Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County Executive Committee met May 11.

Here is the minutes as provided by the committee:

Call to Order (5:00 PM)

Members Present: Endres, Erbes, Hunter, J.S. Rendleman, Peterson and Rowe

Members Absent: Larkin

Also Present: Dan Brenner, Michelle Tweedy

Approval of Minutes

I. 17-2400 April 6, 2017 Minutes

A motion was made by Erbes, seconded by Rowe, to approve the April 6, 2017 minutes as

presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

Chairman's Remarks

Rendleman informed the committee that he received a letter from the Illinois Department of Agriculture stating that the county is

not in compliance with the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. This item will be on the June agenda.

II. 17-2407 Cable TV

This item was moved up on the agenda. Brenner gave a short history of contract negotiations

with Zito Media. Then he informed the committee that Zito Media filed for application with the

State of Illinois to provide service. Brenner recommended sending the County Cable Provider

Fee Ordinance from 2016. This informs Zito Media that they are responsible for sending the

county a provider fee.

A motion was made by Rowe, seconded by Erbes, to authorize and direct the State's Attorney's

Office to send a certified copy of the County Cable Provider Fee Ordinance to Zito Media. The

motion carried by unanimous vote.

Internal Office Matters

III. 17-2401 June Calendar Adjustment

The committee discussed moving the June Executive Committee meeting from June 1st to June

8th at 530pm.

IV. 17-2402 Board Supervised Staff Evaluations

Rendleman informed the committee that there are three remaining evaluations to be

completed; County Engineer, Ambulance Director, and Animal Control Officer. With the events

in the county the evaluations were put on the back burner. Hunter pointed out that the new

format works well.

V. 17-2403 Board Office Staff-Graduate Assistant

The committee discussed having a Graduate Assistant in the office. All of the insurance

responsibilites have been removed from the job description. The committee decided to move

forward and see about getting a GA in place by June 1st.

A motion was made by Rowe, seconded by Endres, to authorize doing what is necessary to post

and hire a Graduate Assistant for the County Board office. The motion carried by unanimous

vote.

VI. 17-2404 County Board Staff Structure

The committee reviewed the changes to the Organizational Chart. The committee had a few

changes they would like to the Computing Services department.

A motion was made by Rowe, seconded by Erbes, to approve the Organizational Chart with the

changes to the Computing Services department. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

Human Resources Subcommittee Update

The committee coordinator informed the committee that she has received a final draft copy. It was requested that the draft be sent

to the entire Human Resource Subcommittee.

VII. 17-2405 William "Bill" Alstat Award

The committee coordinator was asked to send the information about the award to department

heads, Mark Holt, Gary Hartlieb, and David Conrad; asking them to return any nominations for

the award by June 9th. The Alstat Task Force will meet in late June or early July with the

intention of giving the award in August.

VIII. 17-2406 Electronic Participation at Board and Committee Meetings

The committee was asked to read through the information provided by the State's Attorney's

Office. This item will be on the June Agenda.

Appointments

IX. 17-2408 Open Appointments-May 2017 (29)

1. Blairsville Water District (1)

2. Board of Health (2)

3. Board of Review (2)

4. Building Commission (11)

5. Cable TV Commission (1)

6. Housing Authority (1)

7. Elverado Water District (1)

8. Jackson/Union Regional Port District (1)

9. Lakeside Water District (1)

10. Liquor Advisory Board (3)

11. Murdale Water District (3)

12. South Highway Water District (1)

13. Southernmost Tourism Bureau (1)

Chairman Rendleman gave a brief account of who he has spoken to regarding appointments to

the Building Commission. He informed the committee that the hope is to have the first

meeting in early June. Rendleman asked Brenner about the bylaws from the previous Building

Commission.

The committee discussed the open appointments and made the following recommendations.

Board of Health-Comparato reappointed and Heins appointed

Board of Review-Karnes and Whitfield reappointed

Lakeside-Reusch appointed

Liquor Advisory Board-Endres and S. Bost appointed

Murdale-Lipe, Rothe, and Varner appointed

South Highway Water District-Blair appointed

Southern Most Tourism-Wilson Appointed

Old Business

New Business

Peterson reminded the committee that the DRA Grant cycle is ongoing through May and anyone can contact Greater Egypt if they have any project suggestions.

Peterson informed the committee that the update of the Mass Transit Report is almost completed.

Rendleman updated the committee on the progress of the committee working on a four lane road to St. Louis.

Rowe informed the committee that Jeff Doherty has resigned from Jackson Growth Alliance.

Erbes stated that he has had a few citizen complaints about the levee project and he asked who to speak to about that. He was told to speak with Mark Holt about the progress of the project.

Executive Session

Adjourn (6:33 pm)

Endres moved and Erbes seconded to adjourn, motion carried.

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