Monroe County Board of County Commissioner met Jan. 22.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois was called to order at 9:15 a.m. Chairman Robert Elmore, Commissioner Vicki Koerber and Commissioner Ron Schultheis were present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Elmore.
Others present included County Clerk Jonathan McLean, State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann, Sheila Wetzler, along with Press Corps representatives Alan Dooley of the Waterloo Republic Times and Joe Leicht of the Monroe County Independent. Also, present were Tony Grasso III, Pat Kelley and Jim Crowe.
Chairman Elmore asked for public comment. Mr. Grasso stood to support the County Clerk’s request that the Board meetings start slightly later than 8:00 a.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Koerber to go in to closed session for the purpose of discussion of employment matters. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-5. The Board entered closed meeting at 9:18 a.m.
Commissioner Koerber made the motion to come out of closed meeting. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution to come out of closed meeting was recorded as #19-6. The Board came out of closed meeting at 9:41 a.m.
The Commissioners received a list of Accounts Payable for January 22, 2019. The County Clerk asked the Board to add a $60 payment to the Illinois Association of County Clerk’s and Recorders to the Accounts Payable list. The payment was for a registration fee to attend a training conference in Springfield the end of January. There was no objection from the Board members to add.
The following Accounts Payable having been approved for payment, Commissioner Koerber moved that the same be allowed and that vouchers be issued against their respective funds of the County Treasurer for payment. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE JANUARY 22, 2019 SORTED BY FUND
GENERAL FUND
1st National Bank of Waterloo 207.20
ADP, LLC 1,626.00
Americom 712.76
Bob Barker Company Inc 273.29
Bob Brockland Buick GMC 981.98
Butler Supply 15.45
CASA of Southwestern Illinois 1,200.00
CCP Industries Inc 1,178.28
CEOSI 185.00
Chris Unser 149.99
Coast to Coast 101.12
CPR Plus 90.00
Culligan-Schaefer Water Centers 61.58
Da-Com Digital Office Solutions 379.35
Doerr Construction Inc. 2,535.37
Fick Eggemeyer & Williamson CPA’s 2,300.00
Gateway FS 944.42
Gillan Graphics 51.00
Guebert’s Custom Repair LLC 85.00
Harrisonville Telephone Company 467.91
ID Networks 9,561.00
Jarrell Mechanical Contractors 746.29
K&D Printing 166.00
Kara Welch 200.00
Keefe Reporting Company 662.50
Kone Inc 694.04
Leads Online 2,848.00
Leon Uniform Company Inc 449.95
Locks A2Z 665.60
McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer, L.C. 82.50
Mid-States Organized Crime Info Ctr 150.00
Midwest Occupational Medicine 93.00
Monroe County Electric Coop Inc 437.50
Monroe County Highway Fund 35.47
Motorola 108.00
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc 260.00
Quality Collision Inc. 2,055.14
Quill Corporation 681.93
Regional Office of Education #45 12,430.75
Reliable Sanitation Service Inc 3,102.75
Sure Shine Auto Wash 1,555.46
Tech Electronics 29,400.00
Technology Mgmt Rev Fund 44.29
Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corp. 175.71
Toshiba Financial Services 371.44
TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions, Inc 135.00
Waterloo Lumber Company 17.99
Watson’s Office City 827.53
Wes Degener 151.69
Wex 4,846.27
HIGHWAY FUND
Aaron Metzger 23.78
Al’s Auto Waterloo 22.98
Ameren Illinois 48.87
Aramark Uniform Services 2,098.17
Bel-O Sales & Service 2,265.00
Cargill Incorporated 47,853.17
Columbia Quarry Company 1,517.21
Dave Schmidt Truck Service 403.54
Monroe County Electric Cooperative 1,230.17
Monroe County Highway Department 74.35
Nabers Shop 352.52
Quill Corporation 114.76
Reliable Sanitation Service Inc 52.10
University of Illinois 130.00
FEDERAL AID FUND
Thouvenot Wade & Moerchen Inc 3,179.75
RECORDER’S DOCUMENT STORAGE FUND
Fidlar Technologies 1,694.77
CIRCUIT CLERK OPS
Credit Collection Partners, Inc 2,700.00
Saltus Technologies 3,274.69
Saltus Technologies 35,000.00
TORT & IMMUNITY FUND
Arthur J Gallagher RMS Inc 41,170.00
Counties of IL Risk Mgmt Agency (CIRMA) 611,314.00
AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND
Airgas USA, LLC 406.54
Andres Medical Billing, Ltd 2,714.13
BJC Healthcare AR-Billing 72.30
Bound Tree Medical LLC 76.80
Dutch Hollow Janitorial Supplies 88.45
Heros in Style 68.15
Zoll Medical Corporation 171.49
HEALTH TAX FUND
City of Waterloo 640.75
CLIA Laboratory Program 150.00
Miller & Sons Plastering 3,424.60
Monroe County Independent 258.00
Motorola 34.00
Republic-Times LLC 196.64
Stericycle 345.70
Minutes from the January 7, 2019 regular meeting were presented for approval. The County Clerk said that the minutes should be approved subject to them being revised to reflect Kyle Krebel was hired, not promoted. Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the minutes with the correction pointed out by the County Clerk. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. There was no further discussion. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
John Wagner, director of Monroe County Health Department, came before the Board to give an update on the new Health Department office. Mr. Wagner said they were in the process of moving this week and will be operating in the new office beginning the following week.
