Will County Board approves consent agenda, amends chapter 54 language to 'annual'

The Will County Board approved an Executive Committee consent agenda that authorizes development of a strategic plan for the county and forwards a set of ordinance amendments to chapters 41, 50, 52, 53 and 54. "The Executive Committee is presenting, a consent agenda which authorizes the development of a strategic plan for the Will County Board and a number of ordinances amending chapter 41, 50, 52, 53, and 54," said Member Van Dine.

During roll call on the consent agenda, a staff or legal request led the board to remove one item related to chapter 54 from the package and then to vote on a revised consent list. "I'm just being told by the state's attorney that chapter 54, we would like to remove to be amended," Van Dine said; the board subsequently approved the remaining items.

After the consent vote, the state's attorney explained that a review of chapter 54 had identified multiple references to the term "semiannual" that should be changed to "annual" to match operational practice. Van Dine moved to replace all references to "semiannual" with "annual" in chapter 54; the motion passed. "So I would just ask that a motion be made to, replace any references to semi annual in chapter 54 and replace it with annual," the Will County State's Attorney said during discussion.

Also on the consent calendar, the board approved several executive appointments, including members to the Godley Public Water District (Resolution 25-272), the Workforce Investment Board of Will County (Resolution 25-273), and the Bonnie Bridal Manor Sanitary District (Resolution 25-274). Each appointment was approved by roll call.

Why it matters: the changes to chapter 54 standardize timing language across that chapter and bring ordinance text into alignment with how the referenced land-use processes operate. The consent agenda also directs staff to begin development of a county strategic plan, a topic members said they hoped would improve board cohesion.