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Kane County  
KC Human Services Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
SURGES, Linder, Allan, Kenyon, Lewis, Silva, Tarver & ex-officios Pierog (County Chair) and  
Tepe (County Vice Chair)  
Wednesday, October 11, 2023  
9:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Surges called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Michael Kenyon  
Board Member Monica Silva  
PRESENT  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe  
Board Member Anita Lewis  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Berman, Gumz, Juby, Kious, Molina*,Roth,  
Strathmann*; ASA Frank, HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo & staff Miller; KDOT Deputy Dir.  
Rickert*; KCHD staff Snowden*; KCAC Admin. Youngsteadt*; Fin. Exec. Dir.  
Hopkinson; ITD staff Peters; and members of the press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Surges announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting. He  
asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Members Lewis and  
Tarver attending today's meeting remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: September 13, 2023  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Monica Silva  
5.  
Public Comment (Agenda Items)  
None.  
6.  
7.  
Monthly Financial Reports  
Monthly Finance Reports  
A.  
Chairman Surges stated the monthly financial reports were on file. No additional  
report was made.  
Department of Human Resource Management  
Monthly Blue Cross Blue Shield Invoice  
A.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated all the following reports were on file and within  
tolerance.  
Monthly BCBS and MERP Totals  
B.  
C.  
D.  
E.  
Monthly Assured Partners Report  
Monthly Applicants and Staff Changes  
Monthly Workers Comp and Liability Reports  
8.  
Compliance  
Monthly Training Report  
A.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated the monthly training report was on file. She noted  
that follow-up e-mails will be sent to staff who have not completed the annual  
Sexual Harassment training. (Committee Member Allan arrived in-person at 9:04  
a.m.)  
9.  
Old Business  
None.  
10.  
New Business  
Approving Payment of Commercial Insurance FY2024 Including Auto, Property,  
A.  
General Liability, Law Enforcement, Employment Practices, Public Official  
Liability, Excess Liability and Workers Compensation, and a Service Agreement  
with Presidio Insurance  
Committee Chairman Surges stated that he has struggled with the amount of  
insurance the County should hold. He explained that he has reached out to the  
Finance Department and State's Attorney's Office seeking advice. HRM Exec.  
Dir. Lobrillo provided the County's insurance history with respect to insurance  
premiums. Discussion ensued. ASA Frank spoke on the legality of large  
premiums. The County has the opportunity to pay an additional $160K per year  
for $5M in liability coverage. Discussion ensued on the acceptance this  
coverage. The Committee provided a consensus to not move forward with the  
additional coverage, and too seek additional information to help make an  
educated decision.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Michael Kenyon  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Monica Silva  
Clifford Surges, Michael Linder, Deborah Allan, Michael Kenyon,  
Anita Lewis, Monica Silva, and Bill Tarver  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
Amending the Sick and Personal and Extended Illness Leave Policy to the  
Personnel Policy Handbook  
B.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo stated this resolution is in response to the new Illinois  
State Paid Leave for All Worker's Act that will go into affect on January 1, 2024.  
She explained the provisions of the Act. This resolution is statutorily required  
and will bring the County into compliance. Lobrillo addressed questions and  
concerns from the Committee.  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Monica Silva  
MOVER:  
Anita Lewis  
SECONDER:  
Clifford Surges, Michael Linder, Deborah Allan, Michael Kenyon,  
Anita Lewis, Monica Silva, and Bill Tarver  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
Adopting a Grade Classification System for Kane County Positions  
C.  
HRM Exec. Dir. Lobrillo provided a presentation on the Kane County Equity  
Project. This project created a grade and range compensation system for Kane  
County non-union positions. Lobrillo reviewed the each step within the project,  
such as positions research, internal equity, and market research. She compared  
the benefits and potential difficulties of the grade and range system. Lobrillo  
shared a graph depicting salaries paid out by surrounding counties. Within Kane  
County's Equity project, each position category was broken up into four  
groupings, such as management, technical, professionals, and regular. Lobrillo  
noted that several Kane County positions have different hourly standards. These  
standards were taken into consideration when configuring the adjustment of pay  
wages. Lobrillo spoke of the differences in a 35-hour versus a 40-hour work  
week. She shared the Kane County grading position list and regular scale  
ranges. She reviewed the next steps in adopting the grade classification system  
and salary ranges. Lobrillo addressed questions and concerns from the  
Committee. Much discussion ensued. (Committee Member Lewis left at 10:05  
a.m.)  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
RESULT:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Monica Silva  
TO:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Michael Linder  
Clifford Surges, Michael Linder, Deborah Allan, Michael Kenyon,  
Monica Silva, and Bill Tarver  
AYE:  
Anita Lewis, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
Adopting Initial Salary Ranges for the Position Classification System  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
D.  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Finance and Budget Committee  
Monica Silva  
MOVER:  
Deborah Allan  
SECONDER:  
Clifford Surges, Michael Linder, Deborah Allan, Michael Kenyon,  
Monica Silva, and Bill Tarver  
AYE:  
Anita Lewis, and Corinne M. Pierog  
ABSENT:  
11.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Michael Kenyon  
12.  
13.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items)  
None.  
14.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Michael Kenyon  
Michael Linder  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 10:14 AM.  
Savannah Valdez  
Recording Secretary