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Knox County Board approves appointments, new positions, labor contracts and ARPA allocation resolution
Summary
At its Dec. 23 meeting the Knox County Board approved appointments to the 708 mental health board, authorized a new IT specialist position, approved committee assignments and several three-year collective bargaining agreements for sheriff's department units, and adopted an ARPA allocation resolution to document obligations before year-end.
The Knox County Board on Dec. 23 approved a slate of administrative, personnel and budget items, including appointments to the county's 708 mental health board, the creation of an additional IT specialist position and multiple collective bargaining agreements for units within the sheriff's department.
Chair Derek Hoxley presented the consent agenda and the board approved the appointment of Anthony Weese, Deborah L. Goodwin, Tara Wilder Evans and Kimberly Norton to the 708 mental health board; the clerk recorded the vote as 13 ayes, no nays and 1 abstention.
The board also voted to add a third IT specialist (classified as a level C6), a move said to allow Knox County IT staff to take on work the City of Galesburg has been performing for the sheriff's office and to realize licensing cost savings. The resolution to authorize the additional IT position passed following discussion about training, licensing and committee referral.
Members approved creating an assistant county engineer position to replace…
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