Quincy Reporter

Adams County Board met April 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Call Meeting To Order – Bret Austin, Chairman

Invocation – Chaplin Alan Rabe

Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag Of The United States Of America Roll Call – Ryan A. Niekamp, County Clerk

Declare A Quorum Present

Public Comment / Request to Speak

Report: Jenna Hall – United Way – Community Needs Assessment

Approval of the Minutes – March 10, 2025

March 11, 2025

April 9, 2025

Transportation, Building & Technology

Committee Report

1) Bills

2) Reports

3) Resolutions

None

1) New Business

a. Adams County Courthouse HVAC Updates

Legislative & Judicial

Committee Report

1. Bills

2. Reports

3. Resolution / Ordinances / Action

a. Ordinance Number 2025-04-001-020 – Ordinance To Amend and Establish Procedures for Filling Vacancy to the Adams County Board

b. Resolution Number 2025-04-001-021 – Resolution To Oppose the Proposed National Park in the Counties of Calhoun, Jersey, and Pike County (Illinois)

c. Ordinance Number 2025-04-111-022 – An Ordinance Amending Sections 5-4-7 And 5-4-35 Of The Adams County Code Of Ordinance

4. Appointments

a. Appointment of William R. Johnson as a Trustee of the Central Adams Fire Protection District to a term that expires on the First Monday of May of 2028

b. Appointment of Don Loos as a Trustee of the Liberty Fire Protection District to a term that expires the First Monday of May of 2028

c. Appointment of Mike Benjamin as a Trustee of the Payson-Fall Creek Fire Protection District to a term that expires the First Monday of May of 2026

d. Appointment of Alex House as a Trustee of the Payson-Fall Creek Fire Protection District to a term that expires the First Monday of May of 2027

e. Appointment of Robert Mitchell as a Trustee of the Payson-Fall Creek Fire Protection District to a term that expires the First Monday of May of 2028

5. Event Liquor License

a. One-Day Liquor Permit for Daniel Valentine for the Day of Destruction at Quincy Raceways located at 8000 Broadway Street, Quincy, IL. for April 12th from 12:00pm until 1:00am on April 13, 2025

b. One-Day Liquor Permit for the Adams County Fair located at 2010 E. 1250th Street, Mendon, IL., from July 23, 2025 through July 29, 2025 from 6:00pm until 11:59pm each day

c. One-Day Liquor Permit for the Adams County Fair located at 2010 E. 1250th Street, Mendon, IL., from June 29, 2025 from 11:00AM until 11:59PM

6. Pyrotechnic Displays

a. Pyrotechnic Display for Pointe D’Vine LLC located at 276 Highway 57, Quincy, IL. for May 3, 2025 at 8:00pm with No Alternative Date Provided or Approved

7. Other

a. None

Public Health & Safety

Committee Report

1) Bills

2) Report

a. None

3) Resolution/Action

a. Renewal of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of Adams and the Regional Office of Education (ROE #1) for the Schools Against Fearful Environments (SAFE)

Executive Committee

Committee Report

1) Report

2) Discussion & Possible Action

a. Resolution Number 2025-04-001-019 – Resolution of the Appointment of Briana Rivera to the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District

b. Resolution Number 2025-04-001-023 – Resolution In Support of Adams County Agricultural

3) Resolution & Possible Action

a. None

Finance

Committee Report

2) Bills

3) Report

4) Resolution / Ordinances

a. Ordinance Number 2025-04-001-024 – Ordinance Approving an Alternative Revenue Source for the Adams County HVAC Project

5) Finance

a. Additional Fund Appropriation from Scott Graham – Coroner – in the Amount of $10,000 to Account Number 201-201-5713 – Coroner Electronic/Forensic Equipment – All Expenses – for a Revised Budget Amount of $20,000

6) Budget / Insurance

a. FY2024-2025 Budget

b. Health Insurance

7) Discussion and Possible Action

a. Discussion and Possible Action on Adams County Courthouse HVAC Bonding of $9,000,000

Unfinished Business

1) Resolution / Action

a. None

New Business

1) Approval of Board Member Travel Vouchers

a. None

2) Monthly Reports:

Supervisor of Assessments/Board of Review, Juvenile Detention Center, the County Clerk & Recorder’s office, the Public Defender, the Circuit Clerk, Information Technology, and Probation Department, Monthly check register for March 2025, and Funds Summary report for March 2025, including revenue and expenses.

3) Resignation

a. None

4) Appointments

a. None

5) Report

a. None

6) Discussion and Possible Action

a. None

Correspondence

a. Upcoming Vegetation Activities Notification from Ameren

Executive Session

a. Legal, Personnel

b. Action To Take, if needed

NEXT COUNTY BOARD MEETING May 13, 2025

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