Vote By Mail requests are available to voters generally now. Ballot requests for the November 6th, 2018 General Election have already started and EARLY VOTING HAS BEGUN! More information on Vote By Mail in Champaign County here. Ballot request direct link for residents here. More information on County elections (including checking your registration, sample ballots when available, and early voting times and locations) at our Elections page.
Other Events:
There are a lot of political campaign and organizing events popping up. Check out your preferred candidates and you will likely see campaign, canvassing, or voter registration events in the area. Many are using facebook to more easily share event information and reminders. Check out the Champaign County Voter Alliance's preliminary general election candidate guide to see who is running. We'll be updating County race information from the primary election to the general soon.
Groups that crossover with Racial Justice Task Force recommendations meeting this week:
Build Programs Not Jails meets Wednesday, October 17th at 7pm at the Independent Media Center. Meetings are every other Wednesday at 7pm at the IMC.
County Calendar:
*** There is a County Board regular meeting this Thursday. Agenda here. More information on how to attend a county board meeting here. Probably one of the larger issues is passing the 2019 budget, but there may be some continuing concerns about a lack of rules being agreed to for the County Executive form of government after the election from the Committee of the Whole last week. An attempt to give them some preliminary rules to start with abiding by State statutes and in transition from current County Board rules failed after a great deal of work by the County Executive Transition Committee over 8-10 meetings over the year.
The Sheriff's Merit Commission meets on Tuesday. The agenda is available here. From the previous minutes, it appears that this body determines the qualifications for hiring and advancement in the Sheriff's Office and makes decisions on the same.
Wednesday there is the Technology Oversight Committee. I don't have any information on exactly what this committee does. I believe it may be more of a management committee for computers and IT issues for staff in the various county facilities. More information to come on that.
Also on Wednesday there is the Mental Health board. If you're interested in finding out more about county Mental Health programs and agencies it can be a bit wonky. It is, however, very interesting if you want to see all of the gears moving to provide care to so many in our community. If you're interested in what an MHB or DDB meeting is like, here are a couple write up examples: Mental Health Board 2018, Developmental Disabilities Board 10/25/2017.
Before the County Board meeting on Thursday there will be a "Truth in Taxation" meeting to explain an increase in the tax levy (agenda here). For a quick primer on the difference between a Tax Levy and a Tax Rate, we have that: Tax Levies versus Tax Rates.
There is a Zoning Board of Appeals Special Meeting Thursday night (upcoming agenda here). Board page here. Now that the new Solar ordinance has passed, the race is on for companies to use it. At least a couple exemptions appear to be on the agenda Thursday.
The GIS Policy Committee meets Friday. The GIS talks maps and data, orthophotography, sewage systems, water permeability of soil and drainage and the intricate systems that allow a consortium of city and county governments, as well as private companies needing data. For more information about the GIS and what a meeting is like, check out this write up.
The full 2018 schedule is on the Calendar page and the County page. The regular County Board meetings are back to Thursdays until next holiday season.
If you're curious about learning more about how your county government works, it's easy enough to live stream a meeting or go in person: Attend a Meeting.
Brookens Administrative Center
1776 East Washington Street
Urbana, Illinois 61802-4581
Phone: 217-384-3772
After 4:30 the Washington Street side Parking Lot is Closed See Maps for the North East Parking Lot Access
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