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Zoning: The board approved zoning case ZT1-25, a text amendment concerning youth camps, following a zoning committee recommendation. The motion to finalize zoning case ZT1-25 was moved from the zoning committee and approved by roll call. Committee materials describing the amendment were in the board packet; the transcript does not spell out the amendment language in full.

Highway: Vice Chair Jim Blackard reported five items from the highway committee: (1) letting results from the April 3 letting; (2) a local agency agreement for federal participation; (3) a bridge petition in the Broughton Road District; (4) a resolution and intergovernmental agreement for the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN); and (5) a resolution appropriating funds from County Motor Fuel Tax (County A) to bridge funds. The board approved all five highway items on a single motion.

Committee chairs and staff said the highway items were routine actions necessary to proceed with construction, federal participation and intergovernmental mutual-aid arrangements. The transcript records affirmative roll-call votes on the items.

Speakers on these items included the zoning committee chair and Jim Blackard, vice chair of the highway committee; Clay (staff) attended to answer technical questions about the highway items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Livingston County Board 4-17-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved zoning case ZT1-25 (text amendment for youth camps) and highway committee items including letting results, a federal-local agreement, a bridge petition, an IPWMN intergovernmental agreement, and an appropriation from County A to the bridge fund.","taxTitle","Livingston County, Illinois","taxId",67085,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269304,"Board awards courthouse camera replacement contract; project under budget",94,2060000,2154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1&start=2060&end=2154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1/thumbnail_2060000.jpg","/articles/6269304/Livingston-County/Illinois/Board-awards-courthouse-camera-replacement-contract-project-under-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269304-d5e238d74a029113b6dbd92c3b9dc50a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180018&Signature=fUUyzRF85EG~YCIx7V1Q3goKgPxRBqQSH4tGvurl2XGWdJJeARJBA77EVG6ojxiToZVZTCzlcj55PVtkkUYmtstp35yXt2ajqHo8lbxCVgNIIj7jnTCbfuP1t~DaxvFee6UlT~sMeJmduy9DrbxCDiY87M1pMQ9CSvvEsYFh6SuJn28-F8ILiy0CA4puGmpmF~vGiEF4gUeThcnW9BIKTIO8czMWVOJlSgiL5VrisF4vVwUUsnTIY8ysGtGlQEwxXWSxGwIkYK-zvRIl8OH1z8LRMETZIIx1VvdLMS607VbBtmOXSfMyTQzdGQebAkK6GKgCTkkDTbgcaoary4Toxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Livingston County Board on April 17 approved purchase and installation of updated security cameras and related software for the courthouse and the law-enforcement center.

John Cyr, presenting the information-technology committee's recommendation, said two vendors bid for the hardware, and one of the two withdrew. The remaining bid listed hardware costs of $148,872 and software costs of $24,568. The project was placed under capital and the county had budgeted $200,000 for the work.

Gina Manker, information-technology committee chair, moved to accept the bid from Benin Electronics for the camera hardware and software; the motion passed on roll-call vote. Committee materials indicate the project replaces all cameras in the county building and the law-enforcement center and adds two cameras at the courthouse front stairs.

County staff said the recommended bid is under the capital appropriation already set in the budget. The county will proceed with purchase and scheduling of installation.

