Will County Finance Committee met Aug. 4.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
A. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chair Harris at 9:02 AM
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Mueller led the Pledge of Allegiance
C. ROLL CALL
| Attendee Name | Title | Status | Arrived |
| Kenneth E. Harris | Chair | Remote | |
| Herbert Brooks Jr. | District 8 (D - Joliet) | Absent | |
| Tom Weigel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Absent | |
| Annette Parker | District 9 (R - Crest Hill) | Remote | |
| Gretchen Fritz | District 5 (R - Plainfield) | Absent | |
| Tyler Marcum | Treasurer | Remote | |
| Meta Mueller | District 5 (D - Aurora) | Remote | |
| Joe VanDuyne | President | Present | |
| Rachel Ventura | Vice President | Remote | |
| Julie Berkowicz | District 11 (R - Naperville) | Remote | |
| Margaret Tyson | District 3 (D - Bolingbrook) | Present | |
| Sherry Newquist | District 1 (D - Steger) | Remote | |
| Raquel M. Mitchell | District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) | Remote | |
| Mica Freeman | Secretary | Remote | |
| Natalie Coleman | Vice Chair | Absent | |
| Frankie Pretzel | District 12 (R - New Lenox) | Remote | |
| Ralph Schultz | Executive Director | Present | |
| George Mahoney | Attorney | Present | |
| Hannah Lamore | Attorney | Present | |
| Tracy Chapman | Deputy Director | Present | |
| Lisa Lukasevich | Attorney | Present |
1. Schedule of Bills
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Raquel M. Mitchell, District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
1. Minutes of June 30, 2021
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, Secretary SECONDER: Tyler Marcum, Treasurer AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Sherry Newquist, District 1 (D - Steger) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
G. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of Ordinance No. 602, Authorizing Seven (7) Agricultural Licenses Associated with the 2022 Farm License Program
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Rachel Ventura, Vice President SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Tyler Marcum, Treasurer SECONDER: Mica Freeman, Secretary AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Annette Parker, District 9 (R - Crest Hill) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Mica Freeman, Secretary SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) SECONDER: Julie Berkowicz, District 11 (R - Naperville) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
1. Land Acquisition (5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (5))
2. Motion to Enter into Executive Session
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Annette Parker, District 9 (R - Crest Hill) SECONDER: Sherry Newquist, District 1 (D - Steger) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
4. Motion to Exit out of Executive Session
Chair Harris noted no action was taken in Executive Session.
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, Secretary SECONDER: Raquel M. Mitchell, District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
TO: Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners MOVER: Raquel M. Mitchell, District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
1. Quarterly Quote Approval Report
2. Quarterly Investment Report
3. Next Meeting Date - Wednesday, September 1, 2021 immediately following the Operations Committee Meeting but no earlier than 8:45 AM, at a Location To Be Determined
J. COMMENTS BY PUBLIC
K. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS
L. ADJOURNMENT
1. Meeting was adjourned at 10:03 AM
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Mica Freeman, Secretary SECONDER: Raquel M. Mitchell, District 3 (R - Bolingbrook) AYES: Harris, Parker, Marcum, Mueller, VanDuyne, Ventura, Berkowicz, Tyson, Newquist, Mitchell, Freeman, Pretzel ABSENT: Brooks Jr., Weigel, Fritz, Coleman |
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