Macoupin County Board met April 14.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
3.1 County Board – Mar 10 2026 – Minutes
4. Committee Reports
4.1 Road and Bridge Committee – Mar 04 2026 – Minutes
Note: These minutes were discussed last meeting but need to be officially approved.
4.2 Building and Grounds Committee – Apr 06 2026 – Minutes
4.3 Public Safety Committee – Apr 07 2026 – Minutes
4.4 Finance Committee – Apr 07 2026 – Minutes
4.5 Road and Bridge Committee – Apr 08 2026 – Minutes
4.6 General Administrative Committee – Apr 09 2026 – Minutes
5. Report from Special Committees
6. Guests
6.1 Mary Tinder Regarding America’s Bicentennial Celebration at Courthouse and Special Reading of Declaration of Independence
6.2 Robert Douglas – Concerns with Sheriff’s Department
6.3 James Cloud – Change in Agenda Order at March 10th Meeting
7. Appointments
7.1 Appointment of Ashley Simmons to the Macoupin County Board of Public Health to the unexpired term of Lauren Boente ending August 31, 2028
7.2 Reappointment of Paul Boente to the Carlinville Fire Protection District for a three year term ending April 30, 2029
7.3 Reappointment of Mark Mullen to the Girard Fire Protection District for a three year term ending April 30, 2029
7.4 Appointment of Linda Petroline to the Mt. Olive Fire Protection District for a three year term ending April 30, 2029
7.5 Reappointment of Anthony Tate to the South Palmyra Rural Water District for a three year term ending April 30, 2029
8. Petitions
8.1 Dorchester #41
8.2 Hillyard #64
8.3 Hillyard #65
8.4 South Palmyra #46
9. Executive Session
10. Resolutions
10.1 Resolution Transferring Funds from County Farm Fund to General Fund for Backpay from AFSCME Contract
10.2 Power-to-Act for Oil letting
11. Ordinances
12. Unfinished Business
12.1 FY 2025-2026 Revenue Review and FY 2026-2027 Budget Request Process
12.2 Update on ARPA Funding and Approving Re-obligating Funds from Circuit Court Projects to Courthouse HVAC Project
12.3 Approve Employment Agreement with Buzie Bertagnolli
13. New Business
13.1 Seeking Bids for Demolition of New County Property
13.2 Preliminary Engineering agreement with Veenstra-Kimm for the LPF Polk Twp Halliday Bridge
13.3 LPF Preliminary Engineering agreement with Hutchison Engineering for the the next two sections of Brighton-Bunker Hill Road
13.4 Granting Building and Grounds the Power-to-Act on Remaining Remaining Lights in Courthouse if quote goes above $10,000
13.5 Staunton Area Ambulance (SSA #3) and Bunker Hill Area Ambulance (SSA #2) Annual Audits
13.6 New Decals for Animal Control Truck
13.7 Data Center DIscussion
14. Consent Agenda
14.1 Claims and Officers Report
14.2 Mileage and Per Diem
14.3 Communications
Monthly County Clerk Report – March 2026
Monthly Animal Control Report – March 2026
Monthly American Rescue Plan Report – March 2026
Monthly Courthouse HVAC Report – March 2026
2026 Primary Post Election Report
15. Matters of Recognition
16. Adjournment
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