South Central Reporter

Macoupin County Board Finance Committee met April 2.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Members Present: Jon Payne, Todd Armour, Ross Adden, John Blank, Mark Dragovich, Gordon  Heuer, and Bernie Kiel 

Members Absent:  

Officials and Department Heads Present: Corinne Briscoe, Lori Sanson, and Pete Duncan 

1. Call to Order 

1.1 Roll Call 

There were 7 members present.  

2. Agenda Items 

2.1 FY 23-24 Audit Presentation 

Kara Fuller spoke on the audit for Scheffel Boyle. The county  received an unmodified opinion, which was the best the  county could receive. The county did not have any material  weaknesses. On the significant deficiencies were that the  county did not hand them a financial statement for them to  review. The county also does not complete a depreciation  schedule . On the compliance front, the county did have some  funds that had no budget but appropriations or funds that  were over budget. These were common among local  governments.  

2.2 Work Comp Insurance Premium and Need for Tax Distribution 

Duncan said there had been a question emailed to a few  Board members about a refund going to the Highway  Department for work comp and he wanted to make sure  everyone was on the same page. As of the time of the email,  Public Health had not paid the county for their portion of the  premium and the county had not received the final property  tax distribution, which made it impossible for the county to  pay the final two months of the premium let alone Highways  refund. Since the email, Public Health has paid but they were  still short for the final premium payment. There was a  discussion about the final tax distribution and what the delay  was receiving it. The Treasurer was not present but would be  at Tuesday's meeting according to Payne. Sanson from Public  Health requested that the Public Health department be given  access to their information directly. After discussion, the  committee wanted to check with the insurance company to  see if the information could be split so Public Health would  only see theirs. If not, they would not split it off.  

2.3 FY 25-26 Budget Process Discussion 

Duncan walked through budget projection numbers for where  they are at this point in the fiscal year as well projections for  the upcoming fiscal year. Currently, they are still about  $250,000 down in revenue projected for next fiscal year  compared to this fiscal year. He had a draft of a memo for  officials and department heads making their requests along  with a tentative timeline. The committee agreed to having  hearings on three nights, depending on the schedule, of May  15, 21, 22, and 29 at 5:30 pm.  

2.4 Health Insurance Bid Notice 

Duncan wanted some clarification on what the Board wanted  when it came to the health insurance bid that they discussed  last month. Since he would be the one fielding the calls he  wanted to make sure he understood what the Board wanted.  

For example, if a self-insurance plan was offered, was that  something they were interested in. The committee was not  interested in self insurance and was mainly looking for other  options when it came to Blue Cross Blue Shield or United.  

3. Adjournment 

3.1 Adjourn Meeting 

The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.  

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