Votes at a glance: key resolutions, appropriations and contract approvals — April 24, 2025

At its April 24 meeting the Champaign County Board voted on multiple ordinances, resolutions and budget amendments. The following summarizes each formal action recorded in the meeting transcript and associated committee recommendations.

• Ordinance 2025‑7 (zoning case 144‑S‑24) — Approved (voice vote). The board approved a special‑use permit for a 135 MW solar farm with an accessory 135 MW battery energy storage system and accepted a decommissioning/site reclamation plan. The action followed a recommendation from the Environment, Land Use and Zoning Committee. The vote was taken by voice; the transcript records the motion carried.

• Resolution 2025‑136 — Highway fund appropriation — Adopted (roll call recorded at committee and affirmed by board). The board adopted a budget amendment (BUA 2025‑3407) to increase appropriations by $500,000 in Fund 2083 (County Highway) for initial investment in highway department solar panels.

• Resolution 2025‑137 — Award of contract for voter registration and poll book software — Adopted (voice vote). The board approved awarding the contract pursuant to RFP 2024005; the county clerk fielded questions about modules and security, and members thanked clerk staff for pursuing grant funding to reduce costs.

• Resolutions 2025‑138 and 2025‑139 — Budget amendments for 10‑x election system contract — Adopted (roll calls recorded). The board approved appropriation changes to Fund 2628 (election assistance/accessibility) and Fund 1080 (general corporate) to cover the 10‑x contract. The clerk explained that the vendor package includes voter central and precinct central modules and requires vendor‑supplied iPads for poll book functionality; the clerk said the package was necessary for security and integration.

• Resolutions 2025‑140 and 2025‑141 — Proclamations — Adopted. The board adopted proclamations recognizing National Correctional Officers Week (May 4–10) and National Police Week (May 11–17).

• Resolution 2025‑142 — Recreation and entertainment license — Adopted. The board approved a license for a Spanish rodeo at the Champaign County Fairgrounds on May 4, 2025.

• Resolution 2025‑143 — Payment of claims — Adopted.

• Resolution 2025‑144 — Budget amendment (sheriff drug forfeitures) — Adopted. The board corrected a disbursement error (increased appropriation $12,009; no additional revenue) related to Fund 2612 (sheriff drug forfeitures). The transcript shows a roll call with a motion passing and some members voting no in the record indicated elsewhere in the roll-call portion.

• Resolution 2025‑145 — Budget amendment to fund completion of ACFR/CAFR — Adopted (roll call recorded). The board approved a $75,111.64 appropriation from general corporate to hire CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) to assist with completing the county ACFR/CAFR. Members debated the recurring and one‑time elements of the work and expressed concern about the county’s late audits and grant risk; the motion passed by roll call.

Other actions recorded (resolutions 2025‑134 and 2025‑135) honored employees for years of service and retiring employees earlier in the meeting; both passed by voice vote.