RESUME OF MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS December 15, 1987 The County Board of Champaign County, Illinois, met at a Special Meeting, Tuesday, December 15, 1987, at 9:00 A. M., in Meeting Room No. 1 in the Courthouse Annex, in Urbana, Illinois, with Lyle E. Shields presiding and Dennis R. Bing as Secretary of the Meeting. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 21 Members were present: Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, Shields, J. A. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Mr. J. C. Smith arrived after roll call. Thereupon, the Chairman declared a quorum present and the Board competent to conduct business. A Prayer was given by Mr. Lafenhagen. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was given. The Clerk read the Notice of the Meeting, said Notice having been published in the News-Gazette on November 27, December 4, and December 11, 1987. Mrs. Cross offered the motion that the Notice be approved, seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried. NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the County Board, Champaign County, Illinois, will convene on the third Tuesday, being the 15th day of December, A. D. 1987, at 9:00 A. M. in Meeting Room No. 1 in the Courthouse Annex in Urbana, Illinois, in said County, for the purpose of allowing and ordering payments of claims against the County, receiving and acting upon reports of committees, and such other matters as may be brought before said meeting, which said meeting shall continue in session from day to day until the completion of said business. DENNIS R. BING Champaign County Clerk TO: DENNIS R. BING, County Clerk and Clerk of the County Board, Champaign County, Illinois: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED TO CALL a Special Meeting of the County Board of Champaign County, Illinois, to convene on the 15th day of December A. D. 1987, at 9:00 A. M. in Meeting Room No. 1 in the Courthouse Annex in Urbana, Illinois, in said County, for the purpose of allowing and ordering payment of claims against said County, receiving and acting upon reports of committees, and such other matters as may be brought before said meeting, which said meeting shall continue in session from day to day until the completion of said business. Marjorie E. Sodemann Byron L. Wise A. J. Hannagan Joseph E. Whalen Arthur F. Bartell Bud Barker Don Flessner Glen H. Lafenhagen Dale Wolf Jack M. Schneider Jerry Lyke Linda K. Cross Eleanor B. Schooley J. C. Smith L. Frank District 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
Amy Kummerow Beth Chato Shirley Stillinger Jennifer Putman Susan W. McGrath Fannie M. Taylor James A. Smith Joseph W. Corley Chairman Shields requested action on the Minutes of the November 17, 1987, County Board Meeting. Mr. Wolf offered the motion that the Minutes of the November 17, 1987, County Board Meeting be approved, seconded by Mr. Rayburn. Motion carried. Chairman Shields announced that the date of the next County Board Meeting will be Tuesday, January 19, 1988, at 9:00 A. M. Chairman Shields announced that there will be a vacancy on the Mental Health Board Advisory Committee and a candidate must be selected from the Northern part of the County. Chairman Shields announced that the County Christmas Party will be on December 18, 1987, from 2:00-4:00 P. M., in the Jury Assembly Room in the Courthouse Annex. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION John Thompson, Executive Director of Central States Education Center, a non-profit environmental group, addressed the nuclear low-level waste site issue by asking the Board to take a stand on this before the end of January and encouraged Board Members to look closer at the performance standards for this proposed facility. Goddard Graves, a resident of Sidney, stated that he is very distressed because no Public Officials attended the Regional Informational Workshop in Monticello, Illinois, on December 14, 1987, conducted by the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety; that he is convinced that the Department of Nuclear Safety will place a nuclear waste site wherever it wants to, unless people decide to intervene and make use of the opportunities they have to voice their opinions; and that Board Members should independently investigate the standards of the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety. Alma Gottlieb, a concerned citizen of Urbana, stated that she can see no benefits gained for Champaign County by having a low-level nuclear waste site in this area and urged Board Members to vote against this issue. Philip Graham, a Champaign County Citizen, spoke against a low-level nuclear waste dump and expressed his concern that if Champaign County allows one site, there will be more sites located here in the future. Achsah Kaufman, a concerned Citizen, urged County Board Members to vote against a low-level nuclear waste site in Champaign County. Mr. J. C. Smith offered the motion to add the Addendum to the Agenda, seconded by Mrs. Schooley. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS ENVIRONMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE Mr. Corley, Chairman, offered the motion to approve the final plat of County Subdivision Case 86-87, Ingram's Second Residential Subdivision, located in Ogden Township, Section 30, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Wolf. Motion carried. Mr. Corley offered the motion to approve the final plat of County Subdivision Case 87-87, Harry R. and Marilyn R. Querry First Residential Subdivision, located in St. Joseph Township, Section 8, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried. Mr. Corley offered proposed Ordinance No. 307, "An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 260, An Ordinance Providing Certain Incentives in Connection with the Urbana Enterprise Zone," seconded by Mr. Scheppel. Ordinance passed. Mr. Barker requested that the record reflect that he voted "no." (Ordinance recorded in Ordinance Book No. 6.1
HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE Mr. Rayburn offered the motion to rescind part of the original motion presented at the November 17, 1987, County Board Meeting, by removing the Village of Sadorus from the Animal Control Contract, with the Contract now being between the Village of Savoy and Champaign County, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Barker. Motion carried. HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Mr. Wolf, Chairman, offered proposed Resolution No. 2697, "Resolution of Concurrence in Award of Bid for the Purchase of a New 1988 Tandem Truck by the Champaign County Highway Department," seconded by Mr. Schneider. Resolution adopted. (Resolution recorded in Resolution Book No. 12.) Mr. Wolf offered proposed Resolution No. 2698, "Resolution of Concurrence in Award of Contracts for Materials for 1988 Maintenance of Various Road 1)istricts in Champaign county," seconded by Mr. Bartell. Resolution adopted. (Resolution recorded in Resolution Book No. 12.) Mr. Wolf offered proposed Resolution No. 2699, "Petition Pursuant to Chapter 121, Article 5-501 of the Illinois Revised Statutes," (Brown Road District) seconded by Mr. Whalen. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 21 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, McGrath, Putman, Rayburn, Scheppel, Schneider, Schooley, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 6 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lafenhagen, Lyke, and Wise. Resolution adopted. (Resolution Mr. Wolf offered proposed Resolution No. 2700, "Petition Pursuant to Chapter 121, Article 5-501 of the Illinois Revised Statutes," (East Bend Road District) seconded by Mr. Schneider. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 22 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Resolution adopted. (Resolution JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Mrs. Sodemann, Chairman, offered the motion to approve the request to have the State's Attorney intervene on behalf of Champaign County in Case #87C-1347, Theis vs. State Board of Elections, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mrs. Cross. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Mrs. Sodemann offered the motion to approve the bid from Loomis Bros. in the amount of $7,165.00 for the purchase of washer and dryer units for the Correctional Center, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Lafenhagen. Motion carried. PERSONNEL AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS COPIMITTEE Chairman Shields announced that the Personnel and Public Officials Committee did not meet. POLICY. PROCEDURES AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE Mr. Rayburn, Chairman, offered the motion to approve the bid from Fox River Foods, Aurora, IL, in the amount of $29,855.00 for disposable paper for Champaign County, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mrs. Sodemann. Motion carried. Mr. Rayburn offered the motion to approve the bid from Fox River Foods, Aurora, IL, in the amount of $6,198.23 for canliners for Champaign County, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Wolf. Motion carried. Mr. Rayburn offered the motion to approve the annual cleaning supply bid for Champaign County from Jan-San Supply Co., Decatur, IL, Darter, Inc., and Chemical Maintenance, Inc., of Champaign, IL, in
the amount of $5,000.00, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Whalen. Motion carried. Chairman in the appointment of Jerry S. Dobrovolny as Trustee to the Mass Transit District Board for a five-year term, ending December, 1992, seconded by Mr. Barker. Motion carried. Mrs. Kummerow requested that the record reflect that she voted "no." Chairman in the appointments/reappointments of the following Drainage Commissioners: accept the resignation of Wayne D. Moser and appoint Stephen Moser to fill the unexpired term, ending September, 1988, for St. Joseph Drainage District No. 3; reappoint John W. Fippen and Charles Prather to St. Joseph Drainage District No. 6 for three-year terms, ending September, 1990, and to change the term date of Gene Fisher, beginning December 15, 1987, and ending September, 1988; accept the resignation of Don Keith and appoint Mary E. Keith to fill the unexpired term, ending September, 1988, for Blackford Slough Drainage District; appoint Gregory Whalen to the Harwood and Kerr Drainage District for a one-year term, beginning September, 1987, and ending September 1988; and reappoint Geraldine B. Smith to Union Drainage District No. 1 of the Towns of Philo and Urbana for a three-year term, ending September, 1990, seconded by Mr. Lafenhagen. Motion carried. Chairman in the reappointment of Earl Routh as Trustee to the Broadlands-Longview Fire Protection District for a three-year term, expiring May, 1990, seconded by Mrs. Sodemann. Motion carried. Chairman in the reappointments of Art Brummet, Wayne Bonnell, and Ruth Sinder as Trustees to the Sidney-Mt. Hope Cemetery Association for six-year terms, ending November, 1993, seconded by Mr. Lafenhagen. Motion carried. Mr. Rayburn offered the motion to concur with the the County Board Chairman in the reappointment of Ellen Walton as a Member of the Champaign County Mental Health Board for a three-year term, beginning January 1, 1988, and ending December 31, 1991, seconded by Mrs. Kummerow. Motion carried. PUBLIC PROPERTIES COMMITTEE Mr. Lafenhagen, Chairman, announced that the Public Properties Committee Meeting has been re-scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 1987, at 7:00 P. M. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. Bartell, Chairman, offered proposed Resolution No. 2701, "Budget Amendments, December, 1987, FY 1987," seconded by Mr. Corley. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 22 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Resolution adopted. (Resolution Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution No. 2702, "Transfer of Funds, November, 1987, FY 1987," seconded by Mr. Whalen. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 22 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Resolution adopted. (Resolution Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution, "Budget Amendments, December, 1987, FY 1988," seconded by Mr. Wolf. Discussion followed. Mrs. Cross offered an amendment to the proposed Resolution to delete item #644 on page 4, Increased Appropriations 511.05, Temporary Salaries and Wages for Department 041, state's Attorney, from the Budget Amendments, seconded by Mrs. Stillinger. Discussion followed. Amendment failed. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll on the original proposed Resolution. The Clerk called the roll.
