Macoupin County Road and Bridge Committee met April 6.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
I. CALL TO ORDER
PRESENT: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins, Reinhart
ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton
II. AUDIT BILLS
1. Review and Recommend monthly claims
Claims 13039 through 13119 totaling $ 126,038.63 were read and the following motion was made:
Motion made by Wiggins seconded by Heuer to approve the claims and recommend payment by the full board.
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tony Wiggins, Member SECONDER: Gordon Heuer, Member AYES: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton |
III. 50/50 PETITIONS
The following 50/50 project petitions were presented:
ProjectEstimate County Share
Bird #28 $ 10,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Gillespie #20 36,000.00 18,000.00
The County’s obligation for the projects will be the “County Share” only.
Motion made by Quarton seconded by Wiggins to approve the petitions and recommend passage by the full board.
| RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Robert Quarton, Vice Chair SECONDER: Tony Wiggins, Member AYES: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton |
2. Gillespie #20
IV. NEW BUSINESS
V. EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Resolve into executive session
Motion made by Wiggins, seconded by Heuer to resolve into Executive Session at 9:22 a.m. to discuss personnel issues.
| RESULT: RESOLVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tony Wiggins, Member SECONDER: Gordon Heuer, Member AYES: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton |
3. Arise from executive session
Motion made by Wiggins, seconded by Heuer to arise from Executive Session at 9:44 a.m.
| RESULT: ARISE FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tony Wiggins, Member SECONDER: Gordon Heuer, Member AYES: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton |
Motion made by Wiggins, seconded by Quarton to give part-time employee Jim Lonergan a raise of $2.36/hour from $32.64/hr to $35.00/hr.
| RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tony Wiggins, Member SECONDER: Robert Quarton, Vice Chair AYES: Kiel, Quarton, Heuer, Wiggins ABSENT: Acord, Armour, Stayton |
1. Road and Bridge Meeting Time
The Committee discussed the time of the Road and Bridge meetings. After a long discussion, it was decided to have the Road and Bridge meetings remain at 9:00 a.m. on the Wednesday before the County Board meeting.
2. Apex Energey Windfarm
The Committee discussed the Apex Energy Windfarm proposed in the northern townships of Scottville, North Palmyra, North Otter, and Virden. Apex will need a permit from the County and a Road Use Agreement from the County and each of the Townships. Cummins Engineering Corporation (CEC) of Springfield has assisted several counties with many windfarms in the area. They contacted Reinhart and met with Reinhart, Kiel, Quarton, and the Road Commissioners to discuss their services. CEC can also help with the permit.
Attorney Sheryl Churney has also been contacted about assisting with the Road Use Agreement. Ms. Churney assisted several townships with the Road Use Agreement for the Dakota Access Pipeline and has helped develop several Road Use Agreements for windfarms in other counties.
The Committee agreed to request direction from the whole County Board about the Road Use Agreement and the permitting process.
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