Rock Island Today

Rock Island County Board met July 18.

Here is the agenda as provided by the board: 

1. Call to order and roll call

2. Invocation [R. Morthland- District 1]

3. Pledge of Allegiance [R. Simmer—District 16]

4. Approval of the minutes from the June 20th 2023 County Board Meeting

5. Public Comment

6. Consider Finance and Personnel Committee Reports and Requests

      a. Consider State Mandated Cost of Living Adjustment Increases for State’s Attorney, Public Defender and Sheriff

      b. Consider Rock Island County Useful Life Policy

      c. Consider ARPA Funding Request for Whole Body Scanner for Sheriff’s Department

      d. Consider ARPA Funding & Quote for Network Cabling to Complete Office Space Project in State’s Attorney’s Office

      e. Consider Emergency Purchase of Animal Control Vehicle

      f. Consider Highway Items

            i. Consider Bids Received Friday, June 30th, 2023 for Bowling Road District

            ii. Consider County Aid Request for Bowling Township

      g. Consider Transfers of Appropriations

      h. Consider Appropriation Resolutions for Funds

            i. Consider Claims at $2,593,430.56

      j. Consider Treasurers Disbursements at $5,953,400.71

      k. Consider Board Member Per Diem/Mileage Report

      l. Approval of the Report

7. Consider Governance, Health and Administration Committee Report and Requests

      a. Approval of the Report

8. Consider Public Works & Facilities Committee Report and Requests

      a. Consider Zoning Board of Appeals Cases

            i. SU-23-206 James & Constance Whan; Kennel AN

      b. Consider Highway Items

            i. Consider Permission to Close Portion of County Highway 59; Loud Thunder Road for Illinois City Fire Department Fundraiser

            ii. Consider Sign Request for QC PastPort

            iii. Consider Request for Engine Braking Sign in Joslin along IL 92

      c. Approval of the Report

9. Consider Chairman’s Appointments

       Appointment of Mr. Jeffrey D. Deppe to the Illini Hospital District Board 

            Term to Expire 07/30/2026

       Reappointment of Mr. Jim Abbitt to the Illini Hospital District Board 

            Term to Expire 07/30/2026

       Reappointment of Mr. Phil Fuhr to the Rock Island County Zoning Board of Appeals 

            Term to Expire 6/30/2028

10. The County Board may enter in Closed Session for the following:

       5 ILCS 120/2(c) (1) – The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

       5 ILCS 120/2(c) (2) – Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

       5 ILCS 120/2(c) (11) – Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal or when the public body finds that an action is probably or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.

11. Consider Action as necessary based on Closed Session

12. Communications – County Clerk Karen Kinney

13. Recess

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