Knox County Board of Health met Jan. 8
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
III. PUBLIC COMMENT [limit of 5-minutes per speaker]
IV. PRESIDENT’S BUSINESS
a. Appoint 2026 Board of Health Officers (ACTION)
V. BUSINESS MEETING
a. Minutes of Board of Health Meeting; December 11, 2025 (ACTION)
b. Payment of January 2026 bills (ACTION)
c. Financial Statements for period ending December 31, 2025
d. 4th Quarter and Year-end CHC Business Plan Financial Report
VI. PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
a. Illinois Federal Rural Health Transformation Grant Award
VII. DIVISION DIRECTOR REPORTS
a. Lead Program Activity; Kasey Grawey, Lead and CD Program Specialist
b. Better Birth Outcomes; Stacy Bainter, Director of Family Health Services
c. 2025 Farmers Market Nutrition Program Recap
VIII. POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT REPORTS
IX. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REPORTS
a. Monthly Health Department Performance Statistics (INFORMATIONAL)
X. WORK SESSION
a. 2026 Food Code Update and Adoption Timeline
b. Public Health Programs and Tax Dollar Usage
XI. OLD BUSINESS
a. Approve Recommendation for CHC Service Fee Schedule (ACTION)
b. Service Fee Schedule for Medical (ACTION)
c. Service Fee Schedule for Dental (ACTION)
d. Service Fee Schedule for Behavioral Health (ACTION)
XII. NEW BUSINESS
a. Draft Annual Report
b. 2026 CHC Medicaid Encounter Rates (ACTION)
c. CY2026 CHC Medicare PPS Rates (ACTION)
XIII. UPCOMING BUSINESS
a. Health and Human Services Committee: January 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at Annex Conference Room
b. Knox County Board: January 28, 2026, 6:00 p.m., at Galesburg City Hall and via Teleconference, Zoom Meeting ID#729 532 7867
c. Board of Health Meeting: February 12, 2026, 6:30 p.m., Knox County Health Department
XIV. COUNTY BOARD LIAISON REPORT
a. Robert Bondi, Knox County Board Liaison to Board of Health
XV. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS [Comments only by roll call; no discussion]
XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Executive Session Minutes; July 10, 2025, August 14, 2025, September 11, 2025, and November 13, 2025
XVII. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
a. Approve Executive Session Minutes; July 10, 2025, August 14, 2025, September 11, 2025, and November 13, 2025 (ACTION)
XVIII. ADJOURN
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