Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met Jan. 6
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 and Commissioner Vicki Koerber were present. Commissioner Schultheis was absent.
Others present included County Clerk Jonathan McLean, Sheila Wetzler, Alan Dooley with the Republic- Times, Joe Leicht with the Monroe County Independent, and State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann.
Others present include Duane Langhorst, George Green, 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. There was no public comment.
The Board was presented with a list of Accounts Payable for approval.
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 Chairman Elmore. All voting Aye. None Nay. Schultheis Absent. Motion carried.
Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the Payroll for January 2, 2020. Second by Chairman Elmore. All voting Aye. None Nay. Schultheis Absent. Motion carried.
Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve minutes from the December 2, 2019 regular meeting and the December 5, 2019 regular meeting. Second by Chairman Elmore. All voting Aye. None Nay. Schultheis Absent. Motion carried.
Commissioner Koerber made a motion to approve the December 30, 2019 nursing home payroll. Second by Chairman Elmore. All voting Aye. None Nay. Schultheis Absent. Motion carried.
Monroe County Highway Engineer Aaron Metzger came before the Board to go over his 5-year improvement program. Mr. Metzger asked for feedback from the Board and asked if there are any other projects they would like to see done. Chairman Elmore asked about the project raising Bluff Road. Mr. Metzger said he doesn’t know where funding will come from for that project. There was no feedback regarding this program.
Duane Langhorst asked Mr. Metzger if he can do anything about a hole next to the culver on Kaskaskia Road at KK Road heading south. Chairman Elmore asked Mr. Langhorst to follow up with Mr. Metzger after this meeting to discuss.
Mr. Dooley asked Mr. Metzger if the number of bridge projects was unusual. Mr. Metzger said that bridge replacements are a big focus in Illinois and there is more funding for these projects.
Sheriff Rohlfing came before the Board. He explained that there was an oversight in his budget and the new maintenance director did not get a pay increase. He would like to appropriate $6,500 from account #100-66-5530 to account #100-66-5230. The Board had no objections but said that the transfer needs to take place by ordinance.
Sheriff Rohlfing complimented his office staff. He would like to provide each of them a $500 bonus from his miscellaneous line item budget. He would like to see the Board give elected office holders the ability to compensate employees based on performance. Commissioner Koerber said that she is supportive of this type of compensation model.
Commissioner Koerber asked the Sheriff about the DEA year end numbers. Sheriff Rohlfing said that he will bring those numbers to the next Board meeting.
Commissioner Koerber discussed the legalize use of cannabis in Illinois January 1, 2020. Sheriff Rohlfing said that he does not believe this is going to be a good thing for Illinois. He is concerned that we will be a spike in automobile accidents and emergency room visits like what they saw in Colorado. He is also concerned about the black market increase due to high taxes on the product.
There was discussion about the county ordinance regarding the taxation of sales of cannabis in the incorporated areas of the county. Mr. Hitzemann advised that he is going to reach out to Columbia to clarify some questions he has about taxation and should have a draft ordinance at the next meeting.
Commissioner Koerber presented the by-laws for the 708 Mental Health Board and stated that they prohibit a member from serving more than two terms. Commissioner Koerber asked for a list of all appointed members of the committee so she can review it.
There being no further business to come before the Board, motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Koerber. Second by Chairman Elmore. All voting Aye. None Nay. Schultheis Absent. Motion carried.
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