The Morgan County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioner’s office on Monday November 8, 2010 at 9 am. Present were Chairman Bill Meier, Commissioner Bradley A. Zeller and Commissioner Dick Rawlings.
Chr. Meier sais that the first order of business is the approval of the agenda. Commissioner Rawlings made a motion to approve the agenda. Commissioner Zeller seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Approval of the October 25, 2010 minutes is the next item on the agenda Chr. Meier said. Commissioner Zeller made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Commissioner Rawlings seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Chr. Meier said that bills in the amount of $32,722.95 are the next item on the agenda needing approval. Commissioner Zeller made a motion to approve the bills in the stated amount. Commissioner Rawlings seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Chr. Meier said verifiable payroll for the October 15th payroll is the next item on the agenda. Commissioner Zeller made a motion to approve the verifiable payroll for the stated date. Commissioner Rawlings seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
The next two items for approval are plats for Donovan Subdivision and Whitlock Road Subdivision, Chr. Meier said, and Dusty Douglas is present and would explain both of these to the board. Mr. Douglas said that the first subdivision is for Donovan Subdivision that is located North West of Jacksonville on Poor Farm Road. The City of Jacksonville has looked at and approved this subdivision, Mr. Douglas said, since it is within one and a half miles from the city limits. There was discussion.
Mr. Douglas said that the next subdivision request is for Whitlock Road Subdivision. This is located South East of Murrayville, Mr. Douglas said. This plat does meet all the County requirements, Mr. Douglas said. There was discussion.
Commissioner Rawlings made a motion to approve the plats for the Donovan Subdivision and the Whitlock Road Subdivision. Commissioner Zeller seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Chr. Meier said that the next item for approval is the resolution setting the Supervisor of Assessments salary. This is done yearly and the State of Illinois reimburses the County for a portion of this salary, Chr. Meier said. There was discussion. Commissioner Zeller made a motion to approve the resolution as presented. Commissioner Rawlings seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Chr. Meier said that a resolution for support that Morgan County be considered to host a carbon dioxide storage unit for Future Gen 2 is the next item on the agenda and that Terry Dennison and Dusty Douglas would discuss this for everyone. Mr. Dennison said that everyone who has been involved in this project is very excited about the potential of Morgan County being approved for this storage site. Mr. Dennison and Mr. Douglas both said that the impact on Morgan County and the surrounding areas will be greatly improved with this site. There was discussion. Commissioner Zeller made a motion to approve the resolution as presented. Commissioner Rawlings seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved.
Reports of Departments-none
Communications-Commissioner Zeller said that the Courthouse will be closed this Thursday in observance of Veterans Day.
Commissioner Rawlings made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Zeller seconded the motion. All voted “AYE”. The motion is approved. The meeting is adjourned.