East Central Reporter

Jasper County Board met Sept. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A budget meeting of the Jasper County Board was held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at the Jasper County Building, Board Room, 204 West Washington Street, Newton, Illinois. The following board members were present: Chairman Jason Warfel, Vice-Chairman Ron Heltsley, A.C. Pickens, Michael Geier, James Judson, Eric Spiker, and Jessica Schackmann. Ben Bollman joined the meeting at 5:10 p.m. and Doug Weddell joined the meeting at 5:20 p.m. 

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no comments from the public.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There were no changes or objections to the agenda, the agenda was adopted as distributed.

BUDGET MEETINGS/REVIEW

The board reviewed budgets for the following offices/departments:

 Highway Department (Andrew Deters, Highway Engineer)

 Circuit Clerk’s Office (Jamie Blake, Circuit Clerk)

 Probation Office (Dora Griffith, Probation Officer)

 Sheriff’s Office (Brandon Francis, Sheriff)

 Ambulance Service (Jennifer Hargrave, Manager)

 Supervisor of Assessments Office (Tom Matson, Supervisor)

 State’s Attorney Office (James Treccia, State’s Attorney)

 Coroner (Jason Meyer, Coroner)

 County Clerk/Recorder (Amy Tarr, Clerk)

 Treasurer’s Office (Clinton Bigard, Treasurer)

RECESS 

Board Member Geier moved to recess the meeting at 7:57 p.m. Board Member Bollman seconded the motion. The motion carried on a voice vote. The meeting was called back to order at 8:00 p.m. 

ADJOURNMENT 

Board Member Geier moved to adjourn the executive session and meeting at 8:50 p.m. Board Member Schackmann seconded the motion. The motion carried on a voice vote. 

The next regular Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Jasper County Building, Board Room, 204 West Washington Street, Newton, Illinois.

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