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Sponsor Michelle Gumbs told the committee the ordinance would not add a new tax on residents but would retain tax revenue currently collected by the state and at risk of being lost on Jan. 1, 2026. \"This is not adding a tax — it is retaining monies we cannot afford to lose,\" she said during discussion.
Opponents and public commenters urged caution. Several members said the county lacks a reliable estimate of revenue that would transfer to the county; Finance Director Kathleen Hopkinson described state reporting that buries grocery receipts in broader categories, making precise figures difficult. Board member Leslie Lewis said if the state intended to give residents a break, the county should not immediately appropriate that revenue to new uses.
County Attorney Stephen Ford said the ordinance language followed the new state statute and that the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) would administer the tax if enacted. Ford advised the county could request clarifying guidance from IDOR on the statute’s required subsections and the law’s references to a service-tax component.
When the committee took a roll call vote, the ordinance failed 2–3. Chair Charles Leonard said the committee had to move forward with other items; the sponsor and some members said the ordinance could return to the board if members chose to continue consideration.
Ending: Committee members agreed the question remained important to the 2026 revenue outlook; several asked staff to seek clarification from IDOR, and the issue could reappear before the full board ahead of the statute’s Jan. 1, 2026 effective date.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","KC Finance Committee Meeting July 23 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A proposed ordinance to impose a 1% county grocery retailers occupation tax and related service occupation tax failed in the Kane County Finance and Budget Committee on July 23.","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},6157627,"Kane County finance committee endorses using 2024 spending as baseline while working group seeks revenue options",2760,3380000,6140000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f&start=3380&end=6140","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f/thumbnail_3380000.jpg","/articles/6157627/Kane-County/Illinois/Kane-County-finance-committee-endorses-using-2024-spending-as-baseline-while-working-group-seeks-revenue-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6157627-243daf5dd141d6766334832517f29161/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822429&Signature=UxTSi6LJMBFPBDvDDRoKP~YOPADtzusP4wxZw-hYFjEy0WBUKAm9kDvPryoCjP2FOuNsDrgL0GHTFJth5yP-8QG-fZvAG8E9xtS~AMv5J3CUoPBNjyPw-wP~3ZJN1AVayTMGKdYcMk~FprAca-U00EPje8K2nlqZNOGAFkcuoFnGlDgDQHlCVqfbwoOcRm8M24Eh-g~FuOI~~OSBP6z6U2FHRir1xgPZNdowAcadj-WDW9gtrgILiQXOQPEZ2LcffxDseSZeIM9uVxjqMlnHfJ4BXJIKgdN07-JsLMFt7q4olQJcQ49R2Tc5Q1iRaUw42HPA9h5zV9t5JI8ACrAyQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kane County's Finance and Budget Committee on July 23 debated how to close a widening general-fund gap and agreed to distribute 2024 actual spending figures to departments and elected officials as a reference point for creating 2026 budgets.
The working group — made up of five committee members — told the committee the county cannot sustain the level of department and elected-official budgets submitted for 2026 and recommended using 2024 actuals as the comparative baseline. The group said that, even with potential revenue changes (a 2.9% cost-of-living property tax increase, reallocation of some RTA sales tax and use of riverboat reserves), department-submitted budgets would leave a multi‑million-dollar shortfall.
The nut graf: committee members said the goal is to set a realistic revenue allocation and then require managers and elected officials to present expense plans that fit that revenue; the group emphasized the board’s statutory role to allocate available revenues and warned that without new revenue or deeper cuts further reductions will be necessary in 2027.
The working group presented three options: (1) a maximum-revenue scenario including full CPI, maximum RTA transfer and internal riverboat use (resulting in a large deficit when compared to submitted budgets); (2) a constrained plan using base revenues plus modest reallocations that still left a shortfall to be addressed from available surplus; and (3) a recommendation to set elected-official and department allocation levels near 2024 actuals and ask departments to budget within that allocation.
Members pressed for more granular review of grants and specific line items that produced “wild swings” between 2024 actuals and the 2026 submissions. Finance Director Kathleen Hopkinson told the committee that general-fund revenue to date is roughly 9% below expectations but that timing of property-tax receipts should bridge some of that gap; she flagged permit and grant timing as items needing deeper review.
