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Mission Statement
To serve as a forum for intergovernmental cooperation and delivery of regional programs and to assist member local governments in planning and project development.
The Bi-State Regional Commission is:
A local, voluntary organization of five counties and 47 municipalities.
The Bi-State Regional Commission is Not:
Another layer or higher authority of government; nor is Bi-State created, controlled or maintained by the federal or state governments.
The Beginning
The Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission was created in 1966 through the merger of the Scott County (IA) Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Rock Island County (IL) Regional Planning Commission. This merger took place, in part, in response to the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1962 which required transportation planning in metropolitan areas to be done cooperatively. In 1974, the Henry County (IL) Regional Planning Commission merged with Bi-State, at the urging of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Henry County's status as part of the three county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the Census Bureau. Then in 1976, Mercer County (IL) and Muscatine County (IA) joined Bi-State.
Authority Granted:
County Boards, city councils and village boards enter into an agreement designating Bi-State as the regional planning commission by virtue of the powers granted to them by Chapter 50, Act 15/0.01 et seq., Chapter 55, ILCS 5/5-14001 et seq., Illinois Compiled Statues, 1992; and Chapters 28E, 28H and 28I, Code of Iowa, 1993.
Local Governments Share the Cost:
Member counties and cities over 5,000 population pay dues prorated, based on their total population ranging from $2,917 to $77,355. Smaller cities and villages pay a flat rate of approximately $1,102. Total annual dues of approximately $393,000 help bring in nearly $740,000 in federal and state funds which, with contractual services, provide for a $2 million budget in FY 2017.
pdf FY2025 BSRC Budget Plan(3.26 MB)
pdf Bi-State Articles of Agreement, March 27, 2024(127 KB)
pdf BSRC By-Laws, March 27, 2024(54 KB)
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Counties
Henry
Muscatine
Rock Island
Scott
Cities and Villages
Aledo
Alpha
Andalusia
Andover
Annawan
Atkinson
Bettendorf
Blue Grass
Buffalo
Cambridge
Carbon Cliff
Coal Valley
Colona
Cordova
Davenport
Durant
East Moline
Eldridge
Fruitland
Galva
Geneseo
Hampton
Hillsdale
Keithsburg
Kewanee
LeClaire
Long Grove
McCausland
Milan
Moline
Muscatine
New Boston
Nichols
Oak Grove
Orion
Port Byron
Princeton
Rapids City
Riverdale
Rock Island
Sherrard
Silvis
Viola
Walcott
West Liberty
Wilton
Windsor
Woodhull
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Board of Directors
Elected county board chairpersons and representatives, and mayors and large city councilperson / alderperson comprise 26 of the 36 Bi-State Commissioners. Appointed citizens representing business, business loans, housing, human services, labor, diversity and riverfront planning, make up the 10 non-elected board positions.
Officers
Brad Bark, Chair
Richard "Quijas" Brunk, Vice-Chair
John Maxwell, Secretary
Rich Volkert, Treasurer
Municipal Representatives
City of Davenport
Mike Matson - Mayor
Rick Dunn - Alderperson
Jazmin Newton - Alderperson
Randy Moore - Citizen
City of Rock Island
Mike Thoms - Mayor
Dylan Parker - Alderperson
City of Moline
Sangeetha Rayapati - Mayor
Dan McNeil - Alderperson
City of Bettendorf
Robert Gallagher - Mayor
Scott Naumann - Alderperson
City of East Moline
Reggie Freeman - Mayor
City of Muscatine
Brad Bark - Mayor
City of Kewanee
Gary Moore - Mayor
City of Silvis; Villages of Andalusia, Carbon Cliff, Coal Valley, Cordova, Hampton, Hillsdale, Milan, Oak Grove, Port Byron, and Rapids City
Mike Bartels - Mayor, Coal Valley
Cities of Aledo, Colona, Galva, Geneseo; Villages of Alpha, Andover, Annawan, Atkinson, Cambridge, Keithsburg, New Boston, Orion, Sherrard, Viola, Windsor, and Woodhull
Rich Volkert - Mayor, Galva
Cities of Blue Grass, Buffalo, Eldridge, Fruitland, LeClaire, Long Grove, McCausland, Nichols, Princeton, Riverdale, Walcott, West Liberty, and Wilton
Michael Limberg - Mayor, Long Grove
County Representatives
Henry County
Kippy Breeden, Chair
Marshall Jones, Member
Muscatine County
Danny Chick, Jr., Member
Jeff Sorensen, Member
Rock Island County
Richard "Quijas" Brunk, Chair
Jeff Deppe, Member
Drue Mielke, Member
Kim Callaway-Thompson, Citizen
Scott County
John Maxwell, Chair
Maria Bribriesco, Member
Jean Dickson, Member
Michael Davis, Citizen
Program Representatives
Ralph H. Heninger
Jerry Lack
Marcy Mendenhall
Eileen Roethler
Rick Schloemer
Bill Stoermer