Jackson County 708 Board met Aug. 29.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Call to Order (5:30 PM)
Members Present: Flowers, Hunter, St. Julian, Thomas, Williamson and Willis
Also Present: Steven Johnson, Graydon Burchfield, Ginny Donney, Maggie McKenzie
Old Business
I. 18-3618 FY19 Budget
The board reviewed the process they used last year for determining their budget. Hunter explained how the levy works. She went on to commend Williamson for attending the budget meeting last year. The board then began reviewing the funding applications. Willis commented that she thought the START and Perry-Jackson applications were perfect. She suggested that all of the agencies look at the way START did their application and copy that. The board reviewed the rubric and realized that it does not follow with the questions in the funding application. The board would like to revise the funding application and the rubric before the FY20 deadline. Willis stated that she would like to see agencies justify why they are asking for an increase. The board had several questions about Centerstone's request for increase. Then the board discussed the SIU Clinical Center attendance and the need for information related to the number of tests that have already been completed. The board decided that there is additional information that they would like from almost all of the agencies. The board divided the applications with each member taking two agencies to review and come up with a list of questions prior to the September meeting. At the meeting they will review the questions and then submit them to the agencies with the responses due the first week of November. At the November meeting the board will decide on funding for each agency. Since the budget is due by August 31, 2018 the board decided to put $5000 in the staffing line item and $360,428 in the contingency line item to be divided out to each agency at the November meeting.
A motion was made by St. Julian, seconded by Treasurer Flowers, to approve the FY19 budget request in the amount of $365,428 with $5000 in the staffing line item and the rest in the contingency line item. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
New Business
Executive Session
Adjourn
Williamson adjourned the meeting.
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