Monroe County Board met March 4.
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 8:15 a.m. Chairman Robert Elmore, Commissioner Vicki Koerber and Commissioner Ron Schultheis were present.
Others present included County Clerk Jonathan McLean, Sheila Wetzler, along with Press Corps representatives Alan Dooley of the Waterloo Republic Times and Joe Leicht of the Monroe County Independent. Also, present was Pat Kelley and Jim Crowe.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call was taken by County Clerk Jonathan McLean. There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Elmore.
Chairman Elmore asked for public comment. Pat Kelly said that he is still having trouble hearing people speak during the meeting. He asked if the public can sign up for the life screenings. He questioned the Clerk about a new computer purchased for his office. He ended his comments by telling the Board that the Supreme Court has ruled that the police can no longer confiscate money and vehicles related to drug busts.
The Commissioners received a list of Accounts Payable for March 4, 2019. Chairman Elmore clarified that his mileage reimbursement was for travel to St. Louis. Commissioner Schultheis had a question about why the County was paying for phone service to Reliable Sanitation. Commissioner Koerber called the Health Department Director John Wagner. He said there is a phone line down at the recycling center for safety reasons. Reliable Sanitation pays for the lines and we reimburse Reliable Sanitation. Chairman Elmore decided to table the accounts payable and come back to it because representatives of CTS Group arrived and he wanted to let them get their presentation started.
Two representatives of CTS Group, Ellie Blankenship and Tim McCarthy, came before the Board to present the final energy audit report. It was discussed that the County realized a savings of $64,532 in the first year after the energy savings project, which was started in May 2016. According to Mr. Hooten, the County also saved an estimated $6,000 last year in sewer expenses by installing a separate water meter for irrigation. There was discussion about making energy saving improvements at Oak Hill but Mr. McCarthy said that his initial analysis shows that there would probably not be much savings.
The Board honored Columbia High School Senior Carter Nelson with a certificate of achievement for his third straight appearance at the state swim meet and placing sixth in the 100- yard freestyle and ninth in the 50-yard freestyle swim.
The Board came back to address the Accounts Payable report. A copy of the invoice from Reliable Sanitation was provided to the Board by the County Clerk. The Commissioners reviewed the invoice where it showed a line item for a phone.
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 MARCH 4, 2019
SORTED BY FUND
GENERAL FUND
1st National Bank of Waterloo 7,001.85
Adam Jackson 285.28
ADP, LLC 1,418.00
Americom Imaging Systems, Inc 171.36
Americom 619.94
Bess Bollmeier 148.20
Blackbaud 2,250.00
Bob Brockland Buick GMC 193.73
Brenda Hempen 76.98
Byers Printing Company 120.93
City of Waterloo 15,723.31
Coast to Coast Eq & Supplies, Inc 377.04
Columbia Chamber of Commerce 85.00
Conrad Press 532.00
Denise Garrett 10.00
Egyptian Workspace Partners 197.67
Eric Waszak 273.00
Gillan Graphics 31.50
Grassman Lawncare Inc 2,446.25
Harrisonville Telephone Company 4,797.60
John Deere Financial 175.54
Locks A2Z 280.40
Martin Glass Co. 258.91
McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer, L.C. 82.50
Mike Fausz 90.74
Monroe County Independent 43.00
MPS Industries 1,684.05
Nabers Shop 113.21
Navy Brand Mfg Co 2,602.88
Office Depot 319.79
Paylocity 1,039.50
Platinum Technology Resource, LLC 29,011.75
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc 160.00
Quality Collision, Inc 3,276.38
Quill Corporation 264.00
Regional Office of Education #45 12,430.75
Reliable Sanitation Service Inc 2,524.55
Robert Elmore 56.84
Steve Marquardt 119.18
Toshiba Financial Services 246.00
Walmart Community 223.88
Waterloo Animal Hospital 905.62
Watson’s Office City 186.60
Wightman Pharmacy 46.22
HIGHWAY FUND
1st National Bank of Waterloo 186.41
Aaron Metzger 16.00
Aramark Uniform Services 1,370.33
Christ Bros. Products, LLC 1,319.50
Columbia Quarry Company 161.77
Fountain Water District 105.25
Harrisonville Telephone Company 40.57
John Deere Financial 363.30
Monroe County Highway Department 35.65
Quill Corporation 53.70
V “Red” Smith Pest Control Inc 25.00
