Kankakee Times

Iroquois County Board will meet on October 10. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Approve Agenda

V. Approve Minutes-

A. September 12, 2017-Annual Session

VI. Approve Payroll

VII. Public Comments

VIII. Chairman Comments

IX. Outside Organization Reports

X. Committee Reports

 A. Policy & Procedure Committee

1. Minutes from the September 28, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to authorize the collection of fees to fund Joint Dispatch via an

intergovernmental agreement

B. Finance Committee

1. Minutes from the September 28, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to set the Veterans Assistance FY18 budget to $41,568

2. Minutes from the October 5, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to approve the renewal of the Medicare Advantage Plan for the retirees

b. Motion to remain with the County’s current property, liability, and worker’s

compensation provider

c. Motion to post the FY18 budget for public inspection

C. Negotiations Committee

1. Minutes from the September 19, 2017 AFSCME Negotiations Meeting

2. Discussion and action on tentative agreement with AFSCME

D. Management Committee

1. Minutes from the October 2, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to accept the one year snow removal package bid of $15,425 plus $0.55 per

pound salt application from Trent’s Lawn Care & Snow Removal

b. Motion to allow Headstart to reconstruct their playground as proposed to the

committee

c. Motion to put out bids for fertilizer for the County Farm

d. Motion to refer discussion of animal control services as proposed by ICARE to the Tax

Committee

E. Tax Committee

1. Minutes from the October 3, 2017Committee Meeting

a. Motion to allow expenses of Dr. Youssef’s nurses to be paid out of the low income

spay and neuter fund

F. Health Committee

1. Minutes from the October 3, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to approve the Water Well Ordinance as presented

G. Judicial & Public Safety Committee

1. Minutes from the October 4, 2017 Committee Meeting

H. Planning & Zoning Committee

1. Minutes from the October 6, 2017 Committee Meeting

a. Motion to approve the application of Heritage FS, Inc to rezone a tract of 20 acres from

an A-1 district to a Manufacturing 2

b. Motion to approve the application of Eric and Angela Yates to rezone a tract of 13.3 acres

from an A-1 district to a rural homestead

I. Transportation & Highway Committee

1. Minutes from the October 6, 2017 Committee Meeting

XI. Approve Claims

XII. Appointments

A. Appointments:

Drainage District Appointments:

1. C. Dean Fink of 972 E 1400 North Rd, Onarga, IL as Drainage Commissioner of #41 Onarga

Drainage District #2 for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of September, 2020.

2. Rodney Windhorn of 1271 N 1300 East Rd, Onarga, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Crescent,

Onarga, Ash Grove Mutual Drainage District for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of

September, 2020.

3. Robert Jean of 1312 N 420 East Rd, Onarga, IL as Drainage Commissioner of #93 Union

Drainage District #2 for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of September, 2020.

4. Dave Hubert of 2815 N 1700 East Rd, Martinton, IL as Drainage Commissioner of #35

Martinton Drainage District #4 for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of September, 2020.

5. Craig Rabideau of 635 Eagle Ave, Bourbonnais, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Ashkum

Drainage District #1 for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of September, 2020.

6. Tyler Young of 712 E 700 North Rd, Buckley, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Artesia

Drainage District #4 for a term to expire on the first Tuesday of September, 2020. He will be

replacing Lawrence Young who has resigned effective October 1, 2017.

7. Harold Crawford, Jr of 1654 E 1900 North Rd, Thawville, IL as Drainage Commissioner of

Spring Creek Drainage District of Ford and Iroquois Counties for a term to expire on the first

Tuesday of September, 2020.

XIII. Old Business

XIV. New Business

XV. Adjournment

The Next County Board Meeting will be Held in Watseka, Illinois at the

Administrative Center on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

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