East Central Reporter

Clark County Board met Friday, Feb. 17.

Here are the minutes as provided by Clark County:

Proceedings of the Regular Meeting

Clark County February 17, 2017

The regular meeting of the County Board met February 17, 2017 at 8:00 A.M. and was called to Order by Chairman John Hammond. Deputy County Clerk Loretta Nelson led the pledge of allegiance.

ROLL CALL 8:00 A.M.

Rex Goble District #1 Mike Brandenburg District #2 absent Jim Bolin District #3 John Hammond District #4 Susan Guinnip District #5 Todd Kuhn District #6 Mike Parsons District #7

Motion by Susan Guinnip and second by Mike Parsons to approve the minutes of the January 20, 2017 Board 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 Jim Bolin and second by Rex Goble 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 Todd Kuhn and second by Jim Bolin to approve the 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. (See attached).

County Highway Engineer, Dallas Richardson, went through his agenda. Dallas reported on the Melrose Bridge. A letter was sent in to hopefully get historical and cultural clearance. Now we are just waiting on a response. The new trailer has been delivered and he is very happy with it. The 2017 MFT Program for Rock Letting has been approved through IDOT. It is scheduled for February 22nd.

Motion by Jim Bolin and second by Mike Parsons to approve the Resolution Appropriating Funds for the payment of the County Engineer’s Salary. 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 Susan Guinnip and second by Jim Bolin to approve the Resolution Number Section 17- CS23-0-CS Salary of the County Engineer. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Bridge inspections were started yesterday. There are approximately 161 Bridges County wide. This year there are approximately 80 structures to inspect. MSHA Training is a required 8 hour refresher course that will be February 21, 2017. This is in regards to the county pit that is regulated by the Mine Self Safety Health Regulations.

Motion by Susan Guinnip and second by Rex Goble to accept all Office Reports for January 2017. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted. (See attached).

New Business: Cody Vaughn from the Health Department discussed updating the Sewage Ordinance. This would be to update Septic systems. It has not been updated for 10 to 15 years. The Board decided to table until the March 17, 2017 Board Meeting, so more research can be done.

Old Business: There was no old business.

Motion by Mike Parsons and second by Rex Goble to appoint Randy Higginbotham to replace Ron Utterback on the Harrison Cemetery Board. This term runs through August 15, 2019. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted “aye”. Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Committee Reports: Jerry Parsley commented that he thinks the attorney is preparing a new contract to submit to the Union. ICOP Representative Rich Bruno had knee surgery a week ago. Need to check with Chris Walters to see who is preparing the contract. Jim Bolin said that the last conversation that he received through emails was that Mr. Bruno had accepted what Chris Walters had done on behalf of the County, except the employees wanted to know what specific date checks would be cut. That date would need to be put in the contract.

Jason Wimbley reported about the Ambulance Region 6 meeting. All ambulance providers are mandated to either have new or upgraded monitors by January 1, 2018. The Cost to upgrade the 14 existing monitors would be $87,000. The cost to purchase 6 new monitors would be $130,000. They have had the old monitors for about 14 years. The money to purchase the monitors would come out of Ambulance, not the General fund. Jason is to check on what the amount of trade in would be to offset the cost. This is something that could be included into the next year’s budget.

Public Comments: Warren LeFever had called John Hammond about Rides Mass Transit. He wanted to know if he has ever acted on it. John said he had called about it but does not know where it stands now. There is $50,000 on the table that we need to file for. John contacted States’ Attorney Kyle Hutson and he will take care of it. John asked if this was what the watch dogs had mentioned. Warren said hopefully one of these days we will get our $50,000.

Motion by Todd Kuhn and second by Rex Goble to enter into Executive Session at 8:46 a.m. to discuss the County Pit. 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

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/ John L. Hammond, Presiding Officer

Motion by Todd Kuhn and second by Mike Parsons to come out of Executive Session at 9:27 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.

Motion by Mike Parsons and second by Jim Bolin to approve Preceding bills. 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 Rex Goble and second by Susan Guinnip to approve One Day and Mileage 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 Susan Guinnip and second by Jim Bolin that the meeting be adjourned until March 17, 2017 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. The meeting adjourned at 9:28 a.m.

IN ATTENDANCE: Sheri Higginbotham – Clark County Treasurer; Ami Shaw – Clark County Circuit Clerk; Dallas Richardson – Clark County Engineer; Lisa Richey – Supervisor of Assessments; Warren LeFever; Gary Strohm – Marshall Advocate; Jason Wimbley – Clark County Ambulance; Jerry Parsley – Clark County Sheriff; Michelle Blankenship – Clark County Probation Officer; Cody Vaughn – Clark County Health Department; Tammy See – Animal Control; John Donham; Tim King – Kings Financial Consulting Inc.; Jim Bender – 911; Steve Jenkins.