Galesburg Reporter

Knox County Board met Jan. 29

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 Board Meeting on December 29, 2024, and December 2, 2024 Organizational Meeting.

Item 2 Presentation Sales tax and various taxes for month of October 2024 in the amounts of $179,503.19 and $45,958.13 and public safety tax in the amount of $270,817.72

Items for the Chairman

Item 3 Presentation Presentation from Galesburg Public Transportation.

Item 4 Approve R/C Approve Appointments to Orpheum Board of Directors of Greg Norris. (New Appointment)

Item 5 Approve R/C Resolution Declaring Emergency for Nursing Home Domestic Hot Water.

Item 6 Approve R/C Resolution Amending County Board Rules. (Davidson)

Item 7 Approve R/C Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Sheriff and FOP Sergeant and Lieutenants Union. 

Item 8 Approve R/C Approve Memorandum of Understanding with Sheriff and FOP Patrol Union.

Item 9 Approve R/C Approve Creation of County Planning Commission.

Report – Committee on Ways and Means.

Item 10 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 11 Approve R/C Approve Resolutions on Deeds of Conveyance. (County Clerk)

Item 12 Approve R/C Approve Polling Place Location Change. (County Clerk)

Item 13 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for Replacement Security Cameras for Courthouse, Jail, and Mary Davis Home. (Sheriff)

Item 14 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for Replacement Security System for Mary Davis Home.

Item 15 Approve R/C Approve Resolution to Abate Levy for General Obligation Alternate Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A and Series 2010B, for Tax Year 2024 (Build America Bonds and Recovery Zone Bonds) (Treasurer)

Item 16 Approve R/C Approve Resolution to Abate Levy for General Obligation Alternate Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 for Tax Year 2024. (Treasurer)

Report – Committee on Public Service.

Item 17 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Report – Committee on Infrastructure

Item 18 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 19 Approve R/C Approve Invoice from IEPA for Quarterly Tonnage Fee of $37,756.06. (Landfill)

Item 20 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for Mowing and Bailing at Stegall Landfill. (Landfill)

Item 21 Approve R/C Approve Continuation of Service Agreement with Foth Infrastructure for 2025. (Landfill)

Item 22 Approve R/C Approve bid and Bring Back for New Deck at Scale House. (Landfill)

Item 23 Approve R/C Approve Invoice from Klingner for Survey Work at Administrative Building.

Report – Committee on Health and Human Services

Item 24 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 25 Approve R/C Approve Purchase of Marshall & Swift Software. (Assessor)

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 (Robertson)

United Council of Counties (J. Fredrick) 

Western Illinois Regional Council (Cohen)

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

Item 27 Presentation Presentation of the Proposed Budget Line Item Changes

Item 28 Approve R/C Approval of Proposed Line Item Changes. (If Necessary)

Item 29 Presentation Review of Manual Checks Issued for Current Cycle.

Item 30 Approve R/C Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Committee Meetings of January 2025, Board Meeting and Organizational Meeting in December, and other claims for per diem from Meetings.

Item 31 Approve R/C Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of December 24, 2024 through January 29, 2025 (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 32 Presentation The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 6:00 p.m., at Galesburg City Hall

Council Chambers.

Closing Ceremonies

Item 33 Presentation Adjournment of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board.

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