monthly Workers' Compensation and Liability  
reports were on file. He explained that from Fiscal Year-to-Date, the overall cost  
of claims have been decreasing. He has been providing reports to individual  
departments that contain a more detailed level of reporting. He will continue  
sharing data with departments on the cost and preventability of incidents.  
8.  
Compliance  
Monthly Training Report  
The monthly Training Report was on file. No report was made.  
A.  
9.  
Old Business  
None.  
10.  
New Business  
Authorizing Contract for Commercial Insurance Broker/Consultant  
A.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated the County will begin to contract with a new  
insurance broker, if this resolution is approved. She introduced Dan Mackey and  
Dane Mall from Alliant Insurance Services. Mr. Mackey and Mr. Mall introduced  
themselves and provided their job tasks and responsibilities that they will adhere  
to for the County. Mackey provided a brief background of Alliant Insurance  
Services. Lobrillo explained that this would be a renewal that the County's  
insurance will be switching to. She noted that the current policies will continue  
until the end date of November 30, 2025. The County will switch to Alliant  
Insurance Services for the Broker of Record. Alliant will work on getting the  
County's new policies in place for December 1, 2025. Alliant Representatives  
and Lobrillo addressed questions and comments from the Committee.  
Discussion ensued.  
Lobrillo spoke on the insurance reserve balance. She explained that the County  
has an insurance reserve in the Insurance Liability Fund of approximately $10M  
to $11M. She stated that this reserve has been built up over the last few years.  
This was due to losses in 2017 and 2018 where the County needed to raise their  
self-insured retention, which caused an increase in reserve. Lobrillo explained  
that in order to tell where the reserve balance should be, the County's new  
brokerage suggested to conduct an actuarial study to help determine a target  
reserve balance. She stated that she will continue to look into the cost of this  
and would present it to the Committee. Much discussion ensued on reserve  
balance.  
Once an in-person quorum was established at 9:48 a.m., the Committee voted  
on the three listed resolutions.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Roth  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Bill Tarver  
Michael Linder, Sonia Garcia, Jon Gripe, Bill Tarver, and Bill Roth  
AYE:  
Clifford Surges, Deborah Allan, Anita Lewis, and Corinne M.  
Pierog  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Cigna as Kane County’s Group Health  
and Dental Benefit Provider for 2026  
B.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Sonia Garcia  
MOVER:  
Bill Roth  
SECONDER:  
Michael Linder, Sonia Garcia, Jon Gripe, Bill Tarver, and Bill Roth  
AYE:  
Clifford Surges, Deborah Allan, Anita Lewis, and Corinne M.  
Pierog  
ABSENT:  
Approving the 2026 Monthly Health and Dental Contribution Rates  
C.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo explained this resolution is to approve Blue Cross and  
Cigna to continue the County's current benefits into 2026. Lobrillo addressed  
questions and comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.  
The Committee entered into a recess at 9:32 a.m. to allow time for a quorum to  
be established with the arrival of Committee Member Tarver.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Sonia Garcia  
MOVER:  
Bill Tarver  
SECONDER:  
Michael Linder, Sonia Garcia, Jon Gripe, Bill Tarver, and Bill Roth  
AYE:  
Clifford Surges, Deborah Allan, Anita Lewis, and Corinne M.  
Pierog  
ABSENT:  
The Committee returned at 9:48 a.m. (Committee Member Tarver arrived in-person at  
9:48 a.m.)  
An in-person quorum was established at 9:48 a.m. with the in-person arrival of  
Committee Member Tarver.  
The Committee moved to all agenda items that entailed a vote, starting with the remote  
attendance requests.  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Board Member Sonia Garcia  
PRESENT  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Bill Roth  
Board Member Jon Gripe  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Anita Lewis  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
11.  
Reports Placed On File  
No vote was taken to place reports on file due to the lack of quorum.  
Once an in-person quorum was established at 9:48 a.m., the Committee voted to place  
the reports on file.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Bill Roth  
12.  
13.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Sonia Garcia  
Bill Roth  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 9:54 AM.  
Savannah Zgobica  
Sr. Recording Secretary