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| Warren County | | February 11, 2010 | UNAPPROVED minutes of the Feb. 11, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting of the Warren County Board, to be approved at the February 17, 2010 regular meeting of the Warren County Board.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
February 11, 2010
The meeting was called to order by committee chairman Pearson at 4:00 p.m., with committee members Heaton, Jenks and Schreck present, along with County Board Chairman Reichow.
PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
States Attorney, Chip Algren, talked to the committee about the four resolutions he presented to the committee: Resolution for Unlawful Possession or Sale of Tobacco Products, Resolution for Unlawful Possession of Cannabis, Resolution for Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Resolution for Violation of Curfew. Mr. Heaton motioned to approve the resolutions to the full board. Mr. Jenks seconded the motion and on voice of vote, motion carried.
Jeannie Mekley and Mike Wignall from GHAS was present to give their quarterly report.
Keith Krohe from Crossroads Insurance Services was present to tell the committee about self-insured health insurance. He would like to come back again to give a more detailed plan of savings for the County.
Jolene Willis and Chris Gavin were present to talk to the committee about the announcement of the possible merger of Western Illinois Economic Development Partnership and GREDA. Options and plans are still being worked out and the merger could take place in a couple of months. If any of the Warren County Board members have any questions they can call Chris Gavin or Jolene.
REPORT OF OFFICEHOLDERS
Treasurer Nancy Clayton handed out a fund balance sheet with a County General fund balance of $249,522.74 including borrowed funds of $200,000. The auditors are still here. She told the committee about a letter from the Illinois Health Care Family Services wanting copies of any single audits that may be performed with over $500,000 in federal monies. After some discussion it was noted that if the County should have to do a single audit because of grant monies to any County offices, the Health Department, the Highway Department and Warren Achievement, those entities should pay their share of the audit.
Sheriff Martin Edwards noted that the $40,000 grant for two cars has been pushed back to March, before the funds should arrive.
Supervisor of Assessments, Janice Hamberg reported that she attended an executive board meeting in Bloomington. She has published changes and has sent out letters. March 8th is the last day to file an appeal with the Board of Review. She gave members a copy of a newsletter Counties At The Capital, from the Illinois Association of County Board Members. Mrs. Hamberg also gave the committee a rough estimate of start-up costs for a county wide re-assessment, around $270,000.
County Clerk, Tina Conard reported that she does not have the cost per vote for the primary election but that it is big cost for very few votes cast.
County Board Chairman Reichow updated the committee on AFSCME union negotiations. Told about a Siting, Zoning & Taxing Wind Farms Conference on February 24th and a County Board Association Zone II meeting on February 27th in Jacksonville.
Bills were reviewed and paid on a motion by Mr. Jenks and seconded by Mr. Heaton, and on voice vote, motion carried.
With no further business to come before the committee, the meeting adjourned on a motion by Mrs. Schreck and seconded by Mr. Jenks. |
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