Thirty-year-old chairs in the James Carius Community Room at the Tazewell County Justice Center will soon be replaced.
The county board, which meets monthly in the room, approved spending more than $30,400 for 91 new chairs. The price includes delivery and assembly, and a 12-year warranty that covers parts and labor.
The chairs are part of an upcoming $420,000 renovation of the room, which opened in 2003 and was named in 2013 for Carius, a 38-year board member.
"This is the board's most public space, so it's important that it looks good," said Max Schneider, chair of the board's property committee, which recommended the purchase.
Some of the old chairs will be used in county offices. Officials from the Veterans Assistance Commission have expressed an interest.
Widmer Interiors will supply the new chairs, deliver and assemble them, and dispose of the old chairs that aren't wanted.
The Peoria company will supply chairs for the Justice Center Annex that's under construction. The county has a cooperative bid for furniture purchases through Widmer.
Other business
Also this week, the board:
- Approved a quote from Heart Technologies of East Peoria to purchase and deploy 54 computer workstations for a cost not to exceed $200,000. Heart handles the county's IT needs.
- Approved budget transfers to hire an assistant superintendent, administrative assistant and veteran service officer for the Veterans Assistance Commission, and an attorney to review by-laws, policies and guidebooks.
- Approved the low bid of nearly $173,700 from R.A. Cullinan & Son of Tremont to repave Farmdale Road to the southern approach of the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing. The county will be reimbursed by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
- Approved the re-appointments of Dave Dingledine and Amy Grugan of Washington and Dr. Kacey Zobrist of Morton to the Board of Health and Jeffrey Litwiller of Hopedale to the Hopedale Fire Protection District Board.
