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Finance and investments: A finance presenter reported that month-over-month account funds were down but that a state IT grant to the circuit clerk boosted receipts. The presenter said the value of invested funds stood at $10,600,000 with 29 active investments and that two investments matured during the month, producing about $6,100 in interest. The presenter said the county renegotiated interest rates on one institution, increasing yields by roughly one percentage point.

Claims and approvals: The committee approved claims totaling $43,914.05 and approved the meeting agenda and minutes from March 12, 2025. The motions to approve were put forward and approved by voice vote; the committee recorded the items as moved and approved.

Recorder and recordings: The recorder reported 544 documents recorded in March. Revenue-stamp receipts were reported for the county and the state; the presenter said county stamps totaled 6,271 (as reported) and the state portion was “a little over 12,000.”

Elections recap: County election staff reported the April election produced low turnout compared with November, a significant number of write-in votes and two races still extremely close: one race was a tie and one candidate led by a single vote. Vote-by-mail ballots will be accepted through April 15 and county staff said they planned to certify results on April 16. Staff explained that heavy write-in activity lengthened the post-election processing because each write-in line is printed and must be tallied and returned by precinct.

Assessor and property tax timing: The supervisor of assessments was not present but, as read by staff, the office is waiting on the state multiplier; staff said they expect to have the necessary information by the end of the week or the beginning of next week so the clerk can finish mailing. County staff said they were targeting an earlier mailing this year so taxpayers have the same amount of time to pay; the second installment remains scheduled for September. Staff emphasized they cannot set a due date earlier than 30 days after mailing under applicable deadlines.

IT and facilities projects: IT staff reported completion of an EMA/sheriff media room upgrade and ongoing projects including a server and storage overhaul for the circuit clerk, courtroom audiovisual updates scheduled for the week of May 19, a countywide phone system replacement and the countywide copy-equipment agreement awarded to Access Systems (Dubuque) with a 4–6 week lead time for equipment delivery. IT said elevator phones and some camera and fire-detection connectivity were addressed in advance of an inspection and that several router and server upgrades are planned at county facilities.

Audit and administrative items: County administration said audit field work is scheduled for the week of April 25 and reminded departments to update capital-asset listings. The administration also noted upcoming training by ICRMT and an ILCMA regional meeting to be hosted in the county on April 17.

Votes at a glance:
- Agenda approval — outcome: approved (voice vote)
- Minutes approval (03/12/2025) — outcome: approved (voice vote)
- Claims approval — $43,914.05 — outcome: approved (voice vote)
- Motion to adjourn — outcome: approved (voice vote)

These routine approvals were recorded by voice vote; transcript does not include a roll-call tally for each motion.

The committee’s next regular work will include review of budget-policy changes and follow-ups on the audit and IT contract review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Stephenson County IL Administration Committee Meeting - 04/09/25","oneSentenceSummary","Finance, recorder, elections and IT staff briefed the Administration and Week of Affairs Committee on monthly finances, document recordings, election tallies (including a tie and a one-vote lead in two local races), upcoming tax-mailing timing, and a series of IT projects and upgrades.","taxTitle","Stephenson County, Illinois","taxId",64464,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6081848,"Committee approves sending county cybersecurity contract to full board for state-hosted program review",352,1384000,1736000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941375-76ea972bcd67271205c7b51699e623d0&start=1384&end=1736","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941375-76ea972bcd67271205c7b51699e623d0/thumbnail_1384000.jpg","/articles/6081848/Stephenson-County/Illinois/Committee-approves-sending-county-cybersecurity-contract-to-full-board-for-state-hosted-program-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081848-4cd9e7fb6eecde978d4fb60a22187dff/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440475&Signature=JoaY7rD9RhCXSmB4L9ADg0dXq9K9hGLBBoC2YYtFCzMZuGVU1QX5Qw12eMLYf5-jf7EIR0qzU4m0-piZDrTQ0WHA95-uqb3dXZ3NzMT47UI6MVnYp72Za~mUr-P8JEBuos7BDflMm4Gn4accKHxoBHu2Hs3stplBnrkIRD1Oh822S59w-Shy17-rb30CpnINOBMG~RyXfVWtU53c9reDzsMyiIJxCyw614~kJb-Tcx~Yd9alHns0QrJrBF-bcTdZJYPypnR2EHz3tE0XGaWMePaDnCk-aV1PFqW42BJhF7uv70nNfjLROVkNunYzAgoVxqlGKNKKy2R4WpbvPwOpZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stephenson County’s Administration and Week of Affairs Committee on April 9 voted to send a proposed change in the county’s endpoint-protection arrangement to the full board for review.

