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 Present: Bob Farmer – Vice Chairman; Dave Hepler- Chairman; Andy
Anderson; Kevin Bateman; David Blankenship; Emily Davenport; Pat
O’Neill; Gene Rohlfs; Chuck Ruben; Scott Schaffenacker; Jan
Schumacher
Absent: Rick Aylesworth
Guests: See attached list
Mr. Farmer called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The Pledge of
Allegiance was led by Mrs. Davenport.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to approve
the minutes from the September 10, 2015 meeting as printed. Motion
passed.
Airport/Farm: Nothing to report.
Animal Control: A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker,
seconded by Mr. Bateman, to place a $20 discount on the adoption of
cats and dogs to military personnel, both active, inactive, past and
present on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to
place the Master Builders of Lincoln bid of $2,500 for the animal
control roof on the voting agenda for Tuesday night. Nothing further
to report.
Building and Grounds: A motion was made by Mr. Bateman,
seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to place for approval the sale and
consumption of alcohol in Latham Park for the Alliance Arts in the
Park event July 15-17, 2016 contingent upon the Alliance providing
its own security and permit issued from the City of Lincoln for
alcohol on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
Mr. Farmer expressed his opposition to allowing alcohol in the park
where kids play every day and a church stands across the street; he
has concern about setting a negative precedent.
Mr. Rohlfs expressed concern about rain negatively affecting the
event.
Ms. Barr stated that rain is a concern for any outdoor event.
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to place
the COPS Shredding proposal for confidential on-site paper shredding
on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
Mr. Bateman stated that the COPS representative included fuel
surcharge costs in the bottom dollar of the contract instead of a
varying percentage per the request of the Buildings & Grounds
committee. The new bid is a flat $18.43 for a 95 gallon container
and $13.43 for each additional container on a 4-week basis. Mr.
Bateman stated that COPS’ bid was chosen due to price, it’s on-site
for better confidentiality, and every office in the County will use
the same company. Nothing further to report.
Community Action: Nothing to report.
Executive: A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by
Mr. Hepler, to place the establishment of a Transportation Advisory
Committee to oversee the Public Transportation program on the voting
agenda for Tuesday night. Mrs. Schumacher explained that the
Executive Committee agreed to stay with Community Action as the
provider for the time being with the requirement that they proceed
with the Deviated Fixed Route. Nothing further to report.
Economic Development: Nothing to report.
Finance: A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr.
Hepler, to accept the FY 15-16 Budget that has been displayed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to amend the
15-16 budget by changing line item 101-03-53008 travel in the
assessor’s office by increasing the $2,000 figure to $2,750.
Mrs. Martinek reported to the Finance Committee that the Assessor’s
office is using mileage now instead of the company car and will be
doing a lot more work around the County next year, which will need
the extra fuel funding.
A motion was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr. Hepler, to amend
the budget by increasing the Farm Operating Expenditures line item
110-00-53101 from $10,000 to $25,000 for extensive tile work at the
Farm.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to place
the 12 levies on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mrs. Davenport, to place
the Annual Abatement Ordinance of bonds on the voting agenda for
Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to place LO
14-15 111 FY 14- 15 budget amendment designating a new fund for a
drug court fee income line 919-00-44015 and 919-00-58039 expense
line on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to place LO
14-15 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 tax deeds on the voting agenda for
Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to approve
ICAN/Farnsworth Group to go out for bids on electric aggregation.
Mr. Ruben explained ICAN would go out to receive bids in order to
let consumers in the County know that they could go that route if
the bid showed electric aggregation would be cheaper than Ameren.
Mr. Bateman inquired if the City of Lincoln is on board with
electric aggregation. Mr. Ruben stated the Lincoln City Manager,
Elkhart Mayor, and Mt. Pulaski Mayor were all at the aggregation
meeting held in Atlanta and all decided they’d try to go with the
same company. Nothing further to report.
General Assembly: Nothing to report.
