Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Elections/Tax/Tech Committee met Oct. 4.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Ann Gill	Board Member	Absent
Deb Warning	Vice Chair	Present
Mike Onorato	Chair	Present
James Olson	Board Member	Present
Cody Mulac	Board Member	Absent
Joshua Harris	Board Member	Present
Jerald White	Board Member	Absent
Sandy Pommier	County Board Admin. Asst.	Present
Chris Balkema	Chairman	Present
Kay Olson	County Clerk	Present
Dave Ostrander	GIS Director	Present
Paul Webb	Director of IT	Present
Deb Ritke	Assessor	Present
Todd Koehn	Treasurer	Present
Mary Kucharz	County Administrator	Present

Also Present: Nancy Norton, Monica Schild, GEDC

Glenn Schumacher, Airgas, Inc.

II. Public Portion

None

III. Minutes Approval

1. Elections/Tax/Tech Committee - Regular Meeting - Aug 2, 2022 3:00 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: James Olson, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

IV. Elections

1. Claims

None

2. Clerk's Report

Kay Olson reported that the public Logic & Accuracy testing was done on all equipment and is ready for election day.

Early voting began on 9/29 with extended voting hours. The new voter registration system is working well and election judge training is scheduled for two sessions on Oct. 12.

1. Approve Polling Locations for November 8, 2022 General Election-Action

RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/11/2022 6:00 PM MOVER: Deb Warning, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

3. Approval of Election Judges for November 8, 2022 Election-Action

RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/11/2022 6:00 PM MOVER: Deb Warning, Vice Chair SECONDER: James Olson, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

V. Supervisor of Assessments

A. Claims

None

B. Assessor Report

Deb Ritke reviewed the report provided to the committee.

1. Assessor Report Oct 2022

VI. Technology

1. Claims

1. Motion to approve the claims.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: Deb Warning, Vice Chair AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

2. Technology Report

Paul Webb reported updated the committee on the Office 365 project, security cameras and office staff.

3. Revised Social Media Policy - Action

The motion included to positively recommend the policy to the County Board.

RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/6/2022 4:30 PM MOVER: James Olson, Board Member SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

VII. GIS

A. Claims

1. Motion to approve the claims.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: James Olson, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

B. GIS Report

Dave Ostrander updated the committee on the comparison of GIS data against landline records.

VIII. Budget Reporting

Mary Kucharz reported that all budgets are in line with the FY22 budget.

1. FY22 Budget Tracking

IX. New/Old Business

1. Grundy County Tax Rebate & Abatement Compliance Summary- Action

A discussion was held regarding the collected data from each entity currently under a tax abatement or rebate with Grundy County. Glenn Schumacher presented the incentive review for Airgas, Inc. The committee requested further information and a representative from Kellogg and US Cold Storage to present at the next Tax Committee meeting. No action was taken.

RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY Next: 11/1/2022 3:00 PM

2. DevNet Contract-Action

RESULT: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/11/2022 4:30 PM MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: James Olson, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

3. County of Grundy/GEDC Agreement-Action

RESULT: REFERRED TO COUNTY BOARD [UNANIMOUS] Next: 10/11/2022 6:00 PM MOVER: Deb Warning, Vice Chair SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

X. Executive Session

None

XI. Action Taken as a Result of Executive Session

XII. Adjournment

1. Motion to adjourn at 4:05 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: James Olson, Board Member AYES: Warning, Onorato, Olson, Harris ABSENT: Gill, Mulac, White

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