IT staff told the committee the county’s existing CrowdStrike contract is up for renewal and the state’s Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) has offered a program that could provide the same endpoint detection services at reduced or no cost to the county. Staff said the state program would centralize monitoring and require reinstalling and re-registering machines under the state instance; that would limit some local administrative controls (for example, deleting a machine would require a ticket to the state help desk). The IT presenter said the county could save about $45,000 on its current renewal and that DoIT’s broader visibility across participating counties can help detect and block statewide attack patterns earlier.

Committee members discussed trade-offs between cost savings and local control, the logistics of converting existing installations, and the timing: the state contract deadline is in May. The committee voted to approve sending the proposed state-hosted program enrollment to the full board, pending local legal review. A county committee member said the county’s attorney (Carl) had been asked to review the contract and report back.

Why it matters: endpoint protection is a core cybersecurity control for county systems, including election and court-related systems; a move to a state-hosted instance affects control, incident response procedures and vendor relationships.

Action recorded: the committee approved forwarding the proposed enrollment in the state cybersecurity program to the full board for final approval and legal review.

Staff noted the migration would be manual for existing machines and that DoIT has offered technical assistance to help with the conversion.

The committee recorded the vote as an affirmative motion to send the contract to the board; no numeric roll-call tally was given in the committee record.","Committee voted to forward a proposed move from the county's CrowdStrike contract to the State of Illinois cybersecurity program to the full board for review; staff said the state offer may reduce local cost but requires technical conversion steps and limits direct local control of some functions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6081853,"Stephenson County committee hears nursing home cash-flow squeeze; emergency loan avoided",0,1742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941375-76ea972bcd67271205c7b51699e623d0&start=1742&end=1742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941375-76ea972bcd67271205c7b51699e623d0/thumbnail_1742000.jpg","/articles/6081853/Stephenson-County/Illinois/Stephenson-County-committee-hears-nursing-home-cash-flow-squeeze-emergency-loan-avoided","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081853-adec96132d8cc404e06bd1774a7677ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440475&Signature=cwWeNOi3SX42i5SWKlYGoWB7XeVanHIzj~-e3lXBL5Z~V7jMYJFJvAKO2cHAKp3t5m3S42JQJC5EjWTm8MWNQLev2jUaPfcm-pQhFnqagMGOUuc3fHZazd-gSsyTGye2-5cAJhsvdw2KI460OQjvKBrJaWfin92KcPveJS~TR3KWlSviiLgV9oeZzDCt2SbrJ8LA-eL7m9lFImcMnHtbbX5J2Q8izQZFCW6Vmtu5q5TYNcSLAikp-jAOXsjVhGxMoqUsnWocSo4mdJb4Z~Gi8yt1Z8dxSCoX7KmMSZKRmLCHp8fWVOoATmr7gtv9UmDdzmsKT6LNgEHkcCj8RqAqvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stephenson County officials told the Administration and Week of Affairs Committee on April 9 that the county’s nursing home briefly faced a cash shortfall that required consideration of an emergency interfund loan to cover payroll.

Committee members heard that administrators had called a special meeting earlier in the week to approve a $75,000 interfund loan to cover that week’s payroll, but later deposits eliminated the immediate need for the loan. The committee was warned, however, that multiple vendors are threatening termination of service or litigation for unpaid bills and that the county’s available cash is limited.

Committee discussion centered on near-term cash and the amount of future payroll obligations. The committee was told the county currently had $2,535,000 in cash on hand and that, if the county’s cash-flow projection is prepared to include the next several payrolls, the shortfall grows to more than $1,440,000. Committee members also said the county has exhausted the advance on the levy and that at least four vendors have notified the county of potential contract termination or collection actions. Members described the situation as “about as bad as it’s been” and said staff would continue monitoring cash and deposits closely.

Why it matters: county payroll and vendor relationships directly affect nursing home operations and resident care. Committee members signaled ongoing concern about both preserving services and avoiding repeated emergency transfers.

No formal vote tied directly to the nursing-home cash update was recorded during the committee’s April 9 meeting. The committee discussion was a status update and a report on actions taken earlier in the week.

Looking ahead: committee members said they expect further discussion at upcoming meetings and will continue monitoring vendor notices, payroll projections and cash receipts.","Committee members were told the county nursing home faced a near-term payroll shortfall that prompted a proposed $75,000 interfund loan; incoming deposits removed the immediate need, but longer-term shortfalls and vendor payment threats remain.","actionData","errors"]

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