Stephenson County's treasurer told the board Oct. 8 that total accounting funds were down about $50,000 from the previous month but remain roughly $45,000 higher than the same time last year.

The treasurer reported nine investments matured in September producing about $39,000, and that 23 investments remained in place at month-end with three more placed the morning of the meeting.

On property taxes, the treasurer said a fourth distribution was scheduled for Friday that would send roughly $13.3 million to taxing districts, and that the county had collected and distributed about 82% of anticipated annual property-tax revenue at the time the distribution was initiated. A final day for payments to avoid publication was noted as Oct. 15, with a published list due later in the month.

The office mailed about 2,200 friendly reminder postcards to property owners with likely delinquencies; the treasurer said that outreach had produced useful address updates tied to recent sales that previously had not been captured in the county's records.

The treasurer also reminded the board that reimbursements owed to multiple county funds from the nursing center remain outstanding; staff continue to track those reimbursements and the treasurer said the problem is not yet resolved.

No formal actions were taken on the treasurer's report; the board received the update and had no follow-up motions at the time of the meeting.