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Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
KC Public Health Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
STRATHMANN, Sanchez, Juby, Silva, Tarver, Williams, Young, ex-officio Pierog (County  
Chair) and ex-officio Tepe (County Vice Chair)  
Wednesday, November 20, 2024  
9:00 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
2.  
Call To Order  
Chairman Strathmann called today's meeting to order at 9:00 AM.  
Roll Call  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Leslie Juby  
PRESENT  
Board Member Monica Silva  
Board Member David Young  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
REMOTE  
ABSENT  
Ex-Officio County Board Chair Corinne M. Pierog  
Ex-Officio County Board Vice Chair Vern Tepe  
Also present: Co. Bd. members Kenyon, Kious*, Linder, Molina, Roth; KCAC Admin.  
Youngsteadt; KCHD Exec. Dir. Isaacson and staff Alleman, Onwuta, and Peterson; ITD  
staff Peters; and members of the press and public.  
3.  
4.  
Remote Attendance Requests  
Chairman Strathmann announced the remote attendance requests for today's meeting.  
She asked the Committee if there were any objections to Committee Members Tarver  
and Williams attending remotely. There were no objections.  
Approval of Minutes: September 24, 2024 & October 16, 2024  
Committee Member, Juby, requested to separate the minutes. She asked to abstain on  
the minutes from October 16, 2024. She moved for a voice vote. Committee Member,  
Tarver, seconded. Minutes were approved by roll call vote.  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Leslie Juby  
5.  
Approval of Minutes: October 16, 2024  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
Leslie Juby  
Bill Tarver  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann, Jarett Sanchez, Monica Silva, Bill Tarver,  
Rick Williams, and David Young  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
Leslie Juby  
ABSENT:  
ABSTAIN:  
6.  
Public Comment  
Kane County resident, and Christian, Jean Meyer, spoke on the importance of  
republicans and democrats uniting together as Americans.  
Kane County resident, Lori Powell, spoke about her opposition to Covid-19 vaccines.  
She suggested that the Kane County Health Department fully inform residents of the  
dangers of Covid vaccinations. Powell noted that $1B was spent on advertising to push  
falsehoods about Covid vaccines, boosters, masks, and social distancing. This lead to  
school and business closures that was forced on the American people. She indicated  
that a link to a 113 page document titled "we can do this," campaign was emailed to all  
public health committee members, including a brief overview of the deception of the  
Centers of Disease Control and the Human Health and Services Department. Powell  
strongly urged board members to read the documents and include this information on  
the Health Department's website.  
Kane County resident, Mike Meyer, spoke about experiencing several symptoms from  
getting the Covid-19 vaccine. He recommended approaching the vaccine with extreme  
caution.  
Kane County resident, and Committee Member, Young, addressed that the open  
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) report has still not been linked on  
the County website. He reviewed the recent mNRA vaccine reports, including 5K  
miscarriages, 22K heart attacks, 28K cases of myocarditis, 72K permanently disabled,  
and over 40K life-threatening illnesses, 47K allergic reaction cases, and 16K cases of  
shingles. Young strongly urged this link to accurate reports be put on the website so  
that citizens are aware of these potential problems that can occur when getting these  
vaccines.  
7.  
8.  
Finance/Budget  
Monthly Report  
A.  
The monthly report is on file. No additional report was made.  
Animal Control  
Monthly Report  
A.  
Kane County Animal Control (KCAC) Admin., Youngsteadt, stated that the  
monthly report is on file. No additional report was made.  
9.  
Executive Director  
Health Department Updates  
A.  
Kane County Health Department (KCHD) Exec. Dir. Isaacson announced that  
Dir. Onwuta and her staff hosted a successful communicable disease  
conference last week. Health Protection Div. Dir. Onwuta stated that the event  
has been very successful. Isaacson highlighted the Kane County HealthTalk  
podcast is another way to connect to the public with good health information.  
The latest episode featured Rush Copley's Hillary Knowles, for Lung Cancer  
Awareness Month. Lastly, a free zoom webinar for adults and caregivers will be  
held on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., and repeated  
at 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Seniors will learn about resources including local health  
services, access to benefits, care giving support, financial and legal assistance,  
and community programs that support independence and well-being. Individuals  
can go to the kanehealth.com website to register and submit any questions in  
advance.  
Authorizing Acceptance of the National Association of County and City Health  
Officials Adaptation of Project First Line Tools & Resources by Local Health  
Departments Grants (APFLTR-LHD)  
B.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Tarver  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann, Jarett Sanchez, Leslie Juby, Monica Silva,  
Bill Tarver, Rick Williams, and David Young  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing the Execution of Naloxone Dispensing Agreements Between Kane  
County Health Department and Various County Organizations  
C.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Bill Tarver  
MOVER:  
Monica Silva  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann, Jarett Sanchez, Leslie Juby, Monica Silva,  
Bill Tarver, Rick Williams, and David Young  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
Authorizing Acceptance of the Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Enhancing  
Children’s Health through Family-Run Organizations Grant  
D.  
KC Executive Committee  
RESULT:  
TO:  
MOVED FORWARD BY ROLL CALL VOTE  
KC Executive Committee  
Monica Silva  
MOVER:  
Jarett Sanchez  
SECONDER:  
Cherryl Strathmann, Jarett Sanchez, Leslie Juby, Monica Silva,  
Bill Tarver, Rick Williams, and David Young  
AYE:  
Corinne M. Pierog, and Vern Tepe  
ABSENT:  
10.  
11.  
Old Business  
None.  
Reports Placed On File  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Monica Silva  
12.  
13.  
14.  
Executive Session (if needed)  
None.  
New Business  
None.  
Adjournment  
RESULT:  
APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE  
Leslie Juby  
MOVER:  
David Young  
SECONDER:  
This meeting was adjourned at 9:43 a.m.  
Rachel Santora  
Recording Secretary