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McLean County Board approves emergency appropriations, intergovernmental agreements; officials outline tax-error fix for Hudson
Summary
The board approved multiple emergency appropriation ordinances across executive, finance, health and justice committees, granted intergovernmental agreements for CASA programs, and heard an assistant state's attorney account of a tax-extension error that undertaxed Hudson by about $81,727 and will be addressed by an intergovernmental agreement and a separate tax line in 2026 bills paid in 2027.
The McLean County Board approved a series of emergency appropriation ordinances and intergovernmental agreements during its regular meeting.
Executive committee items presented by the committee included three emergency appropriation requests and an amendment to the county code; each was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote, with one member recorded as recused on the code amendment. The finance committee approved a revocable license for property use involving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/Peoria Vet Center and an ordinance amending the Bloomington-Normal enterprise zone boundary.
Assistant state's attorney Don Rude gave the board an update on a taxing-extension calculation error that affected the village of Hudson and parts of the Lake Bloomington area. "There was the issue with the tax extension and calculation for the village of Hudson that resulted in, I believe, 612 additional parcels being included in that tax extension, which in effect meant that the properties in the village were undertaxed by about, it was $81,727, I believe," Rude said. He said the board will consider an intergovernmental agreement next month that could provide a short-term loan to cover the village's loss for the upcoming year, and that the outstanding amount will be added as a separate line to the village tax bills for 2026 to be paid in 2027.
The health committee presented two emergency appropriation ordinances for health department funds that require two-thirds board approval; both measures were moved, seconded and approved. The justice committee presented six items, including emergency appropriations for the sheriff's department and circuit court, a grant agreement with the Illinois Association of Court Appointed Special Advocates and CASA of McLean and Logan Counties, and intergovernmental agreements with Woodford and Livingston counties for CASA programs; all were approved by voice vote.
Several items on the agenda were recorded as having been reviewed in committee or in advisory bodies (for example, a data center ordinance previously considered by the zoning board of appeals) before reaching the full board. The meeting record shows the consent agenda, containing various committee items, was approved with no recorded opposing votes.
