Knox
County Board
Regular
Meeting March 23, 2005
Knox
County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois
Main
Courtroom, 2nd Floor
March
23, 2005
BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
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Opening
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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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Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America (Chairman) |
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Invocation
(Barb Devina, Elder of First Christian Church of Galesburg) |
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Additions
to the Agenda (for discussion only) |
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Public
Comment |
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Consent
Agenda R/C* |
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Item
1 Page 1 |
Approve |
Minutes
of the
Board Meeting
and Closed Board sessions held March 9, 2005 |
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Item
2 Page 18 |
Approve |
Claims
against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of
March 10, 2005-March 23, 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
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Approve |
Claims
by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of March 9, 2005 |
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Item
4 |
Approve |
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 March 2005 (filed with Clerk) |
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Item
5 |
Approve |
Sales
tax and various taxes for month of January 2005 in the amounts of
$111,986.26 and $24,198.57 and public safety tax in the amount of
$98,053.56. |
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Items
for the Chairman |
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Item
6 |
Presentation |
GREDA
Quarterly Report |
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Item
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Approve |
GREDA
Proclamation for Existing Business Months in Knox County. |
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Item
8 Page 55 |
Approve R/C |
Appointment
of Dave Peck as Trustee for Knoxville Fire Protection District. |
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Item
9 Page 57 |
Approve R/C |
Appointments
to the Ad Hoc Committee for Personnel Policy Revisions. |
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Item
10 |
Presentation |
UCCI
Conference Review. (Johnson) |
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11 Page 58 |
Approve R/C |
Directive
on Per Diem Payments. |
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Item
12 |
Approve 1st
Reading |
Resolution
Regarding Use of Renewable Fuels in County Vehicles. (Link) |
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Report
Elected Officials Business |
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Item
13 |
Presentation |
Conditions
of the Banks as of December 2004 on file with the County Clerk. |
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Report
Department Business |
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14 Page 60 |
Presentation |
Animal
Control Business Report. |
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Item
15 |
Approve R/C |
Appointment
of Doc Joe as Animal Control Administrator with 1 year contract. |
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Item
16 Page 63 |
Presentation |
Mary
Davis Home Business Report |
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Item
17 |
Approve |
Bid
and Bring Back for Kitchen Equipment. (MDH) |
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Item
18 |
Presentation |
Assessor/Zoning
Business Report |
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Item
19 Page 67 |
Presentation |
Landfill
Business Report |
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Item
20 Page 68 |
Presentation |
Highway
Business Report |
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Item
21 Page 69 |
Approve 1st
Reading |
Proposal
for wages of Non-Union Personnel at Highway Department. (Highway) |
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Item
22 Page 71 |
Presentation |
Nursing
Home Business Report |
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Item
23 Page 76 |
Approve R/C |
Lease
to farm the Nursing Home farmland with C.L. Palmer. (Nursing Home) |
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24 Page 80 |
Approve R/C |
Bid
for renovation of Wing 2 from Johnson Building Systems for $136,566.
(Nursing Home) |
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Item
25 Page 84 |
Approve R/C |
Bid
for Renovation Materials for Wing 2 from Phoenix Textile and Direct
Supply. (Nursing Home) |
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Report
Administration Business |
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Item
26 Page 89 |
Presentation |
Business
Report |
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Item
27 Pg. 124 |
Approve R/C |
Service
Provider Contract for HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing work from MSI. |
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Item
28 |
Approve R/C |
Waste
Removal Contract for Courthouse, Annex, and Jail. |
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Statements
of General Concern |
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Item
29 |
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
30 |
Presentation |
The
next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday,
April 13, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg,
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Closing
Ceremonies |
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Item
31 |
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.