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 Rick Aylesworth, Kevin Bateman, Dave Blankenship, Miles Craig,
Emily Davenport, Bob Farmer, Pat O'Neill, Gene Rohlfs, Chuck Ruben,
Scott Schaffenacker, and David Hepler were present for the meeting.
Electric aggregation administrative fee
Finance Chairman, Chuck Ruben's motion for an administrative fee of
.001 for electric aggregation failed with Rick Aylesworth, Kevin
Bateman, Dave Blankenship, Miles Craig, Emily Davenport, Pat
O'Neill, Gene Rohlfs and Scott Schaffenacker voting no. Bob Farmer,
David Hepler, and Chuck Ruben voting yes.
County employee health insurance
Bateman motioned the County pay $490 per plan with $17.00 going into
the Health Savings Account (HSA) for those who use the HSA
insurance.
Board member Scott Schaffenacker's motion for the county
contribution toward employee premiums for insurance passed
unanimously.
 Schaffenacker's motion to approve Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental
Insurance passed unanimously.
Board member Kevin Bateman said, "The dental insurance is going up
by two dollars for each county employee, but in turn that will lower
the health insurance premium for Blue Cross Blue Shield by two
percent."
Schaffenacker's motion to approve Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance
for renewal with R.W. Garrett Agency also passed unanimously.
Board Chairman David Hepler said this insurance plan will be about a
three percent increase, which insurance agent Nancy Schaub verified.
Third floor courtroom to get video
Board member Kevin Bateman made a motion to approve a proposal for
video equipment for the third floor courtroom from Lincoln Land
Communications.
Bateman then amended the motion to approve Lincoln Land
Communications to provide the video equipment for the third floor
courtroom with the amount not to exceed $30,000. He said if the
amount is under $30,000, the board does not need to go out for bids,
and Lincoln Land Communications is the only local provider.
The amended motion passed with Rick Aylesworth, Kevin Bateman, Dave
Blankenship, Miles Craig, Emily Davenport, Bob Farmer, Pat O'Neill,
Gene Rohlfs, Chuck Ruben, and Scott Schaffenacker voting yes. David
Hepler voted no.
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Truck
Board member Bob Farmer's motion to approve an expenditure from the
County Highway Fund of up to $24,00 in order to purchase a state-bid
pick-up truck passed unanimously. Loan Board member Chuck
Ruben's motion for the Logan County Board to borrow $350,000 for a
loan that the Logan County Department of Public Health could
short-term borrow as needed passed unanimously.
Ruben's motion for a budget amendment for the Health Department loan
also passed unanimously.
Resolutions
Board member Gene Rohlf's motion to adopt a resolution requesting
the Logan State's Attorney file suit to obtain past due rent for
Hangars #5, #28, and #29 at the Logan County Airport passed
unanimously.
Chuck Ruben's motion to approve a resolution for Fiscal Year 2017
Joint Solid Waste Funding passed unanimously.
Board member Bob Farmer's motions for resolutions to approve
appropriation of local funding for the Salt Creek Bridge repair
project on Primm Road and a contract to Illinois Road Contractors
for sealcoat work in various townships were both approved
unanimously.
[Angela Reiners]
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