Rock Island Today

Rock Island County Board met July 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1 Call to order and roll call

2 Invocation led by Richard Morthland (District 1)

3 Pledge of Alligiance led by David Adams (District 9)

4 Call For Public Comment

5 Consider Approval of the Minutes from the prior County Board Meeting Tuesday June 17, 2025

6 Consider Finance and Personnel Committee Reports and Requests

6A Consider Delinquent Tax Resolutions

6B Consider State Required Cost of Living Adjustments for the State's Attorney, Public Defender, and Sheriff

6C Consider Bids related to Fleet Service Centers Alignment Rack

6D Consider Bids Related to Zoning and Building's Purchase of a Vehicle

6E Consider FY26 Rock Island Arsenal Defense Alliance (RIADA) Annual Support in the amount of $26,100.00

6F Consider Appropriations Resolutions For Fund

6G Consider Transfers of Appropriations FY2025

6H Consider Claims for FY2025 $2,455,027.81

6I Consider Treasurer's Disbursements for FY2025 $4,694,752.86

6J Consider Board Member Per diem/Mileage

7 Consider Governance, Health and Administration Committee Reports and Requests

Consider execution of a Redeploy grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Human Services and sub-recipient 7A agreement with Project Now

8 Consider Public Works and Facilities Committee Reports and Requests

8A Consider Zoning Board of Appeals Cases

8A1 a. SU-25-205 John Deere & Co Demonstration Site CR

8A2 b. SU-25-204 Charity & Eric Becker Kennel HA

8A3 c. SU-25-206 Marvin Jones Kennel HA

8B Consider Utility Agreement with Frontier North Inc.

8C Consider Road Use Agreement with Sandpiper Solar

8D Consider Establishment of Barber Polination Garden on Historic Courthouse Square

9 Consider Chairman's Appointments

9A Appointment: Edward Connolly Coyne Center Fire Protection District Term to Expire 5/1/27

9B Reappointment: Chris VanSpeybrock Illini Hospital District Board Term to Expire 7/30/28

9C Reappointment: Pat Moremo Illini Hospital District Board Term to Expire 7/30/28

9D Reappointment: Oliver Becker Coyne Center Sanitary District Term to expire 5/30/28

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 Recess

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the County Board Meeting will be Tuesday August 19, 2025

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