Boone County COTW-Administration 11/5/2026

Boone County, Illinois Committee of the Whole—Administration Committee meeting, November 5, 2026. The committee approved claims totaling $650,717.81 and approved Change Order No. 33 for the courthouse project with Scandroli Construction, resulting in a net $225.42 credit to the county. The change order combined several project items, including additional sidewalk engineering and masonry work, privacy film for the State’s Attorney’s offices, and credits for lobby lighting and changing stainless steel to galvanized material. The committee also discussed a proposed telecom-billing audit by BHG Consulting: the county spends nearly $10,000 monthly on Frontier service, and the consultant would receive 35% of recoveries (including recoveries during the following 12 months); the discussion contemplated advancing the proposal to the County Board, but no approval vote is evident in the transcript. A $200,000 transfer to replenish the Arrestees Medical Costs Fund was discussed as part of the budget, along with work on a longer-term funding solution.

Public comment focused largely on a proposed data center near Genoa Road. The chair said data centers are not currently an allowed use under the county code in unincorporated areas and that a text amendment and subsequent project review would be required; the chair also noted that annexation to a municipality would place the land outside county zoning jurisdiction. No data-center application or county procurement action was reported. The committee also discussed the holiday schedule and courthouse memorial landscaping, without a procurement decision identified on those items.