Chambana Sun

Champaign County Committee of the Whole met April 9.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

MEMBERS PRESENT: John Clifford, Lorraine Cowart, Jodi Eisenmann, Aaron Esry, Stephanie Fortado, Jim Goss, Stan Harper, Mike Ingram, Tanisha King-Taylor, Jim McGuire, Kyle Patterson, Jon Rector, Giraldo Rosales, Chris Stohr, Stephen Summers, Leah Taylor, James Tinsley, Eric Thorsland, Pranjal Vachaspati, Jodi Wolken, Charles Young

MEMBERS ABSENT: Brad Clemmons

OTHERS PRESENT: Lynn Canfield, (Director of MHB/DDB), Brandi Granse (RPC Early Childhood Division Director), Isak Griffiths (Deputy Director of Administration), Darlene Kloeppel (County Executive), Tami Ogden (Deputy Director of Finance), Kay Rhodes (Administrative Assistant), Dalitso Sulamoyo (CEO-Regional Planning Commission)

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Rosales called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Rhodes called the roll. Clifford, Cowart, Eisenmann, Esry, Fortado, Goss, Harper, Ingram, King-Taylor, McGuire, Patterson, Rector, Rosales, Stohr, Summers, Taylor, Thorsland, Tinsley, Vachaspati, Wolken, and Young were present at the time of roll call, establishing the presence of a quorum.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA/ADDENDA

Goss removed item IX-A4a from the agenda. The presentation for the Five-Year Financial Forecast would be at the County Board meeting. MOTION by King-Taylor to approve the Agenda as amended; seconded by Esry. Motion carried with unanimous support.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION by Vachaspati to approve the March 12, 2019 Committee of the Whole minutes; seconded by Rector. Motion carried with unanimous support. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

There was no public participation.

COMMUNICATIONS

Stohr congratulated fellow board member Tanisha King-Taylor on receiving her PhD.

JUSTICE & SOCIAL SERVICES

Community Coalition Presentation

Tracy Parsons, Community Relations Manager for the City of Champaign gave a brief presentation on the Champaign County Community Coalition. The Community Coalition is a collaborative initiative involving governmental partners, park districts, education, law enforcement, mental health, community organizations, and individual community members working together to address and solve community problems of mutual concern. The vision for the coalition is to provide a network of organizations and stakeholders that improve the lives of youth and their families resulting in youth who are empowered and safe, to promote effective law enforcement and positive police-community relations, and to support greater knowledge/use of the resources available. The priorities for 2019 focus in the areas of police/community relations, community engagement, youth development, community violence, and mutual advocacy.

Monthly Reports

The monthly reports were received and placed on file.

Other Business

There was no other business.

Chair’s Report

There was no Chair’s report.

POLICY, PERSONNEL, & APPOINTMENTS

Appointments/Reappointments

MOTION by Rector to recommend County Board approval of resolutions appointing each trustee to their respective fire protection district boards, term 5/1/2019-4/30/2022; seconded by King-Taylor. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Vachaspati to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing James Wood to the Sadorus Fire Protection District Board for an unexpired term ending 4/30/2021; seconded by Ingram. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Ingram to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Brian Emkes to the Kerr & Compromise Drainage District Board for an unexpired term ending 8/31/2021; seconded by Vachaspati. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Stohr to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Joseph Burke to the Lower Big Slough Drainage District Board for an unexpired term ending 8/31/2021; seconded by Esry. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Thorsland to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Wayne Cox to the Owl Creek Drainage District Board for an unexpired term ending 8/31/2019; seconded by Ingram. Discussion followed. Motion carried with unanimous support.

Sheriff

MOTION by King-Taylor to recommend County Board approval of a resolution approving the proclamation designating the week of May 5, 2019 as National Correctional Officer Week; seconded by Stohr. McGuire read the resolution aloud for public information. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Summers to recommend County Board approval of a resolution approving the proclamation designating the week of May 12, 2019 as National Police Week; seconded by Tinsley. Rector read the resolution aloud for public information. Motion carried with unanimous support.

County Clerk Report

The March 2019 report was received and placed on file.

County Executive Report

The March 2019 HR report was received and placed on file. Other Business

Goss noted that the location of two polling places had been changed without prior authorization from the County Board. Goss requested that elected officials attend meetings. Cowart explained that a fire occurred at one of the locations after the County Board meeting and the polling place was moved across the street. Goss was not aware of any issues regarding the other location.

Chair’s Report

Young noted that appointment terms would expire May 31, 2019 for the Farmland Assessment Committee, Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District, various water districts and the Board of Review.

Designation of Items to be Placed on the Consent Agenda

Items A1a-e, A2a-b were designated for the Consent Agenda.

FINANCE

Budget Amendments/Transfers

MOTION by Summers to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment 19-00017 for Fund 090 Mental Health / Dept. 053 Mental Health Board with increased appropriations of $250,000 and no matching revenue to pay off CILA mortgage per Mental Health Board authorization on 2/20/2019; seconded by Fortado. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Ingram to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment 19-00018 for Fund 101 MHB/DDB CILA Facilities / Dept. 054 CILA Project with increased appropriations of $350,000 and increased revenue of $250,000 to pay off remaining CILA mortgage per joint authorization by CCMHB/CCDDB; seconded by Stohr. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by King-Taylor to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment 19-00019 for Fund 476 Self-funded Insurance / Dept. 118 Property/Liability Insurance with increased appropriations of $410,204 and no matching revenue to cover insurance premium for two-year claim extended reporting coverage for liability protection for the nursing home; seconded by Fortado. Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Tinsley to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment 19-00024 for Fund 104 Early Childhood / Dept. 604 Early Head Start Expansion-Even Year with increased appropriations of $1,580,980 and increased revenue of $2,571,230 to accommodate new federal funding for Early Head Start Expansion Program; seconded by King-Taylor.

Brandi Granse, RPC Early Childhood Division Director, explained that the Early Head Start Expansion grant would support the addition of 10 new center-based classrooms for 80 children from birth to age three enrolled in full day (10 hour) programming for 2,280 hours/year. Full day classrooms serve low-income families in which parents are working or in school. Ten home-based enrollments will be focused on pregnant women/teens receiving expectant mother home visiting and socialization services. The budget includes start-up funding for facility renovation including classroom and office furnishings and supplies, playground equipment, and operational funding for ongoing service provision including required staff training and development. The operational budget will support hiring approximately 40 staff including teachers, teacher aides, family advocates, cooks, and site managers.

Motion carried with unanimous support.

MOTION by Tinsley to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing Budget Amendment 19-00025 for Fund 104 Early Childhood / Dept. 604 Early Head Start Expansion-Even Year with increased appropriations of $990,250 from Fund Balance, total revenue listed in Budget Amendment 19-00024 for Early Head Start Expansion Program; seconded by Thorsland. Motion carried with unanimous support.

Treasurer Monthly Report

The Treasurer’s report for February 2019 were received and placed on file.

Auditor Monthly Report

The Auditor’s March 2019 report was received and placed on file. County Executive

The Five-Year Financial Forecast for General Corporate and Public Safety Sales Tax Funds was moved to the County Board meeting.

Other Business

There was no other business.

Chair’s Report

Goss thanked Deb Busey, Van Anderson and County staff for their work regarding the sale of the Champaign County Nursing Home.

Designation of Items for the Consent Agenda

Items A1a-e were designated for the Consent Agenda.

OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

ADJOURNMENT

Chair Rosales adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m.

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