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Kane County

KC Executive Committee

Meeting Minutes

PIEROG, Allan, Bates, Berman, Davoust, Ford, Gumz, Kious, Kenyon, Lewis, Linder, Molina,

Sanchez, Strathmann, Surges, & ex-officio Tepe (County Vice Chair)

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

9:00 AM

County Board Room

Call to Order

Chairman Pierog called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.

Chairman Corinne M. Pierog

Board Member Deborah Allan

Board Member Dale Berman

Board Member Ron Ford

PRESENT

Board Member Michelle Gumz

Board Member Michael Kenyon

Board Member Chris Kious

Board Member Anita Lewis

Board Member Myrna Molina

Board Member Jarett Sanchez

Board Member Cherryl Strathmann

Board Member Clifford Surges

Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe

Board Member Michael Linder

REMOTE

ABSENT

Board Member Mavis Bates

Board Member Mark Davoust

Also present: Co. Bd. members Roth, Silva, Lenert*; Fin. Exec. Dir. Hopkinson & staff

Sarbaugh; PIO Mann; ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock & staff Lasky*, Peters; County

Clk. staff Duggan, Pollock, Emerson; State's Attorney Mosser & staff Frank, Ford,

Tabor, Shepro; Environ. & Wtr. Res. Dir. Wollnik; KCAC Admin. Youngsteadt*; KDOT

staff Zakosek; KCHD staff Snowden*; and members of the press and public.

Roll Call

Remote Attendance Requests

Madam Chairman Pierog announced the remote attendance requests. She asked the

Committee if there were any objections to Committee Member Linder attending today's

meeting, remotely. No objections were made.

Pledge of Allegiance

Madam Chairman Pierog asked Committee Member Sanchez to lead the Pledge of

Allegiance. (Committee Member Surges arrived in person at 9:02 a.m.)

Approval of Minutes: July 5, 2023

RESULT:

MOVER:

APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT

Chris Kious

Public Comment (Agenda Items)

(Committee Member Ford arrived in person at 9:04 a.m.)

Frank Esposito, 64 White Oak Circle, St Charles, spoke on Resolution 23-335:

Authorizing an Agreement with Hart Intercivic for the Upgrade of the Kane County

Voting System, Hardware, Software, and Related Services and Corresponding Budget

Adjustment. He provided a brief personal background. He stated that he prides himself

on being able to figure out weak areas in systems. He spoke on the security of new

voting software. With software, anyone can manipulate it to make it do whatever they

would like. Software security should be the main worry. Esposito spoke on paper

ballots and the security that is needed to utilize them. In Texas, they have contracted

with Hart Intercivic for the same software Kane County is proposing to using. Esposito

stated that the machines used in Texas are never connected to the internet. He

reviewed the overall voting and training process preformed in Texas. Only the software

that was authorized by Texas is able to be on the voting equipment, and all voting

machines are tested for logic and accuracy three times, twice before the actual election

and once after the election. Esposito requested the Hart Intercivic contract be made

available for public review. If it is available, he would like to have an electronic or paper

copy. Additionally, he would like to know if Kane County has the same voting

procedures as Texas.

Kane County resident, Terry Bauer, asked the committee two things. One, he asked

the Committee to save tax payers millions of dollars, and two, not to purchase these

new voting machines. These machines have been known across the Country for fraud.

Kane County should be joining the wave that is moving across the Country of using

paper ballots and limited absentee ballots. She expressed that there should not be a

46-day voting period. More and more citizens have grown weary of the election

process.

Executive Director of the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI), Josh Weger,

provided a brief history of his research organization. ILEPI obtains data and analysis to

produce accurate information that elected officials can use to make sound decisions.

For more information on ILEPI, visit https://illinoisepi.org. Weger thanked the

Committee for their public service. He commended them on their efforts on joining the

growing list of counties that have adopted a Responsible Bidder's Ordinance (RBO).

He listed the surrounding counties and cities of Kane County that have adopted a RBO.

With adopting a RBO when large construction projects are to be completed, this

ensures the taxpayer's value. Currently, the United States is lacking in skilled

construction laborers. In the next decade, there will be a demand for construction

workers that the country has not faced before. Kane County has the opportunity to

support the skilled construction labor by demanding labor that has had adequate skills

training to do construction. Weger addressed the concerns regarding the RBO.

Apprenticeship training programs are significantly diverse. He provided the training

programs diversity statistics. Regarding the small business concerns, there are 29K

small construction businesses in Illinois and 75% of the country's union and non-union

contractors meet the definition of a small business. Therefore, the vast majority of

construction being done is completed by small businesses. In closing, Weger thanked

the Committee for their consideration to adopt a RBO and would like to see Kane

County join others.

