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Proceedings of the Regular Meeting
Clark County
The regular meeting of the County Board met February 21, 2008 at
9:00 A.M. and was called to Order by Chairman Leroy Ingrum. County
Clerk Bill Downey led the pledge of allegiance.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Chuck Davis to approve the General Claims. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Bill Weaver to approve County Highway Claims. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis to adopt the attached County Highway Resolution accepting the low material bid of Perry County Construction. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Chuck Davis and second by Ted Perillo to approve the attached County Highway Preliminary Engineering Agreement. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis to adopt the attached County Highway Resolution in order to participate in a State of Illinois joint purchasing program. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis to change the March 20 meeting from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Jack Ward, County Highway Engineer, reported that he plans to borrow some money to pay for equipment, half in one year and half in the next. The Board decided to wait and talk to Carol Holbert, our auditor.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Todd Kuhn to approve the County Clerk’s monthly report for January 2008. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis to approve the Circuit Clerk’s monthly report for January 2008. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Todd Kuhn to approve the Sheriff’s monthly report for January 2008. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
The County Treasurer’s Report for January 2008 was not ready to be approved.
Motion by Chuck Davis and second by Ted Perillo to approve the Supervisor of Assessments’ monthly report for January 2008. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Roger Watwood of City of Marshall explained how the City would like to run some fiber optic duct across County property. This is a City/school project. The City will take over the maintenance of the project.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Ted Perillo to allow the City to come across County property at the Courthouse to install fiber optic lines. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Jim Nestleroad of the Soil and Water Conservation District explained their financial problems as they have not received budgeted funds from the State.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Ted Perillo to adopt the attached Soil and Water Conservation District Resolution in regards to State funding. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Ted Perillo reported on Tuesday night’s Jail Committee meeting. They plan to interview a couple more architects.
Tiffany Macke addressed the Board in regards to some upcoming leadership training sessions. There is an Al-Trans meeting in West Union today at 2:00 p.m. Tiffany is also working with Casey Industry in regards to getting a Peace Corps Fellow. EnerStar has available low interest revolving loan funds.
Mark of Stryker brought in an automated cot and showed how it works. These cots cost about $10,700 each.
Todd Kuhn said the committee will meet in March in regards to an employee handbook.
The representatives from Digital Communications addressed the Board about the Courthouse and Jail telephone systems. He spoke about different fiber optic alternatives.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Todd Kuhn to hire Digital Communications to install a new phone system at a cost of $11,692.11. This should save approximately $500 per month. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
County Clerk Bill Downey was instructed to send a congratulatory letter to Coach Tony Graham for the Marshall 8th Grade Basketball State Championship.
Supervisor of Assessments Steve Turpin is planning to do another flyover so the GIS maps will be enhanced and in color. Steve has also been approached by a new plat book company. He will tell them he wants 50 plat books or $1,500 for the data.
Health Department Administrator Cathy Hayden presented the Board members with new annual reports. Treasurer Sheri Higginbotham discussed a requested raise in ambulance billing costs. Sheri also wanted some wording changes in the contract. Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Bill Weaver to approve the attached Supervisor of Assessments salary adjustment. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Todd Kuhn to raise the Med-I-Claims collection fee from $20 to $21. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
The Board took a 10 minute break at 11:00 a.m.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis to go into Executive Session. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Closed Meeting Certification – Clark County Board
Specific Exception Cited: A. Union Negotiations
Brief Description Discussed: FOP wages and insurance costs
I certify that I understand Section 2 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act and that to the best of my knowledge and belief no other topic was discussed during the closed meeting or closed portion of the meeting, in violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
/s/ Leroy Ingrum, Presiding Officer
Motion by Todd Kuhn and second by Ted Perillo to come out of Executive Session. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Chuck Burns, FOP Representative, Derrick Sanders, Rick Shutter and Sonja Brown came to the meeting for FOP union negotiations. The two sides were unable to come to agreement and the union left at 12:15 p.m. and it appeared that the negotiations would go to arbitration or mediation.
Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Bill Weaver that the preceding bills as listed in the County Board record be approved. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Ted Perillo that One Day and Mileage Claims be approved. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.
Motion by Bill Weaver and second by Chuck Davis that the meeting be adjourned until March 20, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 12:25 p.m.
IN ATTENDANCE: Jerry Parsley – Sheriff, Sue Guillemette – Circuit Clerk’s office, Donna Duzan – Supervisor of Assessments office, Deb Sowers – Lincoln Trail Publishing, Roger Watwood – City of Marshall, Gary Strohm – Marshall Advocate, Carla Zachary – County Ambulance Coordinator, Mark – Stryker, Tiffany Macke – Economic Development, Jack Ward – County Highway Engineer, Larry Cornwell, Steve Turpin – Supervisor of Assessments, Warren Le Fever, Jim Nestleroad and Karla Shaffner – County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cathy Hayden – Health Department Administrator, Steve Autor – Digital Communications, Lili Powell – Chief Probation Officer, Dennis Simonton – State’s Attorney, Sheri Higginbotham – Treasurer and Jack Knuppel – union attorney for County.
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