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Jamie Labrillo, director of human resources, told the board the county needed immediate management support after a vacancy in the workforce-development director role. The county executed an emergency procurement and contracted with a retirement-eligible professional who has local government human-resources and city-management experience.

John Duque introduced himself to the board as the interim director. Duque said he will work three days a week, meet with staff individually and deliver a corrective-action plan to Springfield by April 30 to address benchmark shortfalls that could affect workforce-development funding. \"I'm coming in this week with kind of a student's mindset to learn, and to determine and understand what's going on workforce development,\" Duque said.

Labrillo said the interim appointment was routed through a temporary-agency arrangement that often places IMRF-eligible pensioners in short-term assignments; the county used an emergency purchase affidavit to move quickly. Board members asked whether budget offsets existed; Labrillo said the costs will be covered within the workforce-development and grant-funded budget lines and no general-fund adjustment was requested.

The board approved the interim appointment by roll call.

Ending
Duque said he will prioritize meeting staff, understanding current operations and submitting the corrective-action plan by the statutory deadline. Board members thanked staff for moving quickly to ensure continuity of leadership in a grant‑funded program.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kane County Board Meeting April 8 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved an interim appointment for workforce development to respond to performance benchmarks and prepare a corrective action plan to meet state targets; John Duque was introduced as the interim leader.","taxTitle","Kane County, Illinois","taxId",12845,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084115,"Kane County approves emergency contract to bring temporary 9-1-1 telecommunicators amid staffing shortages",645,4395000,5040000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6&start=4395&end=5040","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6/thumbnail_4395000.jpg","/articles/6084115/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-approves-emergency-contract-to-bring-temporary-9-1-1-telecommunicators-amid-staffing-shortages","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084115-b2cb4e7361b3f8dddb9e0ec507f58051/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622216&Signature=cMVa1MNyoRYOR0Uhq1qdxzEnTz2Rb3gcQL3W8UhaTZkjzO2ivml0LP58O5EUm-yyxrmYYvuMYNlQxDJKQQMqCCirL6vF1OfvGdwjjIacpLNKGCvgYAoFl3MlNqeE8-Vl3JZ0k~6H6328AEef9Y1epH-cKVOuvT2upcgliinkffE-Wi038pT-8zDIhg8z2eWBb52mP2rwYh4sy7mQ0w0JWI~~wrCvum33wyk9YSWiCMw69P2vp~mMjxVvASo6exNPCq9stzoo8X5glzRsXziRjr5IViI~pZsSnzVl~wntXa9YGLsUweo~-AsItnR9PfW76XMnFKdc5wsYTyfbUawhzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kane County approved an emergency purchase order Tuesday to hire certified temporary 9‑1‑1 telecommunicators to reduce excessive overtime and maintain service levels at the county's Kingcom communications center.

Michelle Guthrie, director of CAMCOM (the county's emergency communications agency), said staff learned last week of an employee resignation and an immediate family‑medical leave absence. Guthrie told the board that training a new telecommunicator takes six to nine months and the county sought a short-term option described as a temporary staffing solution that can field certified dispatchers within weeks.

\"We were just made aware this past week about an employee that is leaving. We were also made aware this last week that we have an employee that's going out on FMLA,\" Guthrie said. She told the board the emergency contract would be paid from Kingcom’s budget (9‑1‑1 surcharge fees and subscribing agency contributions) and would not require a budget adjustment.

Board members asked about union notifications and collective bargaining agreement (CBA) implications; Guthrie said county attorneys were consulted and the contract did not require union approval. Several board members praised the action as a short-term fix to ease mandatory overtime and protect the health of current staff.

The board approved the emergency purchase order by roll call.

Ending
Guthrie said the temporary telecommunicators should reduce repeated 12‑ and 16‑hour shifts for current staff while the county finishes hiring and training permanent staff. The item was presented as a time-sensitive operational need to sustain emergency communications service.","The board approved an emergency purchase order to secure certified temporary telecommunicators to relieve short-term staffing shortages at the Kingcom 9-1-1 center; the work will be funded from 9-1-1 surcharge and agency reimbursements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084120,"Kane County board approves rezoning to permit alcohol and video gaming at Route 38 site after tie vote",824,5612000,6436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6&start=5612&end=6436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6/thumbnail_5612000.jpg","/articles/6084120/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-board-approves-rezoning-to-permit-alcohol-and-video-gaming-at-Route-38-site-after-tie-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084120-550d3b688d37fd346e9ace5579fc94fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622216&Signature=MORnSq-jUKJTk7GciBAWkHA18~72OEFu4NadrV8Q8cv2i4WjnHn5SIMJp2ycBCn3miRTV9kks3oKrVnnyGNh~hZ3Dvyggk2VUQWBsOfvWjUyc9xflhNc~ISgRJ4A4qH8h1BCKekdYlP31DVXPRt2P7JQ8O80e66YKy0-C~Ew8T28hIx2WC3RI996xW-t-xqSAOfHRic3N4qIaLhjuC56baAm3Vr6glP5qoDISmLzX-T14JTZUt1iXRRUcnzgBiUqkAtxEYoCQkpwKR7lauQyMvCOFlGAvFn-zUQJypRiupqJnbJ4VxfT8MbVNruZelWHIemPnTnjZah4viyudEjyIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kane County Board approved a petition Tuesday to rezone a small commercial unit on Route 38 to permit on-site alcohol service — a prerequisite for a video-gaming operation the tenant plans to run — after the vote initially resulted in a tie and the chair cast the deciding vote.