Health: Nothing to report.
Insurance/Legislation: A motion was made by Mr. Anderson,
seconded by Mr. Hepler, to place the appointment of Cheryl Baker to
the ZBA on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to place
the appointment of Scott Noltensmeier to the ZBA on the voting
agenda for Tuesday night.
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A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to place
the appointment of Roger Bock to the Board of Health on the voting
agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill,
to place the appointment of Bill Sahs to the Board of Health on
the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to
place the two raffles LO 14-15 107 and LO 14-15 108 on the
voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
place the dental insurance with an increase of 5.6%, which will
amount to $2,800 annually, and renews in December on the voting
agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher,
to place the Logan County Proclamation declaring Logan County a
Purple Heart County on the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker,
to place a Recognition of Jan Bowers on the agenda for Tuesday
night.
Discussion held on Affordable Care Act Compliancy: Mrs.
Dugan stated that the new Affordable Care Act compliancy for
recording insurance information has certain forms, time periods,
and other information that is generated from the payroll. Zobrio,
the payroll company that Mrs. Dugan has worked with since 2006,
will have ACA software that integrates into the current payroll
software for an easier transition. She expressed her concern
about the room for error when transferring payroll information
to separate software. Mrs. Dugan stated that if the Treasurer’s
office is going to handle the compliancy then she almost insist
the Board go with Zobrio.
Mrs. Schumacher addressed the issue of IRS-Compliant status,
which Mr. Doolin’s company has already attained but Zobrio has
not. She discussed that Mrs. Schaub had explained that Mr.
Doolin’s company, Integrity Data, will absorb the liability of
any fines and will electronically file directly to the IRS on
behalf of the County.
 Mr. Schaffenacker expressed his support for working with Zobrio
as the staff is CPAs.
Mr. Anderson discussed the value of Mr. Doolin being a local
provider and the positive reputation of his company.
Mrs. Schumacher and Mr. Anderson stated that Mr. Doolin will be
present at the Tuesday Regular meeting to present his company’s
information. Nothing further to report.
Workforce Investment: Mr. O’Neill reported the task force
was activated 3 weeks ago in
anticipation of Mitsubishi’s first layoff. Mr. O’Neill stated
Mitsubishi’s plan is to lay off 1,000 people every other week
with only 10 day notice to employees. 16-17,000 people will be
out of work when Mitsubishi closes, 225-275 of which are Logan
County residents. The training program had 15 people apply and
many found jobs. Mr. O’Neill stated there are 376 more people in
Lincoln/Logan County working than last year at this time.
Nothing further to report.
Law Enforcement and EMA: Nothing to report.
Liquor: A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded
by Mr. O’Neill, to place Danver’s Y Inc. dba Lawndale Tap liquor
and gaming license on the voting agenda for Tuesday night. He
stated the fee would be $300.
Planning and Zoning: A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill,
seconded by Mr. Hepler, to place LO 14-15 117 Ordinance
Establishing an Enterprise Zone within the County of Logan on
the voting agenda for Tuesday night.
Economic Development Partnership: Nothing to report.
Road and Bridge: Nothing to report.
Waste Management: Nothing to report.
Safety: Mr. Anderson discussed purchasing some AEDs for
the County buildings.
Personnel: Mrs. Schumacher discussed setting the salary
range for the Board office and conducting interviews on Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Davenport expressed her preference to have a set salary
range before calling applicants for an interview.
Mr. Bateman expressed his preference to not set a range
beforehand so that it can be determined after the interview.
Mrs. Schumacher agreed to call applicants for interviews and the
Board will set a salary range after completion of interviews.
County Board Chairman’s Report: Nothing to report.
Public Comments: None.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher,
to enter executive session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 ( c ) 11
Pending Litigation at 8:00 pm. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 1
absent. Motion passed. A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded
by Mr. O’Neill, to leave executive session at 8:27 pm. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 1 absent. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:28
p.m.
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