Kankakee County board accepts department reports and approves $9.65 million in June claims
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Summary
The board approved the claims committee recommendation to pay $9,651,085.01 for June and accepted multiple monthly departmental reports, including treasurer balances and coroner statistics.
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Kankakee County Board approved the claims committee report recommending payment of $9,651,085.01 for June 2025 and accepted several department monthly reports, including the treasurer, recorder, county clerk, coroner and circuit clerk.
Treasurer's report (month ending June 2025) recorded balances: tax account at Midland States Bank $84,371,252.47; tax operating account at First American Bank $470,240.02; tax e-pay account at First American Bank $10,111,196.32; special fund sweeps account at First American Bank $14,396,913.40. The recapitulation of collector's accounts showed total cash and banking investments of $109,349,602.21.
Other reports read into the record: recorder disbursement fees paid to county treasurer $179,817.57; county clerk monthly receipts $28,837.10 for June; coroner monthly activity—104 total calls, 11 coroner cases, 6 autopsies, 6 toxicology tests, 4 donations, 1 indigent case, 4 fetal cases, 43 hospice, 45 referrals, 65 cremations and 7 pending; coroner income $2,278. Circuit clerk disbursement totaling $316,770.41; animal control revenue $37,728 and 99 animals handled.
The board combined these items on the consent and claims agenda and approved them by voice and roll-call votes where recorded.
Ending: These routine financial and operational reports were accepted for the record; the board had no additional discussion recorded beyond the motions and votes.