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Pollack said the clerk’s office processed more than 4,000 passport transactions in the first six months of the year, a roughly 16% increase over last year, and that aggressive grant-seeking had brought in more than $1.24 million year-to-date, including approximately $208,000 in recent awards from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Pollack said grant revenue is recorded in the clerk’s financial reports and that the money flows back into the general fund to support county services.

Public comments and board discussion returned repeatedly to a roughly $2 million grant the clerk’s office received from an organization described in the meeting as CTCL or US Alliance. Several speakers in public comment and at the dais referenced reporting about private funding of election-related activities and asked how the county planned to spend the remaining funds. Board member David Young asked specifically about the grant’s expiration date and where remaining funds would be allocated. Pollack said the grant’s spending is governed by the grant agreement and reiterated that expenditures followed the agreement ‘in the best interest of the property taxpayers of Kane County.’ He also stated an extension date of May 2026 for the grant’s spending period.

Why it matters: Private grants for election administration have been politically charged. Some public speakers used the term “Zuckerbucks” to refer to prior private donations to election-related organizations; others urged the county to accept the funds and be transparent about how they are used.

Discussion versus decision: Committee members asked questions and received responses from the clerk. No new appropriation or policy change was recorded at the meeting and the clerk invited board members to contact his office for further detail.

Ending: The clerk said more state grant funds were likely to arrive before the next meeting; committee members asked for continued transparency about grant spending and encouraged the clerk’s office to make details available to the board and the public.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","KC Public Service Committee Meeting July 17 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Kane County Clerk Pollack told the Public Service Committee on July 17 that passport activity and grant revenue are up this year and that a $2 million CTCL/US Alliance grant is being spent under the grant agreement, with an extension running to May 2026.","taxTitle","Kane County, Illinois","taxId",12845,"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},6166682,"Kane County treasurer, assessor warn late tax bills would cost local governments millions",1660,1490000,3150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5415114-f2d559a0b0293f6a28e7419bd340e96c&start=1490&end=3150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5415114-f2d559a0b0293f6a28e7419bd340e96c/thumbnail_1490000.jpg","/articles/6166682/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-treasurer-assessor-warn-late-tax-bills-would-cost-local-governments-millions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6166682-03e32646059fff0b29933188f14c2f8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771022363&Signature=j0gc4U1nYyhwOdnORHUWLbmXHklJtHOoQxQ36jETJM42FabHXxmVlg802r8RUBpcX0WnEz3VdqPBbjshyCHERxpxD9k0RVXaQK-nH~77Ornv560m1TKu9ePchPSY-5hFPhD0ycijZ1Ln8HE7fP2VeEIRsv6Nv1q0Sl7Q2iDr6Ucfw0w3mff1ndHBeTYtJEK3CroLqlllxJSKWaFQXraxZJ6-WQfC~wV69YxibR0xeOJy-LIzKJvki3qs0FflHfdKyRYd-qZHYdND5hSiRRpEmNKjU4aveoVQNpnQNaT4BrgnFx4NckzS0rzH6s4PBwz1ZaQUkl8-Qq32RZVeydHGAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kane County officials told the Public Service Committee on July 17 that late property tax bills would produce measurable losses to county and local taxing bodies, and requested routine authority to appoint extra board-of-review members to handle assessment complaints.

Treasurer/Collector Lawson and Supervisor of Assessments Mark Armstrong explained the county’s 22-month tax cycle and the timing links among the board of review, the county clerk and treasurer. Armstrong said the county’s 2024 extension (payable 2025) totaled about $1,665,000,000 and that Kane County’s share was about $61,000,000 (roughly 3.7% of the total distribution). He warned that a 90-day delay in tax-bill mailing could cost Kane County about $544,006 in lost interest and cost all taxing districts combined nearly $15 million, using the interest-rate assumptions the treasurer provided during the presentation.

Armstrong described operational deadlines: board-of-review hearings must complete by Jan. 15 so the board can certify by Feb. 1; the clerk needs the extension by April 1 to allow the treasurer 30 days for bill mailings with a typical due date near June 1. Armstrong said his office has historically kept the cycle on time.

Treasurer Lawson described a recent instance in which counterfeit cash entered the payment stream and said county staff are seeking procedures and law-enforcement assistance to prevent pass-along of counterfeit bills. Lawson also raised an unresolved statewide policy issue: the disposition of residual equity when tax lien buyers acquire a property. Armstrong said 49 other states have legislative solutions; in Illinois the issue requires state law changes to preserve any surplus equity for property owners.

The committee approved Armstrong’s annual resolution authorizing the chairman to appoint additional board-of-review members as needed when assessment complaint volumes exceed the capacity of the three-member board; the clerk called the roll and the committee voted in favor on the record.