Monthly Financials (K. Hopkinson)

Monthly Finance Reports

Fin. Exec. Dir. Hopkinson stated the monthly financial reports were on file. She

provided an overview of the current budget process. Recently, budget kick-off

meetings were held with department heads and elected offices. Everybody is

working on inputting their information. Hopkinson hopes to have all the

information loaded and have finance staff review it by the end of next week. A

key part of the budget process is to approve or not approve the inclusion of the

Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the Pegasus Tel Inc (PTEL) percentage in the

budget. At next month's Executive Committee meeting, the Committee must

decide on to include the CPI or PTEL. Hopkinson addressed questions and

comments from the Committee. Discussion ensued.

PIO Update (J. Mann)

PIO Mann reported that July had severe weather that moved through the Kane County

area. Her office was able to assist in coordinating recovery efforts with the Office of

Emergency Management (OEM). Over the last month, the PIO advertised a number of

events, such as the expansion of free CPR training, recycling and solar opportunities,

and the Safe-T Act. Mann thanked the Committee Members that were able to

participate in the Sugar Grove Cornboil Parade. The next parade will be at Montgomery

Fest on August 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Mann asked the Committee for their help on

promoting the Kane County Government Blood Drive on August 24, 2023. There will be

flyers made available and it will be continually shared on Kane County 's Facebook

page. Kane County Connects (KCC) continues to grow. Mann announced that KCC

received recognition from the Village of West Dundee. She read aloud the message.

Recently, the internship program concluded. Mann spoke on the added benefits that

came along with working with an intern. She thanked the Board, Department Heads,

Elected Officials, and staff who allowed Mr. Kertesz to participate in multiple activities.

She shared the last project that Mr. Kertesz completed. It was a children's crossword

puzzle listing all the cities and towns of Kane County. Mann addressed questions and

comments from the Committee.

Old Business

None.

10.

New Business

Madam Chairman Pierog shared that on June 10, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed the

Decennial Committee Local Government Efficiency Act into law. This act requires

townships, road districts, and township multi-assessment districts to convene a

committee to study and report on local government efficiency. Pierog introduced

County Clerk staff John Emerson to speak more on what this means for Kane County

Government.

County Clerk staff Emerson stated that this new Act has given all taxing districts a

creative writing project. Since all taxing districts are involved, there will be 200 different

reports that will be received by the County Board in the next 18 months. Each of those

districts are supposed to set up a committee that includes a head of the district, three

members from the same district, and two members from the public. Based on the

districts' budgets and the appropriation of public monies, these committees will

determine their overall local government efficiency with said monies. Emerson stated

that the law does not give a clear picture on what this report is supposed to contain. He

is interested to see what this new law brings to local government and how it will play

out. The law does require, at a minimum, that three meetings must be held between

now and the end of 18 months. Madam Chairman Pierog stated she would like to bring

this to the attention of the Board. If any Board Members are meeting with any of their

districts, please make them aware of this new law. As a courtesy, Madam Chairman

will have her Executive Assistant send out a copy of the legislation to all Board

Members. Emerson addressed questions and comments from the Committee.

Discussion ensued.

11.

Preliminary County Board Agenda:

------------------------------------------------ CONSENT AGENDA ------------------------------------------------

Executive

Appointing Constantine “Dino” Konstans to the Board of Review

County Board Vice-Chair Tepe motioned to move the following two resolutions

forward, Sanchez seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Vern Tepe

MOVER:

Jarett Sanchez

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Appointment of Member of the Board of Review (Michael E. Madziarek, CIAO)

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Vern Tepe

MOVER:

Jarett Sanchez

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Finance

Approving June 2023 Claims Paid

Committee Member Ford removed resolution number 19 from the consent

agenda for further discussion.

Committee Member Berman motioned to move resolutions 1 through 18

forward, Sanchez seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing Budget Notation for Approved ARPA Award Amounts (RES 23-272)

for Veterans’ Service Organizations Grant Program

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Budget Adjustment for Sustainability Manager Salary for the

Department of Environmental & Water Resources

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Budget Adjustment for the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office

Weed and Seed Program

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing FY23 Budget Adjustment for AOIC Modernization Grant

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Approving a Budget Adjustment for the Village of Big Rock DCEO Grant

Administration with the Office of Community Reinvestment

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing the County to Contract with Humana Inc. to Provide the 2024

Healthcare Continuation Coverage for Medicare Eligible Retired and Disabled

Employees and Surviving Spouses

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Contract for Kane County Wall Finishing and Painting Services

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing Contract for Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resident Reporting

Services for the Juvenile Justice Center

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Contract Extension for Kane County Carpet Replacement

County Board

10.

