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Votes at a glance: Winnebago County Board approves zoning map changes, solar site approval, DOCA grant renewal, $50,000 loan and landscaping contract
Summary
The Winnebago County Board on April 10 approved multiple zoning changes, a site approval for a commercial solar facility on Auburn Street, a budget amendment renewing a state DOCA grant for the state's attorney, a $50,000 revolving loan and a landscaping contract; a nepotism ordinance was laid over.
The Winnebago County Board on April 10 voted on several routine and policy items. The meeting record shows unanimous or near‑unanimous approvals on zoning amendments, a commercial solar site approval, a budget amendment for a state's attorney grant renewal, a revolving‑loan‑fund loan, and a grounds‑maintenance contract. One ordinance amending the county code on nepotism was laid over for later consideration.
Votes summarized below reflect the motions, movers and seconders as recorded in the meeting and the outcome recorded by the clerk. When the roll call was not read into the transcript the clerk instructed members to “cast yes for all members present”; 19 members were present and one member absent at the start of the meeting.
Votes at a glance
1) Ordinance — Budget amendment: State's attorney DOCA grant renewal Motion: Move budget amendment forward for approval (renewal of existing grant). Mover: Mr. Butida. Second: Mr. Lindmark. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally (as recorded): 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Notes: Motion included a separate procedural vote to suspend rules (suspension approved prior to the substantive vote).
2) Zoning — Map amendment ZO225 Motion: Approve ZO225 (map amendment). Mover: Mr. Webster. Second: Mr. Penny (and Ms. Goral as recorded). Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally: 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
3) Zoning — Map amendment ZO325 Motion: Approve ZO325 (map amendment). Mover: Mr. Webster. Second: Mr. Penny. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally: 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
4) Zoning — Ordinance granting site approval for a commercial solar energy facility (Auburn Street) Motion: Approve site approval for a commercial solar energy facility on Auburn Street. Mover: Mr. Webster. Seconds: Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Tassoni. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally: 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Notes: Petitioners from Trajectory Energy attended and were acknowledged by board members; no substantial public opposition was recorded in the transcript.
5) Economic Development — Resolution approving revolving‑loan $50,000 to Legend Home Healthcare Professionals LLC Motion: Grant authority to county board chair to execute loan documents for $50,000 from the revolving loan fund. Mover: Mr. Sweeney. Second: Ms. Hansert. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally: 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
6) Operations — Resolution awarding landscaping and ground maintenance services Motion: Award contract for landscaping and grounds maintenance (award resolution moved). Mover: Mr. McDonald. Second: Ms. Hansard. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”). Vote tally: 19 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain.
7) Operations — Ordinance amending nepotism section 60‑2‑3 of the Winnebago County Code Motion: Lay over the ordinance amending nepotism provisions. Mover/Second: (recorded as committee action; transcript notes ordinance is to be laid over). Outcome: Laid over (no final vote recorded). Notes: The committee reported the item and the board tabled final action to a later meeting.
8) Consent and minutes - Minutes: Motion to approve March 13 minutes and lay over March 27 minutes. Mover: Mr. Salgado; Second: Ms. Valdez. Outcome: Approved/laid over as recorded. - Consent agenda: Included raffle report and auditor’s report. Motion: Mr. Booker; Second: Mr. Penney. Outcome: Approved (record: “Please cast yes for all members present”).
How the transcript recorded votes Most motions were resolved by voice/roll call with the clerk instructing members to “cast yes for all members present.” The transcript specifies 19 members present at roll call; in cases where no roll‑call names or disaggregated tallies were read into the public record, this article records the clerk’s stated instruction and the resulting unanimous “yes” outcome as recorded in the minutes.
If readers need individual member roll‑call records beyond the clerk’s summary, those are available in the official minutes and roll‑call records maintained by the County Clerk.
