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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
Robert Farmer called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The pledge of
the Allegiance to the American Flag was led by Mr. Blankenship.
Members Present: Andy Anderson; Rick Aylesworth; David Blankenship;
Emily Davenport; Bob Farmer; David Hepler; Pat O’Neill; Gene Rohlfs;
Chuck Ruben; Scott Schaffenacker; Jan Schumacher
Absent: --
Guests:; Derek Hurley; Jessica Lema; Sheriff (left at 7:46p.m);
Eddie Schaffenacher; Vicki Dugan; Denise Martinek; Mike McCreery;
Marla Blair; Tim Timoney; Derek Hurley; Kim Tuner; Don Cavil; Dan
Fulscher; Bret Aukamp; Will D’Andrea; Jonathan Wright;
A motion was made by Mr. Aylesworth, seconded by Mr. Bateman to
accept and place on file the minutes from the Regular Board meeting
of August 19, 2014. Motion passed.
Recognitions:
LO 13-14 81- Recognition of Retirement for Logan County Supervisor
of Assessments Rosanne Brosamer. A motion was made by Mrs.
Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacher, to approve LO 13-14 81-
Recognition of Retirement for Logan County Supervisor of Assessments
Rosanne Brosamer. Motion passed.
Appointments:
A motion was made by Mr. Blankenship, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to
approve chairman’s appointment of Scott Schaffenacher to County
Board District 3 to replace Andrew Meister. Roll call vote taken 11
yes 0 no Motion passed. Mrs. Turner sworn Mr. Schaffenacher in to
take his seat on the board
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve Chairman’s appointment of Scott Schaffenacher as a member of
Building and Grounds committee. Voice vote, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to approve
LO 13-14 89-Dan Meyer to the Housing Authority of the County Logan.
Roll call vote take, 12 yes, 0 no. motion passed.
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Hepler, to
approve LO 13-14 90-Darla Franklin to the Housing Authority of the
County of Logan. Roll call vote taken, 12 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Raffles:
LO 13-14 94 Salt Creek ABATE
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to
approve the raffles as presented. Motion passed.
Reports for the month of August, 2014 were read by Clerk Sally
Turner as follows:
Sheriff’s report of fees collected: $5,422.91
Sheriff’s report of expenses: $8.65
Clerk of the Circuit Courts’ report: Collections due to County
General Fund: $65,073.23, Collection of funds due to others:
$49,143.13, Child Support: $38,290.34 County Clerk & Recorders fees
collected: $29,539.96
Logan County Treasurer’s Cash Statement: August Revenue:
$1,738,731.55 August Expenses: ($1,074,906.74) August Balance:
$2,435,017.64
A motion was made by Mr. Aylesworth, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to
accept and place these reports on file as read. Motion passed.
Chairman of Committees reported the following:
Airport/Farm:
A motion was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr. Blankenship, to
approve the 2015 TIPS project, pavement marking and maintenance on
runway 3-21. Entitlement $148,500 Local match 16,500. Total estimate
cost for the project is $165, 00.Roll call vote taken, 12 yes 0 no
motion passed. Nothing further to report.
Animal Control:
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to pass
the Animal Control Ordinance LO 13-14 96. A motion to amend was made
by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Ruben, to postpone the vote for Animal
Control Ordinance LO 13-14 96. Call vote taken, 12 yes 0 no motion
passed. Nothing further to report.
Building & Grounds: Nothing further to report.
Finance:
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to
approve LO 13-14 95 Mileage at the rate of 50 cents per mile. Roll
call vote taken, 12 yes 0 no motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher, to put
on display the 2014-2015 Logan County Budget and Tax Levies. Roll
call vote taken 11 yes 1 no, motion passed.
The budget will be put on display for the next thirty days for the
public to view.
A motion to amend was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. O’Neill;
(page 25) Public Defender budget amendment to revenue
101-00-44012-Public defender fees $1,500 to 10,000.
Discussion held. Mr. Hepler expressed his concerns. Mr. Hepler would
like to change a revenue line item concerning the collection of
public defender fees. Mr. Hepler stated “this small figure doesn’t
reflect the capacity that I think the public expects” Mr. Hepler
feels the figure would be reasonable if people who claim indigence
are actually having to prove indigence. Mr. Ruben disagreed with Mr.
Hepler about the increase in revenue. Mr. Ruben is in favor of
keeping the line the same. Mr. Ruben feels Mr. Hepler’s figures are
not realistic. Roll call vote taken, 5 yes 7 no, motion failed.
A motion to amend was made by O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, (page
35) from Balloon Fest Fund 110-0059015, $5,675 to Community Activity
Fund.
