Knox
County Board
Regular
Meeting – March 9, 2005
Knox
County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois
Main
Courtroom, 2nd Floor
March
9, 2005
BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
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Closed
Session at 5:30 p.m. to Discuss Personnel |
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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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Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America (Chairman) |
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Invocation
(Darrell Hughs, Elder of Bethel Baptist 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
held February 23, 2005 |
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Item
2 – Page 12 |
Approve |
Claims
against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of
February 24, 2005-March 9, 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
3 |
Approve |
Claims
by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of March 9, 2005 |
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Items
for the Chairman |
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Item
4 – Page 48 |
Approve R/C |
Appointment
of Richard D. Allen as Trustee of Galesburg Sanitary District. |
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Item
5 |
Approve |
Tax
Bill Timetable Discussion (Porter) |
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Item
6 – Page 50 |
Approve 1st
Reading |
Directive
on Per Diem Payments. |
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Item
7 |
Discussion |
Resolution
Regarding Use of Renewable Fuels in County Vehicles. (Link) |
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Report
– Elected Official’s Business |
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Item
8 |
Closed
Session |
Closed
Session to Discuss Litigation Update (State’s Attorney) |
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Report
– Department Business |
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Item
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Presentation |
Animal
Control Business Report. |
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Item
10 Page 52 |
Discussion |
Dr.
Joe Letter and Administrator position. |
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Item
11 Page 53 |
Presentation |
Mary
Davis Home Business Report |
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Item
12 Page 55 |
Presentation |
Assessor/Zoning
Business Report |
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Item
13 |
Presentation |
Landfill
Business Report |
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Item
14 Page 57 |
Presentation |
Highway
Business Report |
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Item
15 Page 58 |
Approve R/C |
Amendment
to the Professional Services Agreement for Spoon River Rehabilitation on
County Highway 20 for $5,000. (Highway) |
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Item
16 Page 60 |
Presentation |
Nursing
Home Business Report |
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Item
17 Page 63 |
Approve R/C |
Bid
for Cooling Tower from MSI for $32,196. (Nursing Home) |
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Item
18 Page 75 |
Approve R/C |
Bid
for Elevator Repair for $32,880 and 5 year maintenance contract for $160
per year from Long Elevator. (Nursing Home) |
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Item
19 Page 98 |
Approve R/C |
Bid
for Physical Therapy Services at Nursing Home with PTS. |
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Item
20 Pg. 102 |
Approve 1st
Reading |
Lease
to farm the Nursing Home farmland with C.L. Palmer. (Nursing Home) |
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Report
– Administration Business |
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Item
21 Pg. 107 |
Presentation |
Business
Report |
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Item
22 |
Approve |
Direction
regarding use of Galesburg City Hall for Board Meetings. |
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Item
23 |
Discussion |
Personnel
Policy Review. |
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Statements
of General Concern |
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Item
24 |
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
25 |
Presentation |
The
next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday,
March 23, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg,
IL |
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Closing
Ceremonies |
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Item
26 |
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.