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Public Safety & Justice committee advances 2026 budget with new central vacancy account; Williams votes no
Summary
Finance staff presented the committee's 2026 budget package, including a new process to centralize budgeted vacancy salaries (~$2.0 million county-wide, $1.9M in this committee) and a list of requested FTE changes including one forensic pathologist for the coroner. Committee advanced the package; all voted in favor except Member Williams.
The Peoria County Public Safety & Justice Committee advanced its fiscal 2026 budget recommendations after a presentation by county finance staff outlining revenue and expense projections, vacancy-accounting changes and specific staffing requests.
Heather (county finance staff) told the committee the county's recommended general fund is $64,200,000 in revenues with about $1,200,000 in planned use of fund balance to match budgeted expenditures; all funds are recommended at $172,500,000 in revenues with approximately $18,000,000 in planned use of fund balance. For the Public Safety & Justice Committee specifically, recommended revenues were $27,129,739 and expenditures…
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