Knox County Board

  Regular Monthly Meeting – June 2004

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

June 23, 2004

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Special Events

5:30 p.m.

 

Special Meeting of Social Services Committee to open sewer bids.

 

Opening Ceremonies

6:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Roll Call (Clerk)

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration of Quorum (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Proclamation (Sheriff)

 

 

 

 

 

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Invocation (The Reverend John Grimes of Monmouth, IL)

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Agenda * (R/C)

Item 1

Approve

Minutes of the Board Meeting held May 26, 2004

Item 2

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       May 27, 2004-June 23, 2004 (ordering that invoices be accepted and approved and that the County Clerk and County Treasurer be authorized and directed to issue County Warrants in payment of the bills)

Item 3

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of June 23, 2004

Item 4

Presentation

Financial Reports of Scott G. Erickson, County Clerk;           Robin E. Davis, Treasurer; Nancy J. McCune, Recorder; Kelly Cheesman, Circuit Clerk; and James K. Thompson, Sheriff; for the month of June 2004 (filed with Clerk)

Item 5

Presentation

Sales tax and various taxes for the month of March 2004 in the amounts of $87,158.76 and $18,249.91 and public safety tax in the amount of $70,358.47

 

 

 

 

Item 6

Approve

Appointment of Ed Robbins and Jerry Fox as Trustees for Victoria Copley Fire Protection District.

Item 7

Approve

Appointment Gene Nelson as Trustee for the Henderson Fire Protection District.

 

 

Items for the Chairman

Item 8

Presentation

Quarterly Report on Orpheum from Jennifer Rakestraw

Item 9

Presentation

Conditions of the Banks as of March 31, 2004 (on file in the County Clerk’s Office)

Item 10

Approve

R/C

Resolution on Legal Holiday Calendar for 2005 from Ninth Judicial Circuit.

Item 11

Approve
Voice

Certification of Candidates for Judges of Election. (On file in Clerk’s office)

 

 

 

 

 

Report – Committee on Finance and Insurance

Item 12

Presentation & Approve

County Audit Report from Blucker, Kneer & Associates

Item 13

Approve

R/C

Resolution for use of HAVA funds to help Purchase Optical Scan voting equipment for County Elections.

Item 14

Approve

R/C

Purchase of Optical Scan Election equipment for County Elections.

Item 15

Approve

Request for permission to accept bids on County Health Insurance

Item 16

Closed Session

Closed Session to discuss wage proposal.

Item 17

Approve

R/C

Wage proposal between Knox County and AFSCME Council 31.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report – Committee on Public Safety

Item 18

Approve
R/C 2/3

Purchase of vehicles for Mary Davis Home from Missouri State Police.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report – Committee on Highway, Landfill, & Zoning

Item 19

Approve
R/C

Resolution on 2004 County Motor Fuel Tax Maintenance. (Highway)

Item 20

Approve

Zoning Re-organizational items. (Zoning)

Item 21

Approve
R/C 2/3

Compensation for Zoning Department work for Chris Gray.  (Suspend rules to open Budget)

Item 22

Approve

R/C

Agreement with IDOT for 80,000 pound truck access route program for County Highway 24 project.

 

Report – Committee on Planning and Space Allocation

Item 23

Approve

Revisions to Responsible Bidder Resolution.

Item 24

Approve

Statement of Compliance Regarding Responsible Bidder (only if previous item does not pass)

 

Report – Committee on Social Services

Item 25

Approve

R/C

Bid for sewer work at Nursing Home.

Item 26

Approve

Bid and Bring back bids for electric beds and wheelchairs.

Item 27

Approve

R/C

Bid and Approve bids for Automatic Smoke Dampers for the Nursing Home.

 

 

 

 

 

Report – County Administration

Item 28

Approve
R/C

Resolution on Prevailing Wage in Knox County, Illinois.

Item 29

Approve
R/C

Resolution on Appointing Joyce Skinner as Plat Officer.

Item 30

Approve

Resolution supporting City of Galesburg grant application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements

Item 31

Presentation

The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL

 

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 32

Approve

Voice

Adjournment

       

 

* CONSENT AGENDA:  All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Member or citizen so requests; in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.

 

VOTING CHART:  R/C = Roll Call Vote; Voice = Voice Vote; 2/3 = 2/3rds Vote

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Except for emergency personnel, please turn off all cellular telephones and paging devices during the meeting.