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Hamilton County Board met May 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Board Members

4. Approval of Prior Board Minutes

a. April 15, 2025 Regular Hamilton County Board Meeting

b. April 28, 2025 Special Hamilton County Board Meeting

5. Public Comment

a. Donetta Malone

b. Chairman Certificate Presentation: Coroner, Robert Miller

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

1. Treasurer’s Report: written monthly report submitted by Sarah Kelly

2. Sheriff’s Department Report: Sheriff Tracy Lakin

3. County Clerk & Recorder’s Update: Heather Bowman

a. Levy approval form

b. Monthly financial report for the Co Clerk Fee Fund

4. EMA Report:

5. ETSB Board Report: Dorothy Smith, ETSB Chairman

6. Health Department Report:

7. Animal Control Update:

8. Ambulance Service Update:

9. Administrative Services Report: Bellwether, LLC

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Accept checks from the Hamilton County Health Department for the month of April, 2025. Salaries: $9,875.16 Fringes: $1,060.22 Insurance: $1,199.81 Unemployment: $96.52.

2. Accept check # ________ in the amount of $285.00 from the Hamilton County Health Department for reimbursement of Kunce Managed Services through the end of May 2025.

3. Accept check # 47096 in the amount of $5,000.00 from the City of McLeansboro per the Central Dispatching agreement for the month of May 2025.

4. Accept check # 6011506 from Hamilton County Coal, LLC in the amount of $443,999.66 for the product of lease dated 11/01/2008.

5. Accept check # 40073 from UCCI in the amount of $1,000.00 for Q1 meeting attendance.

6. Review the Hamilton County Unit #10 1% school facilities tax schedule in the amount of $50,024.49.

7. Review the Hamilton County Public Safety Tax Payment received in the amount of $50,282.28. This is liability MO- Feb 2025, Collected MO- Mar 2025, Vouchered MO- May 2025.

8. Accept check # 1839 in the amount of $1,750.00 and issue Class C Liquor License to Reegan & Holly Schuster, D/B/A The Liquor Hut, LLC for a (6) month period to expire on November 30, 2025.

9. Accept check # 5729 in the amount of $1,750.00 and issue Class C Liquor License to Ryan Rubenacker, D/B/A Rube’s Liquor Locker, Inc for a (6) month period to expire on November 30, 2025.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Discussion and possible approval: Letter of Commitment for membership with the Discover Downstate Illinois Tourism in the amount of ____________ to be taken out of #_________.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Discussion and possible approval: The proposal from Omnify for administration of County Employee COBRA coverage.

2. Discussion/Review: ICRMT 2025 Property Inspection Reports for the Courthouse and Highway property buildings.

3. Discussion and possible approval: Courthouse bathroom renovations.

4. Discussion and possible approval: the Claims List, Late Claims and Highway Claims with signatures of approval.

ADJOURN

https://www.hamiltoncountyil.gov/app/uploads/2025/05/05-22-2025-Regular-Hamilton-County-Board-Meeting-Agenda.pdf