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 The members of the Logan County Board convened in Regular Board
session on the above date in the first floor Courtroom. Chairman
Dave Hepler called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The pledge of
the Allegiance to the American Flag was led by Mr. Schaffenacker.
Members Present: Andy Anderson; Kevin Bateman; David Blankenship;
Bob Farmer; David Hepler; Gene Rohlfs; Chuck Ruben; Scott
Schaffenacker; Rick Aylesworth; Pat O’Neill
Absent: Jan Schumacher
Guests: Pat Doolin, Andi Hake, Tracy Bergin, Angela Reiners, Vicki
Dugan, Jan Youngquist, Cara Barr, Maggie McMurtrey, Nicole Cox, Don
Cavi, Alison Rumler-Gomez, Jon Wright, Joe Schaler, Melanie Schaler,
Jan Bowers, Dr. Gerlach
Chairman welcomes citizens.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to accept
and place on file the minutes from the Regular Board meeting on
September 15, 2015. Motion passed.
Ceremonial Matters: LO 14-15 125 Recognition of Jan Bowers
 A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to
recognize Jan Bowers for winning the IWGA Senior Women’s Amateur
Championship. Motion passed.
Appointments:
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Ruben to approve
LO 14-15 109 Roger Bock to the Logan County Board of Health. Roll
call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs to approve
LO 14-15 110 Bill Sahs to the Logan County Board of Health. Roll
call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve
LO 14-15 123 Cheryl Baker to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Roll call
vote taken, 10 yes 1 abstain 1 absent. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mrs. Davenport to
approve LO 14-15 124 Scott Noltensmeier to the Zoning Board of
Appeals. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Raffles:
LO 14-15 107 West Lincoln Broadwell School PTO LO 14-15 108 United
Riders Motorcycle Club
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to
approve the raffles as presented. Motion passed.
Reports for the month of September, 2015 were read by Clerk Sally
Turner as follows: Sheriff’s report of fees collected: $7,468.06
Sheriff’s report of expenses: $21.00
Clerk of the Circuit Courts’ report:
Collections due to County General Fund: $66,487.79
Collection of funds due to others: $49,064.00 Child Support:
$40,316.25
County Clerk & Recorders fees collected: $25,172.42
Logan County Treasurer’s Cash Statement: September Revenue:
$2,309,342.26
September Expenses: ($1,880,727.28) September Balance: $2,489,827.10
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to
accept and place these reports on file as read. Motion passed.
Chairman of Committees reported the following:
Airport/Farm: Nothing to report.
Animal Control: A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker,
seconded by Mr. O’Neill to allow a military discount for approved
Animal Control adoptions in the amount of $20. Roll call vote taken,
11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mr. Farmer to
accept the Animal Control roof bid from Master Builders in the
amount of $2,500. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Building & Grounds: A motion was made by Mr. Bateman,
seconded by Mr. Ruben to accept the Confidential On-Site Paper
Shredding Contract. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion
passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the sale and consumption of alcohol in Latham Park for the Arts in
the Park event July 15-17, 2016. Mr. Bateman stated that it is under
the joint understanding that the Logan County Alliance must provide
all its own security and its contingency upon getting a license from
the City of Lincoln for alcohol. Roll call vote taken, 8 yes 3 no.
Motion passed.
Finance: A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr.
Rohlfs to approve the FY 2015-2016 Budget as displayed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer to amend the
aforementioned motion by adding $750 to line item 101-03-53009 for
the Assessor’s office mileage. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no.
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to amend the
motion by inserting Drug Court Fees line item 919-00-44015 in the
amount of $500 and inserting Drug Court Expenses line item 919-00-
58039 in the amount of $500. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no.
Motion passed.
 A motion was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to amend
the motion by increasing the Farm Operating Expenditures line item
110-00-53101 from $10,000 to $25,000. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0
no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs to approve
the FY 15-16 Budget as amended. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no.
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the General Fund Levy in the amount of $1,595,168. Roll call vote
taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve
the Liability Insurance Account Levy in the amount of $175,000. Roll
call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the County Health Department Fund Levy in the amount of $372,357.
Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve
the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Levy in the amount of
$519,000. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the County Highway Fund Levy in the amount of $405,000. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Bateman to approve
the County Bridge Fund Levy in the amount of $ 150,000. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the Highway Matching Tax Fund Levy in the amount $215,000. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth to
approve the Ambulance Service Fund Levy in the amount of $283,000.
Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve the Tuberculosis Sanitarium Fund Levy in the amount of
$47,225. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
the Senior Citizens Tax Fund Levy in the amount of $70,000. Roll
call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
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A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to
approve the Cooperative Extensive Service Fund Levy in the amount of
$90,000. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed. Mr. Ruben
stated that the total of the levies is $3,921,750.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill to approve
LO 14-15 118 Annual Bond Abatement Ordinance. Roll call vote taken,
11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth to
approve LO 14-15 111 FY 14-15 Budget Amendment Drug Court Fees and
Expenses to form line item 919-00-44015 in the amount of $500 and
919-00-58039 in the amount of $0.00. Roll call vote taken, 9 yes 0
no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth to
approve LO 14-15 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 Tax Deeds. Roll call vote
taken, 9 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth to
approve ICAN to get rates for electrical aggregation. 8 yes 1
abstain.
