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Yurko said the food bank’s network of roughly 900 pantries, soup kitchens and feeding sites served on average 574,000 people across northern Illinois every month in the year ending June 30, and that the system provided more than 93,000,000 meals in that fiscal year. She said 12.7 (as stated at the meeting) were distributed in Kane County, serving an average of more than 72,000 people each month in the county.

The nut graf: Yurko warned that recent federal actions — including changes to SNAP in a just‑passed federal bill and cuts to USDA programs — will increase demand at food pantries and reduce resources available to the food bank. She said those shifts translate to a projected loss of millions of meals and an estimated $3.3 million revenue decline for the food bank’s new fiscal year.

Yurko outlined where local support has helped and what remains: the food bank has received a 3‑year ARPA grant from Kane County totaling $2.5 million; she said $1.5 million of that has been spent to distribute about 2,600,000 pounds of food and that roughly $1,000,000 remains to be spent under the grant. She urged continued volunteer and financial support to make up for federal and USDA reductions.

Board members thanked Yurko and noted local partnerships that channel the food bank’s supplies to senior sites, group homes, and school feeding programs.

Ending: Yurko asked board members to continue public support and to consider volunteering; she left county officials with specific figures about meals and pounds distributed and the remaining ARPA funds the food bank plans to spend in Kane County.

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• Consent agenda: Approved (consent items included routine contracts, minutes, and other administrative items). One item (resolution 25‑226 Grand Victoria riverboat funding) was removed from consent for separate discussion.

• Release of closed session minutes: Approved (motion to release as presented in Exhibit A).

• Zoning petitions: Approved TMP‑25‑691 (petition 4659) to rezone property at Route 31 & Silver Glen Road to E‑1 Estate residential with floodplain and setback stipulations; approved TMP‑25‑714 (petition 4660) to rezoning to F‑1 rural residential with stormwater stipulations.

• Resolution 25‑226 (Grand Victoria riverboat funding): Approved; discussion emphasized grant criteria and committee outreach; vote passed with one abstention.

• Resolution 25‑228 (salary adjustments): Approved; members debated raises amid a reported budget shortfall; final vote passed with three no votes.

• Resolution 25‑259 (proposed reallocation of RTA funds): Postponed to the August full board meeting so the finance committee can present alternatives (motion to postpone carried).

• Ordinance 25‑217 (committee chair rules): Adopted; consolidated co‑chairs into a chair/vice‑chair structure (one no vote recorded).

• Resolution 25‑260: Adopted (routine contract/administrative action as listed in the packet).

• Resolution 25‑261: Adopted as amended to add a partial release of mortgage language and related documents.

All recorded roll calls and recorded vote counts are included in county minutes. The board directed committees (finance, jobs, human services, riverboat committee) to report back with specified follow‑up where noted.

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The nut graf: Speakers from across the county urged different remedies — from spending cuts and hiring freezes to opposing any transfer of RTA funds away from transportation — while several board members described ongoing committee work to identify cuts and alternative revenue. The full board voted to postpone resolution 25‑259 (a proposal to reallocate $7,000,000 of RTA funds) to the August meeting so the finance committee can present three alternatives.

During public comment, resident Jordan Luckman said the county’s fiscal stress is the result of prior decisions not to raise revenue and years of deferred maintenance, arguing that shortfalls are not solely the current board’s responsibility. John Bridal and others criticized reassigning RTA tax receipts to public‑safety uses and urged prioritizing road and infrastructure spending. Several speakers called for urgency and transparency in addressing the shortfall; Brian Anderson urged the board to show leadership and consider options such as pausing or amending pay increases.

On the board floor, members debated timing and sequencing — whether to reallocate RTA funds before departments finalize cuts, or to wait for department proposals before reallocating. Member Tepe and member Leonard said a work group would present three alternatives to finance; after discussion, the board voted to postpone resolution 25‑259 until August so those alternatives can be considered.

Ending: The board postponed final action on the RTA reallocation and asked the finance committee to present options at upcoming meetings. No reallocation occurred at the July 8 meeting.

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The nut graf: Gums said a structured, paid internship initiative would give young residents work experience, professional networks and a pathway to careers in Kane County. She asked the jobs committee and the human services committee to develop a program design and identify funding sources, suggesting the county’s 1% grocery tax as one possible revenue stream to support paid placements.

In her remarks Gums said the county already has some informal internships across departments — at the state's attorney’s office, finance, and the auditor’s office — but described those as sporadic rather than centrally organized. She emphasized starting modestly and scaling the program as it proves effective.

Gums asked the jobs and human services committees to return to the full board with a recommended program structure and a proposed funding plan that would prioritize paid positions rather than volunteer placements.

Ending: The chair framed the proposal as an investment in the county’s economic future and asked committees to bring options back for board consideration; no formal funding decision was made at the July 8 meeting.

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