Saturday, March 2, 2013

Health department fees ‘dilemma’ for county board chairman | Belvidere Daily Republican

Written by Bob Balgemann

 

Pysson said he didn’t believe Walberg should be expressing his views, or discussing personal experiences, at a meeting he was attending as a representative of the county board.

But Walberg said he was talking with board members as a resident of Boone County, not as chairman of the county board.

Minutes of the December health board meeting reflected Walberg expressing his concern about the department raising its fees. But there was no reference to anything personal.

Pysson attended the February health board meeting to see if those comments were part of the official record. He raised that question at the start of the meeting, under the public comments section of the agenda.

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I listen to Mr. Walberg spend ten minutes complaining about a demolition permit for his personal property during the December monthly meeting of the Health Department. Mr. Walberg was attending the meeting because a member of the county board had not yet been selected for the committee.

As a private citizen I found his behavior less than appropriate. Mr. Walberg questioned the actions and attitude of a member of the Health Department’s staff regarding a personal dispute regarding fees for a well closing on his farm. This matter should have been discussed with the employee’s supervisor, not at the health board. It appeared that Mr. Walberg was attempting to use his position to resolve a personal dispute with a county employee.  A member of the county board(even the Chairman) does not have special rights or  privilege, such as brow -beating county employees.  Bill Pysson

Boone County Farmland Protection invites public to talk on Comprehensive Plan

On March 14 there will be a talk on the Comprehensive Plan and Farmland Protection by Bill Luhman.

Mr. Walberg, Boone County Board Chairman,  refused to reappoint long time Regional Planning Commission member, Mr. Luhman, for another two year term.   SEE:  http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/12/mrwalberg-decides-not-to-reappoint-bill.html

 

 

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BCJ: Funding was the Subject

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The following is taken from the March 1, 2013 Boone County Journal which is available free of charge at merchants across the county and on-line at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-03-01-13.pdf#page=1

NOTE:  there are really two issues discussed in the article:1. Refunding of Administrative Building bonds 2.Funding of a new position at the States Attorney Office.

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BCJ: County Reaches Accord Without Litigation

The following is taken from the Boone County Journal which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on the internet at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-03-01-13.pdf#page=1

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