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Committee approves clerk digitization contract, jail cooler repair and dental insurance renewal; General Mills grant awarded to animal services
Summary
Boone County approved a $140,926.18 recorder digitization agreement, a $25,373 refrigeration repair for the jail, and a dental insurance renewal with modest per-employee cost increases; the county also accepted a $24,045 General Mills hometown grant for animal services.
Boone County’s Committee of the Whole approved several routine vendor and benefit items during its meeting.
The committee approved a contract with Fiddler Technologies Inc. to convert media in the County Clerk and Recorder’s office for a total contract amount of $140,926.18. Becky said the work will be paid from the Recorder’s Automation Fund; the county will bill $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 and the remaining $40,009.26 in the next fiscal year. Committee members noted a signature block error in the vendor paperwork that staff said they would correct before final execution. The motion to approve the contract was made by Scott Schumaker and seconded by Matt Regano and carried by voice vote.
The committee approved a proposal from Saroni Piping Company to perform work on the walk-in cooler at the jail for $25,373. Becky said the existing cooler is about 25 years old and the repair will replace internal components and some corroded panels; she said other quotes were solicited and Saroni’s was the lowest. One committee member abstained from the vote because a related company has other work with that member’s employer; the motion otherwise carried.
The committee approved renewal of the county’s dental plan administered through Northern Illinois Health Plan/Cigna with a modest increase in administration and card costs. Staff said administration fees will rise about $0.50 per covered employee per month and the employer’s share of premiums will increase by about $450 per payroll run based on current enrollment.
Peggy reported the county received a $24,045 General Mills Hometown Grant toward an animal services vehicle. She said General Mills awarded $24,045 of a requested $40,000 and the department will explore used and late-model options in the $24k–$35k range; any additional county funds used for a purchase would come from the general fund because animal services has no capital budget.
