Knox County joins other urging governor not to cut funding - News - The Register-Mail - Galesburg, IL

Will Boone County do something like this?

GALESBURG — The Knox County Board voted Wednesday to join the United Counties of Illinois in urging Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Legislature to avoid cutting necessary funding to the county’s budget.

“This is a resolution we’re going to pass with the UCCI so we’re all on the same page with other counties not to take our income tax,” said member Greg Bacon, D-Dist. 1.

Rauner has proposed a 50 percent reduction in local governments’ share of the state income tax. Projected in this year’s budget, the county is expecting $920,000 in income tax dollars. If Rauner’s cut goes through, the county will be without $460,000.

Also, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a proposal including a 2.25 percent cut across the board, which will also cost the county. The legislation is expected to be brought to a vote in the Senate later this week.

Last year the board struggled with a $600,000 budget deficit, borrowing money from the landfill to cover the shortage. The deficit was caused in part by money the state owed the county not coming through.
The board voted 11-0 to send the resolution to Springfield with members Dick Conklin, R-Dist. 1, and David Erickson, R-Dist. 4 abstaining from the vote.

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