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Board approves $800,000 additional appropriation for township motor fuel tax fund
Summary
The Peoria County Board approved an $800,000 additional appropriation into the FY2025 township motor fuel tax fund from fund balance to cover township road projects, after staff said funds were available in the fund balance.
The Peoria County Board approved an $800,000 additional appropriation into the FY2025 township motor fuel tax fund to cover additional township road projects, using available fund balance. The chair put the resolution on the floor; a motion was moved by Linda and seconded by Jennifer. Amy, speaking during the resolution, explained that the county highway department administers the township motor fuel tax fund on behalf of road commissioners and that the road commissioners had requested more funds than the county anticipated when last year’s budget was prepared.
Amy said the appropriation comes from the fund balance and that funds are available to cover the additional projects. The motion was put to a vote and passed.
There was no recorded roll-call tally in the meeting transcript; the packet note indicated the item had passed unanimously out of the infrastructure committee the prior day. The appropriation was described as an allocation from fund balance to pay for additional township road work identified by road commissioners; no additional conditions, amendments, or implementation directions were recorded in the meeting minutes.
