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County board appoints District 6 member; oath administered amid name inconsistency in transcript
Summary
The Champaign County Board approved Resolution No. 2025-330 to fill a District 6 vacancy. Rodriguez moved the appointment and Locke seconded; the appointee was sworn in. The resolution text names 'Denise Arias' while the person taking the oath gave the name 'Denise Torres.'
The Champaign County Board on Nov. 20, 2025, adopted Resolution No. 2025-330 appointing a person to fill the unexpired term for the District 6 county board seat through Nov. 30, 2026. Member Rodriguez moved the appointment; Locke seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote.
The resolution text read into the record names the appointee as 'Denise Arias' and stated the appointment followed the notification and appointment process required under state law (citing 10 ILCS 5/25-10). Clerk Hammonds then administered the oath of office. During the oath, the individual sworn stated the name 'Denise Torres.' The transcript records this difference between the name used in the resolution and the name spoken during the oath. The board held a brief photo opportunity following the swearing-in.
No board member objected during the vote and Chair announced the motion carried. The record does not contain additional detail clarifying the name discrepancy. The resolution directed the appointee to serve on the Facilities Committee replacing the prior member, Carolyn Greer, whose resignation effective Oct. 9, 2025, created the vacancy.
Next steps: the appointee will serve the remainder of the term through Nov. 30, 2026, and the board recorded the appointment in the minutes.
