South Central Reporter

Macoupin County Board Economic Development Committee met Feb. 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present: Holly Klausing, Harry Starr, John Blank, Kristi Dunnagan, Jon Payne, and Molly Rosentreter

Members Absent: Ryan Kilduff

Officials and Department Heads Present: Pete Duncan

1. Call to Order

1.1 Roll Call

There were 6 members present, Payne remote, and 1 member absent.

2. Agenda Items

2.1 Grant Manager Job Description and Budgeted Salary for Grant

Klausing passed out a sample job description for the grant manager that the committee reviewed. In order to finalize the CEJA grant, a better job description would need to be submitted to DCEO, but that did not mean it would need to be etched in stone. They also needed to come up with a firmer number of what the fringe benefits would be for that office. The committee said to use the $60,000 salary figure and calculate fringe benefits off of that. Once DCEO finalized the grant paperwork, they would hopefully advertise for the position and get someone hired.

Motion to recommend to the full Board the initial job description for the grant manager to be submitted to DCEO and a salary budget of $60,000 with the associated fringe benefits be budgeted for the grant manager office.

Moved by: Molly Rosentreter

Seconded by: John Blank

Carried

2.2 Update on Sale of County Properties

Klausing said she had reached out to another appraiser to review the southern portion of the farmground north of Carlinville.

Duncan said that the property near the old dump has up for a trustee sale currently and would hopefully be sold soon. The northern portion of the farmground north of Carlinville was also out of bid and a notice had been run in the paper and was also posted on Facebook. There would be a bid opening at the next meeting.

2.3 Update on BEAD Grant

Klausing said she had submitted the application for the next step in the BEAD broadband grant and had been told their application was very good.

2.4 Resolution in Support of Macoupin County Agriculture

Mark Dugger from the Farm Bureau requested that the Board consider another resolution of support of agriculture in the county. The Farm Bureau

Motion to recommend the resolution to the full Board.

Moved by: John Blank

Seconded by: Harry Starr

Carried

3. Adjournment

3.1 Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn at 5:39 pm.

Moved by: John Blank

Seconded by: Harry Starr

Carried

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