Deal with nursing home vendor OK’d
Champaign County Board members Thursday approved two financial agreements related to the financially troubled county nursing home.
One, a forbearance agreement with a vendor owed nearly $300,000 by the nursing home, sets out a timeline for paying off the bill.
Under terms of the agreement with HealthPRO Therapy Services LLC, negotiated by County Administrator Deb Busey and county board Chair C. Pius Weibel, the county will begin paying the company about $17,238 a month beginning on May 1...
The county board has put the nursing home up for sale but hasn’t received any bids from private investors yet.
Three board members — Democrats Robert King and Shana Jo Crews and Republican Max Mitchell — were absent from the meeting.]
The Board was more dressed up today for pictures. Unless I missed someone, all members except Robert King were in attendance tonight. The meeting was quick and without much controversy, starting at 6:30pm on the dot and ending, by my watch at 6:54pm. Just under 24 minutes.
Public Participation mostly revolved around two constituents asking for help in their neighborhood with a "bus house" neighbor they described as a belligerent nightmare with non-functioning vehicles, a prominent bus full of trash that has been moved to the yard.
Amy Felty noted a flier she had distributed announcing a screening of the film "Racial Taboo" at the local Mennonite church Sunday, March 4 at 4pm with discussions on race after the movie.
The Consent Agenda passed with what may be the big news of the meeting since it included the first Racial Justice Task Force recommendations to urge the Housing Authority of Champaign County and the City of Champaign Council to change their rules and an ordinance, respectively. Both changes relate to housing rules for people re-entering the community from the criminal justice system.
Tom Berns, a local civil engineer and former State Representative, was remembered by member Chris Stohr. Beyond the personal Stohr brought up his engineering contributions to drainage (a critical issue for a flat state) via vertical standards and LIDAR flooding maps. People may not generally think about where all the water goes now that it's no longer allowed to flood and become the swamp central Illinois yearns to be naturally. Member McGuire added his appreciation for Berns' honesty and friendship over the years. The News-Gazette has more on him here.
Member Goss noted a meeting he had about the Mahomet Aquifer and issues with the technical notification that was difficult for the general public to process. The task force will be addressing the issue.
Interim Administrator Deb Busey highlighted an art fair coming up at the Nursing Home.
Everything else on the agenda was submitted or passed without discussion and all ayes and no nays except for the following items:
XIII A.3. Nursing Home insurance premium payment got a couple nays.
XIV B1 from the Addendum had a quick couple of questions on the date and required votes from McGuire. Fortado commended the staff who worked on it. Goss stated his dislike for how it might open up the door for a series of special circumstance payments to vendors. Weibel noted it was a current vendor. Petrie wondered if we do this, would it lead to that series of vendors requesting the same. Weibel cracked wise about going to Vegas if he could predict that. He appeared to suggest that the board knows the risk is there, but the financial situation leaves them few options. The voice vote sounded close. The hand vote was a clear majority, but with 4-5 nays that I caught before their hands went back down.
They quickly adjourned after this. A couple members remarked on the shortness on their way out.
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