Knox County Board

 

Regular Meeting – February 22, 2006

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

February 22, 2006

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA                                       

5:15 P.M.  Closed Session to Discuss Contracts, Personnel, and Work Compensation Issues.

Opening Ceremonies

6:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Roll Call (Clerk)

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration of Quorum (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Invocation (Terry Renwick of Bethel Baptist Church of Galesburg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Agenda – R/C*

Item 1 – Page 12

Approve

Minutes of the Board Meeting and Closed Board Meeting held February 8, 2006.

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of February 22, 2006

Item 3

Approve

Sales tax and various taxes for month of November 2005 in the amounts of $86,437.54 and $15,428.77 and public safety tax in the amount of $73,197.56.

 

Items for the Chairman

 

 

Item 4

Presentation

Presentation by CASA Executive Director Judy Guenseth.

Item 5 – Page 21

Approve R/C

Abatement of Public Safety Bonds Series 1999.

Item 5A  Page 21

Approve R/C

Abatement of Public Safety Bonds Series 2003.

Item 6 

Approve R/C

Annual Report of Knox County Health Department.

Item 7 – Page 24

Approve

Letter of Support for the Galesburg Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Item 8 – Page 27

Approve R/C

Animal Kill Claims for the County.

Item 9  Page 30A

Presentation

Report from GIS Ad Hoc Committee (Porter)

Item 10  Page 31

Presentation

Report from Administrator Search Ad Hoc Committee (Parsons)

 

 

 

Report – Elected Official’s Business

Item 11  Page 32

Approve R/C

Union Contract with State’s Attorney’s Office

Item 12  Page 57

Approve

R/C

Purchase of Squad Car from Missouri State Police. (Sheriff)

Item 13

Presentation

Commendation by the Sheriff Thompson.

Report – Department Business

Item 14  Page 59

Presentation

Animal Control Business Report

Item 15  Page 61

Presentation

Mary Davis Home Business Report

Item 16  Page 68

Presentation

Assessor/Zoning Business Report

Item 17  Page 95

Presentation

Landfill Business Report

Item 18  Page 96

Presentation

Highway Business Report

Item 19  Page 97

Approve R/C

Bid for Tandem Dump Truck for Highway Department

Item 20  Page 99

Approve R/C

Bids for Aggregate Hauling/Stockpiling for various Road Districts utilizing MFT funds in 2006.

Item 21   Pg. 102

Approve R/C

Resolution on 2006 Motor Fuel Tax Maintenance.

Item 22   Pg. 104

Approve

R/C

Engineering Services Agreement with AMENT, Inc. for the design of an equipment storage building.

Item 23   Pg. 109

Presentation

Nursing Home Business Report

Item 24  

Presentation

GIS Business Report

Item 25   Pg. 126

First Reading

Intergovernmental Agreement with IDOT for Center Line Road Data. (GIS)

Claims Against County – R/C

Item 26   Pg. 133

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       February 9, 2006-February 22, 2006 (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)

Statements of General Concern

Item 27

Presentation

Statements of General Concern from Board Members (Conducted in voting rank order.  No Debate)

Announcements

Item 28

Presentation

The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL.

Closing Ceremonies

Item 29

Presentation

Adjournment of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board.

         

* 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.