The Champaign County Board on March 20 approved a package of resolutions that included appointing Byron Clark to fill the remainder of the county treasurer’s term, creating a county task force on carbon sequestration, authorizing the county’s notice of intent for the MS4 stormwater-permit cycle, and approving agreements to spend opioid‑settlement funds.

The actions consolidate routine administrative approvals with several higher-profile items. The board voted to appoint Byron Clark to the unexpired county treasurer term ending Nov. 30, 2026, adopted a personnel-policy update and approved several housekeeping financial measures. The board also approved agreements using opioid-settlement money for a mid-barrier shelter housing project and a public-health district agreement.

Why it matters: the treasurer appointment fills a vacancy created by a resignation effective Feb. 28, 2025; the carbon sequestration task force responds to local concern about underground CO2 storage near the Mahomet Aquifer; and the county’s MS4 filing keeps the county in compliance with the Illinois EPA while new permit requirements are pending.

Key adopted items and brief details:

• Resolution 2025‑84 — Appointment of Byron Clark as county treasurer to fill an unexpired term ending Nov. 30, 2026. Motion made from the floor, second noted; board voice vote recorded as “aye,” motion carried. The appointment followed notification procedures outlined in 10 ILCS 5/25‑11 cited in the meeting record.

• Resolution 2025‑85 — Honoring county employees for years of service (ceremonial recognition). Adopted by voice vote.

• Resolution 2025‑86 — Creation of a carbon sequestration task force as a county board select committee. The board voted to create the task force after committee recommendation; the motion carried. The board later adopted a separate resolution appointing named members to the task force and approved a ministerial correction to a community member’s name in that appointment resolution.

• Resolution 2025‑72 — Authorization for the county executive to sign the notice of intent required for the MS4 stormwater permit (program years 2024–2029). The board approved continuing current MS4 practices while awaiting a revised statewide ILR40 permit.

• Resolution 2025‑91 and 2025‑92 — Agreements using opioid-settlement funds: the board approved an agreement with CU at Home to renovate a mid‑barrier shelter campus and an agreement with the Champaign‑Urbana Public Health District for related uses. Both motions carried by voice vote.

• Resolution 2025‑93 — Waiver of broadband easement filing fees for ARPA‑funded projects in partnership with the Champaign County Clerk and Recorder. Adopted by voice vote.

• Resolution 2025‑94 — Approval to change vendors for the county employee flexible‑spending account program because of service problems with the prior vendor. Motion carried after staff explained slower reimbursements and increased administrative burden.

• Resolution 2025‑96 — Authorization for the county executive’s office to balance overdrawn lines for fiscal year 2024 (one‑time administrative action to close FY24). The action drew questions from some board members about timing; staff said the measure was a one‑time “band‑aid” to complete FY24 closeout.

• Resolutions 2025‑79 and 2025‑98 — Authorizations updating signature and facsimile signature authorities for the incoming treasurer’s bank and investment accounts. Adopted to prepare for the new treasurer taking office.

Other procedural matters included adoption of the county’s general personnel policy (an item pulled from consent for a small wording clarification), approval of payment of claims, and placement of committee summaries on file.

Votes were generally recorded by voice; where a roll call was taken for the consent agenda, each listed board member voted yes and the clerk recorded that the motion passed.

The board adjourned after completing the amended agenda. The next regular meeting and a study session were listed on the agenda packet.