Speakers referenced in this item include John Cyr (presenter) and Gina Manker (committee chair).","Information-technology committee recommended and the county board approved a bid from Benin Electronics to replace courthouse and law-enforcement center cameras; hardware $148,872 and software $24,568 were presented and the project was budgeted at $200,000.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269309,"Board approves rural-transportation items: budget amendment on display and resolution authorizing grant application",684,1950000,2634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1&start=1950&end=2634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1/thumbnail_1950000.jpg","/articles/6269309/Livingston-County/Illinois/Board-approves-rural-transportation-items-budget-amendment-on-display-and-resolution-authorizing-grant-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269309-b9f155429d266d1772de4394ae0e42cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180018&Signature=LKn8T3QX81V9vH8P4E4bYUmHl-z9SLT7ArtAODgB7E8cjpBo3SUrtEZe1ghyH-h3QFlqhbl5DQUs8HiiPLz3I8aGPddA1l-~gY2F1fYxz0UvZz3X9mf6YEI4-PTN31ESewgyta5Ael5NGsutFZK4-HKCfi5fv4dA8HmJEiAbLgZGGPRtNko184uJjLyLA6FO76uxNz9z~Aa2AYSPWXsNtHHNfeBHX3mckVPor4JS7Q71SnTxT-qTnjmyD~~AniTkfKIZLQHntOR1fMXtj8ESeS5~WYb5CoB5E~9IkTfmKXl1ILvTAVfEs83b2-C7ZNEkJoeEGkTSHYigfzndCsbzjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Livingston County Board on April 17 approved two actions related to rural transportation.

The finance committee moved and the board approved a FY2025 budget amendment to place a rural transportation authorization on public display for inspection. Marty Fannin moved the item and a second was recorded; the measure passed by roll call.

Separately, the board adopted an ordinance authorizing the county to submit grant applications and enter into agreements for rural transportation programs. The ordinance was moved and seconded in committee and approved by the full board by roll call.

Meeting minutes and roll calls did not specify dollar amounts or detailed grant terms during the public portion of the discussion; the board recorded the votes and directed that the budget amendment be placed on public display, which begins the statutory public-inspection period for the proposed change.

Speakers on the items included Marty Fannin (finance committee) and Jack Beatty (rules committee); the county will publish details of the amendment and the grant authorization in the county packet and on the county's public notice channels.","The county board approved a FY2025 budget amendment to place rural transportation authorization on display and approved an ordinance to authorize grant application and agreements for rural transportation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269313,"County board's bid to reappoint ZBA chair Dave Randolph fails in 9-9 tie amid wind-farm tensions",431,1365000,1796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1&start=1365&end=1796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1/thumbnail_1365000.jpg","/articles/6269313/Livingston-County/Illinois/County-boards-bid-to-reappoint-ZBA-chair-Dave-Randolph-fails-in-9-9-tie-amid-wind-farm-tensions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269313-eae3b3958aa52c6fb95384f7a659be2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180018&Signature=dRdQPX6h8sCS3FyD3G7gm6mEgDs94~cEny5oW8~cmvhR6-UBPHqGf54Q2S06gjKFT-~ilEWW0GBmXx5ipT4Rn7NrNh61olWZumJXtz4yloTxqWlI4~tyZ2DAyWV3wIefSZ-X8XYmrBTlb8hBBDu9xVOE4gPEP4XDouv6badm2J-h1yHAXfO30ySZP274R0sUofNSth0zirspUe3jEpMgEHR34~4Ax~ixtTS6~WQQ~5-mN1xylTJ~aMtojFWBM4K7BB6OfpK7s~3dBKy68Yxld0J0JcuY48Rxh0fWsOB8rJx~yEPNG1Oqmljd6QCsXukIIJQ2rrkMNMq-PW0H45WXIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chairman Carley moved on April 17 to appoint Dave Randolph as chair of the Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals and asked the county board to approve the appointment. Carley said he submitted a memorandum supporting Randolph, who he said \"has been a regular in attendance of meetings\" and has made decisions \"based on evidence presented at the hearings and without prejudiced or conceived notions.\" Carley said four of five ZBA members recommended Randolph's continued service and that staff and legal counsel had a positive relationship with him.

Carley said he had been alerted to an effort to dissuade some board members from supporting Randolph's appointment. He read at length an email from Scott Haines, the hearing facilitator for the Panther Grove public hearing, in which Haines wrote that he did not intend to refuse future work in Livingston County and that a reported statement to the contrary was not his intent. \"As for a statement I made concerning the fact that I won't return as hearing facilitator to future Livingston County's EBA public hearings, I do not believe I made that statement,\" the email reads in part.

Board members discussed whether a hearing facilitator is mandatory. A county official noted that the county ordinance permits a facilitator but that use of a facilitator is at the board's discretion.

