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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.
Members Present: Andy Anderson; Kevin Bateman; David Blankenship;
Bob Farmer; David Hepler; Gene Rohlfs; Chuck Ruben; Scott
Schaffenacker; Jan Schumacher; Emily Davenport
Absent: Rick Aylesworth; Pat O’Neill Guests: See attached.
Chairman welcomes citizens.
A motion was made by Mrs. Davenport, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to
accept and place on file the minutes from the Regular Board meeting
on August 18, 2015. Motion passed.
Raffles:
1) LO 14-15 95 The Oasis Senior Center
2) LO 14-15 105 Center for Youth & Family Solutions
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
approve the raffles as presented. Motion passed.
Reports for the month of August, 2015 were read by Clerk Sally
Turner as follows:
Sheriff’s report of fees collected: $4,198.22
Sheriff’s report of expenses: $58.95
Clerk of the Circuit Courts’ report:
Collections due to County General Fund: $70,277.06
Collection of funds due to others: $62,441.07
Child Support: $30,952.39
County Clerk & Recorders fees collected: $25,676.46
Logan County Treasurer’s Cash Statement:
August Revenue: $1,209,821.60
August Expenses: ($756,853.47)
August Balance: $2,061,212.12.
A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, 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: Nothing to report.
Building & Grounds: Nothing to report.
Finance:
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 96 Mobile Home Tax Sale for Bill Caldwell. Roll
call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 97 Tax Sale for Timothy Lyon. Roll call vote taken,
9 yes 1 abstain 2 absent. Motion passed.
 A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 98 Tax Sale for James Benedict. Roll call vote
taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 99 Tax Sale for Natalia Everett. Roll call vote
taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion as made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 100 Tax Sale for Gary Newman. Roll call vote taken,
9 yes 1 abstain 2 absent. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 101 Tax Sale for Richard Dixon. Roll call vote
taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker to
approve LO 14-15 102 Tax Sale for David Lee Weaver. Roll call vote
taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Bateman to approve
LO 14-15 106 Tax Sale for Jeffry Armour. Roll call vote taken, 10
yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded Mr. Rohlfs to accept the
Audit Engagement Letter for FY 2014/2015. Roll call vote taken,10
yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer to approve
and place FY 15-16 Logan County Budget on Display. Roll call vote
taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Insurance & Legislation: A motion was made by Mr. Anderson,
seconded by Mr. Bateman to approve the updated premium cost Vision
Care plan. Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman to place
a referendum for a Veteran’s Assistance Commission Tax Levy on the
March Primary ballot. Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion
passed. Mrs. Ramlow addressed the Board with local statistics,
benefits, and procedures for a Logan County Veteran’s Assistance
Commission.
Discussion held. (inaudible)
Law Enforcement & EMA:
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Ruben to refer the
Independent Contractor Agreement to the Buildings & Grounds
Committee. Motion passed.
Executive:
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker
to approve and mail the letter delegating the scholarship criteria
and college program requirement process to Heartland Community
College. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Bateman to
refer the Public Transportation Provider discussion back to
committee with the intent to discuss it at next month’s Regular
meeting so that Mrs. Schumacher, Mrs. Meagher, Mrs. Barr, Alison
Rumler-Gomez, Kathy Inman, Laura Dick, and Andy Anderson can meet
together in the interim. Motion passed.
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Mrs. Foster addressed the need for public transportation in the
community; Davita Dialysis has a census of 25 patients, 15 of which
are dependent on public transportation 3 times a week. She expressed
her satisfaction with the provider because the drivers treat each
rider with love, care, and respect every single time. A
representative from Logan-Mason Mental Health & Rehab addressed the
value of the transportation for clients in unfortunate
circumstances, also.
Mrs. Schumacher explained the intent of the Board is to possibly
switch providers, not discontinue service. She explained that the
Board recognizes the value of the program.
