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Cunningham Township board defers approval of July bills after billing packet gaps
Summary
Trustees voted to defer committee verification and approval of the July bills because payroll items (IMRF and FSA) were omitted from the packet due to a portal access issue; the board will revisit the bills at the next meeting.
The Cunningham Township board on Aug. 18 voted to defer approval of the committee’s July bills after staff reported that some payroll and benefits items were omitted from the bills packet due to a portal access issue.
A staff member explained that IMRF (Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund) and FSA items were not included in the bills list because of portal access problems and recommended either approving the current list and then approving a revised list in September or deferring approval until a complete packet is available. Trustee Wu asked for clarification about duplicate payments to Beckett Property Trust; staff explained the lease payment is split 50/50 between the town fund and the general assistance fund because both offices operate from that location.
Why it matters: The deferral pauses formal financial approval for the months covered by the packet and requires staff to return with a corrected, up‑to‑date bills list. The board approved a motion to defer the committee to verify bills to the next township board meeting.
Key details - Staff reported total expenditures for the month: Town Fund $54,999.26; General Assistance Fund $228,021.90; combined total $282,121.16 (IMRF and FSA not included in these items because of portal access issues). Staff recommended deferral or approval of an updated list when available. - Trustee Wu asked what the acronym “SASS” referred to; staff explained it is an older term for Shelter and Services and that the program is transitioning terminology to “emergency housing.” - Trustee Wu also asked about two identical checks to Beckett Property Trust listed on the bills; staff explained the lease cost is split 50/50 between the general assistance fund and the town fund because both offices operate from the same location. - Motion to defer committee verification and approval of the bills was made by Trustee Quisenberry (second made by Trustee Wu); roll call recorded affirmative votes from Trustee Wu, Trustee Evans, Trustee Colasetti, Trustee Bishop, Trustee Wilkin and Trustee Quisenberry.
Ending Trustees deferred the bills verification and directed staff to prepare an updated bills list that includes the missing IMRF and FSA items for the next meeting.