Discussion held. Mr. O’Neill explained his concerns. Mr. O’Neill
does not support the separation of the Balloon Fest. O’ Neill would
rather see the money available for the events and improvement for
any area in the county. Mrs. Schumacher supported leaving the money
in the airport line for Balloon Fest. Mrs. Schumacher said she has
heard complaints about splitting up the Balloon Fest as well.
 However, the Chamber is spread too thin to keep up with all of the
work that comes with hosting the Balloon Fest. Mr. Rohlfs had one
other concern about the budget. Roll call vote taken, 6yes 6 no,
motion failed
Mr. Rohlfs questioned on page 26, why the group insurance under the
County Clerk had an increase of $11,295 dollars. Mr. Ruben was able
to answer the question. Mr. Ruben explained he asked Mrs. Turner to
budget for her whole office for insurance as in all offices.
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Mr. Ruben expressed his gratitude to those who helped with
the budget especially Pam Meagher.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
provide office space at John Logan Building for Economic
Development. Voice vote taken, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
amend State’s Attorney Budget (FY 2014)-Transfer $8,000.00 from
10112-51002 to 101-12-53006 Equipment. Roll call vote taken 12 yes 0
no, motion passed.
Mr. Ruben asked Mrs. Turner to prepare a letter to place in the file
for the budget transfer.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacher, to
approve closure of the office of County Clerk and Recorder on
Election Day, November 4, 2014 for all services other than Election.
Voice vote taken, motion passed. Nothing further to report.
Insurance & Legislation:
Mrs. Schumacher reported she called Bill Thomas regarding the
Utility Aggregation. Mr. Thomas told Mrs. Schumacher a resolution
was not needed. Nothing further to report.
Law Enforcement & EMA:
Mr. Aylesworth had nothing to report. Mr. Fulscher reported he
will give a brief presentation over NIMS to the new board members in
the near future.
Executive/Economic Development:
A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher to
approve Board Policy/Public Comment changes. A motion to amend was
made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to send Board
Policy/Public comment changes back to committee. Roll call vote
taken, 12 yes 0 no, motion passed.
Mrs. Schumacher would like to place Board Policy/Public Comments on
the next Executive/Economic Development agenda to discuss this item.
Nothing further to report.
Planning and Zoning:
A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to approve
LO 13-14 92 Amend the Logan County Zoning Map Case 3-R-14. Roll call
vote taken, 12yes 0no, motion passed.
 A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to approve
LO 13-14 93 authorizing the Execution of a Community Benefits
Agreement. Roll call vote taken 11yes, 1 no, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. Davenport, to
approve LO 13-14 97 Community Benefits Agreement by Logan County and
Cresco Labs, LLC. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 1 no, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to approve
Letter of Support-Illinois Compassionate Care Act to Cresco Labs,
LLC. Roll call vote taken 11 yes, 1 no. Motion passed. Nothing
further to report.
Road and Bridge:
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Blankenship,
to approve Engineering Agreement with Allen Henderson and Associates
for Design work on a bridge replacement on Primm Road over Deer
Creek in the amount of $130,023.45. Roll call vote taken, 12yes,
0no, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve Engineering Agreement for Design work on Bridge Replacement
on 100 Street for Mount Pulaski Township in the amount of
$42,030.00. Roll call vote taken, 12 yes, 0 no, motion passed.
Nothing further to report.
Community Action:
Mr. O’Neill reported Allison Rumbler will attend the next Board
Meeting to introduce herself. Community Action appointed a
fundraiser committee at last month’s meeting. Mr. O’Neill will have
a round table meeting with Aaron Schock and Dick Durbin to discuss
Community Action budget. Nothing further to report.
Health:
Mr. Hepler yielded the floor to Don Cavi. Mr. Cavi introduced
himself to the Logan County Board and announced the Health
Department now has flu shots available. Nothing to report.
Tourism: Nothing to report.
Main Street: Nothing further to report.
 Workforce Investment: Nothing to report.
General Assembly Liaison: Nothing further to report.
Chamber of Commerce:
Mrs. Schumacher reported they meet Thursday. Nothing to report.
Waste Management:
Mr. O’Neill reported Waste Management will not meet this month.
Mr. O’Neill reminded everyone of the Household hazardous waste
collection on October 11 at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Nothing
further to report.
Safety: Nothing to report.
Liquor: Nothing to report.
Personnel: Nothing further to report.
Committee reports of claims were read by Clerk Sally Turner:
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to accept
and place on file the reports as read. Motion passed.
Chairman’s Report: Nothing further to report.
Communications:
A thank you card was received from Teena Feldman. Nothing to
report.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs to adjourn
the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:02 pm.
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