Votes at a glance: Boone County administration committee actions, Jan. 9

At its Jan. 9 meeting the Boone County administration committee took the following formal actions (roll calls and voice votes as noted):

- Claims approved: The committee approved claims totaling $256,646.11; the motion carried on roll call.

- Remote attendance: The committee approved remote participation for two board members; motion carried.

- Minutes and agenda: Minutes from prior sessions and the meeting agenda were approved by voice vote.

- Special‑use permit (Prairie North LLC, SUP‑23‑2023): After extended testimony the committee approved the special‑use permit for a 2‑megawatt community solar project at 172XX Illinois Route 76 (see separate article). A prior motion to adopt planning staff findings of fact (moved by Dave Wiltsie) failed; the later motion to approve the permit as presented carried by majority vote and will be recorded in the full board packet.

- Builder’s risk insurance (Gallagher) for the McKinley Building Project: Approved, $11,380, to be paid from tort fund.

- Property tax abatement ordinance (alternate bond series 2015 alpha): Approved to prevent an additional $313,388 being collected from taxpayers; this annual abatement ordinance passed by voice vote.

- Circuit clerk and recorder fee updates: The committee approved a resolution to set circuit clerk filing fees and related distributions, and two resolutions updating the recorder’s predictable fee schedule and distribution to comply with recent state statute changes.

- Moratorium on impact fees: Committee discussion continued about the two‑year moratorium (expiring in March); staff will invite affected taxing bodies to an upcoming meeting and present additional tax and housing data for a follow‑up recommendation.

- Executive session: The committee voted to enter executive session for pending litigation.