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing Contract Extension for Medical Services for the Juvenile Justice

Center

11.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Continuation of Contract with Paymentus Corporation

County Board

12.

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing Renewal of a Support Services Contract for the Homeless

Management Information System

13.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing an Agreement with Hart Intercivic for the Upgrade of the Kane

County Voting System, Hardware, Software, and Related Services and

Corresponding Budget Adjustment

14.

Committee Member Surges asked if the $8M in funding was from the American

Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money. ARPA Committee Chair Sanchez explained

that the funding is coming from a Special Reserve Fund that is a result of

COVID federal money.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with Kendall County for Juvenile

Detention Services

15.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing an Amendment to the Kane County Adult Justice Center’s Contract

with Aramark Correctional Services LLC to Provide Food Services at the Kane

County Juvenile Justice Center

16.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing to Receive Grant Funding from Grant #21-203121 Construction of a

Multi-Use Facility at the Kane County Judicial Center Campus

17.

Committee Member Kious asked if this grant funding for the Multi-Purpose

Building was new. ITD/BLD Exec. Dir. Fahnestock explained that this grant is

corresponding to when the Multi-Purpose Building was initially constructed. The

former Building Management Executive Director applied for this grant. The

County was awarded approximately $750K. Currently, the County is trying to

spend down that award and reimburse the County for heating and air equipment

that went into the Multi-Purpose Building. Fahnestock addressed questions and

comments from the Committee.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing Funding for the State’s Attorney Collaborative Diversion Buildout at

the Kane County Branch Court Facility

18.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Dale Berman

Jarett Sanchez

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 3 of the Kane County Code to Establish

Responsible Bidder Requirements on Public Works Projects

19.

Committee Member Kious spoke on the County's history with drafting a

Responsible Bidders Ordinance (RBO). He stated that RBOs are not foreign to

Illinois with over 100 counties and villages having already adopted a RBO. He

explained that he has personally looked over passed RBOs and noticed most

have a few commonalities. Those RBO commonalities are that each were

drafted with intent on providing the Purchasing Department a clearly defined

method of ensuring that companies that submit bids for construction projects

meet certain minimum standards. RBO's ensure that the work provided is of high

quality and that the resident's tax dollars are used to get economical, quality,

and successful results. Additionally, the RBO ensures that the qualified workers

who preformed the work would receive fair treatment, pay, and are safe in their

workspace. Kious continued explaining the history of drafting a Kane County

RBO. While drafting a RBO, Board Members reached out to the State's

Attorney's Office (SAO) and Department Heads for their input on the ordinance.

This ordinance was worked on collaboratively, and fits the needs of Kane

County. During the drafting period, all those involved came to the conclusion that

any project above $30K should be looked into to ensure safety and quality. The

Purchasing Department did state that small businesses would not be excluded

from bidding on County projects. Since the beginning of June, multiple drafts of

the RBO have been discussed with the SAO to make sure the County was in

compliance with all applicable State legal obligations, liability risks, and

concerns. Additionally, a clause was included within the RBO to ensure the

Purchasing Department would have an alternate method to award contracts if

there were no qualified bidders for a contract. Kious believes that the RBO being

presented today is well written and fits the needs of the County. He noted that if

this ordinance is passed, it would not take effect until the end of the year, which

gives time to modify the ordinance, if need be.

Kious motioned to amend the resolution in section D, sub-section 1, line 6, to

read, "... comprehensive submission requirements contained herein for a period

of three (3) calendar years...". This would omit the "twelve (12) months."

Additionally, under the same section D, sub-section 1, line 8, it should read,

"Thereafter, during the three (3) calendar year period, bidders and

subcontractors...". Committee Member Berman seconded the amendments.

Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

Kious addressed questions and comments from the Committee. Much

discussion ensued on the concerns with the wording of the ordinance.

Committee Member Ford motioned to amend section A, to read, "Two Hundred

and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000)", omitting the "One Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($100,000)". Committee Member Surges seconded the motion. Much

discussion ensued. Motion failed with a 10-3 vote.

Ford motioned to amend section B, sub-section J to read, "... with the United

States Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship, or its successor

organization, or evidence of participation in an equivalent apprenticeship or

pre-apprenticeship training program that has been approved by the State of

Illinois. Surges seconded the motion. Discussion ensued. Motion failed with 9-3

vote.

Further discussion ensued on the ordinance as amended to include three (3)

calendar years.

