Government Center  
719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A  
Geneva, IL 60134  
Kane County  
County Board  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, October 8, 2024  
9:45 AM  
County Board Room  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Adjourned Meeting of the Kane County Board was held at the Kane County  
Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A, Geneva, IL 60134 on October 8,  
2024.  
Chairman Pierog called the meeting to order at 10:23 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Board Member Mavis Bates  
Board Member Dale Berman  
Board Member Mark Davoust  
Board Member Michelle Gumz  
Board Member Leslie Juby  
Board Member Mo Iqbal  
PRESENT:  
Board Member Michael Kenyon  
Board Member Chris Kious  
Board Member Bill Lenert  
Board Member Anita Lewis  
Board Member Myrna Molina  
Board Member Bill Roth  
Board Member Jarett Sanchez  
Board Member Monica Silva  
Board Member Cherryl Strathmann  
Board Member Bill Tarver  
Board Member Rick Williams  
Board Member David Young  
Chairman Corinne M. Pierog  
Board Member Deborah Allan  
Board Member Gary Daugherty  
Board Member Michael Linder  
Board Member Clifford Surges  
Board Member Vern Tepe  
REMOTE:  
ABSENT:  
Board Member Ron Ford  
3.  
REMOTE ATTENDANCE REQUESTS  
Madam Chair asked that members Allan, Daugherty, Linder, Surges and Tepe be  
allowed to join the meeting remotely. No objections voiced.  
Also present: Chief Dpty. Clerk Weilandt; Finance Exec. Dir. Hopkinson*; I.T. & Bldgs.  
Exec. Dir. Fahnestock & staff Files, Peters; KDOT staff Rickert; Public Health Exec.  
Dir. Isaacson; Auditor P. Wegman; Treasurer Lauzen, Develop. Exec. Dir. Vankerkhoff;  
State's Atty. Mosser & ASAs Frank, Brady, Vargas*, CIO Hunt; Spcl. ASA Shepro;  
Sheriff Hain*; Animal Control Admin. Youngsteadt*; OCR Dir. Berger*; members of the  
press & public.  
4.  
5.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION  
Board Member Gumz led the assembly with the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Member Lewis said the invocation.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 10, 2024 & September 25, 2024  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT  
Chris Kious  
6.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Madam Chair invited the public to speak.  
Ellen Nottke, discussed that meeting quorums have been an issue and unless a  
member is gravely ill, there should be no reason for a board member to attend  
remotely. The COVID pandemic is over and the State of Emergency has ended. Ms.  
Nottke relayed that many of the meetings go on endlessly, continuing a meeting for  
lack of a quorum was a waste of time for all, and if the Committee of the Whole cannot  
reach a quorum for an entire year, the meeting should be discontinued.  
Mark Adamian*, Elburn resident, asked the board to revisit the county's ordinance as it  
pertains to hunting; especially when hunters are shooting next to his property while he  
walks his dog. Upon seeing migrants at gathering of people at the Court House (Circuit  
Clerk) on Randall Road, he suggested that those coming across the border provide  
DNA samples to police to build a database to look up criminals in the future. Also, the  
government should provide voter I.D.s and mandate voters show them prior to voting.  
Jenine Mehr, asked how the board could have gotten to the spending it has -- in the  
general fund -- over the last 10 years. From 2020 to 2024, there was an 88% increase  
in spending and for 2021 to 2025 an expected 78%increase during the tenure of the  
chairwoman. She questioned why some board members did not speak up about this.  
She stated the (county's) population has decreased, people are overtaxed and have  
relocated, and what is Plan B if the April referendum does not pass.  
Kim Sever spoke to the increase in taxes, the fact that the county was in a recession,  
and the board was not representing its residents. She asked the board to find ways to  
cut the budget and stop the increases.  
Chris Lauzen, Treasurer, walked through a quick 2025 budget take-away slide  
presentation, summarizing that the general fund spending has doubled in 4 to 5 years.  
He discussed that discrepancies existed in the numbers being presented, the board  
was breaking it rules, and not telling the truth about equity in pay. Union wages  
increases by 22% and 9.2% for non-union. And no Plan B existed.  
Brian Anderson, Sugar Grove, reminded the board about the future, with the focus at  
the committee level to focus on how items will affect the county's budget. It was  
unacceptable to see an increase of $65M in the General Fund. He hopes the new  
board focuses on this point, which may also result in pay freezes, cutting programs, or  
cutting workers. The county's population was decreasing and no additional services  
were needed.  
