Galesburg Reporter

Knox County Board met Sept. 24

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 August 27, 2025.

Item 2 Presentation Sales tax and various taxes for month of July 2025 in the amounts of $175,015.47 and $47,581.57 and public safety tax in the amount of $306,564.40

Items for the Chairman

Item 3 Approve R/C Approve Modifications to Personnel Policy

Item 4 Approve R/C Approve Engagement Letters with Auditor.

Item 5 Approve R/C Approve Purchase of Sheriff Vehicles Using State Bid Pricing. (Sheriff)

Item 6 Approve R/C Approve Joining the Land Bank.

Report – Committee on Ways and Means.

Item 7 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 8 Approve R/C Approve Holiday Calendar for 2026. 

Item 9 Approve R/C Approve Resolutions on Deeds of Conveyance. (2) (Clerk)

Item 10 Approve R/C Approve Bid for Loan for Purchase of Voting Equipment. (Treasurer)

Item 11 Approve R/C Approve Resolution on Modification of Coroner Fees. (Coroner)

Item 12 Approve R/C Bid and Bring Back for Auditing Services for FY2026.

Item 13 Approve R/C Approve Bids for Workmen’s Compensation, Liability, Property, and Vehicle Insurance. (Treas)

Report – Committee on Public Service.

Item 14 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Report – Committee on Infrastructure

Item 15 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 16 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for County Fuel for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (Landfill)

Item 17 Approve R/C Approve Supplemental Engineering Agreement, Victoria Township, Section 25-20151-00-BR. (HWY)

Item 18 Approve R/C Approve Payment of Invoice for Jail Laundry & Medical Project – Draw #11 - $8,518.62 (Sheriff)

Item 19 Approve R/C Approve Payment of Invoice for Mary Davis Home Project – Draw #3 - $42,713.50. (MDH)

Item 20 Approve Nursing Home Performance Contract Payment Request for $1,003,120.20. (NH)

Item 21 Approve R/C Approve Bid from Klingner Engineering for 50 East Main Street Project.

Item 22 Approve R/C Approve Maintenance Contract for 50 E Main with Downtown Council.

Report – Committee on Health and Human Services

Item 23 Presentation Monthly Report from Committee.

Item 24 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for Ice Machine at Nursing Home. (NH)

Item 25 Approve R/C Approve Bid and Bring Back for Apollo Tub at Nursing

Home. (NH)

Item 26 Approve R/C Approve MOU on RN and LPN Wages. (Nursing Home)

Item 27 Approve R/C Resolution Amending Knox County Health Ordinance Article 1 – General Provisions. (Health Department)

Item 28 Approve R/C Approve Opt-Out Option for 35 ILCS 200/15-178 “Reduction in Assessed Value for Affordable Rental Housing Construction or Rehabilitation”. (Assessor)

Item 29 Approve R/C Approve Contract for 25 Fuel Stations in Knox County to be Revalued for the 2026 Year by Property Evaluation & Tax Advisors, LLC for $12,500. (Assessor)

Item 30 Approve R/C Approve Contract to Have 6 Grain Elevators in Knox County Revalued for then2026 Assessment Year by Property Evaluation & Tax Advisors, LLC for $9,900. (Assessor)

Item 31 Approve R/C Approve Quote to Hire Pro West & Associates to do Conversion to ARC Pro, Experience Builder and Enterprise Upgrade, for $38,545.18. (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 32 Approve R/C Approve Opening of Budget for Line Item Changes. (If Necessary)

Item 33 Presentation Presentation of the Proposed Budget Line Item Changes

Item 34 Approve R/C Approval of Proposed Line Item Changes. (If Necessary)

Item 35 Presentation Review of Manual Checks Issued for Current Cycle.

Item 36 Approve R/C Claims by Members for per diem and mileage for the Committee Meetings of September 2025, Board Meeting in August, and other claims for per diem from Meetings.

Item 37 Approve R/C Claims against Knox County, Illinois, for the period of August 28, 2025 through September 24, 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 38 Presentation The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 6:00 p.m., at Galesburg City Hall Council Chambers.

Closing Ceremonies

Item 39 Presentation Adjournment of meeting until next scheduled meeting of the Board. 

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