Special Finance Committee Meeting 11/10/26

The Kankakee County Board Special Finance Committee met on November 10, 2026. After entering executive session for collective bargaining, the committee approved renewal of the county’s insurance agreement with Alliant Insurance, covering liability, auto, inland marine, and cyber insurance. Brokers reported an approximately 5.4% premium increase, which they attributed in part to stable county exposures and the county’s relationship with the Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust. The committee also approved $88,695 for poll pads and stands, and adopted the Secure 2.0 retirement-law provisions for the county’s Empower 457(b) plan; the county will pay a $1,500 adoption charge. An amendment to the Empower plan was also approved. The transcript references a separate maintenance-department item totaling $46,337.40 over 60 months, but its description is unclear.

The committee approved purchasing a Ford F-250 for the county maintenance department from Croswell Ford of Manteno to replace a 2002 vehicle with about 200,000 miles; no price was stated. It also approved four Ford Explorers from the same vendor at $38,844 each. Officials said the original RFP process did not produce vehicles within the county’s required timeline, prompting the switch to Croswell Ford. The recorded votes on the listed actions carried; the transcript does not provide a clear description of the first approval following executive session.