It was found that the following 14 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Corley, Flessner, Lafenhagen, Rayburn, Scheppel, Schooley, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 8 Members voted "no": Chato, Cross, Kummerow, McGrath, Putman, Schneider, Stillinger, and Taylor. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Original proposed Resolution failed. Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution No. 2703, "~ransfer of Funds, December, 1987, FY 1988," seconded by Mr. Lafenhagen. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 21 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Flessner, Kummerow, Lafenhagen, McGrath, Rayburn, Scheppel, Schneider, Schooley, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 6 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, Putman, and Wise. Resolution adopted. (Resolution Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution No. 2704, "Payment of Claims Authorization, December, 1987, FY 1987," seconded by Mr. Whalen. Resolution adopted. (Resolution recorded in Resolution Book No. 12.) Mr. Bartell offered proposed Ordinance No. 308, "Ordinance Partially Abating Revenue Year 1987 Taxes Heretofore Levied to Pay Principal and Interest on $5,250,000.00 County Jail Bonds of the County of Champaign, Illinois," seconded by Mr. Wolf. Ordinance passed. (Ordinance recorded in Ordinance Book No. 6.) Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution No. 2705, "Resolution Ordering Advertisement and Application for Judgment for Sale Under the 'Scavenger Act' Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 120, Section 716 A," seconded by Mr. Schneider. Resolution adopted. (Resolution Mr. Bartell offered the motion to refer the Aerial Mapping Proposal back to the Budget and Finance Committee for further consideration, seconded by Mrs. Sodemann. Motion carried. Mr. Bartell offered the motion to give the Committee the ability to reconsider the Public 0fficials1 Liability Insurance Program in order to obtain a lower premium by raising the deductible, as recommended by the Committee, seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried. Mr. Bartell offered proposed Resolution, "~udget Amendments, December, 1987, FY 1988," with the exception of item f644 on page 4. Proposed Resolution died for lack of a second. Chairman Shields declared a five minute recess at 10:35 A. M. The Meeting was resumed at 10:40 A. M. Mrs. Cross offered the motion to reconsider proposed Resolution "Budget Amendments, December, 1987, FY 1988," seconded by Mrs. Schooley. Motion carried. Mr. Barker requested that the record reflect that he voted "no." Mrs. Cross offered proposed Resolution, "~udget Amendments, December, 1987, FY 1988," with the deletion of item #644 on page 4, seconded by Mrs. McGrath. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 11 Members voted "yes": Bartell, Chato, Cross, Kummerow, McGrath, Putman, Schneider, Schooley, Shields, Stillinger, and Taylor. The following 11 Members voted "no": Barker, Corley, Flessner, Lafenhagen, Rayburn, Scheppel, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Proposed Resolution failed. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Scheppel offered the motion that the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety be informed that Champaign County is not interested in having a low-level nuclear waste site here, seconded by Mrs. Kummerow. Mr. Barker, Mr. Lafenhagen, and Mrs. McGrath requested a roll call vote. Chairman Shields instructed the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll. It was found that the following 22 Members voted "yes": Barker, Bartell, Chato, Corley, Cross, Plessner, Kummerow, Lafenhagen, McGrath, Putman, Rayburn, Scheppel, Schneider, Schooley, Shields, J. A. Smith, J. C. Smith, Sodemann, Stillinger, Taylor, Whalen, and Wolf. The following 5 Members were
absent: Crozier, Frank, Hannagan, Lyke, and Wise. Motion carried by a unanimous vote. Mr. Schneider offered the motion that the Meeting be adjourned, seconded by Mr. Rayburn. Motion carried. The Meeting was adjourned at 10:55 A. M. The next County Board Meeting will be held on January 19, 1988, at 9:00 A. M. Dennis R. Bing, County clerkw& ex-officio Clerk of the Champaign County Board