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Rock Island County Board met April 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to order and roll call 

2 Invocation lead by Carla Enburg (District 7) 

3 Pledge of Allegiance lead by Edna Sowards (District 12)

4 Call For Public Comment 

5 Consider Approval of the Minutes from the Prior County Board Meeting Tuesday March 18th 

6 Consider Finance and Personnel Committee Reports and Requests 

6A Consider Delinquent Tax Resolutions 

6A1 Parcel - 16-27-103-079 2300 79th AVE Lot 79 

6A2 Parcel - 17-06-201-040 

6A3 Parcel - 07-35-302-004 

6A4 Parcel - 16-25-304-187 FKA 110948765 

6A5 Parcel - 17-29-102-070 FKA 110507060 

6A6 Parcel 17-22-202-392 

6B Consider Auditors Office Request For Overtime 

6C Consider Purchase Of Conference and Breakroom Items For Auditors Office 

6D Consider Purchase Of E-Citation Printers To Be Installed In Squad Cars 

6E Consider Non-Union Position Wage Increases 

6F Consider State's Attorney's Office MOU Related To The Rehiring Of An Assistant State's Attorney. 

6G Consider State's Attorney's Office Wage Scale Adjustment, for One Assistant States Attorney Based On Years Of Experience. 

6H Consider Grow Quad Cities Service Level Agreement 

6I Consider Bids From Highway Related To Township Seal Coat 

6J Consider Highway's Purchase of 22' Tilt Bed Trailer In The Amount Of $17,965.81 

6K Consider Change Order To Seal Basement Floor In County Office Building at the cost of $48,771.00 

6L Consider Transfers of Appropriations 

6M Consider Appropriation Resolutions for Funds  $2,387,364.85 

6N Consider Claims for FY2025 

6O  Consider Old National Bank Claims for FY2025 $72,201.24

6P Consider Election Judge Claims FY2025 $39,210.00 

6Q  Consider Treasurer's Disbursements for FY2024 $64,758.10

6R Consider Treasurer's Disbursements for FY2025 $1,747,608.12 

6S Consider Board Member Per diem/Mileage 

7 Consider Governance, Health, and Administration Committee Reports and Requests 

7A Consider Proclamation Recognizing May 4th-10th 2025 as Small Business Week In Rock Island County. 

7B Consider Resolution In Support Of Passenger Rail Service 

8 Consider Public Works and Facilities Committee Reports and Requests 

8A Consider Zoning Board of Appeals Cases 

8A1 RZ-25-104 Christopher & Karen McManus R-1 to SE-2 ED

 8A2 SU-25-101 Sandpiper Solar Project, LLC Com Solar Energy Facility CR 

9 Consider Chairman's Appointments 

9A Reappointment-Rapids City Fire Protection District: Greg Rankin -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9B Reappointment-Andalusia Fire Protection District: Stanley Brillhart -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9C Reappointment-Blackhawk Fire Protection District: Anthony Jared -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9D Reappointment- Buffalo Prairie/Illinois City Fire Protection District: Stan Boruff -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9E Reappointment- Campbell's Island Fire Protection District: Randy David -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9F Reappointment- Coyne Center Fire Protection District: Brent Bowlyou -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9G Reappointment- East Moline Rural Fire Protection District: Annette Roby -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9H Reappointment- Four-Way Fire Protection District: Heather Reaves -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9I Reappointment- Hillsdale Fire Protection District: Stephen Simpson -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9J Reappointment- Hillsdale Fire Protection District: Michael Saddoris -Term to Expire 5/1/2028 

9K Reappointment- Farmland Assessment Review Committee: Phil Fuhr -Term to Expire 4/30/2028 

9L Appointment- Campbell's Island Fire Protection District: Tracey Hannan -Term to Expire 5/1/2026 

9M Appointment- Campbell's Island Fire Protection District: Dan Roberson -Term to Expire 5/1/2027

9N Appointment-Greater Metropolitan Area Housing Authority of Rock Island County -Audrey Porter -Term to Expire 8/30/2028 

10 The Committee may enter into Closed Session if needed 

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)(5). The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

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 Adjourn 

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the County Board Meeting will be Tuesday May 20th 2025 

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