The matter, TMP-25-332 / petition 4656, was introduced by board member John Williams. Chris Hastings, who said he represented the property owner and the prospective operator, told the board the business owner would invest in the site, estimated annual county receipts from the operation of about $25,000 and planned to provide parking improvements. Hastings described the intended operator, Kyle Lazar, as experienced and said a liquor license is required under state rules before seeking video gaming permissions.

Multiple neighbors and the operator of an adjacent martial-arts studio objected to the proposal; concerns cited limited parking, the studio’s reliance on shared lot access and objections to alcohol and gaming next to a youth-focused business. District board member Leslie Juby told the board she had received multiple constituent calls opposing the rezoning and asked colleagues to respect the local representative’s objection.

Board discussion noted the zoning-board-of-appeals and development committee had recommended denial. The board heard that the applicant planned to add nine parking spaces (the ordinance required fewer) but opponents said that would not solve drive‑through and rush‑hour egress problems at the Roosevelt/Route 38 intersection.

When the roll call produced an even split, the chair cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the rezoning; the petition therefore passed.

Ending
The petitioner said the unit is about 850 square feet in an existing multi-tenant building; the applicant said the project would bring modest revenue to the county. Opponents said alternate sites further east on Route 38 could better accommodate the business without the adjacency concerns described during the meeting.","The board approved a rezoning request for a small Route 38 commercial unit to allow on-site alcohol service and video gaming after a tie vote that was broken by the chair; neighbors and an adjacent martial-arts studio had objected to the proposal.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084125,"Kane County chair warns sales-tax referendum defeat and tariffs will strain county budget",2044,3176000,5220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6&start=3176&end=5220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6/thumbnail_3176000.jpg","/articles/6084125/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-chair-warns-sales-tax-referendum-defeat-and-tariffs-will-strain-county-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084125-2ada0ead5273cedcdfbe213ddb789920/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622216&Signature=CCwhJUAn7gL1dwz4ZG9dOwppjN68nRJCtMZ~SXyCtCefplHWIU1h~aTaAtjila3ofj4QQOTRr-yAfbfeJWRoH5LsGKdXDBIPhBet2KdZ9xLzOH1Ih6VkrS27E3Tv3rT7CHrpl2wyjAMySDC3V9-V6vaoSax~wx53A9yOP~Jyto-s0O7C7Gb-eTEY1I4PnP8ad5ZuSx~H07~pJJXnDKHTDbkt8I0kvqNqhppWhGYKvcmN89FVwc0ET4GP9GeeJne65Tq01GKArGEo17FxhOiAU~3Ibey5g~wZU1qjy4aPiJ2a2CP3BeuFYbl5cEK5PQTJFbKSxjNUv1KBfBcKJO4Uhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Corinne M. Pierog, chair of the Kane County Board, told the board on April 8 that the recent defeat of the county's sales-tax referendum, combined with reductions in federal grant funding and new national tariffs, will create substantial budget pressures that may force program and staff reductions.

\"There has been a recent imposition of tariffs upon the United States,\" Pierog said, and she outlined potential local impacts: higher production costs for manufacturers, lower export demand for farmers, reduced consumer spending and downward pressure on sales-tax receipts. She also warned that reductions in federal grants already affecting Kane County include the cancellation of an FY25 community project grant for the county's forensics laboratory and cuts to FEMA and DOT funding cited during the meeting.

Pierog told board members the county's budget for the prior year was approximately $139 million, with revenue of about $115 million and that reserves used to balance prior budgets have been depleted. \"We have to be realistic and proactive in our planning along with strategic budget adjustments, including, unfortunately, potential reductions in workforce and programs,\" she said.

