The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met Nov. 21 to reappoint board members.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the commissioners:
"The Monroe County Board of Commissioners is comprised of three elected members. The Chairman is the Chief Elected Official."
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOVEMBER 21, 2016
The meeting of the County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois was called to order at 8:00 a.m. Chairman Terry Liefer, Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer and Commissioner Robert Elmore were present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Others present included Sheila Wetzler, County Clerk Dennis Knobloch, along with Press Corps representatives – Joe Leicht of the Monroe County Independent and Alan Dooley of the Republic Times. Also in attendance was Vicki Koerber.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Liefer.
The following Accounts Payable having been approved for payment, Commissioner Elmore moved that the same be allowed and that vouchers be issued against their respective funds of the County Treasurer for payment. Motion seconded by Commissioner Wittenauer, and so declared. All voting Aye, none Nay, and none Absent. Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND
1ST National Bank of Waterloo 1,285.78 1st National Bank of Waterloo 175.00 Americom 1,034.00 Bountiful Blossoms 90.63 Byers Printing Co. 103.16 Coast to Coast Computer Equip 396.90 CPR & Safety Training 3,820.00 CPR Plus 362.45 Culligan-Schaefer Water Centers 59.32 Election 11/8/2016 Expenses 39,042.62 Egyptian Stationers Inc. 94.44 Gateway FS 2,197.11 Gilbert Electric LLC 2,551.43 HP Products 2,516.70 Harrisonville Telephone Company 365.59 Honeywell Inc. 11,072.87 Human Resource Design 1,780.00 IL Assoc County Board Members 775.00 Illinois County Treasurers Assoc 200.00 IL Dept of Agriculture 20.00 John Deere Financial 16.35 K&D Printing 55.50 Kamal Sabharwal Inc. 1,500.00 Kone Inc. 612.50 Kris Reitz 114.00 Legal Directories Publishing Co. Inc. 8.75 Leon Uniform Company Inc. 24.00 Linnemann Lawn Care & Landscape 85.00 MPS Industries 3,125.00
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Monroe County Electric Coop Inc. 437.50 Monroe County Highway Dept 110.00 Monroe County Highway Fund 6,223.98 Monroe County Independent 129.50 Motorola 2,342.36 Nabers Shop 774.33 Norfleet Forensics LLC 3,000.00 Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. 136.56 Quality Collision 623.21 Quill Corporation 155.58 Rejis Commission 666.00 Reliable Sanitation Service Inc. 2,860.60 Republic-Times LLC 122.40 Richland Pet Cremation & Memorials 38.00 Robert Hill 50.00 Robert Twillman, PH.D., FAPM 125.00 Rudloff Plumbing 538.00 Sidebarr Technologies 324.75 St. Clair County Coroner 100.00 St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 225.00 St. Louis University School Medicine 850.00 Terry Liefer 864.00 The Lowenbaum Partnership LLC 2,955.00 Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corp. 593.84 Titan Industrial Chemicals LLC 2,572.00 Vayden Mechanical 5,629.66 Vicki Karban 540.01 Vicki Koerber 25.97 Waterloo Lumber Company Inc. 30.80 Watson’s Office City 331.06 Wayne’s One Stop 52.95 Wireless USA 86.00 Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 425.00
AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND
Airgas Mid America 309.58 Andres Medical Billing, Ltd. 2,775.60 Ardelle C Grosse 100.14 Arrow International Inc. 3,385.37 Douglas Franklin 37.00 Memorial hospital 426.00 Mertz Ford 1,068.05 Midwest Warehouse & Storage Inc. 100.00 Motorola Solutions 396.00 Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 115.99
HEALTH TAX FUND
Culligan-Schaefer Water Centers 39.42 John Wagner 98.82 Kim Castello 101.40 McKesson Medical Surgical 118.34 Penny Dietz 54.00 Quill Corporation 181.98 Republic-Times LLC 75.12 Sanofi Pasteur Inc. 444.68 Stericycle Inc. 262.74 Victoria Kehrer 5.40
HIGHWAY FUND
Ameren Illinois 51.73 Bel-O Sales & Service 390.00 Construction Supply 181.79 CPR Plus 605.00 DataTronics 188.00 Equipment Service Co. Inc. 103.00 Erb Equipment Company 705.63 Gateway FS Inc. 16.75 J&J Septic & Sewer Cleaning LLC 369.80 Luby Equipment Services 7.20 Monroe County Electric Cooperative 2,806.02 Nu-Deal Oil Company 217.28 O’Reilly Auto Parts 194.54 Overhead Door Company of St. Louis 1,718.10 Quill 46.33 Reliable Sanitation Service Inc. 50.60 Roger’s Redi-Mix Inc. 2,220.00 Select Propane 3,362.00 Thouvenot Wade & Moerchen Inc. 8,000.00 Trueline Fire & Safety 133.76 Warning Lites of Southern Illinois 2,500.00 Woody’s Municipal Supply Company 5,942.00
BRIDGE FUND
Thouvenot Wade & Moerchen Inc. 14,800.00
ROAD MOTOR FUEL
Columbia Quarry Company 973.46
RECORDER’S DOCUMENT FUND
Fidlar Technologies 1,985.43
The minutes from the October 24 Closed Session and the November 7 Regular meeting were approved upon motion by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Elmore. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
Chairman Liefer said at the FPD meeting last week there was discussion of the replacement of a 10-foot sewer pipe in East St. Louis that has to be done before the levee work can continue. This project will be paid for by the FPD with reimbursement from the City of East St. Louis later. Motion was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Elmore to approve this project. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
Dennis Knobloch reported that the Bicentennial events are winding down, and one of the final events will be the Time Capsule Dedication Ceremony set for Sunday, November 27 at 3:00 p.m. at the Bison Statue on the northeast corner of the Courthouse Square.
