The regular meeting of the County Board met March 16, 2012 at 8:00 A.M. and was
called to Order by Chairman John Hammond. Don Stephen led the pledge of allegiance.

ROLL CALL 8:00 A.M.

Motion by Don Stephen and second by Dale Murphy to approve the minutes of the February 17 meeting. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen to approve the General Claims. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Todd Kuhn to approve County Highway Claims. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen to approve the attached Resolution for furnishing materials required for the 2012 MFT Maintenance for Various Townships and Clark County. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

County Highway Engineer, Dallas Richardson, went through his agenda. The County has removed its road postings. Dallas reported on an opportunity for the County to get a grant to reimburse the County for their share of a previously administered project. Doug McDermand addressed the Board to explain how this grant would work. Doug will be retiring at the end of this month.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Todd Kuhn to approve the attached FEMA State Grant Application and Coordination Services Agreement. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Ted Perillo to accept all Office reports for February 2012. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Todd Kuhn reported that the repairs are completed at the West Union Ambulance Building and Ted Perillo reported that the improvements to the Casey Ambulance Building are almost complete.

Motion by Todd Kuhn and second by Ted Perillo to accept the bid of William P. Crumrin to buy the retired West Union ambulance for $3200. Bids were also received from Stutesman’s for $1011 and Jon Wilson for $1202. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

County Clerk Bill Downey will notify all bidders.

Todd Kuhn also reported on work done by the City to prepare for the Streetscape Project and the County to change their downspout drainage. Terry Stephen cleaned out the gutters and it was noted that Harper’s had applied polyurethane to the Courthouse hardwood floors and they look very nice. The Board instructed Downey to write a letter to thank the City for their work on the downspout issue. Jim Bender had no updates on the 9-1-1 issue but Todd Kuhn and Ted Perillo were appointed to a committee to meet with 9-1-1. County Clerk Downey reported that Roger Eddy has officially withdrawn from the Republican State Representative race and will receive no votes.

Motion by Don Stephen and second by Todd Kuhn to go into Executive Session at 8:35 a.m. for the purpose of discussing union negotiations with the County Highway and ICOPS. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Closed Meeting Certification – Clark County Board

I certify that I understand Section 2 of the Illinois Open Meetings Act and that to the best of my knowledge and belief no other topic was discussed during the closed meeting or closed portion of the meeting, in violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

/s/ John L. Hammond, Presiding Officer

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Todd Kuhn to come out of Executive Session at 9:23 a.m. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

The Board created a counter proposal to be presented to both unions.

Motion by Don Stephen and second by Ted Perillo that the preceding bills as listed in the County Board record be approved. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Don Stephen to approve the Probation Office claim to IPCSA in the amount of $510 from account #456-084 to be paid with preceding bills.

Motion by Ted Perillo and second by Dale Murphy that the one day and mileage claims be approved. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted.

Motion by Dale Murphy and second by Don Stephen that the meeting be adjourned until March 23, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Highway Office. The Chairman put the question and upon the roll being taken all members present voted "aye". Whereupon the Chairman declared the motion adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.

IN ATTENDANCE: Bill Downey – County Clerk; Jerry Parsley – Sheriff; Jim Bender –

9-1-1 Coordinator; Dallas Richardson – Highway Engineer; Dennis Simonton – States’ Attorney; Doug McDermand and Kevin McReynolds – Coles County Regional Planning; Sheri Higginbotham – Treasurer; Steve Sheets – West Union Ambulance; Warren Le Fever; Steve Turpin – Supervisor of Assessments; and Bill Jodry – Martinsville Fire.