Rock Island County Finance & Personnel Committee met July 13.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The Finance and Personnel Committee of the Rock Island County Board met at the above date and time in the County Board Chambers on the third floor of the County Office Building,
1504 Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois. Agenda as follows:
Call to order and roll call at 8:33 AM
Members Present: Chairman L. Moreno, D. Cremeens D. Johnston, K. Swanson. R. Simmer, A. Normoyle Members Absent: None
Others Present : R. Brunk, J. Snider, K. Davis, G. Bustos. L. Ewert, A. Palmer,
Public Comment
Chairman Moreno made three calls for public comment. There were no request for public comment.
Approval of the Minutes from the June 8th Finance and Personnel Meeting
Motion to approve as presented by A. Normoyle. Seconded D. Cremeens
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
Reports to the Committee
Auditor A. Palmer reported standard reports in the committee packet. She stated the P25 Communications Project with Bi State, the Project was submitted to GFOA and were given an opportunity to attend the conference worth about $1,000 in free training.
Treasure L. Ewert reported current interest was at $26,915.00 which was up from prior year interest June 2020 at $21,734.00 Monthly interest for June averaged about .40% on investments. June had two real estate tax distributions on June 7th and June 20th. Year to date distribution came to $107,143,977.64, which she stated was an all-time high and 40 percent of expected collections. The second installment is due August 10th, 2021. Motor Home Tax bills were mailed out on June 10th and were due Friday July 9th, 2021.
General Fund only has a loan from Circuit Clerk that does not need to be paid back at this time, and Hope Creek Fund 108 TAW is at 1.8 million after a $500,000 principle payment at the end of June. Liability Fund 127 is still at 1.969 million.
County Administrator J. Snider sent out a press release that the Waste Management Agency will discontinue their recycling drop off center. He also welcomed Patty Luecke, the new executive assistant in the County Administration office. She was the former business office manager at Hope Creek.
Mr. Snider stated the Risk Management Oversight Committee would meet before the Committee of the Whole meeting. He also stated the budget committee would be scheduled in the beginning of August.
Consider Staffing Request from Sheriff Bustos
Sheriff Bustos stated this request from his office, he wanted to repopulate an existing deputy sheriff’s position In the Sheriff’s Department. He continued that it was already in the current budget. These positions had been discussed since 2016 and specifically two deputy sheriffs for security purposes in the County Building. He stated he’d previously zeroed those positions out to balance the budget. He mentioned that crime, violent crime and gun crimes are all up. Of the two positions, he stated he was only asking for one of the salaries to be repopulated. He stated he was certain the ARP monies could be used for this position. One of the duties the Sheriff’s department provides is management of EMA and the deputy sheriff salary would be used for APR funds. He stated the ARP funds would be appropriate to fund the positions.
Motion to approve by A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer.
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
Consider FY2021 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Ms. Normoyle asked if this was an annual assistance grant. Chairman Moreno stated Yes.”
Motion to approve R. Simmer. Seconded A. Normoyle.
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
Highway Department Request for Salary Adjustments for two non-Union Employees
Motion to approve by R. Simmer. Seconded A. Normoyle.
Mr. Johnston stated he was concerned about the recovery money, as it doesn’t last forever. He continued that Board had spent a lot of money in the last few months bringing things “up to where it was needed.” He stated he was concerned about negotiating contracts in the future with the major unions and asked if the County was leaving things open for “unrealistic requests from them when the time comes.” He urged caution in thinking about those things. Chairman Moreno stated that the Committee was not approving, but moving the items for further consideration. Mr. R. Simmer shared the same concerns and mentioned that the County had put in $500,000 to pay on Hope Creek principle.
Zoning Department Request for Grant Administration with Bi-State
Motion to approve A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
Consideration of State Mandated and Budgeted Adjustment for Compensation of State’s Attorney and Public Defender Motion to approve A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer.
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
Consider Public Defender’s FY21 Budget Amendment Request
Motion to approve D. Cremeens. Seconded A. Normoyle.
A voice vote was taken. Motion carried.
R. Simmer asked Mr. Durbin asked what the request entailed. Mr. Durbin stated that he
He stated the intergovernmental agreements were being reviewed by the State’s Attorney’ office.
Consider authorizing the County Board Chairman to enter into contract extensions with Berteau Consulting and Grapple LLC, pending Legal review
Chairman Brunk stated the original contract termed June 30th and this was to remap the counties and the state had changed the deadlines. It would require a contract extension and Chairman Brunk had negotiated the price down. Motion to approve A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer.
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider delinquent tax resolutions
Permanent Parcel #0834310003 Tax Payor ID 088893
Permanent Parcel # 140608591 Tax Payor ID 140608591
Motion to approve items a and b as presented by R. Simmer.
Seconded D. Cremeens
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider Transfers of Appropriations
Motion to approve by D. Cremeens. Seconded R. Simmer
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider Appropriation Resolutions for Funds
Motion to approve by A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider Claims at $1,041,275.89
Motion to approve by A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider Treasurers’ Disbursements at $5,466,859.00
Motion to approve by D. Cremeens. Seconded R. Simmer
Voice vote
Motion carried
Consider Board Member per diem/Mileage Report
Motion to approve by A. Normoyle. Seconded R. Simmer
Voice vote
Motion carried
Committee Member opportunity for brief comment (no decisions will be made)
Adjourn
Committee adjourned at 9:05 AM with motion by D. Cremeens. Seconded R. Simmer
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