Peoria County Finance Audit & Legislative Affairs Committee

The Peoria County Finance Audit & Legislative Affairs Committee met on September 23, 2026, to review financial reports, audit results, and budget planning. The committee received an update on the county's 2025 financial statement audit, which resulted in an unmodified opinion indicating strong fiscal health and no significant findings. The audit also confirmed compliance with federal spending requirements and internal controls. The committee discussed the 2027 general fund budget, which is recommended to be balanced without using reserves and includes a $1.5 million allocation for phase 2 of the jail master plan construction. Additionally, the committee approved a $775,000 HUD grant resolution for lead hazard and healthy homes programs and unanimously approved a project to migrate county IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services, citing cost savings and improved disaster recovery. The meeting also included a report on a recent Washington DC visit focusing on grant management, AI, and cybersecurity issues.