Union County Board of Commissioners Met March 12.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. Roll Call
Commissioners in attendance are Kent Pitts, Darryl Harvell, Dale Foster & Max Miller.
II. Call Meeting to Order
The Union County Board of Commissioners met for a regular meeting in the Union County Courthouse Community Room at 08:30am. County Chairman Max Miller called the meeting to order.
III. Approval of Minutes
Regular Meeting Minutes - 02/26/2021 Mr. Gould made the motion to approve the regular meeting minutes and Mr. Foster seconded the motion,
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould
Motion Passed YES
IV. Public Comments
None
V. Committee Reports
Mr. Harvell reported that he attended a Southern Five meeting and the villages of Alto Pass and Dongola are receiving $20,000-40,000 for demolition of abandoned properties.
VI. Building Permits
None
VII. Old Business
A. Union County Hospital Board Appointment
Mr. Miller made the motion to approve the Resolution to appoint Bobby Toler Jr, to fill in the remainder of the term for Randy Lambdin and Mr. Pitts seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed
VIII. New Business
A. Approve Payment of Bills
Mr. Pitts made the motion to pay the bills as presented and Mr. Foster seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed
B. Union County Senior Citizen Contribution
Mr. Foster made the motion to approve $3000.00 to the Senior Citizen Council and Mr. Gould seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed
C. Resolution Proclaiming April 2021 as Child Abuse Prevention Month
Mr. Miller made the motion to approve the resolution and Mr. Foster seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed
D. Ordinance Amending Article 2 of Chapter 4 of the Union County Code of
Ordinances Regarding the Sheriff's Merit Commission Pursuant to SS ILCS 5/3-8002 Union County Sheriff, Scott Harvel addressed the board on what the changes would be for the Merit Commission. 1. Add Rank of Investigator 2. Residence Requirements for Tele Communicators to the surrounding five counties.
3. Residence Requirement for Patrol Deputies to establish residence from 30 days to 180 days. Mr. Foster made the motion to approve the changes and Mr. Pitts seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed
X. Executive Session
Mr. Gould made the motion to go into executive session for litigation and Mr. Foster seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed 8:40am Regular Meeting started back at 9:11am
XI. Other Business
Mr. Gould wanted to thank the other commissioners for allowing him to join in the last meeting by phone.
Union County Clerk, Lance Meisenheimer, gave an update on the property tax extension process. Clerk Meisenheimer stated that he is still waiting on the Railroad Assessments from the state and every county in southern Illinois is also waiting. The Tentative Multiplier was received from stated and it is a 1.0. He is not for sure if they can get the June 1st date for tax bills but all offices are working hard on the process.
Mr. Gould wanted to thank Mr. Meisenheimer on his work of entering bond schedules and getting those organized.
Mr. Harvell wanted to address the ATV/UTV usage topic from last meeting and stated that he understood why he didn't get a second on his motion but he wanted to say that sometimes change has to happen from the bottom up. He also stated that he feels that the rest of the board would have been in favor if there was a change in the state laws. Mr. Gould stated that's why he indicated that this issue should be focused on at the state level where it can be changed and made legal, Mr. Gould went on to say that he's all for it but he can't vote to violate state law. Mr. Pitts stated that he has had people contact him about this change and are highly against having ATV/UTV usage. Mr. Pitts asked if this is something that could be put on a ballot to ask as a question. Mr. Miller stated that the board has addressed this issue as what is best for the county and now just what certain people want. He went on to add that the financial and legal side of this is the most important for the county. He stated that this isn't a "he's on this side and he's on that side" and it has nothing to do with politics other than trying to keep the county in a good financial side. He went on to add that when it comes budget time that the county is going to have a big problem this year with some of the new laws passed by the state that cuts is going to hurt the county tremendously. He stated that who knows what kind of shape the county will be in by this fall, the county has stayed in the black and plans on staying there but looking at spending around $400,000.00 for the ATV/UTV usage doesn't look promising.
XII. Adjournment
Mr. Gould made the motion to adjourn and Mr. Pitts seconded the motion.
Kent Pitts YES
Darryl Harvell YES
Dale Foster YES
Max Miller YES
David Gould YES
Motion Passed 09:20am
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