# Lee County Executive Committee Meeting - 10/15/2026

Lee County, Illinois Executive Committee meeting on October 15, 2026: The committee reviewed reports from prior meetings, including 54 claims and 56 claims forwarded to the County Board, and noted a previously approved $36,000 reimbursement for a commercial agricultural product permitting fee. The Finance Committee reported a balanced budget, with sales-tax revenue on track and a year-over-year property-tax levy increase of about 4.87%; no truth-in-taxation hearing is expected. The budget includes a midyear transition from the county’s Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage to the state-sponsored health insurance program, which was reported to reduce county and employee costs. The draft budget ordinance is to be held over until November.

For the County Highway building project, the appropriation is included in the budget; the next step is to reapply to the USDA for funding before construction can begin. No new contract awards or bid approvals were reported. The committee also discussed a likely three-month extension of the data-center moratorium while the county develops an ordinance. Members approved four raffle requests and voted to place them on file; these were not procurement actions.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [Lee County Executive Committee Meeting - 10/15/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hztpcIMYb4U) - Lee County Illinois