Monroe County Board of County Commissioners met March 20.
Here is the minutes as provided by the Board:
The meeting of the County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois was called to order at 8:00
a.m. Chairman Robert Elmore, Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer and Commissioner Vicki
Koerber were present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Others present included County Clerk Dennis Knobloch, along with Press Corps representatives
– Joe Leicht of the Monroe County Independent and Alan Dooley of the Republic Times.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order by Chairman Elmore.
There were no public comments.
Aaron Metzger was present for Highway Department discussion. Mr. Metzger said bids had been
received for furnishing materials required by the Monroe County Highway Department. Motion
was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Koerber to approve the
2017 County MFT Maintenance Program. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion
carried.
RESOLUTION 17-27
WHEREAS, bids were received on March 2, 2017 for furnishing materials required by
Monroe County Highway Department to be used for the County’s 2017 MFT Maintenance
Program, and
WHEREAS, the following low bids for asphalt materials were received:
CRS 2 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads at $1.498/gal.; and
MC800 bituminous material, furnished and applied to shoulders on Kaskaskia Road @
$2.60/gal.
From JTC Petroleum Company, Maryville, IL
MC800 bituminous material, furnished and delivered for storage at the County Garage in
Waterloo at $2.34/gal.
From E.J. Dougherty Oil & Stone, East St. Louis, IL
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the aforelisted low bidders be and are
hereby awarded the contracts.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo, this 20th
day of March, 2017.
Motion: Wittenauer Second: Koerber
Aye: Three Nay: None
Absent: None
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Robert Elmore, Chairman
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Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk _____________________________
Delbert Wittenauer, Member
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Vicki Koerber, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Koerber to
approve the 2017 MFT Maintenance Asphalt Materials Deliver and Install Contract Award. All
voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 17-28
2017 MFT MAINTENANCE ASPHALT MATERIALS
DELIVER AND INSTALL CONTRACT AWARD
WHEREAS, bids were received on March 2, 2017 for furnishing asphalt materials to be
spread on roads upon County Highways.
WHEREAS, the local public agency shall require a performance and payment bond from
every contractor for deliver and install groups in excess of $50,000.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Monroe enter into a contract and
require a contract bond from JTC Petroleum Company, Maryville, IL for furnishing asphalt
material to the Monroe County Highway Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Board Chairman and the County Clerk are
hereby authorized to execute said deliver and install contract upon execution by the contractor.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo, this 20th day of
March, 2017.
Motion: Wittenauer Second: Koerber
Aye: Three Nay: None
Absent: None
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Robert Elmore, Chairman
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Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk Delbert Wittenauer, Member
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Vicki Koerber, Member
Motion was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Koerber to
approve the 2017 Road Districts MFT Maintenance Program. All voting Aye, none Nay and
none Absent. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 17-29
2017 ROAD DISTRICTS MFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, bids were received on March 2, 2017 for furnishing materials to be used by
various road districts in
Monroe County, Illinois in their 2017 MFT Maintenance Program; and
WHEREAS, the following low bid for asphalt materials were received and approved by
the Road Commissioners:
HFE 90-150 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road
Districts 1 and 6 @ $1.516/gal.; and
HFE 90-150 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road
Districts 2, 3, and 7 @ $ 1.494/gal.; and
HFE 90-150 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road
District 5 and 9 @ $1.48/gal.; and
CRS 2 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road Districts 4
and 8 @ $1.48/gal.; and
CRS 2 emulsion, bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road District
No. 10 @ $1.479/gal; and
MC800 bituminous material, furnished and applied on roads in Road District No. 5 @
$2.58/gal.
From JTC Petroleum Company, Maryville, IL
CRS 2 emulsion bituminous material furnished and applied on edges up to 5’ wide in
Road Districts 7 @ $1.581/gal.
From Mike Maedge Trucking, Highland, IL
MC800 bituminous material, furnished and delivered for storage at the County Garage in
Waterloo for Road District Nos. 1, 3, 7, and 10 at $2.34/gal.
