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John Kitson moved the action; Jennifer Dallas seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote and the resolutions will be placed on the county agenda for further action by the full board.

The committee did not debate the individual resolutions at length during the finance meeting; staff noted they would be included on the county agenda for the executive session or regular agenda as appropriate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lee County Finance Committee Meeting 9/18/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The finance committee voted to forward five Joseph E. Meyer resolutions, including ones involving Woodhaven parcels, to the county executive agenda for board consideration.","taxTitle","Lee County, Illinois","taxId",58219,"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},5978231,"County names project manager for Tyler data-conversion; migration scheduled to begin in October",24,234000,258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481&start=234&end=258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481/thumbnail_234000.jpg","/articles/5978231/Lee-County/Illinois/County-names-project-manager-for-Tyler-data-conversion-migration-scheduled-to-begin-in-October","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978231-629303d3f79061c24334db98d7cecfae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770746414&Signature=IrdG7iWGK9XA9AfmPo-gimk~SGBBoRZIfoxZCeVAH1o~D2bNEBzChNoJkk0JWjvuYXa~UnpsGfGajgXlY6rKRv3BD2I~Royp~NoXlIyvbJ9Ra9g6j2lMRgyTFMVKkqjvfZ0Q1qfK-DLXal3o36mKAJKhe~9sWxZMhgGAvv8nAhNDgcEA4DwrNviAJHX~OZc3FSmMMipqV2gKxD99IFVFbWKKggytQ~sVwrtcPQt2hwHZqRIyyAPIxWVo5pv1zMfyi15EGBp0C28YBeuxAPCwgsCGdqGxqp7dV0XUpftJ0gaxXGgNCr~0D~t5yJEjPs7VQRGHz1KWFjG2peKBN8NXJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff announced that the county has selected a project manager for a data-conversion project with Tyler Technologies and that the data migration is planned to start in October.

Amy, a county staff member, told the committee: \"the county has chosen a project manager for our data conversion with Tyler, and we will be getting that started, October.\" She asked if members had questions and received none.

Committee members were also reminded that a group from Illinois Extension is visiting the meeting as part of a local leadership program; staff invited members to speak briefly with the visitors after the meeting.","County staff said a project manager has been chosen for the Tyler system data conversion and work is planned to begin in October; staff asked board members to meet visiting Illinois Extension participants after the session.",{"_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},5978236,"County lists $6.8 million in proposed capital projects; retaining wall repair estimated up to $2.1 million",267,3418000,3685000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481&start=3418&end=3685","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481/thumbnail_3418000.jpg","/articles/5978236/Lee-County/Illinois/County-lists-68-million-in-proposed-capital-projects-retaining-wall-repair-estimated-up-to-21-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978236-f0f942848635ea5c3039e4580919ddad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770746414&Signature=P9mS~mg21mjYgnSqkSQQu3TQGZohhe7PFKdoRwXAl-ADmK7HxeIeX-iIctVKAjS0uCWl1DGoYaYJfB2zhzP3yNjg68gK-ZRecniqGTKi6ib0jGx3rM5YIvOODoGnOW9oE~v-Yz28ru-qkUOc4cK0B8fxAvFLXaBpiTR9VGrFV5pCtD7BUzgEEi0fc-Y-M~H-q6~QczQ~7rr27dwTmeMdFh9m9FlCi89X13HNeZEBJO8PtjVBORg2rqIVaL4K6RDrmJVgigLdET7ys3n6xcgfIa9iETZjywj7qznIIohh9KvKKp3dMc~Mt2gvJ7r4sCk4gv8oYubkJMedceyVpcYnDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the finance committee reviewed a draft capital plan for fiscal 2026 that lists roughly $6.8 million in projected projects. The plan includes routine maintenance items, a case-management software purchase that was delayed into next year, and a large retaining-wall repair at the courthouse property.

Treasurer Reid Acree and county staff told members the county typically budgets more capital than it spends in a single year so projects are available if work becomes necessary. They noted last year the county budgeted about $4.6 million in capital but had spent roughly $1.2 million through three quarters of the year.

The retaining wall surrounding county property adjacent to the courthouse began shifting several years ago and partially collapsed on the street; initial maintenance estimates were about $600,000 but a contracted engineering firm, Hoffman, provided an estimate of about $2.1 million to fully remediate the problem. Staff said the state covered nearby sidewalk and concrete work but that the county is responsible for the removal and work on its property.

