Knox County Board

 

Regular Monthly Meeting – August 2004

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

August 25, 2004

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Special Events

5:50 p.m.

 

Special Meeting of Highway/Landfill/Zoning to approve bids for bridge replacement project.

 

 

 

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 Leigh Nygard Galesburg Rescue Mission)

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Agenda * (R/C)

Item 1

Approve

Minutes of the Board Meeting held July 28, 2004

Item 2

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       July 29, 2004-August 25, 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 August 25, 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 August 2004 (filed with Clerk)

Item 5

Presentation

Sales tax and various taxes for the month of May 2004 in the amounts of $87,609.90 and $23,455.82 and public safety tax in the amount of $73,843.53.

 

 

 

Items for the Chairman

Item 6

Approve

Intergovernmental Mutual Aid Agreement for Public Health Departments.

Item 7

Approve

Resolution of Participation in Lawsuit against Maytag.

 

Report – Committee on Finance and Insurance

Item 8

Approve

Resolution Directing and Requiring Production of Documentation.

Item 9

Closed Session

Closed Session to discuss personnel issues.

Item 10

Approve   R/C

Decision on Personnel Contract

 

Report – Committee on Public Safety

Item 11

Presentation

Monthly Report

 

Report – Committee on Highway, Landfill, & Zoning

Item 12

Approve   R/C

Bid for purchase of self-propelled, rubber tired roller. (Highway)

Item 13

Approve   R/C

Bid for purchase of self-propelled. Single drum, vibratory compactor. (Highway)

Item 14

Approve   R/C

Bid for purchase of tow behind pavement sweeper.  (Highway)

Item 15

Approve   R/C

Proposal for lease/purchase of used Dura Patcher Spray Injection machine. (Highway)

Item 16

Approve   R/C

Bid for bridge replacement project. Lynn Township, Section 04-11116-01-BR. (Highway)

Item 17

Approve   R/C

Bid for purchase of 13,000 tons of sand for Knox County Landfill.  (Landfill)

Item 18

Approve

Intergovernmental Agreement with Galesburg Sanitary District and Landfill. (Landfill)

 

Report – Committee on Planning and Space Allocation

Item 19

Presentation

County Board Committee Structural Changes.

Item 20

Approve

Procedures for Bidding Projects in Knox County.

Item 21

Approve

Permission to explore lease option for area Assessors.

 

Report – Committee on Social Services

Item 22

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for new truck from Farm Account, resurfacing of the parking lot and freight elevator repairs from Referendum Account.

Item 23

Approve R/C

Bid and Accept fire dampers for Nursing Home.

 

Report – County Administration

Item 24

Presentation

Monthly Report

Item 25

Presentation

First reading of Cable TV Franchising Ordinance.

Item 26

Presentation

First reading of Cable TV Franchising Agreement with Mid-Century.

 

Announcements

Item 27

Presentation

The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 28

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.