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Chris Kious

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Michelle Gumz

Dale Berman, Michelle Gumz, Michael Kenyon, Chris Kious,

Anita Lewis, Myrna Molina, Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann,

and Vern Tepe

AYE:

Deborah Allan, Ron Ford, and Clifford Surges

Michael Linder

NAY:

REMOTE:

ABSENT:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

Human Services

Authorizing Contract for Workers Compensation and Liability Claims Third Party

Administrator

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Clifford Surges

Jarett Sanchez

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Judicial/Public Safety

Authorizing the Appointment of Manuel Olalde to the Kane County Sheriff’s

Office Merit Commission to Fill a Vacated Term

Committee Member Molina motioned to move the following two resolutions

forward, Gumz seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Myrna Molina

Michelle Gumz

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Authorizing a Proclamation for Probation and Pretrial Supervision Week

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Myrna Molina

Michelle Gumz

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Legislative

Supporting State Legislation Authorizing the Licensing of County-Owned

Fiber-Optics Infrastructure to Private Entities

Committee Member Gumz provided additional information on this resolution.

She addressed questions and comments from the Committee. Discussion

ensued.

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Michelle Gumz

Ron Ford

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Transportation

Approving Adopt-A-Highway Applicants

Committee Member Ford motioned to move the following three resolutions

forward, Kious seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

County Board

RESULT:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Ron Ford

TO:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Chris Kious

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Approving an Amendment to the Agreement with Byrne Software Technologies,

Inc. of Chesterfield, Missouri for Permit Software and Implementation Services,

Kane County Section No. 21-00530-00-MS

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Ron Ford

MOVER:

Chris Kious

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Approving a Phase II Engineering Services Agreement with Christopher B.

Burke Engineering, Ltd. of Rosemont, Illinois for Randall Road at Hopps Road

Intersection Improvements, Kane County Section No. 19-00511-00-CH

County Board

RESULT:

TO:

MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE

County Board

Ron Ford

MOVER:

Chris Kious

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

------------------------------------------END OF CONSENT AGENDA ------------------------------------------

12.

Executive Session

The Executive Committee entered into an Executive Session at 10:47 a.m. to discuss

the release of Closed Session Minutes on a motion made by Kenyon, seconded by

Berman. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

RESULT:

APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Michael Kenyon

Dale Berman

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

13.

Open Session

The Committee returned to Open Session at 10:52 a.m. on a motion made by Kious,

seconded by Gumz. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

RESULT:

APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Chris Kious

MOVER:

Cherryl Strathmann

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

Vote on Release of Closed Session Minutes

Committee Member Kious motioned to release the Closed Session Minutes as

reflected in Exhibit A and under the recommendation of the State's Attorney's Office,

Gumz seconded. Motion carried unanimously by roll call vote.

RESULT:

APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE

Chris Kious

MOVER:

Michelle Gumz

SECONDER:

Deborah Allan, Dale Berman, Ron Ford, Michelle Gumz, Michael

Kenyon, Chris Kious, Anita Lewis, Michael Linder, Myrna Molina,

Jarett Sanchez, Cherryl Strathmann, Clifford Surges, and Vern

Tepe

AYE:

Mavis Bates, and Mark Davoust

ABSENT:

14.

Committee Reports

Legislative Committee Chair Gumz thanked all the Elected Officials and Department

Heads for their input for the Kane County Legislative Agenda.

Human Services Committee Chair Surges asked if Committee meetings that are to

have a quick Executive Session, move this to the beginning of the agenda. That way,

the County's attorneys do not have to sit through an entire meeting. ASA Frank was in

agreement with this suggestion. He suggested two options for the Board regarding the

change on agendas for short Executive Sessions.

15.

Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)

Kane County resident, Ken Zitko, spoke on the election equipment. He requested the

Committee table the related resolution for further consideration before approving. He

stated that spending $8M is a huge endeavor for the County and should not be taken

lightly. He addressed the mention of an Election Commission that would be presented

to the Board for approval. Zitko believes the vote to purchase new equipment should

be under the purview on this commission to review and make the overall decision. He

referenced the time frame mentioned to implement the new hardware/software. The

current plan is to implement the new hardware/software between October 1, 2023

through the Primary Election. However, there is a longer period of time between the

Primary and the General Election to avoid a long-term wait. Zitko spoke on the Federal

Election Commission's guidelines for allowable error rates in elections. Officially there

can be only one error in 500K ballots and it would be a certifiable election. Due to the

numerous election fraud allegations, this amount is diminished to one out of 125K by

those that do the election evaluations. In the Kane County's 2018 Midterm Election,

there were 172K votes. This would allow Kane County to only have one bad ballot. In

this election, votes were counted for himself and his wife even though they did not vote.

This alone would have made that election uncertifiable election. Zitko spoke on

concerns of human error. In the Consolidated Election, the County learned that

electronics can amplify human errors.

16.

Adjournment

RESULT:

APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE

Michael Kenyon

Chris Kious

MOVER:

SECONDER:

This meeting was adjourned at 11:00 AM.

Savannah Valdez

Recording Secretary