McLean County executive committee approves contracts and ordinances, green-lights audit engagement and moves to closed session
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Summary
The committee approved a series of vendor contracts and code amendments, authorized an audit engagement for the Mental Health and Public Safety Fund, and voted to go into closed session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act; most measures passed without substantive debate.
The McLean County Executive Committee on the evening’s agenda approved a string of contract renewals, procurement amendments and county code changes, authorized an audit engagement related to the county’s Mental Health and Public Safety Fund and then voted to enter closed session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Chair Johnson opened the meeting, acknowledged a quorum and approved remote participation for Member Hanson. The committee approved the consent agenda of minutes and payments and then moved through action items including a short-term contract extension with ATEMs for the JMS system, a content amendment for Cornerstone on Demand, the annual renewal with Levi, Ray & Shoup for the online statements-of-economic-interest system, a finalized contract with Sanborn Map Company for the county’s GIS aerial flyover and statements of work with Insight Public Sector to modernize audio-visual systems in the Law and Justice Building. County staff said the Sanborn flyover must be completed before leaf-out, and IT staff described the AV upgrades as critical to emergency operations room functionality.
Committees reported additional approved items: the Finance Committee advanced ordinances amending Chapters 50 and 116 of the McLean County Code; the Justice Committee approved membership and lease agreements, several emergency appropriation ordinances relating to the Sheriff’s Department and jury commission, and an amendment to a neutral-site custody exchange and supervised visitation center agreement; and the Land Use & Transportation Committee approved a three-year solid waste program agreement with the Ecology Action Center, the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal (Member Klein recused and the vote recorded one abstention).
Administrator Taylor and staff told the committee they will present a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal to define the scope of an audit of the Mental Health and Public Safety Fund. The committee approved a letter of engagement/statement of work with CliftonLarsonAllen to perform that audit, with a member clarifying the county’s obligation depends on the other bodies’ approvals of the MOU.
The committee concluded the open session by voting to go into closed session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) for litigation matters. A roll-call vote was recorded and the committee recessed to closed session.
Votes at a glance (items approved): - Remote attendance for Member Hanson — Motion: Byrne; Second: Fagan — Approved. - Consent agenda (minutes/payments) — Motion: Bridal; Second: Byrne — Approved. - ATEMs contract amendment (JMS extension) — Motion: Bridal; Second: Lehman — Approved. - Cornerstone on Demand amendment — Motion: Fagan; Second: Klein — Approved. - Levi, Ray & Shoup renewal (statements of economic interest system) — Motion: Bridal; Second: Fagan — Approved. - Sanborn Map Company contract (GIS aerial flyover) — Motion: Klein; Second: Lehman — Approved. - Insight Public Sector SOWs (AV upgrades) — Motion: Rogel; Second: Baron — Approved. - Illinois CASA membership; Dorothy Warner lease; emergency appropriations (Sheriff, jury, fund 0170); custody exchange amendment — Justice Committee motions — Approved. - Ordinances amending Chapters 50 and 116 — Finance Committee motions — Approved. - Solid waste program agreement with Ecology Action Center et al. — Member Klein recused; motion passed with one abstention. - MOU scope for Mental Health & Public Safety Fund audit and CliftonLarsonAllen engagement — Motions passed; commitment contingent on other bodies’ approvals of the MOU. - Motion to enter closed session pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) — Motion: Fagan; Second: Bridal — Roll-call recorded; entered closed session.
The committee conveyed that many items were considered routine and approved without extended debate. The next scheduled meeting was announced for 2026-02-09; the committee went into closed session and no further public business was conducted that evening.
