Shelby County Board to Meet Thursday

Shelbyville, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Shelby County Board is set to meet on Thursday, March 9th at 7:00pm.

The following is on the agenda:

• Call to Order – Prayer – Pledge of Allegiance 
• Roll Call 
• Approval of Minutes from February 9, 2023 
• Public Body Comment 
• Beth Beck-Marts, CEFS Transportation Director – Discussion and vote to approve: FY 24 Section 5311/DOAP Publication Transportation Ordinance; Resolution authorizing Board Chair to apply for 5311 Grant funds ($453,953)/DOAP Grant funds ($1,697,700); Acceptance of Intergovernmental Agreements with Moultrie, Christian, Montgomery, Clay, and Fayette Counties; Purchase of Service Agreement between CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation and Shelby County  Vehicle Lease Agreement between CEFS and Shelby County Memorandum of Understanding for Vehicle Use between Shelby County and Effingham County 
• Budget Chairman Orman – Presentation of information on the Prairie Power Inc. project. Representatives from Prairie Power and Shelby Electric to present information to the Board regarding this project at request of Budget Committee 
• Farm Committee Chair Orman – Discussion and Vote to approve: To dispose of wheat crop as surplus property; To accept bid from South Central FS excluding Liquid Nitrogen (28%), Warrior II Insecticide (fungicide pass), Harmony pass as a whole, all for 197 acres; To allow Board Chairman to solicit cash bids prior to wheat harvest with the following criteria – Highest closing price on the close of the previous marketing day from TGM @ Shelbyville, Assumption Coop – Westervelt, and Primient @ Cowden 
• Budget Chair Orman – Discussion and vote to approve the Board Chair offer position of Zoning Administrator with flexibility to potentially include EMA Director that would include full time benefits 
• Board Chair Orman – Discussion and vote to approve:  Reimbursement from ARPA – administrative line for Special Prosecutor services to Moultrie County up to $30,000; Payment for State’s Attorney File Scanning Project from ARPA – Project line item up to $15,000; Officially establish the County Clerk as the FOIA officer for the County Board 
• Legislative Chair Williams – Discussion and vote to open Closed meeting minutes/recordings from June 9, 2022, and January 12, 2023, upon recommendation of the Legislative committee 
• Legislative Chair Williams – Discussion and vote to approve the Resolution concerning Illinois Gun Control Bills (tabled on 2/9/23 – motion to table by Mayhall) 
• Jessica Fox, County Clerk/Recorder – Discussion and vote to approve Resolution to implement a recording fee increase due to PA 102-1135 which increases the Rental Housing Surcharge Program Fee from $9.00 to $18.00 
• Committee Reports 
• Chairman Updates – Zoning Admin resignation 
• Chairman Appointments – Mike Wheeler – County Farmland Assessment Review Committee; Carol Cole – Airport Committee 
• Correspondence 
• Old Business 
• Approval of Claims 
• Adjournment 

The meeting is set to be held in Courtroom A of the Shelby County Courthouse.