Kankakee Times

Iroquois County Board met Aug. 12.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. PRAYER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. APPROVE AGENDA

V. APPROVE MINUTES

A. Recessed Session- July 9, 2025

VI. APPROVE PAYROLL

VII. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VIII. CHAIRMAN COMMENTS

IX. OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION REPORTS

X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 4, 2025 Management Services Committee Meeting a. Motion to publish bids for fertilizer on the County Farm from the updated vendor list

b. Motion to renew the Volunteer Services lease at $14.06 per square foot for a three year term.

C. Motion to renew the Workforce Development lease at $14.06 per square foot for a three year term.

B. FINANCE/IT COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 4, 2025 Finance Committee Meeting a. Motion to pay the Maintenance Supervisor Salary line item from the Maintenance- Administration Building Only Fund beginning with the F2026 Budget.

C. HEALTH COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 4, 2025 Health Committee Meeting a. Motion to make a recommendation to the County Board to instruct Animal Control to apply for a Care Credit card to obtain a 20% discount.

b. Motion to establish credit card system to collect fees for Animal Control Services

D. TAX/PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 5, 2025 Tax/Planning & Zoning Committee Meeting

a. Motion to confirm the list of precincts/polling places for the 2026 election.

AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MEETING

b. Motion to recommend to the County Board that they send the Louis Creek Solar Conditional Use Application back to the Zoning Board of Appeals with specific instructions on what to evaluate

c. Motion to accept the Conditional Use Application from Commerce Street Solar.

d. Motion to amend our Zoning Ordinance to allow a temporary meteorological tower as a permitted use in agricultural districts, subject to the Zoning Board of appeal process and language.

2. Consider, discuss and vote on resolution remanding the Conditional Use Permit and Variance Applications of Louis Creek Solar, LLC to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

3. Consider, discuss and vote on resolution requesting text amendment process be initiated to allow temporary meteorological towers as a permitted use within Agricultural districts.

E. JUDICIAL & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 6, 2025 Judicial & Public Safety Committee Meeting

F. TRANSPORTATION & HIGHWAY COMMITTEE

1 .Minutes from the August 7, 2025 Transportation & Highway Committee Meeting

a. Motion to accept the Phase 1 Agreement for Chapel Bridge at a cost of $182,587.00

b. Motion to approve the purchase of two trucks at a cost of $57,759.26 each and to allow County Engineer Alan Harwood to dispose of two trucks at his discretion

c. Motion to allow the purchase of a used plow truck up to $150,000.00

G. POLICY & PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

1. Minutes from the August 7, 2025 Policy & Procedure Committee Meeting

a. Motion to add Cintas to the pay now claims listing

H. NEGOTIATIONS-for information only

1. Minutes from the August 6, 2025 Negotiation Committee Meeting

XI. APPROVE APPOINTMENTS

Drainage Commissioner:

1.Thomas Frye of 2570 N 2750 E RD Donovan, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Martinton Drainage District No.2 for term to expire the first Monday of September 2028.

2.Brad Breymeyer of 989 N 1200 E RD Cissna Park, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Pond Lily Drainage District for term to expire the first Monday of September 2028.

3.Harlan Ziebart of 2876 E 500 N RD Wellington, IL as Drainage Commissioner of Union Drainage District No.1 of Stockland and Prairie Green Township for term to expire the first Monday of September 2028.

4.Dean Lemenager of 2516 N State Route 49 Clifton IL 60927 as Drainage Commissioner of Iroquois Drainage District No. 2 for term to expire the first Tuesday of September 2028.

XII. APPROVE CLAIMS

XIII. OLD BUSINESS

XIV. NEW BUSINESS

XV. ADJOURNMENT

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