Will County’s Finance Committee approved an appropriation of funds the sheriff received from a Citgo grant on May 6; committee members asked for clarity about what equipment the funds would buy and were later told the sheriff planned to purchase a drone.

During the agenda discussion the committee moved to appropriate the Citgo grant funds for equipment in the sheriff’s budget and passed the appropriation. At the meeting a committee member asked what specific machinery would be bought with the funds; county staff said they would follow up with details. Later in the meeting a county representative identified the purchase as a drone funded by the Citgo grant.

Committee members asked staff to circulate the specific procurement details after the meeting; no additional appropriation was requested at the time and staff said they would provide information about the equipment and vendor selection to the committee following the meeting.

Outcome: appropriation approved; sheriff intends to procure a drone with Citgo funds and staff will provide purchase details to the committee.