Jo Daviess County Board met April 8.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION AND THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
3rd Floor Evacuation Policy
1. The Chairman at all public meetings held in the third floor County Board room shall instruct the public how to exit in case of emergency.
2. Exit down hall in either direction.
3. After 4:00 p.m. the door at the end of the hall opposite the elevator is locked.
a) To open pull Fire Alarm.
4. A sign shall be placed at the locked door, instructing how to open the door by pulling the fire alarm.
5. On the second floor you may exit using the doors on the Meeker Street side, or continue to the first floor to exit building.
6. Do not use elevator in case of fire.
I. CONSENT AGENDA
A. MINUTES APPROVAL
1. County Board meeting minutes from the February 13, 2019 Meeting
2. County Board meeting minutes from the February 21, 2019 Special Meeting 3. County Board meeting minutes from the March 12, 2019 Meeting
4. County Board meeting minutes from the March 14, 2019 Special Meeting
B. APPOINTMENTS
1. Appointment of Ron Lubcke to the Board of Health for a three-year term ending April 30, 2022.
2. Appointment of Elizabeth Blair to the Board of Health for a three-year term ending April 30, 2022.
3. Appointment of Gary Jobgen to the Board of Health for a three-year term ending February 28, 2022.
4. Appointment of Nick Tranel to the Ad-Hoc Economic Development Committee.
5. Appointment of Diane Gallagher to the vacant seat for County Board Member District #1 – Dunleith I.
6. Appointment of Diane Gallagher to the Finance, Tax & Budgets Committee.
7. Appointment of Diane Gallagher to the Legislative Committee.
8. Appointment of members to the Special Service Area Commission: Don Hill, Steve Allendorf, John Schultz, and Scott Toot.
C. CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, & PETITIONS
D. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, & PROCLAMATION
1. Proclamation - Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April, 2019
E. REPORTS&CORRESPONDENCE
F. CLAIMS
1. Claims approval in the amount of $487,836.73 as follows: i. $233,090.64 (Regular Claims)
ii. $0.00 (Utilities)
iii. $254,746.09 (Mandatory/Emergency Claims)
• International Medical Group $7,135.75 - (Inmate Medical Insurance)
• County Aid to Bridges $224,110.34 - (Transfer of funds from Township Bridge Fund (010) to County Aid to Bridges Fund (011).
• Randy Jobgen $23,500.00 - (Purchase of used 2004 JCB 214 tractor backhoe per Resolution R2019-11.)
iv. $0.00 (GGMI Hotel/Motel Tax Reimbursement)
2. Emergency Telephone Systems Board Fund claims in the amount of $2,135.78 END OF CONSENT AGENDA
1. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS
It is the policy of the County Board to not allow public comment on those agenda items coming to the board from a public hearing where sworn testimony was taken. Those wishing to comment on these items should attend and speak at the public hearings.
2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
3. NEW BUSINESS & COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Public Works
B. Law Enforcement & Courts
1. Consideration of a recommendation to approve a Reciprocal Reporting Agreement between the Galena Community Unit School District No. 120, the Galena Police Department, the Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department and the Jo Daviess County State’s Attorney (Recommended by the Law Enforcement & Courts Committee, meeting of March 18, 2019).
C. Social & Environmental
1. Consideration of a recommendation to approve a resolution authorizing execution and amendment of Downstate Operating Assistance Grant Application (Social & Environmental Committee will be holding a special committee meeting on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. for a possible recommendation).
D. Planning Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals
E. Legislative
1. Consideration of a recommendation to approve a Resolution in Support of HB2780 Counties – Added Hotel Revenue (Recommended by the Legislative Committee, meeting of March 20, 2019).
2. Consideration of a recommendation to approve a Resolution in Support of HB2781 Prevailing Wage Waiver - $20,000 (Recommended by the Legislative Committee, meeting of March 20, 2019).
F. Executive
1. Consideration of a recommendation to approve a Resolution to Establish Civil Fees and Criminal and Traffic Assessments to be Charged by the Clerk of the Circuit Court (Recommended by the Executive Committee, meeting of April 4, 2019).
2. Resolution to Honor the Life and Sacrifice of Trooper Brooke Jones-Story.
3. Resolution to Recognize the Sheriff’s Office of Jo Daviess County, Local Law Enforcement and the Public Works Department for Outstanding Response to the Logistical Coordination of the Trooper Brook Jones-Story Funeral.
G. Information & Communications Technology
H Finance, Tax & Budgets
1. Consideration of approval of the following FY2019 line item transfer request(s) and associated claim(s) in the amount of $2,234.10.
a. Transfer of $2,234.10 from 001-41123-704 Telephone to 001-41123-604 Computer Supplies to pay an associated claim to CDW-G in the amount of $1,458.81 an associated claim to Illinois Bank & Trust Purchasing Card in the amount of $499.99 and an associated claim to Illinois Bank & Trust Purchasing Card in the amount of $275.30 (for new ID printer w/software and QuickBooks software).
2. If the claim(s) in item 1 are approved, the total claims paid for April, 2019 will be $490,070.83
3. The fund balance for the Contingency Fund (016) on 02/28/19 is $316,033.01.
4. Presentation of the Jo Daviess County FY2018 Annual Financial Report (audit), Matt Schueler, Wipfli, LLC.
5. Consideration of a recommendation to accept the FY2018 Jo Daviess County Financial Audit as reported by Wipfli, LLC (Recommended by the Finance, Tax & Budgets Committee, meeting of March 28, 2019).
6. Consideration of a recommendation to approve an Ordinance Addressing the Payment of Cable Television Franchise Fees in the County of Jo Daviess (Recommended by the Finance, Tax & Budgets Committee, meeting of March 28, 2019).
7. Consideration of a recommendation to purge inactive vendors from the Jo Daviess County Vendor List (Recommended by the Finance, Tax & Budgets Committee, meeting of March 28, 2019).
I. Development & Planning
1. Consideration of a recommendation to approve the updated Jo Daviess County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) Plan (Recommended by the Development & Planning Committee, meeting of March 25, 2019).
OTHER COMMITTEES & BOARDS
I. BOARD MEMBER CONCERNS
II. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS
It is the policy of the County Board to not allow public comment on those agenda items coming to the board from a public hearing where sworn testimony was taken. Those wishing to comment on these items should attend and speak at the public hearings.
III. CLOSED SESSION
A. Personnel section 2(c)1
"The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.”
B. Collective bargaining section 2(c)2
“Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.”
C. Purchase/lease property section 2(c)5
"The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired."
D. Pursuant to 5 ILCS Litigation Section 120/2(c)11
“Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.” Topic of discussion: Case No. 2019-MR-18
4. POSSIBLE ACTION AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
5. ADJOURN TO Tuesday, May 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
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