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White County Board met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The White County Board convened at the White County Courthouse in the City of Carmi, State of Illinois, on Thursday the 20th day of June, at 7:00 p.m. and was called to order by Vice Chairman Usery.

The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

On Roll Call, the following Board members responded as being present, which represented a quorum: Clint Spencer, Amanda Cannon, Kenny Usery, and David South were present. Cassie Pigg was absent

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon, seconded by Mr. Spencer, to approve the minutes of the White County Board meeting. Vote by acclamation. All voting aye, none nay. Motion carried.

COUNTY OFFICER REPORTS

County Clerk: County Clerk, Kayci Heil, told the Board that she received a bid back on the recording software. It was Fidlar and that was the software company that they were hoping to use.

County Treasurer: Mr. Baxley said that they are working to get a report done for the Board. They are still in transition with the new software.

Circuit Clerk: Not in attendance

Ambulance: Not in attendance

State’s Attorney: Mr. Neal told the Board that everything was going fine.

Sheriff: Sheriff Weiss stated that they got the new deputy sworn in on Monday. Sheriff Weiss mentioned that they would like to get security cameras set up in the Carmi Times Building. He told the Board that Novacom had the cameras in stock and Midwest left plenty of fiber for them. He stated that there was money left in the ARPA that would cover it.

Supervisor of Assessments: Not in attendance

Highway: Mr. Ray stated that they are about down with the Epworth Road project. He stated that next month the Centerville bridge has been approved for major bridge fund to rebuild the bridge. The cost for that can be anywhere from a half million dollars to a million dollars for just

the plans. They will be able to get an 80% grant for reimbursement of funds. Mr. Ray and the Board discussed the prices that went up over the years for bridge construction. There is also always the potential with wetlands. Mr. Ray described to the Board what would happen if there were wetlands at the construction site and what they would need to do with it.

EMA: Not in attendance

TB Officer: Sara Hon gave her report to the Board and told them that it has been a quiet year. Coroner: Not in attendance

911: Not in attendance

Administrative Services: Mr. Harmon stated that it is time to work on the variance report. He stated that budgets are staying on track. He stated that the Illinois Liquor Commission that said in the absence of a vote to go dry the County will stay wet. He stated that we have been unable to find anything stating that there was a vote.

Vice Chairman Usery opened the floor for public comment:

Sarah Kary with Rice and Sullivan spoke to the Board about the audit for the year ending 2023. They issued an unmodified opinion, and it is considered a good opinion. She said the internal control had one finding and it is the same finding that is issued every year. It deals with the difficulties in segregating duties with staff size limitations. They did have to do a single audit since the County spent federal funds. They issued an unmodified opinion on the single audit. She stated that the cash value dropped due to the ARPA grant fund being expended. Income was also down due to the grant income. General fund revenue decreased was due to the ARPA funds as long as jail revenue. This is due to the city not being in jail anymore and the decrease in federal prisoners. She stated that the County is doing a great job staying on budget.

White County Farm Bureau was in attendance and presented the Board with a plaque and thanked them for their efforts in helping the Farm Bureau with their continued support in supporting agricultural.

Consent Agenda

The consent agenda was read by Mr. Dustin Harmon, County Administrator.

A. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of parcel 05-20-126-009. ($1211.00 to Acres Investments LLC).

B. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 05-21-167-002. ($2000.00 to Bessy Canales).

C. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 08-23-278-001. ($2500.00 to Jeffrey Akin).

D. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 12-08-381-006. ($900.00 to Bobby W. Lee).

E. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 12-09-308-007. ($1127.63 to Warren & Bonnie Glad).

F. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 12-09-308-008. ($1127.71 to Warren & Bonnie Glad).

G. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 13-13-102-025. ($1011.00 to Acres Investments LLC).

H. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 13-13-131-002. ($856.00 to Gary Mitchell).

I. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 13-14-227-002. ($1511.00 to Acres Investments LLC).

J. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 13-14-327-019. ($1999.99 to EZ Realty IL LLC).

K. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-209-002. ($1021.00 to Acres Investments LLC).

L. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-228-014. ($1207.00 to Otis Dell Mercer).

M. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-232-008. ($2507.00 to Otis Dell Mercer).

N. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-232-009. ($2507.00 to Otis Dell Mercer).

O. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-237-014. ($1007.00 to Otis Dell Mercer).

P. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 1901-279-010. ($907.00 to Otis Dell Mercer).

Q. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-01-281-005. ($901.00 to Danny Hale).

R. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 19-11-400-007. ($1000.00 to Barbara & Courtney Farley).

S. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 21-07-379-002. ($925.00 to Judith Ann Mayberry).

T. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 21-07-379-003. ($2275.00 to Judith Ann Mayberry).

U. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 21-18-132-004. ($1005.00 to Dannie & Tammy Shaw).

V. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 21-18-132-005. ($905.00 to Danny & Tammy Shaw).

W. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 17-21-381-008. ($3000.00 to Rebecca Tibbs).

X. Approval of a Resolution for the sale of 21-18-132-001. ($905.00 to Dannie & Tammy Shaw).

Y. Discussion and possible approval of the list of election judges for the 2024-2026 term.

Z. Discussion and possible for the reappointment of Don Allen and Lynn Schanzle to the Egyptian Health Department Board.

Mr. Harmon asked the Board if the items need to be removed or discussed further.

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon to pull letter Z from the consent agenda for further discussion.

MOTION was made by Mr. South, seconded by Mrs. Cannon to approve items A-Y on the consent agenda. Vote by roll call. Spencer, Cannon, South, and Usery all voting yes and Pigg was counted as absent.

Mr. Usery stated that Mr. Allen did not want to be on the Board.

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon to reappointment Lynn Schanzle to the Egyptian Health Department Board, seconded by Mr. South. Vote by acclamation. All voting aye, none nay. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

A. Discussion and possible approval of liquor control ordinance. (tabled item)

Justin with Bellwether, LLC gave the Board a rough draft of a liquor ordinance. Mr. South asked about a special events license and then can identify a length of approval at the time of licensing. Mrs. Cannon stated that she thought the fees were acceptable. Mr. Harmon stated that they will update the ordinance with their changes and suggested tabling the item until the Secretary of State got back with their reply on their findings.

MOTION was made by Mr. South to table this item, seconded by Mr. Spencer. Vote by acclamation. All voting aye, none nay. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

There was no new business.

CLAIMS

Vice Chairman Usery asked for a motion to pay the county bills.

MOTION was made by Mr. Spencer, seconded by Mr. South, to approve all bills. Vote by acclamation. All voting aye, none nay. Motion carried.

Executive Session

Sheriff Weiss asked to go into Executive Session for personnel.

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon, seconded by Mr. Spencer, to go into Executive Session Vote by roll call. Spencer, Cannon, South, and Usery all voting yes and Pigg was counted as absent.

Mr. Usery invited the States Attorney Neal, Sheriff Weiss, and Bellwether into the session.

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon, seconded by Mr. South, to come out of Executive Session. Vote by roll call. Spencer, Cannon, South, and Usery all voting yes and Pigg was counted as absent.

County Board Member Non-Action Items and Comments

Next meeting will be July 17, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the White County Courthouse.

MOTION was made by Mrs. Cannon, seconded by Mr. Spencer, to adjourn. Vote by acclamation. All voting aye, none nay. Motion carried.

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