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Champaign County board approves series of resolutions including treasurer appointment, opioid‑settlement uses and task force creation
Summary
The Champaign County Board on March 20 approved a package of resolutions that included appointing Byron Clark as county treasurer, creating a carbon sequestration task force, and authorizing the county’s MS4 stormwater notice of intent.
The Champaign County Board on March 20 approved a package of resolutions that included appointing Byron Clark to fill the remainder of the county treasurer’s term, creating a county task force on carbon sequestration, authorizing the county’s notice of intent for the MS4 stormwater-permit cycle, and approving agreements to spend opioid‑settlement funds.
The actions consolidate routine administrative approvals with several higher-profile items. The board voted to appoint Byron Clark to the unexpired county treasurer term ending Nov. 30, 2026, adopted a personnel-policy update and approved several housekeeping financial measures. The board also approved agreements using opioid-settlement money for a mid-barrier shelter housing project and a public-health district agreement.
Why it matters: the treasurer appointment fills a vacancy created by a resignation effective Feb. 28, 2025; the carbon sequestration task force responds to local concern about underground CO2 storage near the Mahomet…
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