Stephenson County Board Meeting - 10/15/26

Stephenson County Board meeting, October 15, 2026. The Board unanimously approved a three-year KnowBe4 phishing-awareness service at $17,157, with payments made annually, and approved NinjaOne email backup service. The transcript cites an annual price of $29,554.80 going forward and about $10,800 for the current year; the IT director said funds were available within existing budgets. The Board also unanimously approved renewing the county’s property, casualty, and workers’ compensation coverage with ICRMT for the 2026–27 policy period at approximately $944,000, a 12% increase. Other spending actions included an advance from the nursing-facility property-tax levy to pay outstanding vendor claims, approval of a cap increase to the Willard Hoffman engineering agreement, and approval of increased price caps under the Saunders Oil fuel agreement. Surplus-property sales passed 13–1, with one resolution removed from consideration.

The Board approved the county solid-waste plan and a special-use request for a single-family dwelling. It approved an appointment agreement for the county administrator and an appointment to the Jane Ambs Trail Commission. A Mapper Health agreement renewal and a Hutchinson Engineering agreement were removed from the agenda for later consideration. The McConnell Road/Route 26 intersection project was discussed; the engineer said a utility conflict with Nicor had pushed construction to the spring. No new contract award or procurement action was reported in the Greater Freeport Partnership presentation.