Macon Reporter

DeWitt County Board met Feb. 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE AND INVOCATION

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

PERSONS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD / PUBLIC COMMENT:

*James Prescott from Heartland Greenway to speak on Carbon Capture.

CORRESPONDENCE:

*Letter from the Director of the Neighborhood Care Center, Cody Monkman, thanking the Board for providing them with ARPA funds to purchase their new 2021 cargo van.

COUNTY BOARD MINUTES:

*Motion to approve the January 26, 2023, County Board meeting minutes. .

APPOINTMENTS:

*Motion to appoint Dr. Annilee Rohrscheib, MD, to serve as a member of the DeWitt Piatt Bi-County Health Department Board of Health and fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Dr. Tricia Scerba. Upon appointment, Dr. Rohrscheib will serve the remaining three-year term which is set to expire on June 30, 2025. In assuming this role, Dr. Rohrscheib will additionally serve as a member of the DeWitt County Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board.

LAND USE: Report given by Mr. Carter. For discussion and possible action: *No Recommendations.

PUBLIC SAFETY: Report given by Mrs. Myers. For discussion and possible action: *Motion to appoint Holly Gehlbach as Animal Control Administrator with a starting wage of $41,000 contingent upon passing the pre-employment requirements, and increasing the wage to $42,000 upon completion of 6 month probationary period, certification with NACA 1 & 2 training course.

PROPERTY: Report given by Mr. Ferguson. For discussion and possible action: *Motion to contract with Chastain & Associates for assistance with the jail roof replacement project at a cost of $13,500.00.

*Motion to approve the proposal of Cushing Commercial Carpet to replace the flooring in the laundry and storage areas of the jail at a cost of $8,000.00.

ROAD AND BRIDGE: Report given by Mr. Prestegaard. For discussion and possible action:

*Approve the agreement with Cummins Engineering Corporation not to exceed $114,375.00 for the Highway Safety Improvement Project.

*Approve the quote from MD Solutions, Inc. for $10,395.73 for signpost materials.

MARINA: Report given by Mr. Matthews. For Discussion and possible action: *No Recommendations.

FINANCE: Report given by Mrs. Tilley. For Discussion and possible action: *Motion to pay all bills.

*Motion to approve the investment policy for FY2022-2023.

OLD AND/OR NEW BUSINESS: For Discussion and possible action: *Motion to make a change in committee assignment for the 911 Board and ETSB, replacing Megan Myers with Tom Farris

*Motion to approve Ordinance for “County Clerk & Recorder Document Recording Requirements”.

*Motion to approve Resolution to increase Election Judge compensation. *From Land Use- Motion to authorize the Land Use Committee to start the text amendment process for Chapters 153 (Commercial Wind Energy Conversion) and Chapter 157 (Solar Energy Systems).

*Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Annual Report.

MOTION TO ADJOURN

http://www.dewittcountyill.com/minutes/2023/board/Board-Agenda-022323.pdf