Knox County Board

Regular Meeting – July 13, 2005

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

July 13, 2005

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

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 (Darrell Hughs, Elder 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 and Closed Board sessions held June 22, 2005

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of July 13, 2005

Claims Against County – R/C

 

 

Item 3 – Page 14

Approve

Claims against Knox County , Illinois , for the period of       June 23, 2005-July 13, 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 – Page 44

Approve

R/C

Resolution on Legal Holiday Calendar for 2006 from Ninth Judicial Circuit.

Item 5 – Page 46

Approve

Resolution in Support of Amtrak Funding

Item 6

Approve

R/C

Board Appointments to the Township Appeal Board of Review.

Item 7 – Page 48

Approve

1st Reading

Proposed changes to the Knox County Personnel Policy

Item 8

Discussion

Flag Production Information.

Item 9

Discussion

Space Allocation at the Annex (Saline)

Item 10  Page 60

Approve

Endorsement Letter to Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Report – Elected Official’s Business

Item 11

Closed Session

Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Issues. (Sheriff)

Item 12

Presentation

Department of Corrections Report (Sheriff)

Item 13

Approve

Security Grant for Sheriff’s Department. (Sheriff)

 

Report – Department Business

Item 14

Presentation

Animal Control Business Report

Item 15  Page 63

Presentation

Mary Davis Home Business Report

Item 16

Approve

Bid and Back for Fuel Storage Tanks for County Use.

Item 17

Approve

Bid and Back for Storage Building and Sally Port.

Item 18 

Presentation

Assessor/Zoning Business Report

Item 19  Page 65

Approve R/C

Approve ZBA Case CU-01-05 as recommended.

Item 20  Page 69

Approve R/C

Approve ZBA Case ZA-02-05 as recommended.

Item 21  Page 75

Presentation

Landfill Business Report

Item 22  Page 79

Presentation

Highway Business Report

Item 23  Page 81

Presentation

Nursing Home Business Report

Item 24  Page 85

Approve

Bid and Bring Back to purchase 25 mattresses.

Item 25  Pg. 101

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for 2 MasterCare Integrity bath units.

Item 26  Pg. 115

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for redecorating Wings 3 & 4 and a Total remodel of Wing 4.

Item 27  Pg. 106

Approve

Bid and Bring Back to install a wireless monitoring system.

Item 28  Pg. 121

Approve

R/C

Approve hiring Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt for annual Medicare and Medicaid cost reports.

Item 29  Pg. 124

Approve R/C

Approve sale of old handi van for $500 or best offer.

 

Report – Administration Business

Item 30  Pg. 129

Approve

R/C

Approval to Hire a GIS Analyst and the Accompanying Job Description.

Item 31  Pg. 142

Approve

1st Reading

Office Lease Agreement with Multi-Township Assessors.

Item 32  Pg. 149

Presentation

Business Report.

 

Statements of General Concern

Item 33

Presentation

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

 

Announcements

Item 34

Presentation

The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 35

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.