5:15 P.M. – Closed Session for Personnel and Workman’s Compensation.

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, from Bethel Baptist Church, Galesburg)

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

Public Comment

Consent Agenda – R/C*

Item 1 – Page 1

Approve

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

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of November 27, 2006

Item 3

Approve

Sales tax and various taxes for month of August 2006 in the amounts of $91,144.43 and $17,903.08 and public safety tax in the amount of $74,851.30.

Item 4 – Page 10

Approve

Appointment of Ben DeRose to the Knox County Zoning Board of Appeals.

Item 5 – Page 11

Approve

Appointments of Lynn A. Bowman and Timothy C. Carlson to the Oneida-Wataga Fire Protection District.

Items for the Chairman

Item 6

Approve R/C

Renewal of Contract with Alternate Public Defender Geoff Campbell.

Item 7

Approve R/C

Renewal of Contract with Alternate Public Defender Daniel O’Brien.

Item 8

Approve R/C

Amending Recorder/GIS Budgets. (Parsons)

Item 9 – Page 12

Approve R/C

Contract Extension for Nursing Home Administrator.

Item 10  Page 16

Approve R/C

MFT Salary Resolution for 2007 County Engineer’s salary.

Item 11

Approve R/C

Decision on Personnel Issues.

Item 12  Page 19

Approve R/C

Policy to Establish terms of service for Board Member. Appointments to Boards and Committees. (Bacon)

Report – Elected Official’s Business

Item 13 Page 20

Approve

R/C

Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriations within Various Funds under the Direction of the County Board. (Housekeeping Item)

Item 14  Page 21

Approve

R/C

Resolution Authorizing the County Clerk and County Treasurer to Issue County Warrants for Certain Claims during the period the County Board is not in Session. (Housekeeping Item)

Item 15  Page 22

Presentation

Monthly Financial Update. (Treasurer)

Item 16  Page 89

Presentation/ Approval R/C

Potential Sidwell assistance with tax bills

Report – Department Business

Item 17  Page 90

Presentation

Animal Control Business Report

Item 18  Page 96

Presentation

Mary Davis Home Business Report

Item 19  Page 97

Approve

R/C

Resolution Authorizing Transfer of Funds from Knox County’s Landfill Fund to the Mary Davis Home Fund.

Item 20

Presentation

Assessor/Zoning Business Report

Item 21  Pg. 104

Presentation

Landfill Business Report

Item 22 

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for Modular or Stick Built Scale House Building.

Item 23 

Approve R/C

Bid for Concrete approach to Landfill.

Item 24   Pg. 105

Approve R/C

Change Order for equipment building cement work.

Item 25   Pg. 106

Presentation

Highway Business Report

Item 26   Pg. 107

Approve R/C

Union agreement with Laborer’s Local 538.

Item 27   Pg. 108

Approve R/C

Wages for Non-Union Highway Department Employees for 2006-2007.

Item 28   Pg. 109

Presentation

Nursing Home Business Report

Item 29   Pg. 113

Approve R/C

Writing off of balances due to negative pool of funds under provider agreement with OSF Health Plan.

Item 30

Approve R/C

Resolution Authorizing Transfer of Funds from Knox County Nursing Home Referendum Account to Nursing Home General Account not to Exceed $300,000 for FY 2006-2007.

Item 31   Pg. 118

Approve R/C

Approve bid to install smoke detectors as deemed by the IDPH tag survey

Item 32   Pg. 120

First Reading

Policy and Procedure for Alcohol at the Nursing Home.

Item 33   

Presentation

GIS Business Report.

Claims Against County – R/C

Item 34   Pg. 121

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       November 9, 2006-November 27, 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)

     Approval of County Budget …………………………………                                                   

Item 35

Approve R/C

Proposed Fiscal Year 2006-2007 County Budget with any approved amendments.

Statements of General Concern

Item 36

Presentation

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

Announcements

Item 37

Presentation

The next meeting will be the County Board Organizational Meeting to be held on Monday, December 4, 2006, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL. 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 38

Presentation

Adjournment of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board.