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DeKalb County Board approves equipment purchase, civil‑fee changes, claims payments, DCFS‑funded sheriff position and appoints county administrator

DeKalb County Board · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The DeKalb County Board approved multiple resolutions including a highway equipment purchase ($181,002), an ordinance amending civil filing fees, county claims payments for January and February 2026 (presented amounts of $9,081,513.32 and $10,544,082.88), a DCFS‑funded co‑respondent position in the sheriff’s office, and appointed Ruth Hidzor as county administrator with a salary package outlined in the resolution.

The DeKalb County Board voted on a slate of administrative and budgetary actions, approving equipment purchases, claims payments, an ordinance change to civil fees, a DCFS‑funded position in the sheriff’s office and the appointment of a county administrator.

Highlights of the meeting’s formal actions included:

• Highway equipment procurement: The board adopted resolution R2026‑015 to award purchase and installation of a dump‑body package (plow, wing, spreader, pre‑wet tank system) for a specified dump truck at a contract amount stated in the resolution as $181,002. The roll call vote was completed and the motion carried (the transcript records the motion as carrying with a count indicated as 13 in favor).

• Ordinance amending civil filing fees: An ordinance introduced…

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