Shelby County Board to Meet Thursday

Shelbyville, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Shelby County Board is set to meet on Thursday at 7:00pm.

The following is on the agenda:

• Call to Order – Prayer – Pledge of Allegiance  
• Roll Call
• Approval of Minutes from August 11, 2022 
• Approval of minutes from Sept. 1, 2022 special meeting
• Public Body Comment
• Discussion and vote on acceptance of FY 2021 audit report as presented remotely by CPA Josh Faivre of WipfliDiscussion and vote on recommendation of Fees/Salaries committee to increase the salary for the Circuit Clerk by resolution effective December 1, 2022 to $63,330
• County Highway Report – Discussion and vote on:
  50/50 Petition from Oconee Township Highway Commissioner to replace a culvert at 100E/200N, estimated costs $28,206
  50/50 Petition from Cold Spring & Oconee Highway Commissioners to replace a    culvert at 700N/600 East, estimated costs $4,889
  50/50 Petition from Cold Spring & Oconee Highway Commissioners to replace a culvert at 700N/600 East, estimated costs $4,609
  50/50 Petition from Big Spring Highway Commissioner to replace a box culvert at 3100E/500N, estimated costs $27,687
  50/50 Petition from Richland Highway Commissioner to replace a box culvert at 2550E/1200N, estimated cost $17,331
  50/50 Petition from Holland & Clarksburg Township Highway Commissioners to replace a culvert at 1900E/450N, estimated costs $16,229  
  
• Discussion and vote to approve County Clerk signing and sealing agreement between Okaw Township and Gonzalez Companies LLC for Professional Services for Phase 1 of PE for Grade Crossing Protection Funding
  
• Discussion and vote on hourly pay increase for Stacy Prosser (non-union employee)
  
• Discussion and vote on hourly pay increase for Reed Best (non-union employee
  
• Discussion and vote on awarding Foreman Stacy Prosser compensation for hazardous weather hours worked in 2022
  
• Discussion and vote on the Resolution to Request consent from IDOT (Form BLR 02130) to appoint Dale Wetherell as acting County Highway Engineer   
• Julie Edwards, Board Member – Motion to rescind Standard of Care Requirements for Ambulance Services adopted at the August 11, 2022 Board meeting.  Discussion and Vote to follow
• Julie Edwards, Board member – Motion to amend Shelby County Payroll Policies and Procedures.  Specifically pertaining to General Policies, section a.  Discussion and Vote to follow 
• Erica Firnhaber, County Treasurer – Discussion and vote on approval of Resolutions for Assignment of Tax Sale Certificates of Purchase from County Trustee to Situs Cultivation, LLC
• Jeff Slifer, Farm Committee Chair – Discussion and vote on recommended inputs for farming of Shelby County Farm 2023
• Jeff Slifer, Farm Committee Chair – Discussion and vote on acquiring crop insurance for farming of Shelby County Farm 2022-2023
• Jeff Slifer, Farm Committee Chair – Discussion and vote on proposed Shelby County Farm Custom Farm Contract, 2022-2023
• Jeff Slifer, Farm Committee Chair – Discussion and vote on bidding process for Shelby County Farm Custom Farm Contract, 2022-2023  
• Discussion and vote on approval of County 2022 Tax Levy Ordinance
• Discussion and vote on approval of County Ambulance 2022 Tax Levy Ordinance
• Committee Reports 
• Chairman Updates
• Chairman Appointments –
    Jolene Beyers – Oconee Drainage Dist. Trustee (3 year term)
    Daniel Beyers – Oconee Drainage District Trustee (2 year term)
    Ed Anderson – Big Spring- Prairie Drainage Trustee (2 year term)
    Kurt Probst – Big Spring-Prairie Drainage Trustee (3 year term)
• Correspondence 
• Old Business- Approve payment of claims  
• Adjournment 

The meeting is set to be held in Courtroom A of the Shelby County Courthouse.