Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Board Finance Committee for June 2, 2026

Will County Board Finance Committee Meeting | June 2, 2026

The Will County Board Finance Committee took up a short slate of budget and appropriation items at its regular meeting Tuesday, June 2, 2026, advancing all five new-business measures to the full County Board after approving the minutes of its May 5 meeting. No members of the public spoke during public comment, there was no old business, and the committee held no executive session. The chair noted the next meeting is scheduled for July 7, 2026.

The committee’s most substantial discussion centered on a $179,000 contingency-fund request to equip the County Coroner’s five vehicles with powered hydraulic cots and loading systems, covered in a separate story. Members also advanced a resolution committing $75,000 to University of Illinois Extension’s Will County programming, also covered separately. The remaining items, summarized below, drew little or no discussion.

Sheriff’s Office to Recover Insurance Funds for Three Wrecked Squad Cars

The committee advanced a resolution appropriating $19,645 in the Vehicle Replacement Fund budget, reflecting indemnity payments the Sheriff’s Office received from insurer IPMG for the total loss of three squad cars. Supporting documents itemize the payments: $7,750 for a 2015 Ford Taurus (Squad #1508), $5,770 for a 2016 Ford Explorer (Squad #1640) and $6,125 for a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The resolution increases both miscellaneous revenue and the motor vehicles line by the matching $19,645 so the funds can be spent. The item passed on a voice vote with no discussion.

FEMA Grant to Fund County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update

The committee advanced a resolution appropriating $42,666.40 in the Emergency Management Agency’s budget, tied to a grant award from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Project documents identify the funds as supporting an update to the Will County Hazard Mitigation Plan, with a total approved net-eligible cost of $53,333 split between a 75% federal share ($39,999.75) and a 25% non-federal share ($13,333.25). The appropriated amount combines the federal share with a subrecipient management cost. The resolution increases both the Homeland Security revenue line and an other-professional-services expense line by $42,666.40. The item passed on a voice vote with no discussion.

Coroner to Appropriate $4,338 Vital Records Award

The committee advanced a resolution appropriating $4,338 in the Coroner’s budget, reflecting an award from the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Office of Vital Records connected to death-certificate surcharge fees. The resolution makes a series of offsetting budget adjustments, including increases to a death-certificate surcharge fee revenue line and an operating supplies and materials line. The chair described the money as grant funds, noting that was her understanding. The item passed on a voice vote.