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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
Allegiance to the American Flag was led by Mr. Rohlfs.
Members Present: Andy Anderson; Rick Aylesworth; Kevin Bateman;
David Blankenship; Emily Davenport; Bob Farmer; David Hepler; Pat
O’Neill; Gene Rohlfs; Chuck Ruben; Scott Schaffenacker; Jan
Schumacher
Absent:
Guests: See Attached Sheet (not provided on website)
Moment of silence was observed in honor of Jessie Reves.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mrs. Davenport, to
accept and place on file the minutes from the Regular Board meeting
on April 21, 2015. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to accept
and place on file the minutes from the Regular Board meeting on
April 28, 2015. Motion passed.
Members of the union community addressed the board regarding
Governor Rauner’s Turnaround Plan. Several union workers were
present at the meeting to comment on the board’s recent vote to
support the governor’s turn- around agenda. Pat Spaugh, a local
union member and employee at the bottle factory, asked the board why
they voted to approve Governor Rauner’s turn-around agenda. Mr.
Spaugh reported he was upset because he did not know the county was
voting on the plan until the day of the vote. Mr. Bateman reported
he voted to approve the turn-around agenda because he feels the
state needs a plan. Mr. Bateman does not support the whole plan but
he feels we need a plan to get the state back in line. Mr. Hepler
reported the board voted on the plan but has not voted on individual
parts of the plan. Mr. Hepler assured the union workers the County
Board will keep in touch with them to let them know if the board
discusses any of the individual parts. The union workers circulated
a petition to rescind the County Board vote endorsing Governor
Rauner’s Turnaround Plan.
Recognitions: None
Appointments:
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to
approve LO 14-15 65- Dave Schonauer to the Logan County Regional
Planning. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve LO 14-15 66- Jane Ryan to the Board of Review. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve LO 14-15 67- Ann Curry to the Board of Review. Roll call
vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Ruben, to approve
LO 14-15-68 Warren Grover to the Board of Review. Rolls call vote
taken, 11 yes and 0 no. Motion passed.
Raffles:
LO 14-15 59 St. Jude Runs
LO 14-15 60 Middletown Fire Protection District
LO 14-15 61 Heartland Community College Foundation
LO 14-15 62 Logan County Animal Rescue
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve the raffles as presented. Motion passed.
Reports for the month of April, 2015 were read by Clerk Sally
Turner as follows:
Sheriff’s report of fees collected: $2,919.57
Sheriff’s report of expenses: $78.34
Clerk of the Circuit Courts’ report:
Collections due to
County General Fund: $77,284.70
Collection of funds due to
others: $113,455.07
Child Support: $34,827.09
County Clerk & Recorders
fees collected: $35,031.75
Logan County Treasurer’s
Cash Statement: April Revenue: $1,890,380.37 April Expenses:
($1,834,354.09)
April Balance: $1,054,482.09
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, 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: A motion was made by Mr. Bateman,
seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to approve Reality placing signs in Latham
and Scully Park to make the parks smoke free. Reality will pay for
the signs and up keep on the signs. This will be at no cost to the
county. Voice Vote, motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Bateman, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to
approve Lincoln Area Music Society to use Latham Park on every
Sunday in June and July. Voice vote, motion passed. Nothing further
to report.
Finance A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr.
Blankenship, to go out for proposals for virtual servers, to be
opened at the June Finance meeting. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0
no. Motion passed. Mrs. Turner will submit a news release.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. O’Neill, to put
up for auction the 10 acres at the county farm land that’s on the
hill, on July 31st, at 1:00p.m. Discussion held. Mr. Ruben reported
the county would be selling two five acre parcels. The county will
survey the land after the land sells.
A motion to amend was made by Mr. Rohlfs, seconded by Mr.
Blankenship, that no mobile homes be brought onto the property .
Roll call vote taken on motion to amend, 10 yes 1 no, Motion to
amend passed. The board then voted on the main motion as amended, 9
yes 2 no. Motion passed. Mrs. Turner will write up a legal notice to
advertise the sale.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to set
the Board of Review per diem at $200 with them receiving an
additional $200 dollars for passing tests, receive an additional
$200 for continued studies, with a max of 10 per diems per year
excluding the two per diems for the tests. Roll call vote taken 11
yes 0 no. Motion passed.
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A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Blankenship,
to set the per diem for the Zoning Board of Appeals at $60.00 .
