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 Present: Kevin Bateman; David Hepler; Emily Davenport; Chuck
Ruben; Scott Schaffenacker; Jan Schumacher
Absent:
Guests: Keith Snyder; Jonathan Wright
Mr. Bateman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
A motion was made by Mrs. Davenport, seconded by Mr. Hepler, to
approve the minutes from the November 4, 2014 meeting. Motion
passed.
Mayor Keith Snyder addressed the committee about modifications to
the Scully Park Area. Mr. Snyder presented the committee with a map
for them to review. Mr. Snyder would like to add a sidewalk around
Scully Park on the Clinton Street side. Mr. Snyder asked for
modifications to the Kickapoo Street side, which would be similar to
the landscaping on Sangamon Street. The city would like to install
lights around the perimeter of the park.
Mrs. Schumacher reminded Mr. Snyder that consideration should be
given to wide sidewalks as suggested in the City Street Scape Plan.
No action was taken at this time.
Mr. Bateman wants to move forward on donating the land in front of
the Safety Complex to the City. The city could use this land to
build their own police/fire station.
 If the city were to move into their own location, Mr. Wright would
like to see a small courtroom over at the Safety Complex.
Mr. Ruben discussed the idea of moving Probation over to the Safety
Complex to help with concerns regarding confidentiality and privacy.
No action was taken at this time.
Old Business:
County Website:
Mrs. Schumacher attended a meeting where county websites were
discussed. Mrs. Schumacher plans to e-mail the website ideas to
other board members for their consideration. The committee discussed
different ideas for the website. No action was taken at this time.
Audio Recordings:
Mr. Bateman would like to see audio recordings online by January
2015. No action was taken at this time.
Update on Elevator:
Mr. Bateman reported KONE plans to start on the elevator on
January 26, 2015. Mr. Bateman reported the State waived the elevator
maintenance room repairs, and is allowing the Courthouse to put up a
chain-link fence around the elevator control room.
Job Listings: No discussion was held.
Salary Reimbursement and Office Renovation-Kim Turner’s office:
Mr. Bateman met with Mrs. Turner. Mrs. Turner will get $24,000
this year for salary reimbursement. The $24,000 will help offset the
expensive of the renovation for her office. No action was taken .
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Ptac Unit in County Board Office:
Mr. Bateman reported the Ptac unit should be here next week.
BLI Lighting Update:
Mr. Bateman report this project is finished. Mrs. Schumacher
believes BLI lighting is still waiting to install the housing unit
for the globe tops.
Audio System in the Courtroom:
Mr. Wright presented the bid from Lincoln Land Communications for
the committee to review.
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to move
forward with the bid, and allow Mr. Wright to spend up to $25,000.
Motion passed.
New Business:
Clifton Larson Allen Phone Audit:
Mr. Ruben reported the auditors offered to perform an audit of
our phone system to identify possible savings. The committee agreed
this would not be necessary.
Installation and dedication of the Abraham Lincoln Statue:
Ms. Marlin was unable to attend. No action was taken.
Line item for HVAC and Roof Repairs:
The committee agreed the money should come from Building and
Grounds pool.
End of New Business
Requests: None
Budget Review: No concerns.
Public Comments: None
A motion was made by Mr. Hepler, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker, to
approve the bills. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher, to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:23 pm.
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