At its Oct. 25 meeting, the Iroquois County Policy and Procedure Committee discussed an ordinance that would grant the sheriff authority to dispose of county vehicles without obtaining prior board approval.

The committee’s review centered on a missing Exhibit A referenced in the draft ordinance and on whether the board should require documentation for each disposal. A committee member said the ordinance as presented "referred to an exhibit A, and that exhibit A had nothing on it," and that approving the ordinance without a completed exhibit would allow the sheriff to act "without board approval." The member added that the ordinance as written would let the sheriff "get rid of cars," but that committee members expected a list or other documentation to be provided.

Committee members described the county’s recent practice of trading in or selling decommissioned vehicles and said the proposed ordinance formalizes that authority. One committee member said he was comfortable "as long as you're ethical and you're not selling it to your brother for, you know, $50 or something," emphasizing the need for transparency.

Members noted two vehicles already stripped and ready to be sold. One speaker said an outside buyer — described in the meeting as Angel Services — had offered the highest amount for those two vehicles; the speaker described the sale as "a done deal," but the committee did not finalize authority to complete disposals while other process questions remain unresolved.

The committee agreed to continue working on the ordinance language to specify what documentation will be required for each transaction and how the monthly reporting should appear. No final vote on the ordinance took place at the committee meeting. The committee also flagged concerns about whether a formal bidding process should apply, with at least one member saying the ordinance currently removes any bidding requirement.

The committee’s finance report, presented the same day, also noted two resolutions on parcels for delinquent taxes and that the committee approved the fiscal year 2026 budget to send to the full county board on Tuesday.

Next steps: committee staff and the county attorney will redraft or supplement the ordinance so Exhibit A contains the expected reporting or listing requirements; the committee will revisit the ordinance before recommending full-board action.