Knox County Board

  Regular Meeting – September 14, 2005

Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

September 14, 2005

BOARD MEETING AGENDA                                               

5:15 P.M. Closed Session to Discuss Personnel Issues, Pending Litigation, and Contract                        Negotiations.  (Documentation Starts on Page 1 of Board Packet)

           

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 Hughes, Elder of Bethel Baptist Church of Galesburg)

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Agenda – R/C*

Item 1 – Page 13

Approve

Minutes of the Board Meeting and Closed Meeting held August 24, 2005 and Closed Meeting August 31, 2005.

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of September 14, 2005

Item 3 – Page 25

Approve

Appointment of Wayne Saline to 9-1-1 Board.

Claims Against County – R/C

 

 

Item 4 -  Page 26

Approve

Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of       August 25, 2005-September 14, 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 5 – Page 59

Approve R/C

Appointment of Mr. Paul Stewart to District 2 County Board Seat.

Item 6  

Presentation

Swearing In of New Member by County Clerk.

Item 6A

Presentation

Tony DiToro from ADF Employer Solutions. (Budget Ad Hoc Committee)

Item 7 – Page 61

Approve

R/C

Purchase of EMA Trailer for $6,850 from Homeland Security Grant and Interoperable Radios for $59,143.

Item 8

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for Part Time Computer Services Agreement.

Report – Elected Official’s Business

Item 9 – Page 63

Approve

R/C

Resolution for Funding of HAVA Required Voting Equipment. (County Clerk)

Item 10  Page 72

Approve

R/C

Purchase of HAVA Voting Equipment from Fidlar Elections. (County Clerk)

Item 11

Approve R/C

ILEAS Grant for Sheriff’s Department (Sheriff)

Item 12

Approve R/C

Union Contract for AFSCME Correctional Officers. (Sheriff)

Item 13

Approve R/C

Union Contract for F.O.P. Supervisors. (Sheriff)

 

Report – Department Business

Item 14  

Presentation

Animal Control Business Report

Item 15  Page 73

Presentation

Mary Davis Home Business Report

Item 16  Page 75

Presentation

Assessor/Zoning Business Report

Item 17  Page 77

Approve

Recommendation of Zoning Board of Appeals Case

 #CU-02-05 (Zoning)

Item 18  Page 84

Presentation

Landfill Business Report

Item 19  Page 85

Approve R/C

Pre-Feasibility Study for Bio-Diesel Plant. (Landfill)

Item 20  Page 88

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for HPDE Liner and Transportation to Landfill. (Landfill)

Item 21  Page 89

Approve R/C

Increase of Landfill Fees by $1.50 /Ton to $26.00/Ton.

Item 22  Page 92

Presentation

Highway Business Report

Item 23  Page 93

Presentation

Nursing Home Business Report

Item 24  Page 96

Approve

Bid and Bring Back to Replace 2 Gas Dryers with Electric Dryers. (Nursing Home)

Item 25

Discussion

Sprinkler System Bid for Wings 1&2, Center Core and Basement for $272,800 and for Wings 3&4 for $170,188. (Nursing Home)

 

Report – Administration Business

Item 26  Page 97

Approve

1st Reading

Resolution to Designate County Farmland at Nursing Home available for sale.

Item 27  Pg. 106

Presentation

Administration Report

Statements of General Concern

Item 28

Presentation

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

 

Announcements

Item 29

Presentation

The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 6:00 p.m., at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, IL.

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 30

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.