The Josephine County Board of Commissioners on June 10 approved two petitions to annex private parcels into the Illinois Valley Fire District and passed its consent calendar by unanimous votes.
The board first opened a public hearing on annexation petitions and read two board orders. Board Order 2026-024 concerns the Michael L. and Shirley J. Kramer living trust (tax lot 41-09-0000TL500), a 40-acre parcel; Board Order 2026-025 concerns Typton Mitchell L. and Catherine (tax lot 38-07-38TL116), a 5-acre parcel. No members of the public spoke specifically on the annexation items during the hearing.
A motion to accept the Kramer petition (Board Order 2026-024) was made and the order was read aloud; the board called the roll and Commissioners Richardson, Martin and Smith each voted yes. The motion carried 3-0.
A separate motion to accept the Mitchell petition (Board Order 2026-025) was made, seconded, and approved by the same 3-0 roll call.
Later in the meeting the board approved its consent calendar — which included minutes and draft minutes for several board and committee meetings — by a separate unanimous vote.
The transcript does not identify the individual who moved or seconded the annexation motions. The board did not discuss substantive changes to district boundaries or service terms during this session; the votes recorded in the transcript were procedural approvals of the two board orders.
Outcome at a glance: Board Order 2026-024 — approved (vote 3-0). Board Order 2026-025 — approved (vote 3-0). Consent calendar — approved (vote 3-0).
The meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.