PUTNAM COUNTY REGULAR BOARD MEETING

June 12, 2023, at 5:30 P.M.

The regular meeting of the Putnam County Board was called to order at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, June 12, 2023, by County Board Vice Chairman Tony Rue.  The meeting was held in the courtroom at the Putnam County Courthouse in Hennepin, Illinois

Roll Call was taken by the Clerk of the County Board with, Floyd Holocker, Tony Rue, Steven Malavolti, and Luke Holly answering. Charles Lenkaitis was absent.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all in attendance.

Minutes: It was moved by board member Holocker to approve the minutes from May 8, 2023, Regular Board Meeting.  Board member Malavolti seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent. Then, it was moved by board member Holocker to approve the minutes from the y 23, 2023, Special Board Meeting. Board member Holly seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent.

Bills: It was moved by board member Malavolti to approve the bills for May 2023. Board member Holocker seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent.  

Public comment:  Dawn Neubaum was present and was asking about the Aquifers.  Dawn asked the board if and what the board is doing to protect the residents from having our wells dry up. She is concerned that all the well-digging NE of Hennepin in our Aquifer will be depleted. The zoning Administrator responded and said that they did apply for a building permit to build a water station that would measure the amount of water being used. Board member Malavolti directed her to the Water District board and they may have some better answers.

Robert Hamann was present and commented on how much money was going into the substation NE of Hennepin. He was wondering if anyone knew if there was more industry coming in. The board did not know of a new company coming in and said the substation in Oglesby has been having a lot of upgrades to it as well.

States Attorney Christina Mennie was present but had nothing to report.  

Assistant County Highway Engineer Catherine Terando was present and presented her May report regarding County Highway Engineering and Maintenance Activities to the board. Terando reported that they were still waiting to hear back from the contractor for a start date on MFT work. Terando also reported they were working out some minor issues with a utility company that destroyed some ROW monumentation on Bradford Blacktop. She also reported that they were applying to host a tire recycling event for the governmental bodies in the two counties. (This is NOT for the general public.) There were no further questions regarding her report. (The Zoning Officer’s full report is on file at the Office of the County Clerk & Recorder for review by any interested parties.)

Sheriff Joshua Boedigheimer was present with his financial reports for May. The Sheriff had an agreement between the Village of McNabb and Putnam County regarding dispatching. After a short discussion, it was moved by board member Malavolti to approve the dispatching agreement between the Village of McNabb and Putnam County. Board member Holocker seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent. The Sheriff also reported that they are still getting bids on a portion of the elevator project.  (The Clerk of the County Board was directed to process the Agreement.) There were no other questions regarding his report.  (The Sheriff’s and Civil Processing Transaction Reports are on file at the Office of the County Clerk for review by any interested parties.)   

County Treasurer Kevin Kunkel was present with his financial reports for May.  The General Fund’s Income for May, Fiscal Year 2023, is $351,324.27 compared to an income of $396,952.61 for May, Fiscal Year 2022. Kunkel’s report also included a review of the “General Fund Accounts Balance by Month, Fiscal Year 2023".  The General Fund balance for May, Fiscal Year 2023, is $(10,686.92).  The General Fund Savings balance for May, Fiscal Year 2023, is $20,196.49.  The Illinois Fund - General Fund balance for May, Fiscal Year 2023, is $1,829,769.20.  Year to date for the Fiscal Year 2023 shows revenues of $1,660,642.43 and expenses of ($1,979,645.30) for a total of ($319,002.87). There were no other questions regarding his report. (The County Treasurer’s financial reports are on file at the Office of the County Clerk for review by any interested parties.).

County Clerk & Recorder Tina Dolder was present with her report for May. Dolder reported the revenues collected for the month were $18,130.80. Dolder reported attended IACO in Springfield last month along with the Fidlar Symposium. Last week, APEX, the new vitals system was implemented and we are now live. We did have a website design meeting this morning with REVIZE which was well represented by each office. Dolder thanked everyone for coming as having input from everyone is very helpful. There were no other questions regarding her report. (The County Clerk & Recorder’s financial report is on file at the Office of the County Clerk & Recorder for review by any interested parties.)

County Circuit Clerk Carly Neubaum was not present and had nothing to report.

County Probation Officer Shawn Oetzel was not present and had nothing to report.

Zoning Administrator Ryan Giacometti was present with his report for May.  Giacometti had one action item on the agenda regarding a resolution for payment of the Zoning Board of Appeals and Clerk of Zoning Administrator. It was moved by board member Holly to approve Resolution 2023-12 Setting Payment for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Clerk. Board member Malavolti seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent. (The Clerk of the County Board was directed to process Resolution 2023-12 Setting Payment for the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Clerk.) There were also several permits issued for May. There were no other questions regarding his report. (The Zoning Officer’s full report is on file at the Office of the County Clerk & Recorder for review by any interested parties.)

County Supervisor of Assessments Tammy Mehalic was not present and had nothing to report.

County Death Investigator Bob Cofoid was not present but did have his Death Investigator report for May. Cofoid reported (2) deaths in May. Cofoid also reported Gallatin County Coroner, Tony Cox passed away, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers There were no other questions regarding his report. (The County Death Investigator Report is on file at the Office of the County Clerk for review by any interested parties.)

Putnam County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Chauntelle Biagi-Bruer was present and had her report for April and May. Chauntelle reported that there were several weather-related events during April and May. There was no significant structural damage but numerous trees and branches were down. Chauntelle also attended several meetings this last month and there were several trainings hosted at the EMA building. There were no other questions for her at this time.

NEW BUSINESS:

Fish N Fun is requesting approval to serve liquor at the Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, August 6, 2023. It was moved by board member Holocker to approve the request of selling liquor at the Pancake Breakfast as long as the liability insurance is on file at the County Clerk’s office. Board member Holly seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote, 3 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent.

OLD BUSINESS:

Website Care Report was included in the packet for the board to see the activity for May.

Participation in the State of Illinois Federal Surplus Property Program was tabled.  

Correspondences and Committee Reports:

ADJOURN:              

At 5:58 P.M., Board member Holocker moved to adjourn the meeting.  Board member Holly seconded the motion and the motion was carried on a roll call board vote of 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 absent.  The meeting was adjourned.  The next Regular Meeting of the Putnam County Board is scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2023, at 5:30 P.M.  The meeting will be held in the courtroom at the Putnam County Courthouse.

Respectfully submitted,

TINA DOLDER, Clerk of the Putnam County Board