After discussion, the board voted by roll call on the appointment. The roll call produced nine yes votes and nine no votes, resulting in a tie; under the county's rules and Robert's Rules as interpreted by legal counsel, the tie caused the motion to fail. The board was advised to seek the county state's attorney for guidance about next steps, particularly given an open vacancy on the ZBA and a recusal by a board member in the ongoing Panther Grove 2 application.

Public comment at the meeting included multiple speakers concerned about the Panther Grove wind project, decommissioning assurances and taxpayer exposure; one commenter asked the board to seek stronger, non-\"estimated\" financial assurances so taxpayers would not bear removal costs if a developer defaulted.

The failed appointment leaves a vacancy on the ZBA and raises immediate procedural questions for upcoming wind-farm hearings. Several board members asked for legal guidance before the board acts again on the appointment or related zoning procedures.

Speakers and primary attributions for this article are Chairman Carley (read statement/motion), Scott Haines (email author and hearing facilitator), and multiple county board members recorded in the roll call.","Chairman Carley's motion to appoint Dave Randolph as chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) tied 9-9 and failed. The vote followed statements about outreach efforts to dissuade board members and an email from Panther Grove hearing facilitator Scott Haines clarifying he had not refused to return.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269318,"Livingston County board approves FY2024 audit with clean opinion",331,500000,831000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1&start=500&end=831","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3044583-a1c33bb0daa1b6829f63895898f09fe1/thumbnail_500000.jpg","/articles/6269318/Livingston-County/Illinois/Livingston-County-board-approves-FY2024-audit-with-clean-opinion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269318-1913238c042de5e925a9f0051da2e3fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771180018&Signature=bdjh~4x46g3FaHFtDASNHA~n~Ww0gYHizH57TqJP99f6bUZOnhqihOeBG4qhvZ6A0o01RpXKSetpGib3qGzmkvY43pl9KwBAe49ghvEGf~g70xI6GMZEdjnc~Gt2M1BGoP-XPEBtjPW8~KKSwY89wZ16ELNmXS2IW3nmar1h9aL1lzw7-nGNebqACWKpNaoRJar4FHv9cSLT8PDVqQedQ4-lRIEDF0VGOfFcin4W8cPQ4qvu6fjQEKz9CoBd5SLcYWrUVu-eKTfLd793l64fUo0x2~FjBuo7AmDE8PSGZ6dyi7RMVtWZnHUmdDOhCYqeLQBXqw6~9eUhcxQSFvWiZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laurie Pope, a partner at Mac and Associates, told the Livingston County Board on April 17 that her firm issued an unmodified, or clean, opinion on the county's financial statements for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 2024, and that the single audit required because the county spent more than $750,000 in federal awards also received a clean opinion.

Pope summarized key totals from the government-wide statements, saying total assets were about $128.7 million and that the county ended the year with a net position of about $117.0 million. \"We issued an unmodified, which is a clean opinion on the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 11/30/2024,\" Pope said. She added there were no audit findings for either the financial-statement audit or the single-audit work.

The clean opinion means the auditor found the county's financial statements fairly presented the county's financial position under generally accepted accounting principles. Pope also walked the board through selected fund-balance and revenue figures and noted the county's total revenues for the year increased about $2 million from the prior year.

After the presentation, the board moved to approve the audit. The motion to approve the FY2024 audit was made by Marty Fannin and seconded by Gina Manker. The board adopted the audit by roll call.

The approval follows a prior, fuller briefing to the finance committee, which Pope said covered more detailed testing and planning work. Board members thanked the finance department and the auditor for the work that led to the clean opinions.

The county will file the audited financial statements and single-audit reports as required; no additional conditions, findings, or follow-up actions were recorded during the meeting.

Members who spoke during the audit presentation and vote included Laurie Pope (Mac and Associates), Marty Fannin (moved approval), and Gina Manker (seconded approval).","Auditor Mac and Associates presented an unmodified (clean) opinion on the county's financial statements for the year ending Nov. 30, 2024; the county board voted to accept the audit by roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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