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Peoria County Executive Committee purchases electronic pollbooks

Meeting 05

The Peoria County Executive Committee met Jan. 4 to purchase electronic pollbooks.

Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:

Approved 1/24/17

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

January 4, 2017

Call to Order

Chairman Rand called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.

Approval of Minutes

A motion to approve the minutes of November 15, 2016 and November 22, 2016 was made by

Mr. Baietto and seconded by Mr. O'Neill. The motion carried.

Informational

• Springdale Cemetery

No report. No questions or comments from committee.

• Metro Peoria Committee Update

Mr. Rand advised that a meeting of the committee is scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2017.

• CDAP/GAP/Macro/Other Loan Report

Mr. Rothert advised that all loans are current.

• Economic Development

Mr. Rothert provided an update regarding operations of the Economic Development Department.

The following are a list of topics discussed:

• The Peoria Park District has agreed to a property tax abatement for the Peoria Urban

Enterprise Zone

• Verification of the approval of the Rural Enterprise Zone has been received by the

Department of Revenue.

• The Peoria Heights Neighborhood Revitalization Program currently has one individual

working through the process with the village to identify suitable contractors, as well as

working with the bank and design professionals. The Village of Peoria Heights is currently

producing marketing materials, including a one-page informational summary.

Heddington Oaks Financials

No report. No questions or comments from committee.

Resolution

• Amendment #3 to the Peoria Urban Enterprise Zone Designating Ordinance

A motion to approve was made by Mr. Mayer and seconded by Mr. Fennell. Mr. Rothert advised

that the amendment concerns a request by the City of Peoria to add several parcels to the Urban

Enterprise Zone. The request also includes parcels within the Village of Peoria Heights.

COUNTY BOARD

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Andrew Rand - Chairman; Stephen Morris - Vice-Chairman; Robert

Baietto, James Fennell, Allen Mayer, Thomas O'Neill, Michael

Phelan, Phillip Salzer, Sharon Williams

MEMBERS ABSENT: James Dillon, Paul Rosenbohm

STAFF PRESENT: Scott Sorrel - County Administrator; Mark Rothert, Shauna Musselman -

Assistant County Administrators; Larry Evans, Ben Ciravolo - State's

Attorney's Office; Eric Dubrowski - Chief Financial Officer; Gretchen

Pearsall - Communications; Angela Loftus - Asst. Director of Human

Resources; Daniel O'Connell - Facilities Director

VISITORS

Ms. Williams indicated she will not support the resolution due to the threshold for the prevailing

wage.

The motion carried, with Ms. Williams voting nay.

Committee Action

• Review of Executive Session Minutes

Mr. Evans recommended that all previously held executive session minutes continue to be held

closed as the need for confidentiality still exists, and to destroy executive session audio recordings

more than two years old, except those that relate to pending litigation. A motion to accept the

recommendation of the State's Attorney's Office was made by Mr. Salzer and seconded by

Baietto. The motion carried.j

Discussion

The following Standing Committee meetings were summarized by their

respective Chairperson as follows:

County Operations and Physical Plant

The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.

 Renew IDOT-HERE Agreement

 Voluntary Retirement Incentive (VRI)

(Mr. Morris enters meeting.)

Mr. Phelan commented that a successful VRI would result in a reduced number of layoffs and

would also reduce the county's unemployment liability. Mr. Sorrel advised that the County

Operations Committee approved a plan that would include those employees who are currently

eligible to retire from IMRF (although the plan is not an IMRF based incentive program). He

stated that there are 73 eligible employees within the General Fund, and approximately 130-140

eligible employees countywide. He advised that the plan offers $10,000.00 cash and $10,000.00

in a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA). He noted that the cash payments would originate

from the same "bucket" that has been identified through the budget process for unemployment

liability. The HRA would be paid from the Employee Health Fund, and staff recommends that the

Employee Health Fund be reimbursed from CDAP monies for that expense. He also emphasized

that efforts to minimize employee backfill have been addressed.

Health, Public Safety and Justice

No resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.

Land Use and Infrastructure

The following resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.

 Intergovernmental Agreement with Elmwood Road District

 Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with Maurer-Stutz Inc. for West

Schaffer Road Culvert Replacement

 Lower Speed Limit on Swords Avenue

Ways and Means

 Monthly Delinquent Taxes

 Additional Appropriation for the purchase of Electronic Pollbooks for the Peoria

County Election Commission

 Additional Appropriation for the lease of 4412 N. Brandywine Drive for the Peoria

County Election Commission

County Board and Elected Officials Collaborative

The following resolution was recommended to the County Board for approval.

 2017 Legislative Agenda

Budget Subcommittee

No resolutions were recommended to the County Board for approval.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Rand at 4:10 p.m.

Recorded & Transcribed by: Jan Kleffman

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