Galesburg Reporter

Knox County Board will meet May 29

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

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 Board Meeting on April 24, 2024. 

Item 2 Presentation Sales tax and various taxes for month of February 2024 in the amounts of $131,281.07 and $43,003.66 and public  safety tax in the amount of $212,113.29. 

Items for the Chairman 

Item 3 Approve R/C Presentation and Approval of County Audit, Single Audit, and Commissary Audit for FY2022-2023 

Item 4 Approve R/C Approve Appointment of Trustee to Victoria-Copley Fire Protection District of Jeff Bock. (Re-Appointment) 

Item 5 Approve R/C Approve Appointments of Trustees to the Williamsfield Sanitary District of Brenda Dexter, Willard Kimler, and Charlie Sams. (Re-Appointment and 2 New Appointments Respectively) 

Report – Committee on Ways and Means. 

Item 6 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee. 

Item 7 Approve R/C Approve Resolution on Salaries for Elected Positions on  the November Ballot. 

Item 8 Presentation Ballot Placement Lottery. 

Report – Committee on Public Safety and Justice. 

Item 9 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee. 

Item 10 Approve R/C Approve Resolution Modifying Certain Sheriff’s Fees. 

Item 11 Approve R/C Approve Resolution Amending Knox County Animal Kill  Claim Rates. 

Report – Committee on Infrastructure

Item 12 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee. 

Item 13 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Buy Financing of 826K Compactor Complete Rebuild at Estimated $550,000.(Landfill) 

Item 14 Approve R/C Approve Resolution for Award of County Highway 3 Project Bid – Section 20-00016-77-RS. (Highway) 

Item 15 Approve R/C Approve IDOT Joint Funding Agreement for Construction Work – County Highway 3 – Section 20-00016-77-RS. (Highway) 

Item 16 Approve R/C Approve Proposal for GIS Services for Asset Management – Section 24-00-RFP. (Highway) 

Item 17 Approve R/C Approve Pay Request – Performance Contract – Jail Medical and Laundry – Application #4 – Draw #2 for $54,644.25. 

Report – Committee on Health and Human Services 

Item 18 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 

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 19 Approve R/C Approve Opening of Budget for Line Item Changes. (If  Necessary) 

Item 20 Presentation Presentation of the Proposed Budget Line Item Changes 

Item 21 Approve R/C Approval of Proposed Line Item Changes. (If Necessary) 

Item 22 Presentation Review of Manual Checks Issued for Current Cycle. 

Item 23 Approve R/C Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the  Committee Meetings of May 2024, Board Meeting in March, and other claims for per diem from Meetings. 

Item 24 Approve R/C Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of April 25, 2024 through May 29, 2024 (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 25 Presentation The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday,  June 26, 2024, 6:00 p.m., at Galesburg City Hall Council Chambers. 

Closing Ceremonies 

Item 26 Presentation Adjournment of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board. 

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