11 2 2026 Finance IT Tax Committee Meeting

The Iroquois County Board Finance, IT and Tax Committee met November 4, 2026. Members reviewed the county’s insurance renewal, with the annual premium reported at $615,223, up from $582,147. The presentation covered liability, vehicle, property, workers’ compensation and other coverage; the vehicle fleet grew from 75 to 83 vehicles, and the property policy now has a $25,000-per-building or 1% wind/hail deductible. The committee discussed risk-management training and claims as ways to manage costs. For employee health coverage, staff presented plan alternatives with reported increases ranging from 1.13% to 31.43%; a motion to proceed with Star Insurance Services’ rates passed by roll call, but no specific plan option was identified as selected. The committee also approved the FY2027 budget by roll call; its joint-dispatch contract budget line for Riverside was corrected from $46,000 to $48,000. A proposed FY2026 levy motion referenced $7,971,986, with the discussion describing a 16% increase under one estimate, and the committee set a Truth in Taxation hearing for December 10. The transcript contains inconsistent figures in the levy discussion.

Other spending and procurement matters included the sheriff’s report that use of an FS bulk-fuel tank began in October, saving about $0.45 per gallon, and an exploratory meeting with a contractor about possible jail expansion; no construction award was made. Staff reported that part of the county email server had moved to the cloud, and that repair or replacement of the microfilm-reader computer would be an expense from the reporter-automation account. The committee also discussed a pending StarCom contract adjustment, including a reported $260,000 credit that the sheriff said was not acceptable, and requested that a company resend an estimate related to additional plans for the courthouse. No decision on the assessor’s proposed outside assistance or salary range was recorded.