Knox
County Board
Regular
Meeting – January 26, 2005
Knox
County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois
Main
Courtroom, 2nd Floor
January
26, 2005
BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
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Opening
Ceremonies |
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6:00
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Call
to Order (Chairman) |
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Roll
Call (Clerk) |
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Declaration
of Quorum (Chairman) |
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Proclamation
(Sheriff) |
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Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America (Chairman) |
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Invocation
(The Reverend John Grimes from Monmouth) |
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Additions
to the Agenda (for discussion only) |
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Public
Comment |
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Items
for the Chairman |
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Item
1 - Page 1 |
Approve
R/C |
Appointment
of Dr. Frank Peppers to Board of Health. |
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Item
2 - Page 3 |
Approve R/C |
Appointment
of Mark Kleine to the Civic Center Authority Board. |
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Item
3 |
Closed
Session |
Executive
Session to Discuss Contract Negotiations. |
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Item
4 |
Approve R/C |
Contract
with Nursing Home Union. |
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Item
5 – Page 4 |
Approve
R/C |
Authorization
for Ad Hoc Negotiation Committee to hire Legal Counsel. |
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Report
– Elected Official’s Business |
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Item
6 |
Approve |
Direct
Deposit Resolution Update. (Treasurer) |
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Item
7 – Page 5 |
Approve R/C |
Membership
Dues for the United Counties Council of Illinois. (2nd Reading) |
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Item
8 – Page 9 |
Approve R/C |
Resolution
on Transfer of Funds from Other Funds to the General Fund for Board per
diems and mileage. (2nd reading) |
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Item
9 – Page 11 |
Approve R/C |
Bids
for purchase of computers for State’s Attorney and County Clerk’s
Offices. (2nd Reading) |
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Item
10 |
Presentation |
Litigation
Update from State’s Attorney. |
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Item
11 |
Closed
Session |
Closed
Session to Discuss Worker’s Compensation Claim. (Mark Woollums) |
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Report
– Department Business |
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Item
12 Page 12 |
Presentation |
Animal
Control Business Report. |
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Item
13 |
Approve |
Appointment
of Animal Control Administrator. (Animal Control) |
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Item
14 Page 18 |
Presentation |
Mary
Davis Home Business Report |
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Item
15 |
Presentation |
Assessor/Zoning
Business Report |
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Item
16 |
Presentation |
Landfill
Business Report |
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Item
17 Page 21 |
Presentation |
Biodiesel
plant in Knox County (Landfill) |
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18 Page 22 |
Presentation |
Possible
future purchase of 2 to 3 transfer trailers (Landfill) |
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Item
19 Page 23 |
Presentation |
Highway
Business Report |
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Item
20 Page 24 |
Approve
– 1st
Reading |
Resolution
on 2005 Motor Fuel Tax Maintenance. (Highway) |
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Item
21 Page28 |
Approve
– 1st
Reading |
Resolution
on 2005 Motor Fuel Tax Salary. (Highway) |
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Item
22 Page 31 |
Presentation |
Nursing
Home Business Report |
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Item
23 Page39 |
Approve
R/C |
Purchase
of Resident Van for $42,922. (Nursing Home) |
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Item
24 Page 53 |
Approve |
Letter
of Termination of LZT Contract. |
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Item
25 Page 54 |
Approve
– 1st
Reading |
Waste
Removal Contract with Waste Management. (Nursing Home) |
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Item
26 Page 58 |
Discussion |
Laundry
Service at Nursing Home |
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Item
27 |
Discussion
– 1st Reading |
Nursing
Home Ad Hoc Committee Status. |
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Item
28 Page 66 |
Approve |
Resolution
regarding GIS policy and fees. (Final Reading) |
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Report
– Administration Business |
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Item
29 Page 78 |
Presentation |
Monthly
Report |
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Item
30 Page 80 |
Presentation |
Monthly
Department Financial Reports |
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Item
31 P. 110 |
Presentation |
Personnel
Policy Review |
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Consent
Agenda *(R/C) |
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Item
32 P. 116 |
Approve |
Minutes
of the
Board Meeting
held January 12, 2005 |
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Item
33 P. 125 |
Approve |
Claims
against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of
January 13, 2005-January 26, 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) |
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Item
34 |
Approve |
Claims
by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of January 26, 2005 |
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Item
35 |
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 January 2005 (filed with Clerk) |
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Item
36 |
Presentation |
Sales
tax and various taxes for month of November 2004 in the amounts of
$82,839.45 and $23,627.82 and public safety tax in the amount of
$72,182.17. |
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Item
37 |
Approve |
EPA
Fine at Landfill for $500 |
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County
Administrator Comments |
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Item
38 |
Presentation |
County
Administrator Comments |
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Statements
of General Concern |
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Item
39 |
Presentation |
Statements
of General Concern from Board Members (conducted in voting rank order.
No Debate) |
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Announcements |
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Item
40 |
Presentation |
The
next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday,
February 9, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg,
IL |
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Closing
Ceremonies |
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Item
41 |
Approve Voice |
Adjournment
of meeting
until next scheduled meeting of the Board. |
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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.