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Madison County Board adopts $30.8 million tax levy and approves $125.99 million 2021 budget
Summary
On Nov. 23, 2020, the Madison County Board unanimously adopted Ordinance 2020-08 setting a $30,754,196 tax levy and approved the fiscal year 2021 budget with total expenditures of $125,986,022; the vote was 24-0 and the board recessed to Dec. 16, 2020.
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — The Madison County Board on Nov. 23 adopted an ordinance setting the county's 2020 tax levy at $30,754,196 and approved the county's fiscal year 2021 budget, which lists total expenditures of $125,986,022.
The board voted to adopt three resolutions, including ORDINANCE 2020-08 (the tax levy ordinance). County Clerk Debra Ming-Mendoza recorded the ayes as 24 and nays as zero; Chairman Kurt Prenzler declared the resolutions duly adopted.
The levy ordinance sets specific amounts for major levy purposes, including $8,733,000 for general county revenue, $4,823,500 for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, $3,240,000 for social security, $3,034,340 for mental health, $4,357,410 for highway, and $2,122,519 for tort judgments and liability insurance, among other line items. The board included a certification that the levy complies with the Truth in Taxation Act (35 ILCS 200/18-55 through 18-100).
Several written public comments were read into the record before the vote. Mary Drumm wrote: "Now the county has almost finished a $14 million jail renovation, on time, under budget, and without a tax increase or borrowing." Other submitted comments praised the board for keeping the levy flat and for what commenters described as fiscal restraint during the COVID-19 pandemic.
County Auditor Rick Faccin provided a recommended distribution of the county's estimated 2021 replacement tax of $3,034,574, including allocations such as $568,574 to the general fund, $1,250,000 to capital projects and $525,000 to the Child Advocacy Center.
The board's fiscal year 2021 documents show an overall recommended budget of $125,986,022 across county funds and departments. The documents file line-item totals for dozens of funds and departments, including the Health Department ($6,300,000 listed in the fiscal summary) and Sheriff administration ($6,013,098 listed in departmental totals).
After adopting the measures, Mr. Foster moved and Mr. Pollard seconded a motion to recess the special session; the board approved the recess and set the next meeting for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The clerk attested to the proceedings.
The board's action was recorded as unanimous on the resolutions read at the meeting; details of the levy and budget appear in the county's official ordinance and fiscal year 2021 budget documents.
