Jasper County Board Agenda for March

JASPER COUNTY BOARD AGENDA  

COUNTY OF JASPER  NEWTON, ILLINOIS  

Thursday, March 21, 2024, Board Meeting 6:00 P.M. RFQ Review 5:30 P.M.  

County Office Building  204 W Washington St, Newton, IL 62448  

Phone/Zoom Meeting ID: 821 348 1060 Passcode: 447765 Phone: 312-626-6799  

5:30 P.M. REVIEW RFQ FOR ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES – COURTHOUSE PROJECT  Board of Review Conference Room – County Office Building  

6:00 P.M. MARCH COUNTY BOARD MEETING  

County Board Room – County Office Building 

1. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION  

2. MOMENT OF SILENCE & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

3. *ROLL CALL 

4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 

5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 

6. REPORTS 

COUNTY DEPARTMENTS  

A. AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT  

B. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT  

C. HEALTH DEPARTMENT  

COUNTY POSITIONS/SERVICES  

D. BUILDING MAINTENANCE  

E. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT  

F. ANIMAL CONTROL  

ELECTED OFFICIALS  

G. TREASURER  

H. OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS/OFFICES  

7. CONSENT AGENDA – A single vote to approve the following items: 

A. Approval of County Board February 15, 2024, Minutes  

B. Appointment of Tony Hartrich as Trustee for a Three-Year Term on the Wade Community Fire Protection District  C. Appointment of Richard Ochs as Trustee for a Three-Year Term on the Wade Community Fire Protection District  D. Approval of SCIRPDC Grant Writing Services Agreement for Energy Transition Community Grant – Year 2  E. Adoption of Resolution for Section 21-00140-00-FP – West Liberty Road Soil Cement Project  F. Adoption of Resolution for Section 21-00141-00-PP – Run Around, Bogota & Rose Hill East Oil & Chip Project  G. File County Reports  

H. Allow Claims  

8. OLD BUSINESS 

A. County of Jasper/City of Newton Website  

B. Energy Transition Community Grant  

C. Jasper County Courthouse  

9. NEW BUSINESS 

A. Adoption of Resolution Supporting Illinois House Bill 4512 – Change to Assessor Publication Requirement  B. Approval of Jasper County Ambulance Service Remount for #2356 in the Amount of $167,279  C. Approval of Resolution Authorizing County of Jasper ITEP (Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program) Application  D. Selection of Architectural & Engineering Services for the Jasper County Courthouse Project  

E. 2024 Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Donation  

F. April 8, 2024 The Great American Eclipse – Jasper County Office Hours  

10. BOARD COMMENTS  

11. CHAIRMAN’S COMMENTS  

12. *EXECUTIVE/CLOSED SESSION 

13. ADJOURNMENT 

Next Regular Board Meeting April 18, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.  

*Roll Call: Except as otherwise stated, approval requires the voice vote of a majority of those County Board members present.  

Jasper County Board Members 

Jason Warfel (Chairman) – Ron Heltsley (Vice-Chairman)  

Ben Bollman – Adam Deckard – Michael Geier – James Judson