The McLean County Board on April 17 unanimously approved a series of emergency appropriations, budget amendments and a fee ordinance and adopted a proclamation designating April 14, 2025, as Tamil Day in McLean County.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (Item 7): Motion by Member Eric Hanson, second by Member Buck Farley; outcome: approved unanimously (ayes announced).

- 8A1A — Emergency appropriation ordinance amending McLean County fiscal year 2025 combined annual appropriation and budget (Fund 7): Moved by Vice Chair Jim Rogal, second by Member Sandy Ziebarth; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- 8A1B — Emergency appropriation ordinance amending McLean County fiscal year 2025 combined annual appropriation and budget (Fund 113): Moved by Vice Chair Jim Rogal, second by Member Sean Fagan; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- 8B1A — Ordinance amending the 2024 combined annual budget and appropriation ordinance: Moved by Member Layman, second by Member Eric Hanson; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- 8B1B — Ordinance amending the 2025 combined annual budget and appropriation ordinance: Moved by Member Layman, second by Member Buck Farley; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- 8B1C — Ordinance amending Chapter 205, Fees, Article 11, Miscellaneous Code Fees, Section 205‑32, McLean County Code: Moved by Member Layman, second by Member Sean Fagan; outcome: approved unanimously.

- 8C1A — Emergency appropriation ordinance amending McLean County fiscal year 2025 combined annual appropriation and budget (Fund 0112): Moved by Member Corey Byrne, second by Member Eric Hanson; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- 8D1A — Illinois Court Technology Modernization Program funding agreement (Circuit Court): Moved by Vice Chair Jim Rogal, second by Member Buck Farley; outcome: approved unanimously (funding agreement accepted).

- 8D1B — Emergency appropriation ordinance amending McLean County fiscal year 2025 combined annual appropriation and budget (Circuit Court Department, Fund 1): Moved by Vice Chair Jim Rogal, second by Member Eric Hanson; outcome: approved unanimously; statutory basis: 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 (two‑thirds required and met).

- Proclamation — Declaring April 14, 2025, as Tamil Day in McLean County: Presented by Member Mark Klause; proclamation text read and adopted during the meeting; outcome: adopted (no mover/second recorded on transcript).

How the board voted

Board roll call at the meeting reported 18 members present at the start; motions that passed were announced as unanimous “aye.” The transcript records voice assent (“Aye”) rather than roll‑call votes for individual members; the meeting clerk confirmed a quorum of 18 at roll call.

Context and committee notes

Vice Chair Jim Rogal opened Executive Committee items and noted both emergency appropriation ordinances require a two‑thirds majority under 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003. Member Layman presented three Finance Committee items, including the two budget amendments and a change to county code fees, and noted the Public Building Commission–led animal control facility project is on schedule for a late‑July opening. Health Committee Chair Corey Byrne announced the Health Department is monitoring the termination of a federal grant that funded the county epidemiologist position; the termination is the subject of ongoing court action and county staff said they are tracking potential budget impacts in next year’s cycle. Justice Committee items included acceptance of a state court technology funding agreement and a related emergency appropriation for the Circuit Court.

Other communications

Board members used the meeting’s general‑business portion to note stakeholders should take care in road work zones as the county enters road season and to remind the public that Canadian geese are a protected migratory species. Member Eric Hanson promoted a Child Protection Network fundraising event that supports local CASA and CAC programs. Vice Chair Rogal and other members thanked staff for ongoing project work and noted the county’s Public Building Commission involvement in county projects.

What the approvals mean

The emergency appropriations and budget amendments authorize county staff to allocate funds as specified in the packeted ordinances; several items cited 55 ILCS 5/6‑1003 as the statutory basis for two‑thirds emergency appropriation approval. The fee change amends the McLean County Code, chapter 205, section 205‑32 (the text of the ordinance appears in the packet). The court technology agreement accepts state funding for court modernization; the Circuit Court emergency appropriation provides appropriated funds tied to that program.

No votes failed or were tabled during the items recorded in the transcript; all presented motions were approved as announced on the floor.