Champaign County Board met Dec. 19.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The County Board of Champaign County, Illinois met at a Special Meeting, Monday, December 19, 2022, at 6:32 PM in the Shields-Carter Meeting Room, Brookens Administrative Center, 1776 East Washington Street, Urbana, Illinois, with County Executive Steve Summers presiding and Matthew Cross as Clerk of the meeting.
ROLL CALL
Roll call showed the following members present: Esry, Fortado, Goss, Hanauer Friedman, Harper, Ingram, Locke, Lokshin, Michaels, Rogers, Stohr, Straub, Taylor, Thorsland, Vanichtheeranont, and Carter – 16; late: Rodriguez and Cowart (both arrived late shortly before 6:40 and missed zero votes) – 2; absent: Sexton, Wilson, Williams, and Patterson – 4.
County Executive Summers declared a quorum present and the Board competent to conduct business.
READ NOTICE OF MEETING
The Clerk read the Notice of the Meeting, said Notice having been published in the News Gazette on December 16, 2022.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA/ADDENDA
Board Member Carter offered a motion to approve the Agenda/Addenda; Board Member Straub seconded. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None.
COMMUNICATIONS
Board Member Stohr noted that the helicopter data collection has been completed for the Illinois State Geological Survey’s Mahomet Aquifer mapping project.
OLD BUSINESS
Board Member Michaels offered a motion to reconsider the amendment made to Resolution No. 2022-267 authorizing amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement Providing for the Creation of the Champaign County Geographic Information System Consortium; Board Member Taylor seconded. Champaign County GIS Director Leanne Brehob-Riley was invited to join the discussion. Board Member Vanichtheeranont asked GIS Director Brehob-Riley for clarification of Appendix A of Resolution No. 2022-267; GIS Director Brehob-Riley stated that Appendix A is from the original 2002 Intergovernmental Agreement that created the Champaign County Geographic Information System Consortium (CCGISC) and does not reflex any updated information, but Resolution No. 2022-267 amending that agreement will update the data contained within Appendix A from the 2020 US Census. GIS Director Brehob-Riley further stated that Appendix A does not show current fee dollar amounts, only those from the original document; the fees update based on the currently available Census population data using the formula outlined in the agreement. Board Member Stohr asked GIS Director Brehob-Riley to briefly speak on the work of CCGISC; GIS Director Brehob-Riley explained that CCGISC has an intergovernmental mission that serves Champaign County and all governmental units within the county in maintaining the geospatial data for the county, including but not limited to official addresses, parcel boundaries, parcel ownership, election precincts, and tax levy boundaries information. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
NEW BUSINESS
Board Member Taylor offered a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2022-20 Amending Ordinance No. 2022-15 FY2023 Annual Tax Levy Ordinance Champaign County, Illinois; Board Member Goss seconded. The motion carried by unanimous roll-call vote.
Yeas: Esry, Fortado, Goss, Hanauer-Friedman, Harper, Ingram, Locke, Lokshin, Michaels, Rodriguez, Rogers, Stohr, Straub, Taylor, Thorsland, Vanichtheeranont, Carter, and Cowart – 18
Nays: None
ADJOURNMENT
County Executive Summers adjourned the meeting at 7:42 PM.
https://www.co.champaign.il.us/CountyBoard/CB/2022/221219_Special_Meeting/221219Minutes.pdf
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