Proceedings of the Regular Meeting
Clark County Feb 19th, 2010


The regular meeting of the County Board met Feb 19th, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. and was called to Order by Chairman John Hammond.
County Clerk Bill Downey led the pledge of allegiance.

ROLL CALL 8:00 A.M.
 

Susan Guinnip of the University of Illinois Extension Service addressed the Board in regards to an upcoming reorganization of the Extension Service. It looks like Clark County will probably be combined with two or three other counties. There are a couple of upcoming meetings that might tell the tale of how this will work out.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Don Stephen to approve the minutes of the January 15 meeting. 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 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 Leroy Ingrum and second by Ted Perillo 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 Todd Kuhn and second by Ted Perillo to approve jail claims. The chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Highway Engineer Dallas Richardson went through the attached highway agenda. Dallas passed his bridge inspector’s class with a score of 297 out of 300. The next snow will use up the County’s salt inventory but they have not purchased any yet this winter.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Don Stephen to accept the attached material bids for the County Highway. 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 Dale Murphy and second by Leroy Ingrum to accept all Office reports for January 2010. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

County Ambulance Coordinator Carla Zachary was unable to attend the meeting due to a death in the family and Casey Coordinator Billy Garver reported that Casey is getting a new ambulance at a cost of just over $71,245. Don Stephen reported that he noticed that Martinsville might be in need of a roof and some other minor repairs. Billy stated that Casey also will probably get a roof this summer.



Tiffany Macke reported that the pound information has now been posted to a couple of websites and is available on the internet. She also reported on a couple other meetings that have been attended and some that are scheduled and rescheduled. Tiffany also informed the Board as to the progress of the Recovery Zone Bond Program. To be worth the trouble these would need to be large projects ($500,000 and up).

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen to enter into the attached Interagency Agreement with the Clark County Board of Health for them to pay their health insurance costs to the County general fund. 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 that the jail addition is close to being on schedule but weather could cause it being moved back from early May to late May or early June. The Board gave the Treasurer permission to pursue paperwork in case the County needs to borrow money to complete the jail project. Jim Bender reported on the group that is attempting to help with not having to euthanize dogs at the pound. Don Stephen stated that the Life Center will be moving to the old highway building.

Motion by Don Stephen and second by Ted Perillo to allow the Life Center to use the old highway office as their offices. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Probation Officer Lili Powell prepared a letter to be sent to the City of Casey thanking them for the use of their City Hall and asking them to continue to do so. The City is remodeling and stated that they no longer have room for Probation to meet clients there. The Board mentioned other options in case they have to move. The fire station and the ambulance building were mentioned.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Don Stephen to accept the three-year bid proposal of Scotty’s Lawncare for the Courthouse square. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Auditor Carol Holbert addressed the Board in regards to last year’s budget being a bit overstated on the income side. Carol presented the Board with a draft of last years audit and briefly went through it with them. The Board and the auditor will take a hard look at the budget in June due to the State of Illinois being behind in payments to the County.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Dale Murphy to approve the draft of the audit. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Supervisor of Assessments Steve Turpin stated that the Board of Review is done meeting for this year and that the State has tentatively issued us a 2.9% multiplier. Warren Le Fever stated that he is impressed with the new jail progress and cells will be delivered soon. Mary Lou Cornelison asked the County to unlock the bathrooms on June 19 for the Gas Light Art Colony exhibition. Jeff Pearce stated he needs two more signatures to complete a five county mutual aid agreement in case of a disaster. County Clerk Bill Downey reported that we only had a 17.7% turnout at the recent primary election. The Board also instructed Downey to congratulate the Casey 8th grade basketball team for an undefeated State championship season.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen 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 Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen that the 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 Dale Murphy and second by Don Stephen that the meeting be adjourned until March 19, 2010 at 8:00 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 9:31 a.m.

IN ATTENDANCE: Jerry Parsley – Sheriff; Jim Bender – 9-1-1 Director; Dallas Richardson – County Highway Engineer; Cody Ogle – Circuit Clerk’s Office; Sheri Higginbotham – Treasurer; Tiffany Macke – Economic Development; Carol Holbert and Curt Benson – Kemper CPA Group; Terri Reynolds – Circuit Clerk; Steve Turpin – Supervisor of Assessments; Warren Le Fever; Dennis Simonton – State’s Attorney; Mary Lou Cornelison; Lili Powell – Chief Probation Officer; Cathy Hayden and Paula Sprigg – County Health Department; Carrie Downey – Deputy County Clerk and Jeff Pearce – Coroner.