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Supervisor: disaster proclamation allows storm‑damage reassessments; county will take on Money Creek Township work
Summary
McLean County's Supervisor of Assessments said the governor's disaster declaration allows reassessments for storm‑damaged properties that were not completely destroyed, and described taking possession of Money Creek Township's assessment books after the township failed to secure a contract assessor by the June 1 statutory deadline; the county will perform the work and bill the township.
Timothy Jorsak, McLean County's Supervisor of Assessments, told the finance committee Wednesday that the governor's June 30 disaster proclamation opens additional reassessment options for property owners with storm damage that did not result in total loss.
"With this proclamation, if a taxpayer petitions, we can make some remediation for storm damage if it has taken place but not resulted in a total loss," Jorsak said, and he said the county is required by law to post guidance and a petition form on its website.
Jorsak also explained that Money Creek Township missed the statutory June 1 deadline to have assessment books turned in because its contract assessor withdrew and the township was unable to finalize a replacement contract. By statute, Jorsak said his office has the authority to take possession of the books; the county will do the assessment work centrally and issue a bill to the township for the hours worked at rates laid out in the proposed resolution. He said the current scope for 2026 is small (about 16 parcels) but warned that a full quad‑year workload would substantially increase costs.
Committee members asked whether the township books were in poor condition; Jorsak said the issue was failure to finalize a contract, not chronic data problems, and that the office had coordinated with contract assessors to try to help the township meet the deadline. Member Closs asked whether the county had done this previously; Jorsak said it was the first time in his tenure and that the practice exists in other Illinois counties.
Jorsak asked the committee to approve a resolution declaring county possession of the books and authorizing billing for the work; the committee agreed to take up the resolution at a stand‑up meeting Thursday to finalize details.
The committee also received a tentative public‑notice and hearings schedule for the 2026 valuation cycle, with publication windows in August and September and hearings planned after publication. Jorsak said printing-bid timing could push the schedule as much as a week but should not affect final-year closing dates.
The committee did not take an immediate vote on the Money Creek billing rates at the meeting; staff will bring the resolution for final action at the scheduled stand‑up session.