From E. J. Dougherty Oil & Stone, East St. Louis, IL
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the aforelisted low bidders be and are
hereby awarded the contracts subject to the written concurrence of the respective Road
Commissioners.
Passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Illinois at Waterloo,
this 20th day of March, 2017.
Motion: Wittenauer Second: Koerber
Aye: Three Nay: None
Absent: None
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Robert Elmore, Chairman
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Dennis M. Knobloch, County Clerk _____________________________
Delbert Wittenauer, Member
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Vicki Koerber, Member
Commissioner Koerber said she had received some information stating that tomorrow (March 21)
is Ag Day, and she read a lot of Ag facts about Illinois and Monroe County.
Commissioner Wittenauer said the Computer Committee met last Friday, and they will meet
again in 30 days once they have digested the information provided up to this point. He said the
members of the Committee are Elizabeth from the Nursing Home, Carla Heise, Kevin
Koenigstein, Aaron Metzger, Mike Fausz and Dennis Knobloch. Commissioner Wittenauer said
one of the options being discussed would be to hire a County IT person, who could then help
guide the process of rebuilding the County’s computer networks.
There was some discussion regarding the new County Labor Attorney and the HR representative,
along with their roles in updating the county’s Employee Handbook.
The following Accounts Payable having been approved for payment, Commissioner Wittenauer
moved that the same be allowed and that vouchers be issued against their respective funds of the
County Treasurer for payment. Motion seconded by Commissioner Koerber, and so declared. All
voting Aye, none Nay, and none Absent. Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND
AT&T Mobility 1,719.31
American Stamp & Marking Products, Inc. 161.29
Americom 1,114.02
Axis Forensic Technology, Inc. 575.00
Bountiful Blossoms 69.95
Carl J. Mendenhall 39.29
City of Waterloo 14,372.15
Coast to Coast Computer Products 343.96
Coast to Coast 614.36
Columbia Quarry Company 2,017.14
Conrad Press Ltd. 394.00
Creative Mailroom Systems, Inc. 229.82
Culligan-Schaefer Water Centers 128.43
D E Signs 818.87
Ed Roehr Auto Radio Co Inc. 756.28
Egyptian Workspace Partners 503.40
Gateway FS 2,645.82
GreatAmerica Financial Services 152.49
Harrisonville Telephone Company 384.00
Iron Crafters, Inc. 127.36
John Deere Financial 15.48
K&D Printing 187.25
Kamal Sabharwal Inc. 1,500.00
Marshall & Swift/BOECKH LLC 3,405.95
Monroe County Electric Coop Inc. 437.50
Monroe County General Fund 227.70
Motorola 1,165.84
Municipal Electronics 453.78
Nabers Shop 371.08
Neal Rohlfing 475.71
Office Depot 45.99
Platinum Technology Resource, LLC 14,760.75
Quality Collision 1,688.25
Quill Corporation 703.76
Ray O’Herron Co Inc. 868.04
Reb Bud Illinois Hospital Company 350.00
Reliable Sanitation Service Inc. 2,727.82
Republic-Times LLC 863.40
Richland Pet Cremation & Memorials 32.75
Secure Document Destruction 40.00
Sidebarr Technologies 945.00
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 225.00
The Lowenbaum Partnership LLC 4,802.50
Thomson Reuters-West Publishing Corp. 906.39
Toshiba Financial Services 246.00
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce 175.00
Watson’s Office City 208.71
Wightman Pharmacy 64.56
AMBULANCE SERVICE FUND
Airgas Mid America 283.54
Al’s Auto Waterloo 18.25
Andres Medical Billing, Ltd. 4,399.92
Bound Tree Medical LLC 69.30
Mertz Ford 4,386.91
Midwest Warehouse & Storage 100.00
Sentinel Emergency Solutions 29.20
Sierra Wireless 350.00
Warner Communications Corp. 93.00
Weir Ford-Mercury LLC 107.56
Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv 115.99
HEALTH TAX FUND
Culligan-Schaefer Water Centers 10.00
Harrisonville Telephone Company 602.61
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. 1,900.80
Stericycle Inc. 278.52
HIGHWAY FUND
Ameren Illinois 52.39
Compass Minerals America Inc. 11,970.03
DataTronics 188.00
Erb Equipment Company 774.35
Gateway FS, Inc. 274.25
Headwaters Resources, Inc. 1,311.55
John Fabick Tractor Company 97.88
Monroe County Electric Cooperative 888.13
O’Reilly Auto Parts 179.59
Quill 50.84
Reliable Sanitation Service Inc. 50.60
Select Propane 120.94
Shelby’s Automotive Repair Inc. 10.00
Sidebarr Technologies 40.22
Warning Lites of Southern Illinois 42.50
Watson’s Office City 10.50
Williams Office Products Inc. 12.49
ROAD MOTOR FUEL
Columbia Quarry Company 374.91
RECORDER’S DOCUMENT FUND
Fidlar Technologies 1,658.14
The following minutes were approved upon motion by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second
by Commissioner Koerber.
