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DeKalb County board approves 2026 budget and a package of ordinances and resolutions
Summary
DeKalb County commissioners approved the fiscal-year 2026 budget and a set of related ordinances and resolutions, including the county tax levy and several housekeeping holiday/meeting-schedule resolutions; the board also approved a procurement resolution and payment-of-claims for December.
DeKalb County commissioners voted to adopt the fiscal-year 2026 budget and several related ordinances and resolutions during their December meeting.
The board approved the county tax-levy ordinance and an ordinance providing annual appropriations for the Forest Preserve District. The board also adopted Resolution R2025O2O (approving the FY2026 budget), a procurement authorization listed as Resolution R2025-107, and Resolution P2025-019 to pay claims for December 2025 in the amount of $163,391.49. Chair Fries announced, after roll-call votes, that the motions carried.
The procurement resolution (R2025-107) was introduced with staff noting that pricing information would help clarify the record; the board proceeded to a roll-call vote and approved the resolution. The board took separate roll-call votes to adopt the tax-levy ordinance and the Forest Preserve District appropriation ordinance; the motions were recorded as carried.
On routine business, the board also approved minutes from the Nov. 19, 2025 meeting and accepted a set of county reports for filing, including cash-and-investment reports, public defender juvenile monthly reports, pretrial reports, sales and construction reports and the DACRMC monthly report for November 2025.
Votes at a glance (items approved during the meeting): - Ordinance (tax levy) — adopted (roll call recorded; motion carried). - Ordinance (Forest Preserve annual appropriation) — adopted (roll call recorded; motion carried). - Resolution R2025O2O — fiscal-year 2026 budget — adopted (motion carried). - Resolution R2025-107 — procurement authorization — adopted (motion carried). - Resolution P2025-019 — payment of claims for December 2025 — adopted; claims amount stated in the transcript as $163,391.49. - Resolutions R2025-108 and R2025-109 — amendments to holiday schedule and establishment of the 2026 holiday/meeting schedule — adopted (voice votes). - Minutes (11/19/2025) and routine reports — accepted and placed on file.
Board members repeatedly thanked staff for their work on the budget and levy. "I just wanna thank Scott for work on this on the budget and the levy and for your time and effort," one commissioner said, praising department heads and staff for their work. The board recorded multiple roll-call votes with 'Aye' responses across members; the transcript records Chair Fries announcing motions carried.
What happens next: the budget and ordinances become the county’s working plan for FY2026 as adopted; the record shows the board will make the finalized budget document available online and correct a separate meeting-schedule posting during January.
