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Madison County Board does not move forward with advisory referendum on cutting board size
Summary
A presented resolution to ask voters whether to reduce the County Board from 29 members after the 2020 census did not receive a motion and therefore was not placed on the April 6, 2021 ballot; board members debated procedure and whether to draft a plan instead. The board recessed to Jan. 20, 2021.
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — The Madison County Board on Jan. 19 heard a resolution to submit an advisory referendum asking whether the county should reduce its 29-member board after the 2020 decennial census, but members did not move to place the question on the April 6, 2021 ballot.
The resolution, read by board staff and citing 55 ILCS 5/2-3002(b) and 10 ILCS 5/28-2(c), would have directed the County Clerk to certify the following advisory question to voters: "SHALL THE NUMBER OF COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS BE REDUCED FROM THE CURRENT 29 MEMBERS FOLLOWING THE 2020 DECENNIAL CENSUS?" The resolution specified…
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