The Christian County Board met in regular session last night at the Christian County Courthouse. The meeting started off with the presentation of a zoning ordinance reclassification of a parcel of land being annexed into Taylorville from residential to commercial. The reason for this change was for the construction of a parking lot, and landscaping purposes.  After the reading of communications, the meeting moved on to the various committee reports.

One item that generated some tense discussion during last night’s county board meeting was discussion on the current financial software company that handles payroll for the county. When the county switched from the old software to the new, the county encountered some issues with the system as well as the company that makes the software. This has led to issues regarding the hours and money spent on the conversion. County Treasurer Betty Asmussen wanted clarification on why this was the case from Christian County Clerk Laurie Mense.

This ultimately led to a rather heated exchange between the two.

Another item that came out of the highway, building, grounds, environmental, zoning and welfare committee was a request to award a contract for a bid to repair and replace a bridge in Mt. Auburn. County Board Member Ben Curtin spoke on the request, and stated how the county had received two bids on the project.

The Board passed a motion to accept the bid from County Contractors for the project, with comments on how with the project the bridge will be brought back up to acceptable load limits and re-opened, and should be good for another 50 to 60 years.

After approving mileage and per diem reports as well as approving the appointment of Tony Woods as Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a one year appointment, the Christian County Board meeting adjourned at approximately 7:30 PM.