Roll call vote taken 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to refer
back to committee the juror fees increase. Voice vote taken, motion
passed. Nothing further to report. Insurance & Legislation:
A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Aylesworth, to
approve ASI Cafeteria Plan BennyCard. Discussion held. Mr. Ruben
asked Mr. Anderson if he asked Mrs. Meagher how many employees this
would benefit. Mr. Anderson did not have time to check into this.
A motion to amend was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Bateman,
to refer the BennyCard back to committee to be taken up next year
for consideration. Voice vote, motion passed. Nothing further to
report.
Law Enforcement & EMA: A motion was made by Mr. Aylesworth,
seconded by Mr. Ruben, to approve LO 14-15 56- Contract for
Ambulance Services. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion
passed. Nothing further to report.
Economic Development: Mr. Farmer reported a Groundbreaking
Ceremony for the new Cresco Labs medical marijuana cultivation
facility being constructed north of Lincoln at the intersection of
Old Rt. 66 and 1800th Street. The groundbreaking ceremony will begin
at 9:30am on Saturday, June 6th. Nothing further to report.
Executive: A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr.
Bateman, to approve changes to the Official Board Policies. Roll
call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
 A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
approve MCS Inc, to redesign and update the Logan County Website for
amount not to exceed $6,000. Roll call vote taken, 11 yes 0 no.
Motion passed.
Planning and Zoning: A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill,
seconded by Mr. Bateman, to approve LO 14- 15 57- Resolution to
amend the Logan County Zoning Map Case 4-R-15. Discussion held. Mr.
Schaffenacker asked if this was the first time this piece of
property has been asked to be rezoned. Mr. Hepler reported he
believes it is. Roll call vote taken 11 yes 0 no. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mrs. Davenport, to
refer a possible ZBA increase from 5 to 7 members back to committee.
Voice vote taken, motion passed. Nothing further to report.
Road and Bridge: A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, seconded by
Mr. Schaffenacker, to approve LO 14-15 55 - resolution to award a
contract for sealcoat oil and bituminous patch mix. Sealcoat oil
would be supplied by Illinois Road Contractors of Jacksonville.
Bituminous patch mix would be supplied by Louis Marsch, Inc. of
Morrisonville. Roll call vote taken 11 yes, 0 no. Motion passed.
Mr. Farmer reported Ameren is planning to continue their project
to replace a transmission line. Currently, they are replacing the
poles and lines between Latham and the Fogarty substation. Next,
they will replace the poles and lines between the Fogarty substation
and Mason County. A road use agreement has been written to help
protect the 9 miles of County Highways that will be affected. This
agreement is identical to the other used for the first phase of the
project.
 A motion was made by Mr. Farmer, seconded by Mr. Schaffenacker,
to accept this road use agreement with Ameren. Roll call vote taken
11 yes 0 no. Motion passed. Nothing further to report.
Community Action: Mr. O’Neill reported Community Action had
the Foster Grandparent Banquet last Friday, sixty-two Grandparents
attended. Mr. O’Neill reported Community Action has almost 70 Foster
Grandparents signed up. This is the most Community Action has had in
a long time. Nothing further to report.
Health: Mr. Cavi reported the union voted to approve a new
contract to get the Health Department through November 2017. Nothing
further to report.
Workforce Investment: Nothing to report.
General Assembly Liaison: Nothing to report.
Chamber of Commerce: Nothing to report.
Waste Management: Nothing to report.
Safety: Nothing to report.
Liquor: Mr. Schaffenacker reported the Liquor committee will
meet June 11th at 6:30. Nothing further to report.
Personnel: A motion was made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by
Mrs. Davenport, to approve the changes to the Personnel Policies.
(See minutes from March 9, 2015 for details).Roll call vote taken,
11 yes 0 no. Motion passed. Nothing further to report.
Committee reports of claims were read by Clerk Sally Turner:
A motion was made by Mr. Aylesworth, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to
accept and place on file the reports as read. Motion passed.
Chairman’s Report: Nothing further to report.
Communications: Fern Donnan addressed the board regarding the
Atlanta Golf Course. Ms. Donnan stated her concerns on purchasing
the Atlanta Golf Course. She does not feel the county should run a
golf course. It’s very costly and she believes the money should go
toward improving the county roads.
Mr. Bateman reported the county has only entertained the idea of
buying into the golf course; there is plenty of work that still
needs to be done before the county board votes on this issue.
A motion was made by Mr. O’Neill, seconded by Mr. Bateman, to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:17 pm.
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