Mike Kovarik came to the meeting.
Kevin Koenigstein and Annmarie Marcuson came to the meeting to discuss the budget. There was discussion of various revenue sources. Mr. Koenigstein said the Ambulance Service began the year with $52,000 in cash and should end the year with about $100,000 in cash. There was discussion of the ICIT account, and the disposition of the remaining funds once word is received that the County is no longer accountable to ICIT. Mr. Koenigstein said there is about $800,000 left in that account. Chairman Liefer said he would like to see a major portion of these funds used to cover the items being considered in the Energy Audit.
Kim Keckritz came to the meeting for the monthly Oak Hill report. She said the census in the Skilled Care area has been up, the census in the Medicare area has been down, and the Private Pay continues to do well, and is carrying the other categories. She said they have made arrangements to install a new call light system with a price tag of $254,446. This system also includes watches that are worn by the residents to help keep track of them in the building or on the Nursing Home grounds. Ms. Keckritz said they have also started using a new system called On Shift that tracks employee scheduling, and employees can be contacted with digital messages regarding working extra shifts, etc. She said the annual cost of that system is $13,500. Chairman Liefer said he wondered if other Departments like the Ambulance Service or Sheriff’s Department would benefit from the use of a system like that.
There was discussion of possible room rate increases for the Nursing Home. Ms. Keckritz proposed the following rates for the coming year:
Oak Hill skilled care - $217 Oak Hill skilled care – semi-private - $184 to $191 Oak Hill dementia unit private - $220 Oak Hill dementia unit semi-private - $210 Magnolia Terrace – independent - $2,970 Magnolia Terrace – assisted living - $3,180
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to adopt the rates as proposed. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
The monthly Nursing Home bills were approved upon motion by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Elmore. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
Mike Deihl of Holland Construction was present for the update on the Nursing Home addition. He said he wanted to remind everyone that safety is a major concern, and anyone from the County who wants to stop and observe the construction project should check in with the Site Superintendent for hard hats, safety vests, etc. He said the water meter requirement is complete, and a change order has been issued to Bergmann Roscow to complete the installation and order the material. This change is in the amount of $22,097.51 that will come from the Contingency line. Also included with this new design was a bypass valve that will allow the sprinkler system to be live if the meter ever needs to be repaired or replaced. There was discussion about a drop ceiling that is part of the entrance to the rooms in this new addition. Mr. Deihl said these could be eliminated saving the owner about $3,000. Ms. Keckritz said she would take a look at this proposed change. He said a pay application has been submitted to Ms. Keckritz, and he expected the next pay request to be issued after Thanksgiving. Mr. Deihl said he has updated the overall schedule, and he still expects the completed project to be submitted to IDPH for their review at the end of April.
