Tonight, the Tazewell County Board gathered to debate and vote on a variety of different items. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. In no particular order, the Board voted to:
1) Establish a Special Service Area for the Heritage Lake Subdivision and provide for the issuance of Special Service Area bonds to pay the costs of certain road improvements and related services;
2) With much regret, accept the resignation of County Board Member Jerry Vanderheydt;
3) Authorize the application for certain funding for We Care, Inc., which provides public transit service in non-urbanized areas;
4) Determine which positions within the County that qualify for membership in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)*;
5) Revise the terms of the County's Revolving Loan Fund Policy as to the relevant interest rate from "4 points below the prime rate, however the rate shall not be lower than 3%," to "interest bearing as determined by the board"; and
6) Approve the addition and removal of certain territory in the Enterprise Zone location in Southern Tazewell County.
* I am proud to say the Board continues in its belief that the IMRF determination should not include County Board members as those who qualify for IMRF pensions.
