Rock Island County Committee of the Whole met June 10.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
The Committee of the Whole of the Rock Island County Board met at the above date and time via Zoom teleconference. Vice-Chairman B. Vyncke called the meeting to order at 5:32 PM
A roll call was taken:
Members present: R, Morthland, D. Cremeens, S. Noyd, P. Moreno, L. Burns, L. Moreno, R. Reagan, J. Deppe, P. Obrien, D. Adams, R. Brunk, A. Normoyle, J. Deppe, E. Sowards, K. Swanson, E. Langdon, R. Simmer, L. Boswell-Loftin, L. Sargent, D. Beck, D. Mielke, K. Maranda, R. Oelke, J.R. Westpfahl Members absent: D. Johnston
Others present: J. Snider, K. Davis, A. Palmer, C. Przybyla
There were no requests for public comment.
The minutes from the May 13th, 2020 Committee of the Whole meeting were approved with motion by member K. Maranda and seconded by member A. Normoyle.
Condition of Funds Report
County Auditor, A. Palmer gave her monthly Condition of Funds report in the form of written report and is available electronically in the committee packet. She wanted to touch on the Schedule H; State of Illinois Payments. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she stated the reimbursement payments for salaries are behind. State Income tax and replacement revenue is being reported as being cut in almost half in comparison to last year.
Member K. Swanson thanked Ms. Palmer for her report and noted that if there is a
She noted that the County should be mindful in cutting spending now in certain departments to make up for lack of revenue.
Staff Reports
County Administrator J. Snider reported
Finance and Personnel Committee Report – Given by Chairman L. Moreno
Governance, Health and Administration Committee Report – Given by Chairman J. Deppe Public Works and Facilities Committee Report—Given by Chairman L. Burns
Approval of the County Board Agenda
An amendment to the County Board agenda was made in the form of adding an item for presentation of the FY19-20 RSM audit per Chairman Brunk at the request of the auditor.
Motion to approve the amendment by D. Adams and seconded by L. Moreno. Motion carried.
Committee member opportunity for brief comment (no decisions will be made)
Member S. Noyd commented that he felt there needs to be a way to meet in person due to issues on the agenda. Vice Chair B. Vyncke stated that he was under the impression that only groups of 10 would be permissible due to the covid-19 pandemic. Chairman. R. Brunk stated that he would look into seeing if the Board would perhaps be able to meet in person.
Member D. Beck stated that there are some features on the Zoom program itself that can be utilized for meetings if everyone was using the “raise hand” feature.
K. Davis states that everyone would have to have the same technology and be able to log in through zoom with a smartphone or laptop equipped with a camera.
Member P. Obrien inquired if contracts would be available from Infinity Healthcare and if it would need to be a 2/3 majority vote by the Board.
Vice Chair Vyncke affirmed that the item would require a 2/3 vote for sale.
Adjourn
The Committee of the Whole adjourned with motion by L. Boswell-Loftin and seconded by P.Obrien, P. Moreno at 6:06 PM.
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