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Kankakee County board approves claims, tax adjustments, zoning permit and administrative measures
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the board approved the claims committee report totaling $11.3 million, an amended 2024 tax levy request, a property tax abatement for 2024, a special-use permit for a bed-and-breakfast, an intergovernmental agreement to perform solar plan reviews for the Village of Buckingham and several highway and bridge measures.
The Kankakee County Board on Feb. 11 approved a package of routine and substantive measures including payment claims, tax-year resolutions, land-use approvals, intergovernmental agreements and infrastructure contracts.
Key approvals
- Claims committee report: The board approved the claims committee report, which the clerk recorded as total disbursements of $11,315,596.65. The motion was moved and carried after a roll-call vote in which a majority voted aye.
- Amended tax-year 2024 levy request: The board approved an amended levy request to add a missing line for an education extension; the presenter said the total levy amount remains unchanged. The motion passed by roll call.
- Property tax abatement for tax year 2024 (payable 2025): The board approved a resolution to abate property taxes for tax year 2024 payable in 2025.
- Zoning: The board approved Zoning Board of Appeals case 24-12, a special-use permit to operate a bed-and-breakfast at 968 S. Sandbar Road in Aroma Township. Planning and ZBA recommended approval with eight conditions; the board approved the permit by voice vote.
- Solar plan-review agreement with Village of Buckingham: The county agreed to perform plan reviews and inspections for solar installations in the Village of Buckingham under an intergovernmental agreement. The recorded fees in the discussion were $150 for residential plan reviews, $3.50 for commercial reviews, and $50 per inspection; the presenter said those figures align with the county’s unincorporated fees.
- Infrastructure: The board authorized (1) a resolution for maintenance under the Illinois Highway Code and (2) an engineering agreement with Gonzales Companies, LLC to design two bridge replacements on County Highway 16 in Manteno and Sumner townships; both measures were approved by roll call.
- Election precinct change: The board approved a polling-place change for Suburban A-8 to take effect for the April 1, 2025 consolidated election; the change moves voters to the Bradley Community Center because of construction at the Village Hall site.
Why it matters: The claims approval disburses county funds; the levy amendment and abatement affect property-tax administration; the bed-and-breakfast permit alters allowable land use at a specific parcel; the Buckingham agreement delegates building-plan reviews to the county and establishes fees; bridge-design authorization moves two replacement projects into the engineering phase.
Recorded votes and procedure: Most items passed on roll-call or voice votes as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript records a roll call, the clerk read names and registered “aye” for the majority; the transcript does not list individual no votes except where noted.
Ending: The meeting also included multiple appointments, committee reports and open positions the board recorded; the session ended after routine business and a motion to adjourn.