Discussion versus decision: The presentation and debate were substantive administrative discussion and did include one formal, routine resolution authorizing emergency appointments to the board of review; the committee voted to approve that resolution. No new county policy or appropriations were adopted at the meeting. Officials recommended continuing attention to legislative fixes for tax-sale equity and to county processes for counterfeit-cash handling.

Ending: Officials said they will return with a short presentation on assessment accuracy in a future meeting and encouraged county taxing bodies to budget conservatively for possible shifts in interest income.","Treasurer and assessor briefed Kane County’s Public Service Committee on July 17 that delays in mailing property tax bills could cost the county hundreds of thousands and other taxing bodies millions, and the committee approved a routine resolution to authorize additional board-of-review members when complaint volumes spike.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6166687,"Kane County committee debates, votes on proclamation opposing noncitizen voting after public comments",5579,371000,5950000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5415114-f2d559a0b0293f6a28e7419bd340e96c&start=371&end=5950","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5415114-f2d559a0b0293f6a28e7419bd340e96c/thumbnail_371000.jpg","/articles/6166687/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-committee-debates-votes-on-proclamation-opposing-noncitizen-voting-after-public-comments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6166687-211231f52972609e415bfb5b60b82146/orig.mp4?Expires=1771022363&Signature=PwfCqsHi6nY9UrA5kFE5h4XFuxXAZiuLGMiXiQElTFmhQeg8wu5ziICDmhIjgAEoNGBIGmsQTbwn-JzgWDnUKxGY2He9Gr8YxvIbWg9yRo7pr40duRM0Q7NnLcP9UgFZDBPtAoCiaYUmAkgpKGXbADF0u2lHic7fmj8rG5HiYk8j7SQHLDpu~J0MdNFj44XEFfYHvxmsNOnLu8Gk8412XKdD2qJutaelVXFLSRtY~L1Obtw9eQ9KZkm46xjtB4HT8VXgbxANTIPH7YQLicjZvbN9J~em8uH7JZV2W05tiOOPopH9-gqTio9PXwDPS2wx0ZGQsA9EG8dmpfBE5JBwwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kane County's Public Service Committee heard more than a dozen speakers during public comment on July 17 urging the committee either to approve or reject a proclamation opposing noncitizen voting, then debated the item and took a roll-call vote. Chair Sanchez called for the vote after public comments that ranged from appeals to election integrity to objections that the proclamation would be divisive.

The matter drew residents who identified themselves as local volunteers and longtime voters. Deb Fisher, a deputy registrar and League of Women Voters member, told the committee she was “surprised and puzzled to find a resolution on page 93 of your agenda” and asked the committee to conclude the proclamation was unnecessary. Brian Anderson of Sugar Grove described such statements as symbolic, saying, “It is a gesture. It’s a symbolic gesture,” and urged the committee to let the full county board or executive committee consider it. Other speakers, including Mike Meyer of Elgin and several others, urged the committee to adopt the proclamation.

Why it matters: Committee members said the item touched on core election-law questions and community trust. Supporters framed the proclamation as an affirmation that Illinois and federal law reserve voting to U.S. citizens; opponents said publishing the statement would inflame division and call attention to a problem they said is not evident in Kane County.

The discussion moved quickly from public comment into debate among committee members. Board member David Young, who brought the proclamation forward, reviewed the legal citations that the draft references, saying the Illinois Constitution and the Illinois Election Code require U.S. citizenship for voting and pointing to federal criminal statutes imposing penalties for noncitizen voting. Members who opposed the proclamation, including Michelle Gums, said the county did not have evidence of a local problem and that issuing a proclamation would be divisive; Gums said she would not support a statement she viewed as stigmatizing residents. Several other members urged transparency and pointed to frustration among citizens seeking verification of registration status.

A motion to approve the proclamation was moved by David Young and seconded by Breifel. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote that, as read on the record, listed the following votes: Gripe — yes; Gums — no; Lewis — no; Surgis — yes; Pepe — no; Young — yes; Sanchez — no. Those names on the roll call correspond to a 3-4 tally against the motion. The transcript also records a conflicting announcement from staff that the motion passed 4-3; the committee chair subsequently declared the motion failed. The meeting proceeded with other business after the chair’s ruling.

Discussion versus decision: The public comments and committee debate were substantive; the transcript shows a formal roll-call vote took place but also records a conflicting tally and the chair’s final statement that the motion failed. The article reports the recorded roll-call names and the final chair ruling rather than attempting to reconcile the internal discrepancy.

Next steps: No committee direction to staff to alter election processes or to pursue a county-level verification effort was recorded. Several members urged state-level contacts for statutory clarity and transparency. The proclamation text appeared on the committee agenda; because the transcript shows the motion failed under the chair’s declaration, there is no adopted county-level proclamation resulting from this meeting.","After multiple public commenters urged the committee to adopt a proclamation opposing noncitizen voting, committee members debated whether the statement was necessary or divisive. A roll-call vote was taken; the transcript shows conflicting tallies and the chair ultimately declared the motion failed.","actionData","errors"]

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