Terry Ruhland, Board Member - District 13 | Peoria County
Terry Ruhland, Board Member - District 13 | Peoria County
Peoria County Board met Aug. 14.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. ROLL CALL BY THE COUNTY CLERK
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1 Approval of Minutes
6. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
6.1 A proclamation proclaiming the month of August as National Emergency Management Awareness Month.
6.2 A proclamation recognizing Big Hollow Companion Animal Hospital.
7. CITIZENS' REMARKS
8. CONSENT AGENDA
8.1 The Treasurer's report consisting of the Bank and CD's Portfolio for the month of June 2025 and Revenue & Expenditure Reports for June 2025.
8.2 The Finance Department's report of expenditure reports.
https://www.peoriacounty.gov/199/Transparency-Portal
8.3 A resolution (ITEM 1 - SURRENDER) from the Ways and Means Committee recommending that the County Board Chairperson be authorized to cancel the appropriate Certificates of Purchase.
8.4 PCAPS Whitney Foundation Donation
A resolution from your Public Safety & Justice Committee recommending the acceptance of a donation from The Whitney Foundation in memory of Dr. Whitney, in the amount of $2,000.00 and to appropriate funding to the FY25 PCAPS Fund to support foster program expansion.
8.5 PCAPS ASPCA Grant
A resolution from your Public Safety & Justice Committee recommending the acceptance of a donation from the ASPCA, in the amount of $30,000.00 and to appropriate funding to the FY25 PCAPS Fund to support fee waived adoption events and operating costs associated with finder to foster programs.
8.6 Approval of Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) for Peoria County Sheriff A resolution from your Public Safety & Justice Committee recommending approval of a 6.1% Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) for the Peoria County Sheriff in the amount of $10,088.14, thus making the Sheriff’s annual salary $175,460.50.
8.7 Medicated Assisted Treatment/Medicated Assisted Recovery-Oriented Environment Discretionary Grant
A resolution from your Public Safety and Justice Committee recommending approval of the Medicated Assisted Treatment / Medicated Assisted Recovery Oriented Environment Discretionary Grant in the amount of $10,000.00 and appropriation of this grant funding into the Sheriff’s Office General Fund FY25 budget.
8.8 Collective Bargaining Agreement with Laborers (Local 165), Operating Engineers (Local 649), and Teamsters (Local 627)
A resolution from your County Operations Committee recommending approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Peoria County and Laborers (Local 165), Operating Engineers (Local 649), and Teamsters (Local 627) representing employees at the Peoria County Highway Department and a corresponding budget amendment of $90,000.00 for FY25.
8.9 Tyler Enterprise Jury Upgrade and SaaS Migration
The County Operations Committee recommends approving a contract with Tyler Technologies to migrate from our current Jury Management System (JMS), installed in 2008. The new solution is the Tyler Enterprise Jury Manager, a cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) platform. The total three-year cost for this migration, hosting, and support is $161,477.00, a net increase of $86,912.00 over the current system's maintenance costs.
8.10 Option to Lease Agreement for Solar Development at the Landfill Site A resolution from your County Health Committee recommending approval of a three-year Option Agreement with Ameresco Solar Land Holdings LLC for an option to lease a portion of the Landfill property for a solar project.
8.11 Appropriation Following Execution of Revised and Restated City County Landfill Agreement
A joint resolution from your County Health Committee and your Finance, Audit, & Legislative Affairs Committee appropriating $300,000.00 in revenue and $30,000.00 in expenditure to Sustainability and Resource Conservation departmental budget.
8.12 Smithville Road Culvert Lining Bid Letting
A resolution from your Infrastructure Committee recommending approval of the low bid from J.C. Dillon, Inc. in the amount of $29,751.00 for pipelining on Smithville Road.
8.13 2025 Pavement Marking Refresh Contract Award.
A resolution from your Infrastructure Committee recommending approval of a contract award for the 2025 Pavement Marking Refresh – Deliver and Install Proposal (Section 25-00000-00-GM) to America’s Parking Remarking, LLC of Union, Missouri, in the amount of $203,593.61.
8.14 August Appointments
9. ZONING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
9.1 Zoning Case #ZBA-2025-0035, Petition of Trent Overhue
A request to Modify Special Use #ZBA-2025-004, which was approved to allow for the conversion of existing retail space into indoor mini-storage in accordance with Section 20-5.8.2.4.a of the Unified Development Ordinance, which allows for mini-storage facilities in the "C-2" General Commercial Zoning District. The petitioner proposes to modify the request to include the construction of outdoor mini-storage bays.
9.2 Strong Communities Program Grant Award Extension Budget Appropriation deferred from July 10, 2025
Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Strong Communities Program (SCP) Grant Award Extension/Reallocation.
9.3 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Police Benevolent Labor Committee (Lieutenants) (Pending Committee Approval)
A resolution from your County Operations Committee recommending approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Peoria County and Police Benevolent Labor Committee (PBLC) - Lieutenants Unit and a corresponding budget amendment of $73,000.00.
9.4 Resolution from the Executive Committee recommending an appropriation and investment of $50,000 to the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District in FY25. (Pending Committee Approval)
A resolution from the Executive Committee recommending an appropriation and investment of $50,000.00 to the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District in FY25 to support their fulfillment of statutory responsibilities to the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission.
10. MISCELLANEOUS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
11. ADJOURNMENT
https://www.peoriacounty.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08142025-1784