Adams County Board Executive Committee Meeting

Name: Adams County Board Executive Committee Meeting
Start: 2020-05-04
Location: Adams

May 4, 2020 · Adams, IL

Attendees

✓ R. Kent Snider (Member)

✓ Bret Austin (Member)

✓ Rebecca Weed (Member)

✓ Raquel Piazza (Member)

✓ Gary Farha (Guest)

✓ Ryan Niekamp (Guest)

✓ Jerrod Welch (Guest)

✓ Sue Hester (Guest)

✓ Present: 8/8

Decisions

APPROVED

PROPOSED

INFORMATIONAL

APPROVED

Agenda Items

Approval of March 2, 2020 meeting minutes

The committee approved the meeting minutes from March 2, 2020

COVID-19 update

Mr. Welch provided a brief update on the COVID-19 situation

Liquor license expiration dates

Mr. Niekamp proposed extending the liquor license expiration dates until August 31, 2020

Homestead exemption

Mr. Austin suggested automatically qualifying citizens for the homestead exemption in 2020

Budget planning

Mr. Austin reported on the potential 20% reduction in the budget and proposed cost-saving measures

Workers compensation claim

The committee authorized moving forward with the workers compensation claim

Entities Mentioned

Adams County 48 mentions Sue Hester 41 mentions Ryan Niekamp 38 mentions Gary Farha 31 mentions Bret Austin 24 mentions County Board Room 21 mentions Quincy 19 mentions Illinois 15 mentions Jerrod Welch 12 mentions Raquel Piazza 10 mentions

Action Items

Mr. Niekamp: Take the proposed extension of liquor license expiration dates to the Legislative Committee for approval by None

Mr. Austin: Reach out to Georgene with the Supervisor of Assessments office to propose automatic qualification for the homestead exemption by None

Department heads: Implement cost-saving measures, including a 5% reduction in non-payroll expenses and a hiring freeze by None