Knox County Board

Regular Meeting – August 10, 2005

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

August 10, 2005

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

5:30 P.M. Closed Session to Discuss Pending Litigation and Personnel 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 1

Approve

Minutes of the Board Meeting held July 27, 2005.

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of August 10, 2005

Claims Against County – R/C

 

 

Item 3 – Page 10

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       July 28, 2005-August 10, 2005 (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)

 

 

 

Items for the Chairman

Item 4

Presentation

OnPoint LLC Update.

Item 5 – Page 42

Approve

R/C (2/3)

Remove from Table and Purchase of County Flag.

Item 6 – Page 44

Approve

Voucher Approval Procedure Memo

Item 7 – Page 46

Presentation

Fence Repair Bill from Bridge work.

Item 8 -  Page 48

Presentation

Report from IACBM Conference (Parsons)

Item 9

Discussion

Department Head Evaluations

 

 

 

Report – Elected Official’s Business

Item 10 

Presentation

Budget Update. (Treasurer)

Item 11  Page 50

Approve

1st Reading

Revisions to the Knox County Liquor Control Ordinance. (County Clerk)

 

Report – Department Business

Item 12

Presentation

Animal Control Business Report

Item 13  Page 58

Presentation

Mary Davis Home Business Report

Item 14  Page 60

Presentation

Assessor/Zoning Business Report

Item 15  Page 64

Presentation

Landfill Business Report

Item 16  Page 65

Approve

R/C

Trash Compactor bid from Thompson Equipment for $13,345.00 (Landfill)

Item 17  Page 68

Presentation

Highway Business Report

Item 18  Page 69

Approve

1st Reading

Resolution Requesting Consent of the Department of Transportation to the Reappointment of the Incumbent as County Engineer. (Highway)

Item 19  Page 72

Presentation

Nursing Home Business Report

Item 20  Page 79

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for installation of handicapped access doors in Garden Room and living room.

Item 21  Page 81

Approve

R/C

Request for Approval to Write off $47,851.19 of un-collectible account receivables over 180 days.

Item 22

Approve

Approval to purchase an additional power lift for estimated cost of $4,000.00

Item 23

Approval

Installation in-house of handicapped controls for the front entrance doors not to exceed $1,500.

Item 24

Discussion

Procedures for Delinquent Account Collection.

 

Report – Administration Business

Item 25   Pg. 110

Approve

Cable Franchise Agreement with Insight Communications.

 

 

 

Item 26   Pg. 106

Presentation

Business Report.

 

 

 

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, August 24, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 29

Approve

Voice

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.