Carroll County Board Met July 15.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The meeting was called to order by Chair Reibel.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call shows Mr. Reibel, Mr. Preston, Mr. Imel, Mr. Paul Hartman, Mr. Yuswak, Mr. Vandermyde and Mr. Robert Hartman all present with Ms. Anderson and Mr. Payette absent.
Chair Reibel noted that he would like to move 911 Next Generation and Budget Update by Matt Magill from New Business and Black Hills Regional Council Annual Report from Tara Walters from Old business to under Sheriff & Property. Motion by Imel, second by P. Hartman to approve. Motion carried.
The consent agenda was presented by Chair Reibel.
1. Approval of June 17th Board Meeting Minutes
2. Approval of Bills Paid in Vacation
3. Approval of Committee on Claims
4. Approval of Board Member Services
Tabled Items-None
Department Heads
Sheriff and Property-Sheriff Kloepping presented his Semi-Annual Report. Motion by P. Hartman, second by Imel to approve and place on file. Motion carried. Sheriff Kloepping informed the County Board he has been approached by the Eastland School District to see if the Sheriff’s office would be interested having a County Deputy as their School Resource Officer. He explained the duties and responsibilities of this Officer. The Deputy’s wage and benefits would mostly be paid by the School district with the County being responsible for about $700. The Deputy would be able to work for the County when school is not in session. There was brief discussion how this would need to be handled by the F.O.P. Union for the Sheriff’s office. There is a timeline, the Village of Shannon is having a meeting
in August to see if they are going to continue to have one of their officers remain the School Resource Officer. Sheriff Kloepping will update the Board in August.
Chairman of the 911 Board, Matt Magill gave an update on the 911 Next Generation system. He explained the different features of the system with one of them being people will be able to text to 911. There are 10 counties that are being updated to this system with 7 counites that have started the upgrade. The week of August 9th the installation of hardware will begin. He noted that they have received a grant of $127,00 from the State of Illinois for this project. Mr. Magill informed the Board that they will need to replace the radio system this budget year due to problems with the system. He stated it was not budgeted for but even though some line items may go over budget the total budget amount will not.
Tara Walters, Blackhawk Hills Regional Council gave a handout to each Board member of the 2020-21 Annual Report. She gave an update on the projects the Council is working on. Chair Reibel thanked Blackhawk Hills Regional Council for their services.
Health Department-Dawn Holland from the Carroll County Health Department reported at this time there is no active COVID cases in the County. She stated that the CDC reported for Carroll County the 46.7% of County residents are fully vaccinated and 53.4% have had 1 vaccination. The County Health Department has hired Rex Kreuder as an Emergency Response Coordinator.
Emergency Management Agency-Jim Klinefelter reported about water leak at the EOC office that did some damage to equipment. Klinefelter reported he has completed the grant that pays 50% of his salary and the Sheriff’s secretary salary. He also gave a brief description of his duties and practices when there is any type of severe weather.
State’s Attorney-State’s Attorney Kaney asked the Board to raise the starting salary for an Assistant State’s Attorney to $65,000. He has offered the position but has been turned down several times due to the starting pay. State’s Attorney Kaney believes with the increase to the starting salary he will be able to hire a well-qualified candidate. Motion by P. Hartman, second by Vandermyde to increase the starting wage for the Assistant State’s Attorney to $65,000. Motion carried.
Treasurer-No report
Circuit Clerk-No report
Probation-Director of Probation, Marcie Arno announced the week of July 19th is National Probation and Parole Officer Week. They will be celebrating with different activities throughout the week and a Courthouse cookout on Friday, July 23rd. She extended an invitation to the County Board.
Assessor-Chief Assessment Officer Gruhn reported that they are still doing the quadrennial assessing in the Milledgeville area. Ben Woessner, the summer intern for the Assessor’s office was introduced to the Board. Ben is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
County Clerk and Recorder-County Clerk & Recorder Buss informed the Board her office has received a Polling Place Accessibility Grant in the amount of $12,270 from the State Board of Elections. Most of the grant will go towards handicap wireless door openers at the Courthouse since many people take advantage of Early voting. The remaining grant will purchase 5 new handicap accessible voting booths for Precincts Mt Carroll 1, 2,3 and Salem. Also, new handicap signage was purchased for the Savanna precincts.
Animal Control-ACO Grim presented the monthly report that was in the board packet. It was the consensus of the Board to accept and place on file. ACO Grim informed the County Board that on May 26th two abandoned horses were impounded after they were caught running at large on Zion Road. He explained the long effort his department had to go through to either return the horses and get compensated for boarding them or to find new owners. He noted the final cost of keeping the horses was $2,902 which did not include the public notice. He did get both horses adopted by July 9th. The adoption fee collected for both horses was $2,052 which left the County responsible for $850 in cost. Chair Reibel thanked ACO Grim for all his efforts.
Highway-County Engineer Vandendooren was absent. A monthly report was submitted and will be placed on file. Chair Reibel reported on the conference call that was held on June 22, 2021 to discuss the proposed road vacation of certain roads located in the Savanna Industrial Park. On the conference call was Representatives/Attorneys for the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US
Department of Army, two from State of Illinois Chief Council Office representing IDOT, Stephane Seck, Shawn Ortigiessen of IDOT, Mr. Jensen and Mr. Stienberg, Attorneys for the LRA, Mike Doty, Kevin Reibel, Paul Hartman and County Engineer Vandendooren. The representative of the US Army Corps of Engineer simply stated that the County does not have jurisdiction of the roads. The meeting ended with the IDOT attorneys indicating they will discuss with Chief Counsel and make a determination shortly. A determination has not been made as of this time.
Chair Reibel presented for approval of petition for Bridge Aid from Rock Creek/Lima for Section 11348 Maple Grove Rd. Motion by P. Hartman, second by Preston to approve. Motion carried.
GIS-No report
Zoning-No report
Zoning Board of Appeals-No report
Other Departments-No report
Affiliate and Liaison Reports
LRA-No report
CEDS-No report
UCCI-No report
911-No report
VAC-No report
Senior Services-No report
Hotel/Motel-No report
Tri County Opportunities Council-Mr. Preston reported that Tri-County is having in person meetings.
708 Board-No report
Extension-No report
Old Business-County Administrator Doty explained what audio/visual upgrades that will be done in the small courtroom if the expenditure of $20,560 from the Corona Virus Relief fund is approved. Also a laptop and software for the Public Defender not exceed $2,000 was requested out of the Corona Virus Relief fund. Motion by P. Hartman, second by Imel to approve. Motion carried.
Chair Reports-Chair Reibel stated he would like to move the August Board meeting back to the small courtroom of the Courthouse. He asked the audience for their opinion on the move. He stated if they had any concerns or questions in regards to the move please contact himself or County Administrator Doty.
Chair Reibel stated with negotiations of all three unions for the County coming up soon he would like to meet with Department Heads. He commented that hiring has become an issue nationally. He is hoping to reach something fair and equitable for all offices and Department Heads. He also asked Circuit Clerk Hiher if she would meet with him and hold off on her final contract to allow the County to work with her.
Appointments-Chair Reibel presented for reappointment, Kurt Brunner to the Upper Mississippi River International Port District. Chair Reibel presented Kurt Brunner for reappointment to the Quad Cities Economic Development Authority. A motion by Preston, second by Yuswak to approve both appointments. Motion carried.
Public Comments-None
Motion by Preston, second by Vandermyde to adjourn. Motion carried.
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