A representative from Davita Dialysis spoke about CAPCIL always
being reliable and genuinely caring about riders. No reports of bad
service have ever been presented against the CAPCIL drivers.
Mrs. Rumler-Gomez stated that the senior transportation grant must
be signed by October 1st and stated that if CAPCIL will not be the
operator for the public transportation grant then it will not take
on the senior grant because it cannot be funded without the public
transportation grant money.
Mr. Booher commented that the reputation of CAPCIL is pretty good
and thinks the program should stay within the local community. He
cited concerns about 12 people losing their jobs since the other
company can’t guarantee they’d hire them.
Mr. Anderson asked Mrs. Rumler-Gomez if the senior transportation
grant will issue a deadline extension. Mrs. Rumler-Gomez said that
she would try for an extension, but that the County could apply for
the senior transportation grant.
Mrs. Davenport asked Mrs. Meagher if she received the cost
allocation that CAPCIL had guaranteed at the Thursday Workshop
meeting. Mrs. Meagher stated she had not received the paperwork;
Mrs. Rumler-Gomez stated she sent it to all the Logan County Board
members, but forgot to send it to Mrs. Meagher.
Mrs. Schumacher asked Mrs. Rumler-Gomez to send it to Mrs. Meagher,
as she is the only person that submits the paperwork to the State.
A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mrs. Davenport to
approve the updated Logan County Board office job descriptions.
Motion passed. Mrs. Schumacher discussed moving forward with
advertising for the position. Nothing further to report.
Economic Development: Mr. Farmer reported that CRESCO is under
construction and Mr. Hepler reported that the initial employment
rate is estimated to be 20% higher than the original forecast.
Nothing further to report.
Planning and Zoning:
A motion was made by Mrs. Davenport, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher to
approve LO 14-15 107 Resolution to Amend the Logan County Zoning Map
Case 5-R-15. Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed. Mr.
D’Andrea stated that next month the drafts of intergovernmental
agreements and resolutions that need signed and approved for the
Enterprise Zone should be presented. Nothing further to report.
Road and Bridge:
A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, seconded by Mr. Blankenship to
approve LO 14-15 103 Request up to $25,000 from County Bridge Fund
for East Lincoln and Chester Township. The Township pays half the
cost to replace the culvert. Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no.
Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, seconded by Mr. Blankenship to
approve LO 14-15 104 Request up to $10,000 from County Bridge Fund
to pay for half the cost to repair a bridge in Atlanta Township.
Roll call vote taken, 10 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
Nothing further to report.
Community Action: Nothing further to report.
Health: Mr. Cavi reported that a bill passed the Senate to
help pay for costs for Health & Human Services. He is not optimistic
that it will pass the House. He may need to look into furlough days
or cutting hours of operation at the end of October. He reported
that he did get his first West Nile virus positive bird from the
Northeast side of
Lincoln. Mr. Cavi reported that the new DPH website is up. Mrs.
Schumacher praised Mr. Cavi for his diligent and creative work.
Nothing further to report.
Workforce Investment: Nothing to report.
General Assembly Liaison: Nothing to report.
Waste Management: Nothing to report.
Safety: Mr. Anderson reported that he scheduled a Safety
Meeting for October 6, 2015. Nothing further to report.
Liquor: Nothing to report.
Personnel: Nothing to report.
Committee reports of claims were read by Clerk Sally Turner:
A motion was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to
accept and place on file the reports as read. Motion passed.
Chairman’s Report: Mr. Hepler reported the City Administrator
called to invite the County and other municipalities to revisit the
energy aggregation process; the City feels that we may be able to go
directly, as a group, to the suppliers to achieve a significant
amount of cost savings for our respective constituents, as well as
paying ourselves back the administrative fees instead of paying a
third party. Mr. Hepler asked Mr. Ruben to a meeting in late
September, early October regarding the matter.
Communications: None.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Farmer to adjourn
the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:01 pm.
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