Public commenters who addressed the board in the meeting reinforced the budgetary concerns. Dan Spellman urged elected officials to keep debate civil as the county responds to the defeat of the referendum and economic uncertainty. Mavis Bates, a private citizen, said the March sales-tax referendum failed by a large margin and said voters clearly rejected the measure; she warned cuts were likely and called on board members to make hard choices.

Other public remarks included warnings about potential tariff impacts on farmers and manufacturers and appeals for the board to be fiscally responsible. Michelle Gumbs, a retired Aurora Police Department official and county resident, urged the board not to balance the budget on the backs of county employees and to be precise about any proposed cuts.

Ending
Pierog closed her remarks by urging pragmatic planning and emphasizing the county's service mission, but said the county must prepare to operate with fewer resources if revenues continue to fall.

Context
Remarks combined local budgetary figures, references to stalled federal grants and a detailed policy-oriented analysis of how national tariffs can affect local sales and property tax revenues. Several public speakers echoed the urgency of the fiscal picture and urged respectful citizen engagement as the board debates next steps.","Chair Corinne M. Pierog told the board the failed sales-tax referendum, federal grant reductions and new tariffs are likely to worsen Kane County's budget outlook and may require program and staffing cuts; several public commenters urged civility and fiscal action.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6084129,"Kane County board issues proclamations for agriculture, Earth Day, volunteers and public-safety telecommunicators",2200,620000,2820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6&start=620&end=2820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2922722-5a4b8d58d0e0680079e5b80ee2091ae6/thumbnail_620000.jpg","/articles/6084129/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-board-issues-proclamations-for-agriculture-Earth-Day-volunteers-and-public-safety-telecommunicators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6084129-8d0404b2ac43fc69e2a117792c1dba8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770622216&Signature=Pon8fvQRJmKRF~R8xPqFdaDdeHd9yLV~pzYCW1fZLe6usDMEcCtSuATEVwcSLtvVdH0T7dWBu6jIUrco53Mp8jdeI9LfFX3PlXhg9qj1g8aUKGxmZx7zLciSc1P71803a1AFlep0q7f3UfONl6-eMdW-V-FcJJpuTkpDc~269KiTHtsIDX33fIF6H-60gtQfHu-xewpWqGUK~SsyX2iC6oc6Dkg0yzvmItX6yLGKmHKPMqYkzXIucZgCf6wrBO5YkpIYNlhtiDp--WEbMIbGM7sAEvXWSgoRM9Fze9R1yR771WESnNkecMnR8V6fYynFHxpVhVzyYWRfKAew12sf-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kane County Board adopted several proclamations and resolutions Tuesday honoring the county's agricultural industry, declaring April 22 Earth Day, recognizing volunteer service and designating a week to honor public-safety telecommunicators.

The board unanimously approved a 2025 proclamation supporting agriculture in Kane County, which notes the county has protected farmland through ordinances and easement programs and says agriculture supports thousands of jobs locally. Leslie Juby, who introduced the agricultural proclamation, read the document to the board.

The board proclaimed April 22, 2025, as Earth Day in Kane County and recognized April as Earth Month. The Earth Day proclamation cites Kane County projects such as the 2-megawatt solar field at the Kane County Judicial Center and the county’s 2040 plan. The Earth Day item passed on a roll call vote with three members recorded as voting “no.”

The board also recognized April as Medical Reserve Corps / National Volunteer Appreciation Month and passed a resolution honoring volunteers who support public health efforts and emergency management. Michael Isaacson of the Kane County Health Department and Liz Ollman, director of planning and information management, highlighted the ongoing role volunteers played during and after the COVID-19 response.

Separately, the board approved a resolution declaring the week of April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in Kane County, thanking 9‑1‑1 dispatchers and urging residents to visit the Kingcom center. Michelle Guthrie and members of the telecommunication staff were at the meeting to accept the resolution.

The proclamations and resolutions came at the start of a meeting that also included a detailed review of county finances and several public comments about the recent sales-tax referendum.

Votes at a glance
- Agriculture proclamation: adopted (unanimous). Introduced by Leslie Juby.
- Earth Day proclamation (April 22, 2025): adopted; roll-call produced three “no” votes.
- Medical Reserve Corps / National Volunteer Appreciation Month proclamation: adopted (vote recorded by roll call).
- National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week resolution (April 13–19, 2025): adopted (roll call; one recorded “nay” on a related resolution earlier in the morning but the telecommunicator week resolution passed).

Ending
Board members and staff repeatedly thanked volunteers, health department personnel and first responders during the ceremony portion of the meeting and invited members to visit county facilities such as the Kingcom communications center.","At its April 8 meeting the Kane County Board approved a slate of proclamations and resolutions recognizing local agriculture, Earth Day, volunteer service and National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week; the Earth Day proclamation drew three dissenting votes during roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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