Champaign County Committee of the Whole met December 10

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella

Mar 11, 2020

Champaign County Committee of the Whole met Dec. 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Members Present: Brad Clemmons, John Clifford, Lorraine Cowart, Connie Dillard-Myers, Aaron Esry, Stephanie Fortado, Jim Goss, Stan Harper, Mike Ingram, Jim McGuire, Kyle Patterson, Jon Rector, Chris Stohr, Steve Summers, Leah Taylor, Eric Thorsland, James Tinsley, Jodi Wolken, Charles Young, Giraldo Rosales

Members Absent: Jodi Eisenmann

Others Present: Darlene Kloeppel (County Executive), Tami Ogden (Deputy Director of Finance), Isak Griffiths (Deputy Director of Administration), Megan Robison (Recording Secretary), Jeff Blue (County Engineer), George Danos (Auditor), Laurel Prussing (Treasurer), Jayne DeLuce (Visit Champaign County), Rob Kowalski (Visit Champaign County)

I. Call to Order

Chair Rosales called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.

II. Roll Call

A verbal roll call was taken, and a quorum was declared present.

III. Approval of Agenda/Addenda

MOTION by Ms. Cowart to approve the agenda; seconded by Mr. Esry. Discussion followed.

Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

IV. Approval of Minutes

A. November 12, 2019

MOTION by Mr. Harper to approve the minutes of November 12, 2019, with corrections; seconded by Mr. Goss. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

V. Public Participation

None

VI. Communications

A. Presentation from Jayne DeLuce, President – Visit Champaign County

Ms. DeLuce presented information about Visit Champaign County and the events that they will be holding. Discussion followed.

B. Letter from Joseph Lamb, President – Champaign Asphalt Company

Mr. Blue was asked for his opinion on the information presented in the letter and discussion followed in regard to why District 5 is receiving such a low percentage increase and what could be done for future State level budgeting.

Mr. Summers left the meeting at 7:09 p.m.

Mr. Young left the meeting at 7:10 p.m.

VII. Finance

A. Budget Amendments/Transfers

1. Budget Amendment 19-00058

Fund 621 Sts Atty Drug Forfeitures / Dept 041 States Attorney

Increased appropriations: $6,000

Increased revenue: $0

Reason: Increase in appropriations for educational material and conference registration & travel. Increase will come from fund balance.

MOTION by Ms. Fortado to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing budget amendment 19-00058; seconded by Mr. Clifford. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

2. Budget Amendment 19-00061

Fund 080 General Corporate / Dept 071 Public Properties

Increased appropriations: $865,000

Increased revenue: $865,000

Reason: B/A to record revenue and expenditure for the Series 2019 Refunding Bonds (formerly 2010A), issued November 27, 2019

MOTION by Mr. Esry to recommend County Board approval of a resolution authorizing budget amendment 19-00061; seconded by Mr. Stohr. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

B. Auditor

1. Monthly Report – October 2019 – Reports are available on the Auditor’s webpage at:

http://www.co.champaign.il.us/auditor/countyboardreports.php

Received and placed on file

C. Sheriff

1. Emergency Management Assistance (EMA) grant

MOTION by Mr. Harper to recommend County Board approval of a resolution approving the application and, if awarded, acceptance of the Illinois Emergency Agency Assistance Grant; seconded by Mr. Thorsland. Discussion about the new length of the grant followed. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

D. County Executive

1. Update on Status of the County’s Finances

Ms. Wolken asked why a CPA was hired and why employees in the Treasurer’s office were not able to reconcile bank accounts. Ms. Kloeppel gave details of the hired CPA and referred the question to the Treasurer. Ms. Prussing explained that her Chief Deputy has been out of the office, causing work to fall behind.

E. Other Business None

F. Chair’s Report

Mr. Goss read a letter about the frustrations that the Finance Committee, County Board and County Departments have faced this year due to the backlog of work from the Treasurers Office.

G. Designation of Items to be Placed on the Consent Agenda

VII. A. 1, 2 C. 1

VIII. Justice and Social Services

A. Monthly Reports – All reports are available on each department’s webpage through the department reports page at: http://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/Reports.php

• Probation & Court Services – October 2019 • Public Defender – October 2019

Received and placed on file

B. Rosecrance Re-Entry Financial Report - October 2019 (Information Only)

Received and placed on file

C. Sheriff

1. Intergovernmental agreement for body camera purchase

MOTION by Mr. Ingram to recommend County Board approval of a resolution approving an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement; seconded by Mr. Tinsley. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

D. Other Business

The designation of items to be placed on the consent agenda was missing from this section of the agenda. The Board Members agreed that item VIII. C. 1 should go to the consent agenda

Mr. McGuire inquired about future Committee Agenda Review Meetings. This will be resuming in the beginning of 2020.

Discussion regarding some recent talks about a triage center that works in conjunction with the hospitals and local police departments.

E. Chair’s Report

None

IX. Policy, Personnel, & Appointments

A. County Executive

1. Monthly HR Report – November 2019

Received and placed on file

2. Request to forward proposed job description for a Structural Engineer to the Job Evaluation Committee

MOTION by Mr. Clemmons to forward the Structural Engineer job description on to the Job Evaluation Committee; seconded by Mr. Clifford. Discussion about the benefit of this position to the County and where the salary will come from. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

3. Appointments/Reappointments (persons to be appointed distributed at the meeting)

Applicants (italicized name indicates incumbent):

a. Senior Services Advisory Board – 9 positions, term 12/1/2019-11/30/2022

• Cindy Bell

MOTION by Mr. Clemmons to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Cindy Bell to the Senior Services Advisory Board; seconded by Mr. Goss. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

b. Bill Huss Cemetery Association – 1 position, term 12/19/2019-6/30/2022 • Brandon Hastings

MOTION by Mr. Esry to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Brandon Hastings to the Bill Huss Cemetery Association; seconded by Mr. Harper. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

c. Mental Health Board – 1 unexpired position, term 12/19/2019-12/31/2022 and 2 positions, term 1/1/2020-12/31/2023

• Elaine Palencia

• Kathleen Wirth-Couch

• Tom Seals

• Jon Youakim

• Heather Hintz

• Georgiana Schuster

MOTION by Mr. Ingram to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Elaine Palencia, Kathleen Wirth-Couch and Jon Youakim to the Mental Health Board; seconded by Mr. Stohr. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

d. Developmental Disabilities Board – 1 unexpired position, term 12/19/2019- 06/30/2021

• Georgiana Schuster

MOTION by Mr. Ingram to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Georgiana Schuster to the Developmental Disabilities Board; seconded by Mr. Patterson. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

e. Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Board – 1 position (D), term 1/1/2020- 12/31/2024

• Matthew Cho

• Rusty Clark

• Tomas Delgado

MOTION by Mr. Patterson to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Tomas Delgado to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Board; seconded by Ms. Taylor. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

f. East Central Land Bank Authority – 3 positions – term 12/19/2019-11/30/2022

MOTION by Mr. Harper to recommend County Board approval of a resolution appointing Darlene Kloeppel, Aaron Esry and John Hall to the East Central Land Bank Authority; seconded by Mr. Ingram. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED unanimously.

B. County Clerk

1. November 2019 Report

Received and placed on file

C. Other Business None

D. Chair’s Report

1. Vacancies appointed by County Executive (information only)

All current vacancies were mentioned

E. Designation of Items to be Placed on the Consent Agenda IX. A. 2, 3 a, b, c, d, e, f

X. Other Business

Mr. Ingram mentioned the topic of conversation coming from the Champaign School Board Meetings.

XI. Adjournment

Chair Rosales adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m.