Warning Lites of Southern Illinois 4,307.03
Williams Office Products, Inc 11.32
ROAD DISTRICT MFT FUND
Road District 4 15,145.25
AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND
1st National Bank of Waterloo 12.95
Airgas USA, LLC 406.54
Andres Medical Billing, Ltd. 4,628.77
BJC Healthcare AR-Billing 259.24
Bound Tree Medical LLC 212.41
Harrisonville Telephone Company 146.83
Matt Hill 200.00
Motorola Solutions Inc 396.00
Sam’s Club/Synchrony Bank 16.48
Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 115.99
Wex 1,613.37
HEALTH TAX FUND
1st National Bank of Waterloo 4,403.25
City of Waterloo 651.52
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals 1,276.92
Harrisonville Telephone Company 2,443.38
Motorola Solutions, Inc 34.00
Sanofi Pasteur Inc. 1,357.02
Stericycle 362.55
Vernier Sales & Service 840.00
Minutes from the February 8, February 12, February 13, February 15, and February 19 special Board meetings and the February 19, 2019 regular Board meeting were presented for approval. Commissioner Koerber asked that the minutes from the February 19, 2019 meeting be revised to show the name of the fire department each 9-1-1 Telephone Board member represents so that it is easier to identify which fire department each appointee is from. Appointees Mr. Krump represents Waterloo Fire Department, Mr. Hanegan represents Columbia Fire Department, Mrs. Lampert represents Columbia EMS, and Mr. Andres represents Valmeyer Police. There being no objection from the other Board members, Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the minutes as presented but with her proposed change to the February 19, 2019 regular Board meeting minutes. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. There was no further discussion. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
Brian Hooten came before the Board to discuss renovations to the Annex Building. He said that Mike Schneider will have to draw up some plans because the Regional Superintendent’s floor plans will include knocking down a few walls. Commissioner Schultheis asked Mr. Hooten to provide him the total number of squares needed to replace the roof. Mr. Hooten said he will send that to Commissioner Schultheis. Mr. Hooten also told the Board that deadline for bids to do the flooring at the Annex is March 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
Commissioner Koerber advised the Board that the tree planting committee had a meeting last week and discussed plans to plant new trees. Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the planting of 11 trees at a cost of $5,500. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
The Board discussed life line screening. Commissioner Schultheis suggested that we discuss this with our health insurance company and see if they would be willing to help cover some of the costs of these screenings. Chairman Elmore advised that the life line screenings have been placed on hold. County Clerk Jonathan McLean advised that he will be meeting with representatives of the health insurance company on March 12, 2019 and a wellness program was going to be on the agenda for that meeting.
Chairman Elmore introduced a resolution to appoint Mathew Stuckmeyer to the Fountain Water District to commence on March 4, 2019 and expire on March 3, 2024 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 #19-32.
County Clerk Jonathan McLean asked the Board to review past closed meeting minutes. Commissioner Koerber made a motion to keep all of the closed meeting minutes closed at this time. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
Chairman Elmore re-introduced an application for use of the Courthouse grounds and bandstand by the Southern Illinois Beer Trail Association. The application was tabled at the previous two Board meetings to confirm that the tents would not be permanently installed on the Courthouse grounds. Commissioner Koerber said she confirmed the vendor tents would be staked in to the ground and she made a motion to approve. Second by Commissioner Schultheis. All voting Aye. None Nay. None Absent. Motion carried.
Chairman Elmore told the Board that they had the first meeting of the Connector Task Force.
Commissioner Schultheis asked that the Board approve the appointment of Randy Rusteberg to the Maeystown Fire Protection District. Chairman Elmore advised that he would place the matter on the agenda for the next Board meeting.
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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