Dorothy Johnson Lynn, Aurora, thanked the board for the community she lives in: its  
schools, community and park district. The environment has been healthy and strong  
and it costs money. She reminded the board that when it all comes together well, there  
are taxes that are required to pay currently (invest) so that future generations will have  
access to the same services and community she has had.  
Michelle Bettag, reminded the board of the continued tax increases, high credit card  
usage, and bankruptcies, all at historical levels. Yet, in Kane County spending was out  
of control. She voiced that unions owned Kane County. Candidates were backed by  
unions outside of Kane County. County residents were struggling financially while the  
board was making promises to construct buildings on the backs of Kane County  
citizens.  
7.  
8.  
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT/REMARKS  
Madam Chair encouraged the community to vote but also asked that board members  
keep calm and listen to each other.  
CONSENT AGENDA/OMNIBUS VOTE  
The Chairwoman asked if anyone would like to remove an item from the Consent  
Agenda. Madam Chair removed Resolution Nos. 24-378 and 24-400 and 24-379  
(already off Consent). Juby removed Nos. 24-405 and 24-412. Iqbal removed Nos.  
24-397 and 24-403, and Kious removed No. 24-390. The chairwoman proceeded to  
ask for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Resolution Nos.  
24-378, 24-390, 24-397, 24-400, 24-403, 24-405, 24-412.  
------------------------------------------------ CONSENT AGENDA ------------------------------------------------  
Approving and Authorizing Grant Agreements for Behavioral  
Health System Improvement Projects for the Kane County Health  
Department  
24-387  
24-388  
24-389  
Authorizing Additional Funds for the Building Management  
Department Using the Omnia Joint Purchasing Agreement with  
Amazon Services, LLC, Online Marketplace  
Authorizing a Contract for Kane County’s Adult Justice Center’s  
Domestic Hot Water Project with 1 Source Mechanical, Inc.  
(BID# 24-052-TS)  
Authorizing Additional Funds for Engineering and Design for  
HVAC Systems with Kluber at the Adult Justice Center (RFQ#  
23-058)  
24-391  
24-392  
Authorizing a Contract with Valdes Architecture and Engineering  
for Engineering and Design for HVAC Systems at Kane County  
Facilities (RFQ# 23-058)  
Authorizing an Agreement with Wight and Company for the  
Renovation of the Public Defender's Office Project  
24-393  
24-394  
Authorizing Purchase of Technology Solutions to Optimize  
Integrated Communications (Equipment, Products, or Services)  
from Zetron, Inc. for the Information Technologies Department  
Authorizing Additional Funds from FY2024 Mill Creek SSA  
Budget for Kane County Mill Creek SSA Engineering Firm  
Services with Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick, Inc. (HLR) (RFP#  
23-016)  
24-395  
24-396  
Authorizing a Contract Extension for the Mill Creek SSA Holiday  
Lights & Decor Services with It's a Wonderful Light (BID#  
22-029)  
Proclaiming Operation Green Light for Veterans in Kane County,  
Illinois  
DOC-2024-47  
24-398  
Authorizing Grand Victoria Riverboat Funding for External  
Projects for FY2024  
Approving August 2024 Claims Paid  
24-399  
24-401  
Authorizing the County to Contract with Humana Inc. to Provide  
the 2025 Healthcare Continuation Coverage for Medicare Eligible  
Retired and Disabled Employees and Surviving Spouses  
Approving the Kane County Per Diem Meal Rates for Calendar  
Year 2025  
24-402  
Authorizing IMRF Benefit Protection Leave  
24-404  
24-406  
Approving Transfer and Payment in Accordance to the Agreed  
Order for Case No. 13 L 134  
Authorizing Subaward Agreement with the Metropolitan Mayors  
Caucus to Perform Recycling Education and Outreach in Kane  
County  
24-407  
Authorization to Enter into Annual Kane County Health  
Department Grant Agreements  
24-408  
24-409  
Authorizing Execution of a Grant Agreement with Lighthouse  
Recovery, Inc. to Expand Medication Assisted Recovery Services  
and Appropriation of Funds  
Authorizing Transfer of Transportation Capital Fund #540 into  
Transportation Sales Tax Fund #305  
24-410  
24-411  
24-413  
Authorizing a Contract with Tech Applications & Consulting, LLC  
for the 3DEP LIDAR Project (BID# 24-053-KK)  
Approving and Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement  
Between the County of Kane and the Kane County Economic  
Development Corporation for Funding of Economic Development  
Purposes  
Authorizing a Radio Tower Agreement with the Village of Maple  
Park  
24-414  
24-415  
Authorizing a Supplemental Services Agreement Between Kane  
