Lee County Board votes down motion to reinstate dismissed chief county assessment officer

The Lee County Board on the evening the board met at about 6 p.m. voted against reversing the March 31, 2026 dismissal of the county's chief county assessment officer, leaving the dismissal in place.

The chair opened the hearing under 35 ILCS 200/3-10 to provide the dismissed officer, identified in the meeting as Miss Boyd, an opportunity to be heard on her removal. “This hearing is being conducted pursuant to 35 ILCS 200 slash 3 dash 10,” the chair said, explaining the statutory basis for the proceeding and that Miss Boyd had filed a timely request for a hearing.

Board member Miss Taylor moved to reverse the dismissal; board member Mister Hudson seconded the motion. The chair clarified the effect of the votes: “For clarity, a vote in favor of this motion, a yes vote, is a vote to reverse the dismissal. A vote against the motion, a no vote, is a vote to leave the prior dismissal in effect.”

The board then conducted a roll-call vote. The following members answered no: Acree, Anderson, Friel, Gascoigne, Hudson, Huss, Kitson, Coppin, Lally, Naylor, Pearson, Rod, Scheelein, Skrogstad, Wilson, Zeman and Olsen. After the tally, the chair said, “Motion didn't pass,” and announced that the dismissal would remain in effect.

There were no recorded votes in favor of reversing the dismissal and no recorded abstentions in the roll call that followed the motion. After the vote, a motion to adjourn was moved and seconded and the meeting concluded.

The action preserves the board's earlier personnel decision; the record shows the hearing was held under the statute cited and concluded without reversing the dismissal. The meeting did not record any alternate remedy or follow-up directive on the record.