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Kane County delays final vote on 2026 budget after finance committee flags fund transfers
Summary
Kane County commissioners continued the public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget after the treasurer and clerk auditor recommended several fund-balance transfers, clarified project funding and a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment, and asked departments to validate numbers following a new financial system migration.
Kane County commissioners on Dec. 9 moved to continue the public hearing on the 2026 county budget to give department heads time to verify figures after the county migrated to a new financial system.
The continuation followed a presentation by County Treasurer Karen Chatterley and Clerk/Auditor Shamil Lamb, who recommended transferring several small fund balances back into the county’s General Fund (Fund 110) and rearranging some salary and project lines. Chatterley asked the commission to transfer $7,378.29 from the Justice Court Fund (Fund 114) and…
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