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Finance Committee declines immediate approval of county clerk's $268K supplemental request after heated exchange
Summary
After an extended debate over budget formats and transparency, DuPage County's Finance Committee declined to end debate and did not approve a $268,151 supplemental appropriation requested by the county clerk. Members urged the clerk's office to meet with finance staff and return with clarified projections in December.
The DuPage County Finance Committee on Nov. 25 declined to approve a $268,151 supplemental appropriations request from the county clerk after an extended and sometimes contentious public discussion about the clerk's budget submission and whether required materials had been provided.
Chair introduced the appropriation request (FIR 0203) and said the amount was the same figure previously presented. Deputy Clerk Johnson defended the clerk's submission, saying the clerk had submitted a budget request through the county's OpenGov software and provided follow-up materials. "The budget that was received that we were referring to was…
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