Committee members and staff also raised process concerns about last-minute distribution of the presentation materials; several members said they did not receive the final version until hours before the meeting and requested at least 48 hours for review before substantive votes. The committee agreed by consensus to distribute the 2024-actual expense allocations to departments and elected officials for their committees to use as a point of reference while the working group continues to refine revenue options and specific reductions.
The committee scheduled a special finance meeting for July 30 to continue work on two related revenue proposals (property-tax CPI treatment and a related revenue item) and to give members more time to review the working-group materials.
Ending: The decision to send 2024 actuals to departments is advisory, not final budget approval; members said the next steps will include department-level committee hearings, a refined revenue proposal from the working group, and additional meetings before the full board adopts a 2026 budget.","A five-member working group presented options to close a growing budget gap, recommending that departments and elected officials use 2024 actual expenses as the 2026 budgeting baseline while leaders continue negotiating modest revenue changes and a special meeting is set to continue the discussion.",{"_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},6157608,"Auditor’s office presents semiannual procurement-card review; intern outlines p‑card usage and vendor patterns",133,1691000,1824000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f&start=1691&end=1824","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f/thumbnail_1691000.jpg","/articles/6157608/Kane-County/Illinois/Auditors-office-presents-semiannual-procurement-card-review-intern-outlines-pcard-usage-and-vendor-patterns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6157608-733189c0d5ddcd1d00c1de8a727d1f6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822429&Signature=DHPlETWUdHNCfL6XZTA9pgBgd239LfvYgzLsFMB1XByERbc3IbQAf1A19cqntBb8ciwOyWqUqdiZz1NBlJrYXBaQR5uZkvwtw5mGhiHRkA-mzhPbHYstysjphNgF5ZNoXyhViA3eiRqMokhy3bVUJf2Xr0a0OwSz1lc4Nmd6ufnNmkYA9ZVxRRh6DH4vnzcPpLXJAaCwptCyEKKX34AjIhnMwNwYX54NIg9Nnrnm368tQ0keZ7E1z9VO~6oRgp6kzOQdd00U07S5O4WuN2eoIqxNHQiqQRxhSYgkemFDx6sRl7b33a8wh5Ken~UsnKM9jZGvg7aseLMAykqrfj6jyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kane County auditor’s office presented a semiannual audit of government procurement-card (p‑card) activity on July 23; the audit was prepared and presented by an auditing intern as part of the office’s internship program.
The intern reported that for the six-month fiscal period p‑card purchases totaled $984,342.12 across 3,730 transactions, and that the sheriff’s department accounted for the most purchases by volume. Amazon and several other vendors were listed among the highest‑use vendors. The audit noted p‑card spending has increased compared with prior years and projected that year‑end totals may exceed 2024 levels if the trend continues.
Chair Leonard thanked the intern; the auditor’s written report was placed on file and staff offered to answer follow-up questions.
Ending: Committee members had no immediate questions; the audit’s findings will inform procurement and finance staff as they monitor card usage going forward.","An intern from the auditor’s office presented a semiannual procurement card (p‑card) audit showing rising p‑card transactions and top vendors; the report was placed on file and staff noted p‑card spending is increasing year‑to‑date.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6157613,"Committee flags process errors after lease payment moved into Regional Office of Education budget",533,4820000,5353000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f&start=4820&end=5353","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f/thumbnail_4820000.jpg","/articles/6157613/Kane-County/Illinois/Committee-flags-process-errors-after-lease-payment-moved-into-Regional-Office-of-Education-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6157613-af4e988bc0c375d72a49e8191d16df74/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822429&Signature=EF2LMfZB-a0rkojGIcK5ZAfZVxOcRxjeuULh32PzkvKiXYdObvyabkFW9UdLiN0WQ4~Lv~TkcU1WaaTDzlGXB7RyCZEtcdObJ1z~yeIdt3gFFpdVft3K1FF-4n7glZWhgzpXmkOB1C6P7QY8ZyVbsoVO-nHSnvchgqEH2SBe4Bwu~BA81qS4X8OSC1uwyEOeNACEyfL7B0NqWq9Hplwmxyg6wJp8jq7vNZmSQ50uFzfZMYlLCvm0OPwgg~OpLqYlJercA32eCwgA3Cd-lg-s2SzhbncUnYDsGiR6APS0O8TgHFk5v9KHAuZ20y-GUxpkXDik-CunM~0H0QHMB8jHcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A mid‑meeting dispute on July 23 centered on a budget line-item reallocation that moved a building lease into the Regional Office of Education's budget without a clear board resolution authorizing the change.