Committee members also noted the case-management software project was originally budgeted in the current year and pushed into the next fiscal year; staff confirmed the project will be in capital rather than the general fund. Committee members asked that capital spending be monitored so that large, unanticipated projects do not exhaust reserves.

No capital appropriations were finalized at the meeting; staff said specific capital appropriations will be identified for board action when the capital budget is finalized.","Committee reviewed a preliminary capital list for fiscal 2026 totaling about $6.8 million, including a major retaining-wall repair at the courthouse property with engineering estimates up to $2.1 million and a moved case-management software project.",{"_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},5978241,"Sheriff says SAFE-T Act release let suspect go; committee debates jail staffing, overtime and future costs",151,1011000,1162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481&start=1011&end=1162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481/thumbnail_1011000.jpg","/articles/5978241/Lee-County/Illinois/Sheriff-says-SAFE-T-Act-release-let-suspect-go-committee-debates-jail-staffing-overtime-and-future-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978241-18eb93c823823b80b985dda7de8d1eef/orig.mp4?Expires=1770746414&Signature=Oc9MlYOtxi6WGJwL4nunjiSlvmNTpSCKvzJ83290C11QcMMIM0S0N806mkhybH7fdHCjxz6eI54y-WNW9LuFasEobegNUjkH8P6rMxIYiTdCzT9654eKloiQ0YIvQFJRafvxLGDa5EajbrB~hgb-j6cwLYswg9GOpOBic-xxDV64S0Zrw-W1Tn7aqlN8vQBsj~DhQxO8OUtZUCxV7I3DWtiznrV8B7XMX3Z5IEh5eWFYqnUFnDAqcW6jRK0kPH6rgPmprxvEALAi5ocazM36rT-uNNYqMGB40tx-zXR7bumpXgPydQhsgSQOHLnequy~wMaGbA6aI~NQGbkdctAFWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lee County Sheriff Clay told the finance committee that a suspect captured in the county was released under provisions of the Illinois SAFE-T Act and later fled the region; he said federal marshals later located the suspect in Florida. The account prompted renewed committee discussion about staffing, overtime and the county jail's future costs.

Sheriff Clay described the sequence: deputies arrested a person after a vehicle pursuit; the suspect was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and fleeing to elude but was released the next day under the SAFE-T Act. Clay said the person was later linked to a shooting of his daughter and was captured days afterward by the U.S. Marshals in Florida. \"So another incident where the safety act failed to provide safety,\" Clay said.

Committee members used the episode to press for more local authority to hold dangerous suspects. Committee chair Jason Anderson urged state lawmakers to \"give you guys the tools to be able to hold people that need to be held,\" reflecting the sheriff's concern about pretrial release rules.

The committee also reviewed jail and public-safety finances. Treasurer Reid Acree told the committee staff projects the public-safety fund will retain roughly $250,000 this year as part of a multi-year plan to meet a balloon bond payment scheduled in 2029 of about $1,800,000. He noted one remaining interfund loan of $615,000 on the county books.

Sheriff and members discussed overtime and staffing numbers as drivers of jail and patrol costs. Clay said the corrections division currently has 16 correctional deputies and minimum staffing for the floor is three (two on the floor and one in the control room). He reported patrol staffing as 23 certified law-enforcement personnel including the sheriff; neighboring counties \"are larger by a handful dozen\" officers, he said. The county covers 729 square miles; Ogle County is 758 and Whiteside County 685 miles, numbers committee members used to compare coverage needs.

On overtime, committee members discussed current projections in the sheriff's fund. Acree said gross overtime projections appear near $290,000 with about $50,000 of that historically reimbursed by grants (for traffic enforcement, events or state reimbursements), leaving a net around $250,000 in the draft. Sheriff and board members estimated that adding one or two deputies might reduce overtime by roughly $40,000, but results are variable because arrests, court testimony and unplanned incidents influence overtime.

Members asked for further analysis of the jail's operating cost and whether regional consolidation or \"farming out\" inmates to neighboring counties would save money after transport and statutory obligations are considered. Treasury staff said the county\u0000could produce a detailed breakdown if the committee wanted one, but that the current accounting and vendor classifications would require work to isolate purely jail operating costs.

