McLean County Times

McLean County Board met Aug. 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The McLean County Board met on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 5:30 pm in Room 400 of the Government Center, 115 East Washington Street, Bloomington, Illinois.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Catherine Metsker. Member Randall Knapp led the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Call of the Roll followed, with 19 members present and 1 absent.

Members Present: Natalie Roseman-Mendoza, Susan Schafer, James Soeldner, Geoff Tompkins, Krystal Able, Jack Abraham, Corey Beirne, Beverly Bell, Lea Cline, Chuck Erickson, William John Friedrich, Eric Hanson, Elizabeth Johnston, Randall Knapp, Val Layman, Adam Reeves, Jim Rogal, Chair Catherine Metsker.

Member Lyndsay Bloomfield was absent.

There were three appearances by members of the public. Tim Mauer spoke in favor of passage of the proposition for the erection of a replica of the Franklin Square Soldiers Monument. Anna Ziegler from the McLean County Farm Bureau and Bellflower Mayor Allen Grussing spoke in favor of denying the proposition for the replica of the Franklin Square Soldiers Civil War Monument. (refer to audio) The meeting then moved forward to the Consent Agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

County Board Member Krystal Able motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Member Jack Abraham seconded the Motion. Member Jim Rogal requested Item 6B2 be removed from the Consent Agenda. This type of request is not a motion and thus does not require approval. The motion to approve the Consent Agenda passed unanimously.

F1a) APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS

Chair Metsker’s appointments and reappointments were approved with Advice and Consent of the County Board.

G1) APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRATULATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS There were no Resolutions nor Commendations at this meeting.

H. BILLS WERE APPROVED

STANDING COMMITTEES

A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – Vice Chair Elizabeth Johnston had three action items to present.

7A1a) Vice Chair Johnston moved and Member Corey Beirne seconded the motion recommending denial of certification of proposition for the erection of a replica Franklin Square Soldiers Monument. Discussion followed by Member Geoff Tompkins, Vice Chair Johnston and response to questions by Assistant State’s Attorney Trevor Sierra. (refer to audio). A Roll Call vote was called. The motion passed unanimously.

7A1b) Vice Chair Johnston moved and Member Val Laymon seconded the motion requesting approval of a McLean County Animal Control Center project Intergovernmental Agreement. The motion passed unanimously.

7A1c) Vice Chair Johnston moved and Member William John Friedrich seconded the motion requesting approval recommending that the County Board open the minutes so designated and distributed to the Board members and determine that a need for confidentiality exists for those minutes so designated on the attached list. This motion passed unanimously.

7A1d) Vice Chair Johnston moved and Member Able seconded the motion requesting approval of an Ordinance by the McLean County Board Amending Chapter 108, Personnel Policies and Procedures of the McLean County Code. The motion passed unanimously.

B. FINANCE COMMITTEE – Chair William John Friedrich

Chair Friedrich had five items to present for action.

7B1a) Chair Friedrich moved and Member Johnston seconded the motion requesting approval of a County of McLean Ordinance Authoring Boundary Modifications to the Area Known as the Bloomington-Normal Enterprise Zone – Amendment 4 - Rivian Expansion. The motion passed unanimously.

7B1b) Chair Friedrich moved and seconded by Lea Cline, requesting approval of Animal Control Removal Agreement and Animal Control Center Agreement templates and authorization for the Chair to execute agreements with participating municipalities on behalf of the County. Discussion followed by Member Geoff Tompkins and Administrator Cassy Taylor. (refer to audio) The motion passed unanimously.

Finance Chair Friedrich asked that 7B1c, d, e) be combined:

7B1c requesting the acceptance and placement on file of the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) – December 31, 2023

7B1d) requesting the acceptance and placement on file of the Single Audit Report for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2023 and

7B1e) requesting the acceptance and placement on file of the Fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 Audit and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Chair Friedrich moved and Member James Soeldner seconded the motion which passed unanimously.

C. HEALTH COMMITTEE – Chair Susan Schafer

Chair Schafer had no items to present for action.

D. JUSTICE COMMITTEE – Chair Chuck Erickson

Chair Erickson had two items to present for action.

7D1a) Chair Erickson moved and Member Knapp seconded the motion requesting approval of an IL Supreme Court Access to Justice Improvement Grant. The motion passed unanimously.

7D1b) Chair Erickson moved and Member Jack Abraham seconded the motion requesting approval of a Violent Crime Victims Assistance Program Grant Agreement between the Illinois Office of the Attorney General and McLean County CASA (Grant # 25-1065)

E. PROPERTY COMMITTEE – Chair Val Laymon

Chair Laymon had no action items to present.

F. LAND USE COMMITTEE – Chair Lea Cline

Chair Cline had one action item to present.

7F1a) Chair Cline moved and Reeves seconded the motion requesting approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement to fund the McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District. The motion passed unanimously.

G. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Chair Jim Rogal

Chair Rogal had one action item to present.

7G1a) During the Consent Agenda, Chair Rogal had asked that 6B2 be pulled from the Consent Agenda for action for the Transportation Committee. Chair Rogal moved and Member Able seconded the motion to table this action item and refer back to Committee. This motion passed unanimously.

H. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR – County Administrator, Cassy Taylor, had no items to present for action.

OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION

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