Grundy Reporter

Grundy County Elections/Tax/Tech Committee met May 7.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

 I. Call to Order 

II. Public Portion None

Attendee Name	Title	Status	Arrived
Eric Rasmusson	Vice Chair	Present
Deb Warning	Board Member	Present
Greg Ridenour	Chair	Present
Drew Muffler	Board Member	Present
Joshua Harris	Board Member	Present
Georgette Vota	Board Member	Present
Nathanael Greene	Board Member	Present
Chris Balkema	Chairman	Present
Sandy Pommier	County Board Admin. Asst.	Present

 III. Minutes Approval 

1. Elections/Tax/Tech Committee - Regular Meeting - Mar 5, 2024 4:30 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: Drew Muffler, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Warning, Ridenour, Muffler, Harris, Vota, Greene

IV. Elections 

A. Claims 

None

B. Clerk's Report 

Kay Olson updated the committee on the March 19th General Primary. 16.77% turnout, 5,784 total votes cast out of 34,493 registered voters. Also discussed was the changes in polling places; currently consolidated 40 precincts into 20 polling locations.

For the November Election they are mandated to send voter by mail applications to all registered and active voters; to be mailed in August.

V. Supervisor of Assessments

A. Claims 

1. Motion to approve the claims.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Joshua Harris, Board Member SECONDER: Drew Muffler, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Warning, Ridenour, Muffler, Harris, Vota, Greene

B. Assessor Report 

Deb Ritke reviewed the report including the county's tentative multiplier is 1.00 with the final abstract going to IDOR for calculation of the final county multiplier.

1. Assessor Report

VI. Technology 

A. Claims 

None.

B. Technology Report 

Kyle Simpkins presented a slide show titled IT Department 2023-2024 Year Review. It included information on staff, completed and future projects as well as plans for the department.

1. IT Dept Report

VII. GIS 

A. Claims 

1. Motion to approve the claims.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Georgette Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Joshua Harris, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Warning, Ridenour, Muffler, Harris, Vota, Greene

B. GIS Report 

Dave Ostrander reviewed the report including the Aerial Imagery Capture, Land Use Online Building Permit Applications. Dave, along with Alec Macdonald gave an on screen presentation of the County Expenses Financial Dashboard. Dave designed and developed financial dashboards that track all county expenditures to outside vendors. The dashboards are self-updating, fully interactive and have predefined filters.

1. GIS Report

VIII. Budget Reporting

1. FY24 Budget Tracking

IX. New/Old Business 

None

X. Executive Session 

None

XI. Action Taken as a Result of Executive Session 

XII. Adjournment 

1. Motion to adjourn at 5:40 PM

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]  MOVER: Georgette Vota, Board Member SECONDER: Nathanael Greene, Board Member AYES: Rasmusson, Warning, Ridenour, Muffler, Harris, Vota, Greene

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