Board Meeting Minutes
SOUTHERN FIVE BOARD
5 Justice Drive, Ullin, Illinois 62992
May 13, 2025
5:30 PM
5 Justice Drive, Ullin, Illinois 62992
May 13, 2025
5:30 PM
MEMBERS PRESENT
A listing of the Policy Board members can be found on the last page of the minutes. You will find an asterisk in front of the names of those present.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Patrick Brumleve at 5:30 pm. A quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes for the April meeting were presented for review. Ms. George called for questions and/or comments in regards to the minutes presented. No additional questions or comments were presented. A motion was made by Alan Racey and seconded by Allison Madison to approve the April 2025 minutes. All Board members present voted Aye. None voted Nay. Motion Carried.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Ms. George presented the financial report for the month of April 2025. Ms. George asked if there were any questions or comments concerning the financial report presented. There were no additional questions or comments presented. A motion was made by Stephanie Cox and seconded by Allison Madison to approve the April 2025 financial report subject to audit. All Board members present voted Aye. None voted Nay. Motion Carried.
STAFF REPORT
Ms. George asked the Board if there were any questions about the staff reports as submitted. There were none. Ms. George said that staff members were working on ongoing projects and were hopeful that some announcements of submitted applications would be announced soon.
Ms. George also discussed proposed program funding cuts that were being discussed on the Federal level. Currently, she has heard that directives have been given to discontinue the FEMA BRIC funding and the current proposal in the President’s budget could also eliminate HUD CDBG funding if passed.
Ms. George also informed the Board that the auditors were working on the preparation of our audit for presentation at our July board meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
Mr. Brumleve asked if there was any Old Business to present to the Board. There was none.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Brumleve asked if there was any New Business to present to the Board. Ms. George also discussed that she conducted employee evaluations with all staff earlier in the week and informed the Board that Sheridan Lingle, Administrative Assistant, would be completing her introductory period. A motion was made by Allison Madison and seconded by Larry Winston to reclassify Ms. Lingle from introductory permanent full-time employee to permanent full-time employee and increase her salary $2,000 annually. All Board members present voted Aye. None voted Nay. Motion Carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The next meeting of the Policy Board is scheduled to take place on the second Tuesday in July, 2025. It is not anticipated to hold a June meeting, unless Ms. George finds the necessity to call one. The meeting will begin at 5:30 pm on July 8, 2025. The meeting will be held at the Southern Five office, located at 5 Justice Drive, Ullin, IL.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Alan Racey and seconded by Stephanie Cox to adjourn at 5:50
pm. All Board members present voted Aye. None voted Nay. Motion Carried.
All board agendas and minutes are available at the Southern Five office for review.