May, 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, May 9, 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, RONALD KNOLLENBERG, DOROTHY KREILING, WILLIAM PARSLEY, DARELL SARFF, andREBECCA SWITZERseven being present, one absent, TONY GATHMAN being the one absent.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION:Garlischmade 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 Kreiling. Motion carried.
APPEARANCES:
RESOLUTION 2017-28 RECOGNIZING SERVICE OF FLOYD MELVIN
The board then considered Resolution 2017-28 recognizing the service of Floyd Melvin with the Highway Department. (see board file for resolution) After brief discussion, the following motion was made:
MOTION:Garlisch made a motion to approve Resolution 2017-28. Seconded by Knollenberg. Motion carried.
Earl Allen then presented the Board with the U of I extension 2016 Annual Report.
Jeff McPherson with Gray Hunter Stenn distributed the County audit and presented a short presentation and summary on the outcome.
Code Enforcement Officer Ragle spoke to the Board and let them know that per state law requirement he recently attended an animal control training conference and it was very beneficial.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Board then considered the consent agenda as follows:
CONSENT AGENDA
REPORTS:
1.April report of County Clerk
2.April report of Treasurer
APPOINTMENTS BY CHAIRMAN:
RESOLUTIONS:
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
(see board file for matters pertaining to the consent agenda)
MOTION:Garlisch made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Kreiling. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Administrator Bill Blessman reported for the Zoning Committee that work is beginning on updating the zoning ordinance.
Eldon Garlisch reported for the License and Animal Control Committee that Community Action will be reviewing programs to see what the federal government will continue to help fund.
William Parsley reported for the Building and Grounds Committee that they will meet at the Courthouse at 9 am on June 7 to tour County facilities.
Dorothy Kreiling reported for the Emergency Services Committee that the ESDA committee is continuing to work on clean-up issues at Patterson Bayand that they are looking for federal funding. They are also searching for grants to help with the purchase of a new generator for the jail.
Rebecca Switzer reported for the Special Problems Committee that the health facility in Manito has opened one of the doctors’ offices and hope to open the rest of the establishment later in May.
Administrator Bill Blessman reported that Pictometry has delivered the aerial images to the County.
RESOLUTION 2017-27AGREEMENT WITH CUMMINS ENGINEERING FOR GUARD RAIL GRANT APPLICATION
The board then considered Resolution 2017-27 approving the agreement with Cummins Engineering for guard rail grant application. (see board file for resolution) After brief discussion, the following motion was made:
MOTION:Garlisch made a motion to approve Resolution 2017-27. Seconded by Knollenberg. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 2017-29 APPROVING ORDINANCE REGULATING EMPLOYEE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
The board then considered Resolution 2017-29 approving the ordinance regulating employee travel reimbursement(see board file for resolution) After brief discussion, the following motion was made:
MOTION:Kreiling made a motion to approve Resolution 2017-29. Seconded by Parsley. Motion carried.
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 Kreiling. Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote.
There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 10:02 a.m. until the next regular meeting will be on June 13, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
MOTION:Parsley made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Garlisch. Motion carried.