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Michael Fausz as the Monroe County Mapping and Platting Director. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-73
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Michael Fausz, 1220 Main Street, Maeystown, Illinois be reappointed as the Monroe County Mapping and Platting Director for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Michael Fausz as the Monroe County Zoning Inspection Officer. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-74
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Michael Fausz, 1220 Main Street, Maeystown, Illinois be reappointed as the Monroe County Zoning Inspection Officer for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Michael Fausz as the Monroe County 9-1-1 Coordinator. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-75
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Michael Fausz, 1220 Main Street, Maeystown, Illinois be reappointed as the 9-1-1 Coordinator for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Carla Heise as the Monroe County Ambulance Service Director. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-76
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Carla Heise, 4521 Fountain Drive, Waterloo, Illinois be reappointed as the Monroe County Ambulance Service Director for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Dwight Boehm as the Monroe County Animal Control Administrator. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-77
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Dwight Boehm, 506 West Park, Waterloo, Illinois be reappointed as the Monroe County Animal Control Administrator for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Kim Keckritz as the Oak Hill Care Center Administrator. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-78
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Kim Keckritz, 623 Hamacher Street, Waterloo, Illinois be reappointed as the Oak Hill Care Center Administrator for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commisioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Sheila Wetzler as the Monroe County Supervisor of General Assistance. All voting aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-79
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Sheila Wetzler, 100 South Main Street, Waterloo, Illinois be reappointed as Supervisor of General Assistance for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo, this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Lynden Prange to the Monroe County 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System Board. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-80
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that Lynden Prange, 2464 Steffen Road, Fults, Illinois be reappointed to the 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System Board for a term of four years with term to commence on December 2, 2016 and term to expire on December 1, 2020 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to reappoint Mark Altadonna, Daniel Schumer and Marge Francois to the Monroe County Assessment Board of Review. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 16-81
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois that the following individuals be reappointed to the Monroe County Assessment Board of Review for a term of one year with term to commence on December 1, 2016 and term to expire on November 30, 2017 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
Mark Altadonna Daniel Schumer Marge Francois 1119 Maplewood Lane 830 N. Briegel Street 332 Sandalwood Drive Waterloo, IL 62298 Columbia, IL 62236 Waterloo, IL 62298
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo this 21st day of November, 2016.
Motion: Elmore Second: Wittenauer Aye: Three Nay: None Absent: None
_____________________________ Terry Liefer, Chairman
__________________________________ ______________________________ Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
______________________________ Robert Elmore, Member
Chairman Liefer read letters of resignation from Arlie Traughber, Public Defender and Myron Hanna and Deborah Volmert, both Assistant States Attorneys.
Tim McCarthy of the CTS Group and Brian Hooten came to the meeting to discuss the Energy Audit details. Kevin Koenigstein was also in attendance to discuss financing arrangements. Mr. McCarthy presented the Board with a Draft Contract with a term of 20 years, along with a pricing summary for the proposed items to be completed in the amount of $1,729,836. There was discussion regarding using either stipulated savings or guaranteed savings. Commissioner Wittenauer said he would rather see guaranteed savings. Mr. McCarthy said that would add about $10,000 to the cost of the contract. Mr. Hooten indicated that the metal hallway ceiling on the first floor of the new building is being removed today to allow for easier access to all of the utilities above. Motion was made by Commissioner Elmore, with a second by Commissioner Wittenauer to enter into the Energy Audit contract with the CTS Group, using the guaranteed savings clause. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried. All of the contract documents will be passed on to the States Attorney for review before final execution of the documents.
Mr. McCarthy left the meeting.
Brian Hooten said that he has some funds left in his repair budget as well as his capital projects budget. He said he would like those rolled into the next fiscal year budget so he can use those funds to help with the expenses of the security upgrades at the Courthouse. Mr. Hooten said minor repairs will be done to the west Courthouse door, but it will not include a full upgrade and door replacement. He said the new public entrance on the north side of the building will also include automatic door opening buttons for both sets of doors. Mr. Hooten said that Sheriff Rohlfing has a concern that employees will be letting others into or out of the building when they are coming to work or leaving the building. He has indicated that if he sees any employee doing this, it will cause them to lose their access card. Kevin Koenigstein indicated that he would roll those leftover amounts into the 2017 fiscal year budget.
The budget for the Domestic Violence office was discussed. Commissioner Wittenauer said for now he would like to leave it with rent forgiveness, and not consider additional contributions to the operations of the office until we see how the rest of the County budget develops.
There was extensive discussion of Western Egyptian. The only contribution made to the organization by the County for the last several years has been the monthly payment to Schneider’s for meat items. Commissioner Elmore said he thinks Western Egyptian has a new lock on services through 2020, so it will be hard to allow any other groups like the House of Neighborly Service to take over this community service. Chairman Liefer said he feels that a representative from Western Egyptian needs to come address the County Board and provide an update of the current status of the group. Commissioner Wittenauer said he thinks we should hold all contributions until we get that report.
Chairman Liefer reported that the 9-1-1 Board has agreed to fund a portion of Ryan Weber’s salary, following the change of his compensation from salary to hourly rate. Commissioner Wittenauer said he will also have to keep time sheets. Dennis Knobloch said we also have that same situation with Dan Row, who is currently salaried as a part-time Animal Control officer. Chairman Liefer said he will also have to be converted to hourly.
Chairman Liefer was thanked for his terms of service on the County Board, and wished well in his retirement from this position.
There being no additional business to come before the County Board, motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Elmore. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
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