Carbondale Reporter

Jackson County Executive Committee met April 4.

Here is the minutes provided by the committee:

Call to Order (5:00 PM)

Members Present: Erbes, Larkin, Nehring, Peterson and Snyder

Members Absent: Endres and Hunter

Also Present: Michelle Tweedy, Kenton Schafer, Robert Burns, Jeff Whitbeck, Mary Beth Varner, Josh Barringer, Lisa Jacquot, Mitch Burdick

Approval of Minutes

I. 19-4081 March 7, 2019 Minutes

A motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Erbes, to approve the March 7, 2019 minutes as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

Internal Office Matters

II. 19-4082 BS&A Software Annual User Conference

This is for informational purposes.

III. 19-4083 May 2019 Calendar

The committee discussed the May 2019 calendar and all of the dates are fine.

Computing Services

IV. 19-4084 Computing Services staffing and position discussion

Barringer informed the committee that Ryan Hartmann has been terminated. The position is open and will remain that way until later in the year, possibly after the taxes come in. He stated he would be happy to discuss the termination in executive session if board members have questions. Barringer concluded by reassuring the committee that he is capable of handling things himself for now and that he has a couple of options for back up should he need to take a day off.

V. 19-4085 Security Camera Placement

Barringer removed this item for now.

Appointments

VI. 19-4086 Open Appointments in May 2019 {16}

1. Buncombe Water District (1)

2. Elverado Water District (3)

3. Jackson/Union Regional Port District (2)*

4. Kinkaid Reed’s Creek Conservancy District (2)*

5. Lakeside Water District (1)

6. Liquor Advisory Board (1)

7. MPS Fire Protection District (1)*

8. Natural Resources Economic Development Board (1)

9. Oraville Water District (2)*

10. Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority (1)

11. South Highway Water District (1)*

Larkin reviewed resignations and applications for appointments.

A motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Snyder, to approve recommendation to appoint Robert Chapman to the Jackson Union Regional Port District. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Erbes, seconded by Snyder, to approve recommendation to appoint Mike Deuel to the Oraville Water District. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Erbes, to approve recommendation to appoint Charles McCann to the Murphysboro Pomona Sommerset Fire Protection District. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Erbes, seconded by Peterson, to approve recommendation to appoint Anthony Mileur to the Kinkaid Reeds Creek Conservancy pending clarification of whether it is a conflict of interest. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Snyder, seconded by Erbes, to approve recommendation to appoint James Lipe to the South Highway Water District. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

VII. 19-4087 Upcoming Open Appointments

1. Board of Health (3+1) June

2. Board of Review (2)* June

3. Farmland Assessment (1) Aug

4. Jackson County Housing Authority (1) July

5. TB Board (1) June

Larkin reviewed the upcoming open appointments and reminded the members to continue to look for people to serve.

Old Business

Peterson gave an updated on the status of the Reed Station Mobile Home Park. All of the work has been completed, Greater Egypt is paying the final bills and she suggested the county look at what can be done with the land. Larkin suggested that it would be a good discussion topic for the Natural Resources Economic Development Board. Peterson also mentioned the IACBM conference in Springfield on April 9th. She said she would be willing to go if someone could go to the Greater Egypt meeting for her, Larkin suggested that Rendleman go to the Greater Egypt meeting for her. Peterson concluded by informing the committee that the Highway Department is still looking for summer help applicants.

Larkin reviewed the memo from the State's Attorney's Office on whether the Health Insurance Taskforce (HIT) can go out for bids. The committee briefly discussed the meaning of the memo and then asked that it be discussed at the Finance meeting on Monday and that a representative from the State's Attorney's Office attend the meeting to explain the memo.

Erbes stated that he has put information from the last UCCI meeting in the Board office for review.

New Business

VIII. 19-4088 DeSoto Billboard Notice

This is for informational purposes.

Executive Session

Peterson moved and Erbes seconded to go into Executive Session under 2 (c)1 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act to discuss pers onnel, motion carried by the following roll call vote:

Peterson-Yes

Larkin-Yes

Snyder-Yes

Erbes-Yes

Nehring-Yes

Adjourn

Larkin adjourned the meeting

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