Peoria County board members voted to authorize the county's annual payment into the state appellate prosecutor program and to accept a $50,000 court technology disbursement from the Illinois courts to be appropriated into the county's 2026 budget.

The appellate prosecutor authorization was introduced by the chair (unidentified speaker) as an annual county payment that sends appellate cases to a state-run appellate prosecutor's office. An unidentified county speaker explaining the item said the program provides representation for criminal appeals and "is a good savings, for the county" compared with hiring multiple assistant state's attorneys. The speaker asked during discussion whether the payment amount was "$43,000," and no clear dollar figure was confirmed on the record.

Danny moved the motion to authorize the payment; Linda seconded. Brian (speaker 2) said, "I vote aye," and Paul (speaker 3) also recorded an "aye." The presiding speaker declared the motion passed.

On a separate motion, the board authorized acceptance of a $50,000 disbursement from the Illinois courts for a technology modernization program in fiscal year 2026 and approved appropriating that sum into the county's 2026 budget. An unidentified county presenter explained that, unlike prior years when counties applied for funds competitively, the courts allocated $50,000 per county this year. Rob moved the motion and Danny seconded. Brian and Paul recorded "aye" votes and the chair declared the motion passed.

The record on both items contains the names of members who moved and seconded the motions and the recorded affirmative votes by Brian and Paul; a complete roll-call tally for every board member was not recorded in the audible transcript.

The board then asked for any additional discussion or public comment and adjourned the meeting.