Union County Board of Commissioners met June 9.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
State of Illinois
County of Union
I. Roll Call
Commissioners in attendance are Darryl Harvell, Kent Pitts, Max Miller, and David Gould. Commissioner Bierstedt was absent
II. Call Meeting to Order
The Union County Board of Commissioners met for a regular meeting in the Union County Courthouse Community Room at 8:30 a.m. County Board Chairman Max Miller called the meeting to order.
III. Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Commissioner Pitts and seconded by Commissioner Harvell for approval the meeting minutes for 5.26.2023.
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
IV. Public Comments – Leigh Burns updates on Tax Bills- The first installment will be due July 20th and the Second installment September 20th.
V. Committee Reports
Commissioner Pitts reported that Animal Control is still extremely full.
Commissioner Miller reported that the Animal Control building cost came in higher than first thought.
VI. Building Permits
06-24-04-212 200 Old Anna Rd. Dongola, David Toler
08-25-06-171 195 Shady Acre Ln. Jonesboro, Gordon Tyler Johnson & Alaina Marie Johnson
01-15-00-124-2 555 Mt. Hebron Rd, Keith Phillips
A motion was made by Commissioner Pitts and seconded by Commissioner Gould to approve the above mentioned building permit.
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
VII. Old Business -
A. Approval of Ordinance Amending Article 13 of Chapter 36 of the Union County Code of Ordinance.
A motion was made by Commissioner Miller and Seconded by Commissioner Pitts to Approve the Ordinance Amending Article 13 of Chapter 36 of the Union County Code of Ordinance
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
B. Acceptance of FY2022 Union County Audit-Tabled
C. Acceptance of FY2022 Union County Circuit Clerk Audit- Tabled
VIII. New Business
A. Approve Payment of Bills
A motion was made by Commissioner Pitts and seconded by Commissioner Harvell to approve the Payment of Bills
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
-County Admin Angie Johnson provided Legal Bills for Jury that are over budget for $805.20 A motion was made by Commissioner Miller and Seconded by Commissioner Pitts to approve payment of Legal Bills-Jury- $805.20
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
B. Ordinance Amending The Reimbursement of Travel, Meal and Lodging expenses of Officers and Employees
A motion was made by Commissioner Miller and Seconded by Commissioner Pitts to Approve the Ordinance Amending the Reimbursement of Travel, Meal and Lodging expenses of Officers and Employees.
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
IX. Executive Session - A motion was made at 8:45 AM by Commissioner Miller and seconded by Commissioner Pitts to go into Executive Session to discuss Litigation and Personnel.
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
Executive Session ended at 9:05AM. Regular Session resumed at 9:05AM
X. Other Business -
Union County Clerk Lance Meisenheimer asked for a consensus on being able to use County Resources for the Jackson-Union County Port district secretary position that he has been appointed to. The board agreed and had no issues with Mr. Meisenheimer using County resources for the board.
XI. Adjournment
A motion was made at 9:07 AM by Commissioner Pitts and seconded by Commissioner Gould to adjourn the meeting.
Darryl Harvell Yes
Kent Pitts Yes
Max Miller Yes
Brandon Bierstedt Absent
David Gould Yes
Motion Passed
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