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AGENDA
BOARD MEETING
June 22, 2026
9:00 AM
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call of Members
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Consideration and Approval of June 8, 2026 Meeting Minutes
5. Public Comment
6. Committee Reports
7. Staff and Consultant Reports
8. Consideration and Action on Business Agenda Items (Motion and Roll Call Vote or Voice Votes)
a) Bills
b) FY 2025 Audit
c) Resolution Reappointing Allen Vogt to the position of Supervisor of Assessments for a four-year term
d) Resolution Appointing Deputy Chief Kyle Chumley as the City of Jacksonville’s representative on West Central Joint Emergency Telephone Systems Board from 2026 through 2029
e) Appointment of Steve Hackett to serve on the Jacksonville Airport Authority Board
9. Closed Meeting Session (only if needed)
10. Chairman’s Remarks
11. Adjournment
MORGAN COUNTY BOARD MEETING
June 22nd, 2026
The Morgan County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioner’s office on Monday June 22, 2026, at 9 am. Chr. Wankel asked County Clerk to conduct the roll call. Clk. Sills asked for roll call as follows, Commissioner Wood answered “present”, Commissioner woods answered “present” and Chr. Wankel answered “present”. Clk. Sills informed the Chr. a quorum is present and the meeting may continue.
Chr. Wankel said the first order of business is the approval of the agenda. Commissioner Wood made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Chr. Wankel seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Commissioner Woods voted “opposed”. The motion has been approved.
Chr. Wankel said the minutes from the board meeting of June 8th, 2026, need approval from the board. Commissioner Wood made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Chr. Wankel seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. Commissioner Woods voted “abstained”. The motion has been approved.
Public Comment-Chr. Wankel said we will start with online, is there any public comment online? Hearing none we will move to the floor. Do we have any public comment from the floor? Lois from Illinois Separation Group was present and there was a discussion, there were a few comments from the floor about the progress of the data center.
Committee Reports-Commissioner Woods talked about the Harp program.
Staff and Consultant Reports-Crystal Myers told the board that taxes were due today.
Chr. Wankel said bills in the amount of $84,276.51 needs board approval. Commissioner Woods made a motion to approve the bills in the stated amount. Commissioner Wood seconded the motion. Chr. asked the Clk. for roll call. Clk. asked for roll call as follows. Commissioner Wood answered “aye”, Commissioner Woods answered “aye” and Chr. Wankel answered “aye”. Clk. informed the Chr. motion has passed.
Chr. Wankel said the next is the approval of the FY 2025 audit. Adam Withee from Zumbahlen, Eyth, Surratt, Foote & Flynn, LTD, was present and there was a discussion. Commissioner Woods made a motion to approve the FY 2025 Audit. Commissioner Wood seconded the motion. Chr. asked the Clk. for roll call. Clk. asked for roll has follows. Commissioner Wood answered “aye”, Commissioner Woods answered “aye” and Chr. Wankel answered “aye”. Clk. informed the Chr. motion has passed.
Chr. Wankel said next on the agenda is a Resolution Reappointing Allen Vogt to the position of Supervisor of Assessments for a four-year term. Commissioner Wood made a motion to approve the Resolution Reappointing Allen Vogt to the position of Supervisor of Assessments for a four-year term. Commissioner Woods seconded the motion. Chr. asked the Clk. for roll call. Roll call as follows, Commissioner Wood answered “aye”, Commissioner Woods answered “NO” and Chr. Wankel answered “aye”. Clk. informed the Chr. motion has passed.
Chr. Wankel said the next is a Resolution Appointing Deputy Chief Kyle Chumley as the City of Jacksonville’s representative on West Central Joint Emergency Joint Emergency Telephone Systems Board from 2026 through 2029. There was a discussion. Commissioner Woods made a motion to approve the Resolution Appointing Deputy Chief Kyle Chumley as the City of Jacksonville’s representative on the West Central Joint Emergency Telephone Systems Board from 2026 through 2029. Commissioner Wood seconded the motion. Chr. Wankel asked the Clk. for roll call. Roll call as follows, Commissioner Wood answered “aye”, Commissioner Woods answered “aye” and Chr. Wankel answered “aye”. Clk. informed the Chr. motion has passed.
Chr. Wankel said next is the Appointment of Steve Hackett to serve on the Jacksonville Airport Authority Board. There was a discussion. Commissioner Wood made a motion to approve the Appointment of Steve Hackett to serve on the Jacksonville Airport Authority Board. Commissioner Woods seconded the motion. Chr. asked the Clk. for roll call. Roll call as follows, Commissioner Wood answered “aye”, Commissioner Woods answered “aye” and Chr. Wankel answered “aye”. The Clk. informed the Chr. motion has passed.
Closed Meeting Session (only if needed)-none
Chairman’s Remarks-Chr. Wankel thanked everyone here at the County for using County Funds and making everything work.
Commissioner Wood made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Woods seconded the motion. All voted “aye”. The motion has been approved and the meeting stands adjourned.