County and the Village of Wayne for the Police Records  
Management  
Authorizing a Supplemental Services Agreement Between Kane  
County and the Village of Hampshire for the Police Records  
Management  
24-416  
24-417  
24-418  
24-419  
Authorizing a Supplemental Services Agreement Between Kane  
County and the Village of Maple Park for the Police Records  
Management  
Authorizing a Supplemental Services Agreement Between Kane  
County and the Village of Pingree Grove for the Police Records  
Management  
Authorizing a Supplemental Services Agreement Between Kane  
County and the Village of Campton Hills for the Police Records  
Management  
Authorizing a Proclamation for Probation and Pretrial Supervision  
Week  
24-420  
24-421  
Authorizing Agreement Between Kane County Health  
Department and Association for Individual Development (AID) for  
Naloxone Vending Machines  
Approving Purchase of Six (6) 2025 Tandem Axle Truck Cab and  
Chassis for the Kane County Division of Transportation  
24-422  
Approving Adopt-A-Highway Applicants  
24-423  
24-424  
Approving an Agreement with Iteris, Inc. of Santa Ana, California  
for Transportation Systems Management and Operations  
(TSMO) Services, Kane County Section No. 24-00365-09-EG  
Approving an Agreement with Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC  
of Chicago, Illinois for Network Operations Management  
Engineering Services, Kane County Section No.  
24-00365-05-EG  
24-425  
Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of  
Aurora for Orchard Road Fence Replacement  
24-426  
24-427  
Approving an Amendment to the Agreement with BLA, Inc. of  
Itasca, Illinois for On-Call Design Engineering Services, Kane  
County Section No. 21-00537-00-ES  
RESULT:  
APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
Mark Davoust  
Michelle Gumz  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Deborah Allan, Mavis Bates, Dale Berman, Gary Daugherty,  
Mark Davoust, Michelle Gumz, Leslie Juby, Mo Iqbal, Michael  
Kenyon, Chris Kious, Michael Linder, Bill Lenert, Anita Lewis,  
AYE:  
Myrna Molina, Bill Roth, Jarett Sanchez, Monica Silva, Cherryl  
Strathmann, Clifford Surges, Bill Tarver, Vern Tepe, Rick  
Williams, and David Young  
Ron Ford  
ABSENT:  
------------------------------------------END OF CONSENT AGENDA ------------------------------------------  
9.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
Madam Chair entertained a motion to go into closed session to discuss 1) the  
appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of  
specific employees, and 2) the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the  
public body. The board moved into closed session at 11:04 AM.  
Mo Iqbal  
Bill Roth  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
A.  
The Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance, or  
Dismissal of Specific Employees  
B.  
Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the Public Body  
10.  
OPEN SESSION  
The board returned to open session at 1:38 PM.  
Due to the lack of an in-person quorum, the chairwoman called the meeting recessed  
at 1:42 PM.  
11.  
12.  
ZONING PETITIONS  
RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND OTHER SCHEDULED MATTERS  
OFF CONSENT ITEMS:  
Authorizing Fiscal Year 2025 Non-Union Cost-of-Living Wage  
24-378  
Increase  
Authorizing a Contract for Building Management Flooring  
Services with Mazarini, Inc. (BID# 24-042-TK)  
24-390  
24-397  
Approving a Change Order with Confluence Climate Consultants,  
LLC.  
Authorizing a Merit Increase Pool for Kane County Departments  
24-400  
24-403  
Authorizing the Creation of a Position of Fatality Review Manager  
for the Kane County Health Department  
Authorizing Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-Gac) Purchasing  
Cooperative Agreement  
24-405  
Adopting a Kane County Economic Development Strategic Plan  
24-412  
24-382  
Amending Resolution 24-305 Authorizing the Use of State and  
Local Fiscal Recovery Revenue Loss Recoupment Funds to  
Fund the Transitional Housing Program for the Kane County  
Sheriff’s Office to Correct Amount Authorized and Add Budget  
Table  
A.  
Adopting the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Appropriations and  
Budget  
B.  
C.  
D.  
24-379  
24-428  
24-429  
Approving the Purchase of Real Estate Located at 2170 Point  
Boulevard, Elgin, Illinois 60123  
Authorizing the Execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement  
and Other Corresponding Documents to Acquire Real Estate in  
Aurora, Illinois  
13.  
14.  
15.  
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
COMMITTEE UPDATES  
ADJOURNMENT TO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024