Kane County Emergency Management delivered its fiscal-year 2026 budget presentation to the Judicial & Public Safety Committee on Aug. 14 and asked the panel to approve a proclamation recognizing Preparedness Month. The committee approved the proclamation by roll call.

The office said it will take delivery this month of a new command vehicle and marked an anniversary: January will be the agency’s 50th year. Emergency Management reported 6 full‑time staff, 11 vehicles and 10 trailers—unchanged from 2025—and volunteer numbers up to about 70, with volunteer hours on pace to exceed recent years.

Two special funds were described: the EMA volunteer fund (special fund 247), with a balance around $55,000, and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) fund, with a balance near $42,000. The volunteer fund will support volunteer engagement events and small expenditures the volunteer committee directs; Emergency Management expects to spend roughly $11,000–$12,000 from it this year. The LEPC fund supports hazardous‑materials planning and provides small grants to regional response teams; about half of annual receipts have been shared with response teams in prior years.

Emergency Management said it plans to apply for a grant to complete a hazardous‑materials commodity flow study that will map hazardous materials moving through county roads and rail lines for spill‑response planning. The office also said it is about 50% through an Emergency Operations Plan update due March 2026 and is forming an EOC (Emergency Operations Center) support volunteer team for social‑media monitoring, situation units and logistics.

The committee approved the proclamation recognizing Preparedness Month; no other formal committee action was required for the budget presentation, which was accepted for review.