Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole of the Village of Winnebago was held on January 21, 2026, at 6:27 p.m. with President Franklin J. Eubank Jr., presiding. The link for the employees and the public to attend remotely was made available through GoToMeeting. ROLL CALL: ACKERMAN ––MCKINNON - SPRINGER present GRAHAM – KIM - LEFEVRE - absent Guests: Attorney Mary Gaziano, Village Administrator Joseph Dienberg, Chief Jeff White, Deputy Clerk Kellie Symonds, Treasurer Dana Novinson. Lieutenant Nick Haff attended remotely. 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. ACKERRMAN, seconded by MR. SPRINGER to accept the minutes of the January 07, 2026, meeting as presented. Motion carried on a voice vote. 8. DISCUSSION a. Mr. Dienberg gave an overview of the 2026 budget, specifically for the Community Development, Strategic Reserves, and Fourth of July funds. At the next Committee of the Whole Meeting, other funds will be reviewed. There will be a meeting on February 10th to discuss a fundraiser for the Fourth of July. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to 5ILCS 120/2(c) 10. NEW BUSINESS MR. MCKINNON asked if there is a way for the packet printout to not display page numbers on the top of other information. 11. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by MR. MCKINNON, seconded by MR. ACKERMAN to adjourn at 6:46 p.m. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVED: FEBRUARY 04, 2026 ______________________________ Sally Jo Huggins, Village Clerk