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County approves FY26 Stevenson Nursing Center budget; finance staff propose three‑year tax-levy advance
Summary
Stephenson County board approved the Stevenson Nursing Center's proposed fiscal 2026 budget after finance staff outlined a plan to advance three years of levy revenue into the nursing fund, tapping general‑fund reserves and leaving some budgetary risk if a pending property sale or court action changes receipts.
Stephenson County board members voted to approve the proposed fiscal 2026 budget for the Stevenson Nursing Center after county finance staff described a plan to advance three years of property tax levy revenue into the nursing‑center fund.
Adrienne, county finance staff, told the board that the budget shows a $500,000 line for real estate taxes and that the county has discussed a multiyear interfund advance with auditors. "We can only do 85% of what the total levy is. So that's 3 years of $425,000," Adrienne said, describing the mechanism that would make money available in the nursing fund on Jan. 1 to pay vendors and then be repaid from future levy receipts.
The levy advance, Adrienne said, would be drawn from the general fund reserves. "Currently, we are utilizing $3,000,000 in cash carry forward in the general fund to balance the budget for 2026. So this would be on top of that," she said. She also said miscellaneous revenue in the proposed nursing fund budget is currently listed at $100; if a pending property sale produces proceeds, those would be entered into that line and could change the fund's outlook.
The budget presenter described the nursing‑fund revenue total as $1,775,000 and explained that expense line items are evolving as staff reconcile vendor claims. She said some vendors are owed amounts dating back to 2023 and that the county expects to sequence payments if cash is tight.
Board members discussed contingencies. Adrienne said the sale of county property that could inject funds into the nursing account remains uncertain and that a court action challenging the sale — described in the meeting as an injunction alleging the sale bypassed a required referendum — could force the county to retool the plan. Adrienne said the board should know more about the sale's status by Nov. 3.
The board then voted to approve the proposed FY26 Stevenson Nursing Center budget; the motion carried on a voice vote recorded as "motion carried." The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally.
The budget approval directs county staff to proceed under the presented revenue assumptions while noting that the levy‑advance plan depends on general‑fund reserves and on whether sale proceeds or court action alter expected receipts.