Kim Keckritz, Oak Hill Administrator, and contractor Mike Schneider from Quadrant Design Architects & Planners came before the board to discuss the additional expenses related to the sprinkler system project. The State’s Attorney, Chris Hitzemann, told the Board he has reviewed the change order request and the Board does not need to go out for other bids. The State’s Attorney said they are still researching possible legal action against prior contractors. The sprinkler system has been up and running since Christmas but there are still some items that need to be done. The Board went over the change order items that still need to be approved. The County Clerk reminded the Board that they already approved some of the items on the change order at their December 17, 2018 Board meeting. Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the following items on the change order list: Replace all dry sprinkler heads on second floor – Magnolia $77,556, install return bends on first floor of Magnolia per code $46,556, install return bends on Arbor Court, Whispering Pines & Core $36,578, install drum drip drains throughout original facility $27,378, correct dry pendant sprinklers (60 assumed) installed into elbows $23,005, and replace 6” backflow preventer as requested by facility at a cost not to exceed $8,000. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann requested that photos be taken of the sprinkler problems before and after repairs are made. Kim Keckritz and Mike Schneider agreed they would do this.
The Board recognized Patty Brinkmann for 38 years of service to Monroe County.
Kim Keckritz gave the Board a financial report for the nursing home. The nursing home ended the year with a $1,444,958 net profit. This was the highest net profit in the history of the nursing home.
Kim Keckritz reviewed planned projects at the nursing home. Commissioner Koerber asked Mrs. Keckritz if she liked IT services provided to the nursing home by Regis. Mrs. Keckritz responded by saying she was satisfied with their service.
Kim Keckritz presented a list of accounts payable for the nursing home to the Board. Commissioner Schultheis made a motion to approve the accounts payable for the nursing home. Second by Commissioner Koerber. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
Rachel Giffhorn presented the Oak Hill quarterly compliance update.
County Clerk Jonathan McLean came before the Board to discuss the sale of personal property no longer being used by the County. Mr. McLean advised the Board that the County is running out of space to store surplus property. He advised that he has researched the matter and believes the best way to dispose of the property is to take it to the fairgrounds and auction it off. Mr. McLean handed the Board a copy of a resolution to sell a 1984 generator and a 2003 pickup truck. The resolution called for a sealed bid process. Mr. McLean said this works for larger items, but it would be more efficient to auction off the smaller items.
Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve a resolution to sell personal property by sealed bid – the 1984 Onan Generator and the 2003 Ford F-150 pickup truck. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-7
Judge Dennis Doyle came before the Board to request approval to pay a $2,600 bill for mental evaluation of a sexually violent prisoner. Judge Doyle said he does not have a line item in his budget for these types of expenses. Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the bill for $2,600 out of the County contingency fund. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
Chairman Elmore introduced a resolution to reappoint Gary Brandt to the Monroe County Local Emergency Planning Committee to commence on January 1, 2019 and expire on December 31, 2021 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-8.
Chairman Elmore introduced a resolution to reappoint Will Hesterberg to the Monroe County Nursing Home Memorial Endowment Association to commence on January 2, 2019 and expire on January 1, 2023 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-9.
Chairman Elmore introduced a resolution to reappoint James Hill to ILLINOISouth Tourism to commence on January 1, 2019 and expire on December 31, 2019 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-10.
Chairman Elmore introduced a resolution to reappoint Clyde Heller to ILLINOISouth Tourism to commence on January 1, 2019 and expire on December 31, 2020 or until a successor is appointed and has qualified. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried. Resolution was recorded as #19-11.
The Board discussed mileage reimbursement for Commissioners. Commissioner Koerber said that is has been custom that Board members do not receive mileage reimbursement. Commissioner Schultheis said he believes they should be reimbursed for mileage when they have to travel outside of Monroe County. Commissioner Koerber agreed. County Clerk Jonathan McLean pointed out that the budget already has a line item for mileage and Commissioners can come to his office to get a mileage reimbursement form.
Chairman Elmore asked the Board to consider moving the time of Board meetings. Commissioner Koerber said she would like to talk about having evening meetings. Chairman Elmore said that they tried having evening Board meetings, but public attendance was very low. Commissioner Koerber said she has heard from people who cannot make meetings because they are only in the mornings. Chairman Elmore said he likes the idea of moving the meeting back to 8:15 a.m. and we can see how that works out. Commissioner Koerber asked if we need a resolution to make this change in time. Chairman Elmore responded by saying that a resolution is not necessary to move the meeting time.
There was discussion about moving the location of the Board meeting to the old courtroom. There is a P.A. system already in the old courtroom. Chairman Elmore said he would look at buying a new Board table to put in the old courtroom that is similar in size as the one they are currently using. It was suggested that a surplus property or used furniture store may have an inexpensive table for sale. Chairman Elmore said they could use the current Board room for closed meetings.
Under new business, Commissioner Koerber said they are looking at replacing the current vending machines located near the Courtroom with a County owned vending machine.
Under old business, Commissioner Koerber gave an update on the Courthouse tree maintenance program. The first report was due on January 19 and she is working with the Boy Scouts to arrange a tree planting event to coincide with Arbor Day 2019.
Commissioner Elmore reminded everyone that Board meetings will be at 9:15 a.m. on day’s they have also have nursing home endowment meetings.
There being no further business to come before the Board, motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
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