Sangamon Sun

Sangamon County Finance Committee met March 27.

Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:

Members Present: Clyde Bunch, Annette Fulgenzi, Linda Fulgenzi, John O’Neill, George Preckwinkle, Rose Ruzic, Cathy Scaife, Todd Smith, Greg Stumpf, Lori Williams

Members Absent: Craig Hall, Lisa Hills, David Mendenhall

Others Present: Sam Cahnman, Mike Cowles, Tony DelGiorno, Jim Dixon, Tim Eggleston, Dwayne Gab, Shelly Heideman, Silas Johnson, Brian McFadden, Dan Mosher, Chris Mueller, John Reynolds, Charlie Stratton, Terry Viar, Denise McCrady (Secretary)

Chairman George Preckwinkle called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

Preckwinkle requested a motion to approve the minutes of the March 13, 2018 meeting of the Finance Committee. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Bunch and seconded by Scaife. Motion carried (10-0).

Tim Eggleston, Comptroller, addressed the Committee requesting approval to hire a replacement Court Security Officer at an annual salary of $35,760 effective April 23, 2018. A motion to approve the request was made by Smith and seconded by L. Fulgenzi. Motion carried (10-0).

Chris Mueller, ETSD, addressed the Committee requesting approval to hire Russel Klueg as a replacement Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager at an annual salary of $57,732. A motion to approve the request was made by Williams and seconded by Stumpf. Motion carried (10-0).

Mueller requested approval to apply for the NG9-1-1 Expenses Grant Program granted by the Illinois State Police with anticipated grant revenue of $436,986. No matching funds will be required. A motion to approve this request was made by Bunch and seconded by O’Neill. Motion carried (10-0).

Charlie Stratton, Human Resources, on behalf of the Department of Public Health, addressed the Committee requesting approval to hire a replacement RN/Case Manager Clinic Services at an annual salary of $49,430.03 effective May 6, 2018 and a replacement LEHP in Training at an annual salary of $44,825.47 effective April 23, 2018. A motion to approve both requests was made by Stumpf and seconded by Ruzic. Motion carried (10-0).

Tony DelGiorno, County Board Member, addressed the Committee regarding a Resolution he had submitted to the County Board on March 13th pertaining to transparency for the Land of Lincoln Economic Development Corporation (LLEDC). This resolution was referred by the County Board to the Finance Committee for review. DelGiorno amended the resolution citing the need for closed-door executive sessions for the protection of sensitive or confidential information, but no expenditure of funds may be voted upon during such session. After reviewing the Report and Proposal for Governance of the Land of Lincoln EDC, DelGiorno withdrew his resolution and amendment. A motion to approve the withdrawal of this Resolution was made by Williams and seconded by A. Fulgenzi. Motion carried (10-0).

Brian McFadden, County Administrator, addressed the Committee requesting approval of the agreement between Sangamon County and the Land of Lincoln Economic Development Corporation for the purposes of economic development. The agreement and a memo from the LLEDC dated March 27th was handed out to Committee members. The agreement addresses balances and controls, the language covers performance and financial standards, and includes public input protection. The agreement includes the scope of work, objectives and reporting, annual auditing of financial records, internal controls, public communications, public participation processes and proposed governance structure. The vision of the LLEDC does not include being a grant making entity. A motion to approve the Agreement between Sangamon County and the LLEDC was made by Bunch and seconded by Williams. Motion carried (10-0).

http://co.sangamon.il.us/Portals/0/Departments/County%20Board/Docs/Meetings/SC_Finance/20180327_FN_Minutes%20Draft.pdf