McLean County Executive Committee approves multiple emergency appropriations, intergovernmental agreements and appointments

The McLean County Executive Committee on March 10 approved a series of routine and emergency items across committees, including a consent agenda, appointments to local districts, emergency appropriation ordinances for multiple funds, an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network, an amended intergovernmental agreement for the Route 66 Bikeway, and a form intergovernmental agreement to allocate Illinois opioid settlement funds to fire protection districts.

The meeting opened with roll call and approval of the consent agenda and minutes and a recommendation for payment of bills and transfers; the transcript records an amount of $36,564 for regional planning and a remainder figure of $727,172.85 for the executive committee. The committee then moved through committee reports. Finance, Health, Justice, Property, Land Use and Transportation, and General Services each brought items for action mostly consisting of emergency appropriation ordinances or standard agreements.

Notable approvals: - Finance Committee: 5B1A, request approval of an emergency appropriation ordinance amending the McLean County fiscal year 2024 combined annual appropriation and budget ordinance (motion recorded; passed unanimously). - Health Committee: 5C1A, 5C1B, 5C1C and 5C1D, emergency appropriation ordinances for various funds including tort judgment and other fund amendments (motions moved and seconded; passed unanimously). - Justice Committee: 5D1A, 5D1B (approval of an Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts standard vendor agreement for goods and services), and 5D1C, all approved unanimously. The committee also received an informational presentation by the sheriff and two detectives on suspension and revocation of void cards; members encouraged viewing the recorded committee meeting for details. - Land Use & Transportation: 5F1A, approval of a resolution and intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network; 5F1B, approval of an amended intergovernmental agreement for Route 66 Bikeway development and maintenance (both passed unanimously). - General Services: 5GS1B, approval of an emergency appropriation ordinance amending the McLean County fiscal year 2024 combined annual appropriation and budget ordinance; 5GS1C, approval of a form intergovernmental agreement between McLean County and individual fire protection districts to allocate funds under the Illinois Opioid Allocation Agreement. Committee members said grants under the opioid allocation can be up to $50,000 but are not required to be that amount; the committee reported positive early outcomes from Funks Grove, which returned an email reporting a life-saving use of equipment purchased with earlier funds.

All motions recorded on the transcript passed unanimously. Several committee chairs noted that additional items will proceed to the full Board at its Thursday meeting. No items were tabled or failed at this committee meeting.