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Committee hears clerk’s office arrears and NoLink payment delay; state's attorney flags potential misdemeanor for budget overspend
Summary
Chair Garcia told the committee the clerk’s office has about $91,072 in unpaid 2025 bills and that payment to NoLink (poll‑book software vendor) is significantly late and past Prompt Payment Act deadlines. A state's‑attorney representative said spending over budget can be charged as a Class B misdemeanor; finance staff reported related legal fees of about $279,877.
During chair remarks at the Jan. 13 DuPage County Finance Committee meeting, Chair Garcia updated members that the clerk’s office has outstanding bills of roughly $91,072 for fiscal 2025 and that NoLink — the vendor that operates poll books for elections — has been slow to receive payment and apparently overdue under the Prompt Payment Act.
Chair Garcia said the deputy clerk will appear before the committee to request appropriation to address the arrears. Member Amber Lassi asked what options the county has if an office ends the year with a negative balance; Chair Garcia said the county cannot legally pay bills…
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