February, 2017 Meeting of the County Board
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MASON COUNTY BOARD
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Proceedings of a meeting of the County Board of Mason County, a meeting begun and held at the courthouse in Havana on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Kenneth Walker. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited. Roll call was taken with the following members present: KENNETH WALKER, ELDON GARLISCH, TONY GATHMAN, RONALD KNOLLENBERG, DOROTHY KREILING, WILLIAM PARSLEY, DARELL SARFF AND REBECCA SWITZER eight being present, none absent.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Garlisch made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Seconded by Kreiling. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Parsley made a motion to approve the minutes. Seconded by Gathman. Motion carried.
APPEARANCES
Jennifer Daly of Greater Peoria EDC presented the Board with information on progress that has taken place throughout 2016. She also presented a program called Career Cruising which is career development based and promoted in the school system to help students walk the path of their interests. She introduced her team Sally Hanley, who gave a report of the 2016 summary of seven Mason County businesses that she visited and did a workforce study on. She also introduced Nathan Davis, the Director of Rural Development. He explained that his main objective is to meet with community leaders to find major rural concerns. For example one main focus is implementing broadband internet in many rural areas through the use of grants. The Greater Peoria EDC team encouraged the Board to share any thoughts and/or questions with them.
RESOLUTION 2017-16 PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AGREEMENT WITH CUMMINS ENGINEERING FOR BRIDGE DESIGN IN MANITO TOWNSHIP
The board then considered Resolution 2017-16 approving the preliminary engineering agreement with Cummins Engineering for the bridge design in Manito Township. (see board file for resolution) After brief discussion, the following motion was made:
MOTION: Garlisch made a motion to approve Resolution 2017-16. Seconded by Knollenberg. Motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Board then considered the consent agenda as follows:
CONSENT AGENDA
REPORTS:
1. January report of County Clerk
2. January report of Treasurer
APPOINTMENTS BY CHAIRMAN:
1. Appointment and Confirmation of Terms of the Board of Health
Dr. Bethany Bitner, Dr. Bruce Shultz and Becky Switzer expiring 07/01/2017; Heather Daniels, Dale Osing, and Dr. Dean Doolen expiring 07/01/2018; Kenneth Beard, Dr. Mike Markley, and Nathan Moehring expiring 07/01/2019
RESOLUTIONS:
1. Resolution 2017-15 Tax Agent Deed to Christina L. Cronin-Parcel 011-1534000-$655
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
(see board file for matters pertaining to the consent agenda)
MOTION: Knollenberg made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Parsley. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Eldon Garlisch reported for the License and Animal Control Committee that there would be some maintenance updates at the shelter.
Dorothy Kreiling reported for the Emergency Services Committee that the ESDA committee in conjunction with the County Board will be conducting a public meeting at the Lynchburg Town Hall on March 18 at 2 p.m. The ESDA committee has sent out a flyer to area residents. The purpose of the meeting is to begin developing strategies to address dilapidated structures in the Patterson Bay area.
Tony Gathman reported for the Road and Bridge Committee that a maintenance letting for the county and townships will be help on February 24.
Rebecca Switzer reported for the Special Problems Committee that she accepted an appointment as the county’s point of contact for the state’s organization on the Illinois Bicentennial.
County Administrator Blessman reported installation and training on the new GIS software is anticipated in the next 30 days. He then reported that two new squad cars have been delivered to the Sheriff’s office. He also commented that the EDC has been trying to reach into rural counties and that the Career Cruising program could prove to be very beneficial to local school districts.
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
The following motion was then made concerning a list of claims paid in vacation presented to the board for review and approval:
MOTION: Garlisch made a motion to approve the list of claims. Seconded by Knollenberg. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote.
There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 9:41 a.m. until the next regular meeting will be on March 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
MOTION: Kreiling made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Parsley. Motion carried.