Knox County Board

 

Regular Monthly Meeting – June 2007

Knox County Courthouse , Galesburg , Illinois

Main Courtroom, 2nd Floor

June 27, 2007

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Special Events

5:30 PM

Closed Session

Closed Session to discuss workman’s compensation and pending litigation.

 

 

 

Opening Ceremonies

6:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Roll Call (Clerk)

 

 

 

 

 

Declaration of Quorum (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Proclamation (Sheriff)

 

 

 

 

 

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America (Chairman)

 

 

 

 

 

Invocation (Rev. Leigh Nygard of Galesburg )

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)

 

Public Comment

 

Consent Agenda * (R/C)

Item 1 – Page 1

Approve

Minutes of the Regular and Closed Board Meeting on May 23, 2007 .

Item 2

Approve

Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Meeting of June 27, 2007

Item 3

Presentation

Sales tax and various taxes for month of March 2007 in the amounts of $94,596.23 and $20,598.07 and public safety tax in the amount of $79,157.55

Item 4 – Page 11

Approve

Appointment of Trustee to Spoon Lake Sanitary District.

Item 5 – Page 12

Approve

Appointment of Trustee to Williamsfield Fire Protection District.

 

 

 

Items for the Chairman

Item 6 

Discussion

Computer System Update. ( County Clerk )

 

Report – Committee on Finance, Insurance, Treasurer, Judicial, and Clerk

Item 7

Presentation

Monthly Report

Item 8  - Page 13

Approve R/C

Resolution on Prevailing Wage for Knox County .

Item 9  - Page 22

Approve R/C

County Election Judge Pay Rate Increase. ( County Clerk )

Item 10

Approve R/C

Workman’s Compensation Claims. (Treasurer)

Report – Ad Hoc Building Committee             ..                                                                .    .  .

Item 11 (Insert)

Approve R/C

Approve Bid for Landfill Scale House

Item 12  Page 24

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing Services.

Report – Committee on Sheriff, Jail, Courthouse, Mary Davis Home, and Animal Control.

Item 13 – Pg. 26

Presentation

Monthly Report

Item 14

Discussion/ Approve

Auction of County Courthouse Vehicles.

 

Report – Committee on Highway, Assessor, Zoning, GIS, and Recorder

Item 15 – Pg. 55

Presentation

Monthly Report

Item 16 – Pg. 58

Approve R/C

Supplemental Salary Resolution for 2007 County Engineer ’s Salary.

 

Report – Committee on Nursing Home and Landfill

Item 17 – Pg 69

Presentation

Monthly Report from Landfill.

Item 18  

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for Purchase of new Dozer and Scrapper.

Item 19     

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for new Truck for Landfill.

Item 20   Pg. 105 

Presentation

Monthly Report from Nursing Home

Item 21  Pg.  108

Approve R/C

Approve Air Conditioner Bid for Nursing Home.

Item 22  Pg. 114

Approve R/C

Remove from Table then Approve Purchase of AccuNurse program for Nursing Home.

Item 23  Pg. 127

Approve R/C

Purchase of new copier from Tax Referendum Funds.

Item 24

Approve

Bid and Bring Back for Water Softener at Nursing Home.

 

Claims Against the County – R/C

Item 25

Approve 2/3

Open Budget to Amend Budget.

Item 26  Pg. 159

Approve R/C

Budgetary Line Item Changes for Various Departments

Item 27  Pg. 164

Approve

R/C

Claims against Knox County , Illinois , for the period of       May 24, 2007-June 27, 2007 (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)

 

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, July 25, 2007 , 6:00 p.m. , at the Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg , IL

 

Closing Ceremonies

Item 30

Approve

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.