Board member Leslie Lewis raised concerns that staff or a working group altered the ROE budget without following the board’s adoption process. “You do not have the authority to override an elected official,” Lewis said, urging respect for the resolution-based arrangement.
Members recalled a prior resolution (read in the meeting as resolution 20-111) that had assigned the lease payment responsibility. County staff and the working group said the change had been discussed in committee and intended to place the lease in the ROE’s budget for comparative purposes; Finance Director Kathleen Hopkinson said the 2024 actuals presented to the committee already included the ROE lease in the ROE totals to make 2024-to-2026 comparisons consistent.
County Attorney counsel advised that if the lease payment was created or assigned by board resolution, any substantive change to who pays the lease would require board action (resolution amendment) and recommended taking the question to a standing committee or the full board for public discussion. Committee members agreed to review the original resolution and, if necessary, bring any change back to the full board to preserve due process.
Ending: Committee asked staff to locate the resolution language and return with a recommendation; until the board votes, the obligation and the budget presentation should be handled consistent with the existing resolution.","A budget change moving a $130,000–$179,000 building lease into the Regional Office of Education (ROE) budget prompted board members to demand a review of the change and the underlying resolution; county attorneys said a formal amendment by the full board would be required to change a resolution-derived obligation.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6157617,"Committee probes riverboat fund allocations after CASA reports denied request; officials cite soft‑landing reserves",5357,3068000,8425000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f&start=3068&end=8425","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5464748-6e5bfa61e40383db89c071099665566f/thumbnail_3068000.jpg","/articles/6157617/Kane-County/Illinois/Committee-probes-riverboat-fund-allocations-after-CASA-reports-denied-request-officials-cite-softlanding-reserves","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6157617-e548b0a34eab740a76e309da5cefbc22/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822429&Signature=eJ2FJKqTy80CDtgZ2j8bMTtk092YwamNTxmkj3zUj~wxA3uk3ncy2k2FR5lWdjKCKveF5VkJ1tzsZQDhadKupDLmf2mJmvFkEhCJny802dCi0Ly0DwCxrwRPKSG2EUjibVbmh-XVAkdRpYcTv3gMNHiEFkTL1-kLRrSlD9GrQWntWRWZRrDyuXcE9RXQa5pjd2Emlq2U~dj7~SkdXJJ~dC65LaMa~GKC6eKf9qQv9nJupkydgX~uOO6mUp5fu5NkSqXZHXAJNsKo6TXDd6z6T1v6HCglLfyrKKE4WXOk5Z9JN4dCBa7FKIiF9SNGkFI06oaYQh~CWG1s7gWmQGg4Vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kane County board members raised questions July 23 about riverboat grant awards after CASA representatives reported that a recent funding request had been denied.
Board member Mr. Surges said CASA told him it had been denied and that the group historically received roughly $50,000 to $90,000 annually from riverboat funds. He asked staff who oversees the riverboat application process; staff identified Mark Van Kirkhoff in the development office as the contact and said the riverboat program is now administered under that office.
Riverboat committee members told the finance committee the riverboat fund was intended to include a \"soft landing\" reserve so recipients would have at least a transition year if funding was reduced. Committee members reported the riverboat fund balance at roughly $10 million to $11 million, with about $5 million budgeted for the current year and another $5–6 million available to provide a soft landing.
Later in the meeting Van Kirkhoff (per staff follow-up) confirmed that CASA did not receive riverboat funds for the 2025 cycle. Committee members said they would follow up with the riverboat committee chair to review award decisions and ensure consistent communication to applicants.
Ending: Members asked staff to provide clarity to CASA and other applicants on the riverboat award process and availability of reserves; several members urged the committee to consider transition funding where appropriate.","Board members asked staff to check why CASA's riverboat funding request was denied and reviewed the riverboat fund balance and the committee's intent to provide a 'soft landing' if casino proceeds decline.","actionData","errors"]

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