Government Job Openings

The following is taken from:  http://www.boonecountyil.org/page/employment-opportunities

Only one current opening.

Garden Prairie Organics denied extension of hours of operations

 

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Job Opening at Boone County Soil and Water

The above is taken from the April 26, 2013, Boone County Journal, page 9. it is available on line at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-04-26-13.pdf#page=1

April 17th board meeting did have a lively discussion regarding the Flora Neighborhood Plan and other Planning Department issues

Click on the following for more details:  County’s Flora Neighborhood Plan dead issue – for now | Belvidere Daily Republican

Bill’s per diem and travel expenses for April 2013

Boone County Needs You

The following volunteer positions to be filled in the next month or two.  Please consider volunteering.

Current Appointment Openings:

The following are volunteer Boards of the County that have vacancies:

Interested parties are asked to send a letter and resume expressing your interest and qualifications to Boone County Board Chairman Bob Walberg, 1212 Logan Ave., Suite 102, Belvidere, IL 61008. Please respond by April 26, 2013 to assure being considered.

Boone County Board of Review

2 vacancies for a 2-year term that will expire June 1, 2015

(Note:- Per statute, one person must be of the Republican Party and one person must be of the Democratic Party. If selected, Board members must attain the credentials established by the Illinois Property Tax Code within (1) year of taking office.)need to

Boone County Zoning Board of Appeals

1 vacancy for a 5-year term that will expire June 1, 2018

(Note:- Per statute, only one person from a township can serve on this Board; therefore, anyone interested in serving on this Board must be from Flora, Belvidere, LeRoy, Spring, or Poplar Grove Township.)

Boone County Agricultural Conservation Easement & Farmland Protection Commission

1 vacancy for a 3-year term that will expire June 1, 2016

To check on updates to these vacancies go to:  http://www.boonecountyil.org/page/employment-opportunities

Current Job postings for Boone County Government

Only the Health Department has a posting: 

Above is taken from:  http://www.boonecountyil.org/page/employment-opportunities

Upcoming County Board Meeting: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

 

There appears to be no real controversy for the upcoming meeting. 

There are a number of appointments (mostly reappointments) for the fire protection districts. 

Quality Aggregate’s special use permit should be extended five years allowing additional hours of operation for the gravel pit.{see:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/96MR976CBFD6/$file/Ordinance%2013-17.pdf}

A number of routine purchases such as a time clock for the Sheriff’s Correction Department.

A number of information items which may be of interest to the public.  Take a look at Boone County Watchdog’s posting on the county’s tax levy {http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/04/county-real-estate-taxes-which-funds.html} and the fixed point bus service {http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/04/rockford-mass-transit-buses-will.html}

Public hearings on wind turbine setbacks will continue April 23 | Belvidere Daily Republican

This article from the Belvidere Daily Republican will update you on the proceedings of the March 26, 2013 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting and the scheduled April 23 meeting>

Written by Bob Balgemann

BELVIDERE – The first of an undetermined number of public hearings on wind turbine setbacks has been held before the Boone County Zoning Board of Appeals.

After about an hour of testimony from an appraiser, board Chairman Norm Stimes said the hearings would continue until all questions and concerns had been heard.

Appraiser Michael McCann

Click on the following for more details;  Public hearings on wind turbine setbacks will continue April 23 | Belvidere Daily Republican