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McLean County committee approves one-year child-support contract extension with spending limit
Summary
The Justice Committee voted to extend for one year an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services/Attorney General’s child-support program, with direction that county staff not exceed the contracted payment and explore staffing and space changes to avoid additional county costs.
The McLean County Justice Committee voted May 7 to extend for one year an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) and the Attorney General’s child-support enforcement program, while directing the county not to exceed the contract’s allotted payment.
State’s Attorney Reynolds told the committee the attorney general is statutorily responsible for child-support enforcement but has for decades contracted with local county offices to perform the work. Reynolds said the Attorney General’s Office sought a two‑year renewal; county staff negotiated a one‑year extension because of concerns that the state payment does not cover the county’s costs.
The committee considered three options presented by Reynolds: (1) accept the contract as written and absorb the shortfall from the…
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