No formal staffing changes were adopted; the discussion framed budget decisions in the draft and requested additional reporting on the public-safety fund schedule and a possible study of shared services or regional consolidation.","Lee County Sheriff reported a suspect released under Illinois' SAFE-T Act was later linked to a shooting; the finance committee discussed overtime, staffing shortfalls in patrol, the jail's long-term costs including a $1.8 million balloon bond payment and possible regional consolidation study.",{"_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},5978245,"Finance committee presents balanced preliminary budget, proposes modest levy increase to capture new construction",3907,393000,4300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481&start=393&end=4300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5789919-47046a59c2b2b167dfd77c0f5f9c4481/thumbnail_393000.jpg","/articles/5978245/Lee-County/Illinois/Finance-committee-presents-balanced-preliminary-budget-proposes-modest-levy-increase-to-capture-new-construction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5978245-599808ca74c416e18ff4c24d3d9400b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770746414&Signature=Vk3gA~7ITNSO-bnF6XTgnr~Qdqlj1nK1OLcSbMwiONvYetBD5SQBf2bQWoga-TL3Xoc0-x0SE5W7dav-Kg5Ey66yJg89bZq58b53jCpd-3mhjMRHnkYhD7qg0Ws4ZRbziI-i1HPO2lj0TW2-2ANYZ5Vrhq2cVey8xuD9MMJ5-iMfMPz6tVssVh8nuuoHUSxJtHGi4Ly2MwWV3xpp1kaP1wtcOOI5g74JwGjnxnVBBALhKmrs1EhfcnuxgHtBnDqASuwc-j-epDuBaC~guegKZkoNQNHu3hSWln7HPAxCSE98HRHJ9iUgyI9Tj8TMqQGehWCwlCzQHD5fYhavL0dYOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lee County\u0000Finance Committee members reviewed a preliminary fiscal 2026 budget and preliminary levy calculation Wednesday, saying the draft is essentially balanced with a small surplus and recommending a modest increase in the preliminary levy to capture new construction.

The committee\u0000treasurer, Reid Acree, told members the draft budget appears balanced \"we do have a currently balanced budget, I think, maybe with a surplus of around $3,000,\" and that revenue lines such as sales tax are running near projections while property-tax projections were reduced after updated assessor estimates.

Acree said sales and use tax trends allowed upward adjustments to some projections, and that a recent reclassification of use tax at the state level accounted for shifts between sales and use tax receipts. He also reported a roughly $70,000 reduction in projected property-tax revenue after the assessor lowered the estimate of new construction by about $8 million.

Committee members asked for clarity about transfers and fund balances. Acree said the solid-waste fund had a scheduled transfer of $200,000 for the year and that staff added an additional $100,000 transfer after reviewing balances, and that capital transfers into the county general fund total roughly $2.2 million in the draft. He said payroll-related savings and a slightly lower-than-anticipated insurance premium increase (13.5 percent rather than the 14 percent earlier estimated) contributed to the balanced draft.

On the levy, Acree walked members through the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) calculation (often called \"tax cap\" rules), explaining that the consumer price index limit for the year was 2.9 percent and that the county\u0000would be able to capture some additional revenue from new construction. Using those inputs, the preliminary calculation produced a 3.74 percent net levy increase (about $352,000). Acree recommended levying slightly more than the initial calculation to avoid missing new construction that might be reported later.

Members did not take a final vote on the budget or levy at the meeting. Instead, the committee agreed to present a final preliminary draft at the October finance committee meeting and to direct board members to send questions to the treasurer in the interim. Committee staff cancelled a previously scheduled extra meeting and said the formal levy and preliminary budget actions will follow the standard timetable for a preliminary passage and a final vote in November.

The committee approved non-budget items on the agenda during the meeting (see separate entries).","Lee County finance committee reviewed a preliminary fiscal 2026 budget the committee described as effectively balanced with a roughly $3,000 surplus, recommended levying slightly more than the draft calculation to capture anticipated new construction, and scheduled a final preliminary presentation for October.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee moves Joseph E. Meyer resolutions for Woodhaven parcels to county agenda

County names project manager for Tyler data-conversion; migration scheduled to begin in October

County lists $6.8 million in proposed capital projects; retaining wall repair estimated up to $2.1 million

Sheriff says SAFE-T Act release let suspect go; committee debates jail staffing, overtime and future costs

Finance committee presents balanced preliminary budget, proposes modest levy increase to capture new construction