Knox County Board met Oct. 25.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Special Events
5:30 p.m. Closed Session for Personnel, Collective Negotiations, Security Procedures, Property, and Pending Litigation. (5 ILCS 120/2c-1,2,8, & 11)
Opening Ceremonies
6:00 p.m. Call to Order (Chairman)
Roll Call (Clerk)
Declaration of Quorum (Chairman)
Proclamation (Sheriff)
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of
America (Chairman)
Moment of Silence. (In lieu of a formal Invocation).
Additions to the Agenda (for discussion only)
Public Comment
Consent Agenda (R/C)
Item 1 Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on September 27, 2023.
Item 2 Presentation Sales tax and various taxes for month of July 2023 in the amounts of $136,891.44 and $33,898.19 and public safety tax in the amount of $234,119.74.
Items for the Chairman
Item 3 Presentation Update on Galesburg Amphitheatre Development Project.
Item 4 Approve R/C Approve Proclamation on October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Item 5 Approve R/C Approve Town Contract Between City of Abingdon and Knox County Sheriff.
Item 6 Discussion Discussion on Knox County 708 Mental Health Board Items.
Report – Committee on Ways and Means.
Item 7 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.
Item 8 Approve R/C Approve Resolution on Deeds of Conveyance.
Item 9 Approve R/C Approve Resolution Amending Election Judge Pay Rate.
Item 10 Approve R/C Approve Holiday Calendar for 2024. (County Clerk)
Item 11 Approve R/C Approve Resolution Advising County Clerk of Expenditure Authorization from Previously Restricted Funds.
Item 12 Approve R/C Approve Appointment to Board of Review of Bob Bondi.
(New Appointment)
Item 13 Approve R/C Resolution Authorizing Additional Gate Fee at Landfill for Building Fund.
Item 14 Approve R/C Resolution Authorizing Transfer of Portion of Gate Fee Charged at Landfill for Building Fund.
Item 15 Approve R/C Resolution Authorizing Additional Gate Fee at Landfill for General Fund.
Item 16 Approve R/C Resolution Authorizing Allocation of Certain Gate Receipts at Landfill to Special Contingency Fund.
Item 17 Approve R/C Resolution Authorizing Allocation of Interest from Certain Accounts at Landfill to Special Contingency Fund.
Item 18 Approve R/C Resolution for ARPA Amending Previous Resolution – Sheriff Truck Purchase.
Item 18A Approve R/C Resolution on Special Contingency Fund Use Report – Committee on Public Safety and Justice.
Item 19 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.
Item 20 Approve R/C Approve Replacement of Wrecked Squad Car. (Sheriff)
Item 21 Approve R/C Approve Amendment to Knox County Ordinance 2009-025.
(Sheriff)
Report – Committee on Infrastructure
Item 22 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.
Item 23 Approve R/C Approve Bid for County Fuel for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
(Landfill)
Item 24 Approve R/C Approve Invoice for $46,872.16 for IEPA Quarterly Tonnage Fee. (Landfill)
Item 25 Approve R/C Approve Rate Increase for Landfill for 2024. (Landfill)
Item 26 Approve R/C Approve Employment Contract for Solid Waste Director.
Item 27 Approve R/C Approve Resolution on Reappointment of County Engineer. (Highway)
Item 28 Approve R/C Approve Employment Contract for Highway Engineer.
Item 29 Approve R/C Approve Collective Bargaining Agreement with Laborer’s Local 538. (Highway)
Item 30 Approve R/C Approve Performance Contract Phase 2 Invoice Application #10 for $73,029.73
Item 31 Approve R/C Approve Performance Contract Phase 2A Invoice Application #8 for $120,613.89.
Item 32 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for County Wide Facility Maintenance Contract.
Report – Committee on Health and Human Services
Item 33 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.
Reports – External Committees Assigned to Board Members
Reports from these Committees will be placed on file in the County Clerk’s office. No presentations will be provided during the meeting. If you have specific questions, please direct them to the specific Board representative.
Knox County Board of Health (Bondi)
Galesburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (Pugh)
9-1-1 Committee (Hawkinson)
Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development
Prairie Hills Resources Board (Smith)
United Council of Counties (Bacon)
Western Illinois Regional Council (Vacant)
Knox County Mental Health 708 Board (Weiss)
University of Illinois Extension Office (Boone)
Knox County Civic Center Authority – Orpheum Board (Sandoval)
Claims Against the County – R/C
Item 34 Approve R/C Approve Opening of Budget for Line Item Changes. (If Necessary)
Item 35 Presentation Presentation of the Proposed Budget Line Item Changes
Item 36 Approve R/C Approval of Proposed Line Item Changes. (If Necessary)
Item 37 Presentation Review of Manual Checks Issued for Current Cycle.
Item 38 Approve R/C Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Committee Meetings of October 2023, Board Meeting in September, and other claims for per diem from Meetings.
Item 39 Approve R/C Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of September 28, 2023 through October 25, 2023 (ordering that invoices be accepted and approved and that the County Clerk and County Treasurer be authorized and directed to issue County Warrants in payment of the bills in the aggregate amount approved by the County Board)
Announcements
Item 40 Presentation The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday,
November 25, 2023, 6:00 p.m., at Galesburg City Hall
Council Chambers.
Closing Ceremonies
Item 41 Presentation Recess of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board.
* CONSENT AGENDA: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Member or citizen so requests; in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
** Action item to be used only if previous Motion to Remove from Table is approved.
VOTING CHART: R/C = Roll Call Vote; Voice = Voice Vote; 2/3 = 2/3rds Vote
https://co.knox.il.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Agenda-October-2023-Mod.pdf
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