Edgar County board approves highway contract, speed-limit change and several administrative resolutions
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Summary
The Edgar County board approved a series of resolutions including a Chesney & Associates engineering contract (PLR05530), an ordinance lowering the Moss Road speed limit to 30 mph, authorization for equipment financing with Prospect Lake, a township assessment-fee adjustment (3% annual escalator), and formation of a committee to negotiate with the Emergency Telephone System (9-1-1) Board.
The Edgar County Board approved multiple routine and administrative measures during the meeting, including highway and financial resolutions and committee authorizations.
Minutes, claims and routine business: The board first approved minutes from Feb. 11 and the Feb. 23 special meeting, and accepted county claims after hearing no corrections.
Highway contract authorization: The board voted to authorize the county board chairman to sign PLR05530 with Chesney and Associates for Terrace Township preliminary engineering. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with the members present voting yes.
Speed limit ordinance: The board declared by ordinance a change to the maximum speed limit on Moss Road to 30 miles per hour (from Illinois 1 eastward). Carl moved and Russ seconded; the roll-call vote carried.
Equipment financing: A resolution authorizing Kelly engineer to purchase equipment with financing from Prospect Lake and to sign required documents was approved; the Chair said the interest-rate details would be brought forward to the board before finalization.
Township assessment fees: The board approved a resolution to amend township assessment fees to a new set of fees with a 3% annual escalator after a motion and roll-call vote.
Intergovernmental agreement and committee formation: The board authorized a committee (Samantha, Carl and the Chair) to negotiate and draft an intergovernmental agreement with the Emergency Telephone System Board (9-1-1). The Chair said the county—xpects to invite the labor attorney to the next Monday meeting if available.
Administrative items: The Chair announced consideration of moving a work-study session location back to the highway site (targeted for May) and formed a three-person committee to review elected officials' salaries (county clerk, treasurer, county board chair and affected board members), with the committee expected to prepare a resolution in time to meet the 180-day election timeline.
Adjournment: With no further items, the board moved, seconded and voted to adjourn.