Let the record show that Mr. Rohlfs wants to change his vote to
“no” for ICAN getting electrical aggregation rates.
Insurance & Legislation:
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve the renewal of Lincoln Financial Group dental at the new
rate of $36.93. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mrs. Davenport to
accept Zobrio’s proposal for Affordable Care Act compliance
software.
Mr. Doolin addressed the Board about his company, Integrity Data,
compliance software. He stated that he is extending his company to
the County as a subject matter expert resource; his intention was
not to persuade the Board to purchase his software. Mr. Doolin
stated that his software company does not assume responsibility for
liability and filing, because the IRS does not allow it. The
employer is solely responsible for all information that is reported
regardless of what software produces it. He stated that Integrity
Data is the first and only company in the U.S.A. to receive approval
from the IRS for electronic filing of Affordable Care Act data.
Mrs. Dugan expressed her confidence in Zobrio and her desire to
continue working with them.
Mr. Doolin advised that time is of the essence. Roll call vote
taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman to
approve LO 14-15 122 Proclamation to make Logan County a Purple
Heart County. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed. Mr.
Schaler stated that Logan County will become the 5th County out of
102 to become a Purple Heart County. Mr. Schaler expressed his
gratitude on behalf of all veterans and would like to make a formal
presentation of the Purple Heart flag in the Rotunda next month.
Law Enforcement & EMA: Nothing to report.
Executive: Nothing to report.
Economic Development: Nothing to report.
Planning and Zoning: A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill,
seconded by Mr. Bateman to approve LO 14-15 117 Approval of
Ordinance Establishing an Enterprise Zone within the County of
Logan. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Road and Bridge: Nothing to report.
Community Action: Mrs. Rumler-Gomez stated the CAPCIL Board
Meeting is scheduled for October 29th, 2015, which the Deviated
Fixed Route plan will be presented and discussed. She also stated
that, due to official notice from the program review specialist of
an executed award letter of federal funds, CAPCIL will recommend
lifting the suspension on November 1, 2015 to the Community Action
Board.
Health: Mr. Cavi said that flu shots are available at the
Health Department now and LCDPH has currently given 1,000 already.
Private insurance is accepted. 21% of Teens in Logan County are
using tobacco right now and that percentage is high compared to the
statewide average. The Health Educator, Emily Hauter, is trying to
promote the anti-tobacco with teens. There are currently no human
cases of West Nile in Logan County; the LCDPH submitted 9 birds for
WN testing, of which only was 1 positive. LCDPH has begun closing
its doors at noon on Fridays to help offset the losses from the
State budget impasse; this will only reduce about 10% of operating
time in regards to being accessible to the public. The staff will
take 1 furlough day between now and the end of the year, but the
furlough days will not affect any accrued benefit time. Mr. Cavi
will re-evaluate the situation in December 2015.
Workforce Investment: Nothing to report.
General Assembly Liaison: Nothing to report.
Waste Management: Nothing to report.
Safety: Nothing to report.
Liquor: Mr. Schaffenacker stated the Liquor Committee
approved a liquor and gaming license for Danver’s Y Inc. No action
needed.
Personnel: A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr.
Rohlfs to enter executive session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 ( c )1
Personnel Matters at 8:08pm. Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 1 abstain.
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mrs.
Davenport to leave executive session at 9:22pm. Roll call vote
taken, 9 yes 3 absent. Motion passed.
A special regular meeting will be held on Monday, October 26th,
at 7:00pm in the Safety Complex Blue Room for the purpose of hiring
the Logan County Board Office Manager and set salaries for both
personnel.
 Committee reports of claims were read by Clerk Sally Turner: A
motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to
accept and place on file the reports as read. Motion passed.
Chairman’s Report: Chairman Hepler stated that the City of
Lincoln and Logan County Board will hold a joint workshop meeting on
November 23rd, 7:00pm, at the Rec Center. Jennifer Daly, Economic
Development of Peoria, will be invited to attend as well.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mrs. Davenport to
approve the creation of the Transportation Advisory Committee and
its appointments described. The target start date is November 2015.
Motion passed.
Communications: Mr. David Gerlach, President of Lincoln
College, spoke to the Board about his 30 years of higher education
experience and being the 22nd president of Lincoln College. He
discussed the rich history of the college and its progression
between starting as a Baccalaureate and Master degree university,
downsizing to
Associate degrees only in 1930, and finally his proposed plan to
rebuild back to its roots as Lincoln University with Baccalaureate
and Master programs. He stated that the campus will double in
population to about 1,500 students; he spoke about expanding
off-campus and residential housing. Mr. Gerlach expressed his
support to Economic Development growth in Lincoln.
A motion was made by Mr. Schaffenacker, seconded by Mr. Anderson to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 9:45 pm.
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