Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole of the Village of Winnebago was held on January 07, 2026, at 6:09 p.m. The link for the employees and the public to attend remotely was made available through GoToMeeting. ROLL CALL: ACKERMAN –GRAHAM –- KIM - LEFEVRE –MCKINNON present SPRINGER - absent Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Village Administrator Joseph Dienberg, Public Works Director Chad Insko, Chief Jeff White, Lieutenant Nick Haff, Deputy Clerk Kellie Symonds, and Treasurer Dana Novinson 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM – A quorum was established. 5. MEETING GUIDELINES 6. PUBLIC COMMENT – No one requested the opportunity to address the Board. 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. A motion was made by MR. GRAHAM, seconded by MR. MCKINNON to accept the minutes of the December 17, 2025, meeting as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. 8. DISCUSSION a. The Board discussed a proposed resolution updating the Lexipol Policy which will be voted on at the next meeting. b. Mr. Dienberg assisted by Mr. Insko discussed the construction in projects: 1. Projects completed in 2025 2. Projects carried over to be completed in 2026 3. New projects “in the hunt” if money and time are available. c. The Request for Proposal for the Unified Development Ordinance remains open. d. The Village Administrator’s contract will be approved at the next Board meeting. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to 5ILCS 120/2(c) 10. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Ackerman asked the status of Bud’s Auto building. He was told the Phase II Environmental Study needs to be done. A person could buy and rehab it however any environmental issues would need to be resolved. 11. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by MR. LEFEVRE, seconded by MR. KIM to adjourn at 6:50 p.m. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVED: JANUARY 21, 2026 ______________________________ Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk