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Rock Island County Board met May 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Call to order and roll call

Invocation lead by Kai Swanson(District 15)

Pledge of Allegiance lead by Drue Mielke (District 8)

Call For Public Comment

Consider Approval of the Minutes from the prior County Board Meeting Tuesday April 15th

Presentation by Baker Tilly Year End Audit

Consider Finance and Personnel Committee Reports and Requests

Consider Delinquent Tax Resolutions

Permanent Parcel Number 16-01-115-008

Permanent Parcel Number 16-01-106-019

Permanent Parcel Number 08-25-205-226

Consider Bids Related To Road Widener for Highway Department at a cost of $71,556.37

Consider Highways Purchase of Four New Utility Tractors ay a cost of $338,402.76

Consider Highway Resolution For Improvement Under The Illinois Highway Code - Hutchison Engineering Agreement; $385,000.00

Consider Additional Concrete Work For Monuments On Historic Courthouse Square at a cost of $25,000.00

Consider Abatement of Building Permit fee for Andalusia Fire Protection District in the amount of $22,701.00

Consider FOP Non Union Increases for FOP 935 Court Services

Consider Non Union Position Increase For Animal Control

Consider New Circuit Clerk Administrative Assistant Position at a wage of $28.27

Consider Bids Related To Rock Island County Jail Waterproofing Project at a cost of $194,612.00

Consider Bids Related To Rock Island County Jail Window Replacement at a cost of $78,885.00

Consider Renewal of four (4) School Resource Officer Agreements for the Sheriff's Office 1 year agreements at $70,000 per School

Consider Appropriations Resolutions For Fund

Consider Transfers of Appropriations FY2025

Consider Claims for FY2025 $2,563,597.52 

Consider Treasurer's Disbursements for FY2025 $2,639,993.37

Board Member Per Deim Milage Report

Consider Health, Governance and Administration Committee Reports and Requests

Consider Flowers On the River Proclamation

Consider Allies in Agriculture Resolution

Consider University of Illinois Extension Levy Agreement

Consider Updates To Employee Policies-Conclusion of Employment Policy-Employee Appreciation Policy

Semi-Annual Closed Session Minutes Review

Consider Public Works and Facilities Committee Reports and Requests

Consider Zoning Board of Appeals Cases

RZ-25-105 Alex Strandgard AG-2 to SE-2 RU

RZ-25-106 Martha Thorpe/Mark Prescott B-4 to R-1 AN

RZ-25-107 GKM Investments LLC R-1 to B-4 CV

RZ-25-108 Eugene Hamerlinck AG-1 to AG-2 RU

Consider Chairmans Appointments

Board of Review Diane Overstreet Term to expire 5/31/2027

Board of Review Peggy S. Laud Term to expire 5/31/2027

Quad City Civic Center Authority; Fren Prochaska Term to expire 6/01/2028

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.

Consider action as necessary based on closed session

Communications - County Clerk Karen Kinney

Adjourn

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