March 6, 2017 regular meeting
March 6, 2017 closed session #1
March 6, 2017 closed session #2
March 6, 2017 Department Head meeting
All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
Commissioner Koerber discussed the details of several pieces of proposed State Legislation as
seen in the recent issue of the Illinois Association of County Board Members legislative report.
Kevin Koenigstein and Annmarie Marcuson came to the meeting to discuss various issues. Mr.
Koenigstein provided a first-quarter report showing that most of the County offices are on target
for annual revenues. He provided a detailed report for the Ambulance Service, and that
Department is also on budget at this time.
Commissioner Koerber said she and Carla Heise will be meeting with someone from the
Columbia Ambulance Service to discuss the methods being used by the Columbia Service to
predict call volume. There is a possibility this can be used to help with more efficient scheduling
for the Monroe County Service.
Mr. Koenigstein said he will be going to a meeting of our Health Insurance pool later today in
Collinsville, and this should be the official vote to bring Monroe County into this pool. Ms.
Marcuson will be meeting with company representatives tomorrow to begin the transition
process.
Motion was made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Koerber to
adopt the Life Insurance program with the lowest possible amount of coverage - $5,000, with this
action being formally adopted by resolution once the suggested language is received from the
company. All voting Aye, none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
Pam Jacobs came to the meeting to review the lease for office space (in the amount of $32,112) at
the Annex Building between Monroe County and the University of Illinois Extension Service.
Robert Elmore and Dennis Knobloch signed the lease documents on behalf of Monroe County.
Ms. Jacobs also discussed the current funding and program situations.
Jim Hill, along with Paul and Karlene Feldker came to the meeting to discuss the formation of a
new group. Also present for the discussion was Kevin Koenigstein. This group, along with some
other individuals in the County have formed a new group called “Friends of the Courthouse
Bison”. The purpose of these folks is to provide landscaping and other improvements to the
Bison statue on the Courthouse grounds. Landscaping and plantings at the site are estimated to
cost about $400, and a fence to surround the monument is estimated to cost about $3,400, for a
total investment of about $4,000. The group will be soliciting donations for this work, with the
goal to be limited use of taxpayer dollars for this effort. Commissioner Koerber said the group
would also be doing some fundraisers including at the upcoming Waterloo Chamber Concert
Series. Mr. Hill said they are also working on plans to make sure the area is maintained in the
years to come. Anyone wishing to donate to this fund can send payment to Friends of the
Courthouse Bison, c/o Kevin Koenigstein, Monroe County Treasurer.
Commissioner Koerber said she wanted to commend CTS on the great job they are doing in
making the energy improvements on the County facilities.
There being no additional business to come before the County Board, motion to adjourn was
made by Commissioner Wittenauer, with a second by Commissioner Koerber. All voting Aye,
none Nay and none Absent. Motion carried.
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