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McLean County Board approves multiple emergency appropriations and intergovernmental agreements; tables solar special-use request to April
Summary
At its March 13, 2025 meeting the McLean County Board unanimously approved a series of emergency appropriation ordinances and intergovernmental agreements covering fiscal, public-safety and public-works items, and voted to table a special-use application from Yarrow Solar LLC to the board’s April meeting.
At its March 13, 2025 meeting, the McLean County Board approved a slate of emergency appropriations and intergovernmental agreements affecting county budgets, court services, health funds and intergovernmental cooperation, and tabled a land-use application for a commercial solar facility until the board’s April meeting.
The actions were introduced in committee reports and carried on unanimous voice votes. Many of the appropriation items required a two-thirds vote under the Illinois statutory provisions cited in committee reports; the board approved each item without recorded dissent.
Votes at a glance
- Emergency appropriation ordinance (Executive Committee; amendment to McLean County FY2024 combined annual appropriation and budget ordinance) — moved by Vice Chair Rogal; seconded by Member Bell; passed unanimously. The motion cited 55 ILCS 56-1003 for the two-thirds requirement.
- Intergovernmental agreement (Executive Committee; form IGA between McLean County and individual fire protection districts for allocation of funds under the Illinois opioid allocation agreement) — moved by Vice Chair Rogal; seconded by Natalie Roseman Mendoza; passed unanimously.
- Emergency appropriation ordinance (Finance Committee; amendment to McLean County FY2024 combined annual appropriation and budget ordinance) — moved by Member Layman; seconded by Member Hanson; passed unanimously. The motion cited 55 ILCS 5/6-1003 for the two-thirds requirement.
- Health Committee emergency appropriations (four separate ordinances): - 7C1A (tort judgment fund 0135) — moved by Member Burn; seconded by Member Duffy; passed unanimously. - 7C1B (fund 103) — moved by Member Burn; seconded by Member Farley; passed unanimously. - 7C1C (fund 0105) — moved by Member Burn; seconded by Member Duffy; passed unanimously. - 7C1D (funds 0401 and 0135) — moved by Member Burn; seconded by Member Hansen; passed unanimously.
- Justice Committee items: - 7D1A (emergency appropriation for Court Services Department, McLean County FY2025 combined appropriation) — moved by Vice Chair Rogal; seconded by Member Farley; passed unanimously. - 7D1B (Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts standard vendor agreement for goods and services) — moved by Vice Chair Rogal; seconded by Member Ziebarth; passed unanimously. - 7D1C (emergency appropriation ordinance amending FY2024 combined appropriation and budget ordinance) — moved by Vice Chair Rogal; seconded by Member Duffy; passed unanimously.
- Land Use and Transportation Committee: - 7F1A (resolution and intergovernmental agreement with Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network, IPWMAN) — moved by Member Klein; seconded by Member Hanson; passed unanimously. - 7F1B (amended intergovernmental agreement for Route 66 Bikeway development and maintenance) — moved by Member Klein; seconded by Member Loeffler; passed unanimously. - 7F1C (special-use application SU25-2, Yarrow Solar LLC; request for a 5-megawatt commercial solar facility on ~39 acres in Mount Hope Township) — Member Klein moved to table the application to a date certain (the board’s April meeting); seconded by Member Layman; motion to table passed unanimously. The board indicated the item will return for consideration at the April meeting.
Other notes
- The county administrator said the Tamil Day proclamation was pulled from the agenda and will be brought back at a future meeting when representatives can attend.
- Nearly every listed committee action recorded in the meeting packet as requiring two-thirds approval was advanced with the statutory references noted during committee reports; the board’s voice votes in each case were recorded as unanimous with no individual roll-call vote lines for each item in the public remarks reported in the transcript.
Ending
Committee reports and the unapproved minutes were referenced for more detail; board members encouraged caution on roads as spring farm equipment activity increases. The board adjourned following remaining routine items.
