Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Education/Personnel/VAC Committee met April 4.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. Call to Order 

Caleb Counterman called the meeting to order and continued to chair the meeting after Gill arrived.

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Ann Gill	Chair	Late
Harold Vota	Board Member	Present
Caleb Counterman	Board Member	Present
Dan Cheshareck	Vice Chair	Absent
Joe Schiavone	Board Member	Present
Christina Jenkins-Likar	Board Member	Present
Douglas Ferro	Board Member	Present
Sandy Pommier	County Board Admin. Asst.	Present
Chris Balkema	Chairman	Present

II. Public Portion 

None

III. Approval of Minutes 

1. Education/Personnel/VAC - Regular Meeting - Feb 8, 2024 4:30 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Douglas Ferro, Board Member SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Vota, Counterman, Schiavone, Jenkins-Likar, Ferro ABSENT: Gill, Cheshareck

IV. Education 

A. Claims 

1. Motion to approve the claims as submitted.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member SECONDER: Christina Jenkins-Likar, Board Member AYES: Gill, Vota, Counterman, Schiavone, Jenkins-Likar, Ferro ABSENT: Cheshareck

B. Report 

V. GCVAC 

1. Report 

Ken Buck provided the report for the committee's review.

1. VAC Report

2. VAC Vehicle Purchase

RESULT: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 4/9/2024 6:00 PM  MOVER: Christina Jenkins-Likar, Board Member SECONDER: Joe Schiavone, Board Member AYES: Gill, Vota, Counterman, Schiavone, Jenkins-Likar, Ferro ABSENT: Cheshareck

VI. Personnel/Insurance 

1. Claims 

None

2. HR Report 

Mary Kucharz introduced Melissa Lewis as the new HR Director. She also stated that the Biometric Screenings are scheduled for September 5, 9 and 11th this year.

3. Employee Assistance Program Agreement

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Christina Jenkins-Likar, Board Member SECONDER: Harold Vota, Board Member AYES: Gill, Vota, Counterman, Schiavone, Jenkins-Likar, Ferro ABSENT: Cheshareck

VII. Budget Reporting 

1. FY24 Budget Tracking

VIII. New/Old Business 

None

IX. Executive Session 

None

X. Action Taken as a Result of Executive Session 

XI. Adjournment 

1. Motion to adjourn at 4:45 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Harold Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Douglas Ferro, Board Member AYES: Gill, Vota, Counterman, Schiavone, Jenkins-Likar, Ferro ABSENT: Cheshareck

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