LaSalle County's coroner presented three draft budgets (general fund account 20, fund 51 and fund 42) and an update on an apron-extension project at the coroner's facility.

The coroner said the death-surcharge fund (account 42) increased slightly under the state formula and is earmarked for equipment and software tied to coroner operations. For the general fund (account 20), the coroner proposed modest line adjustments that reduced the overall budget roughly $13,000 from last year by trimming some transport and post-mortem line items and by accounting for staffing changes.

On the apron-extension project, the coroner presented photos showing compaction of road-milling fill used to raise and grade the site. He said two pavement engineers recommended placing a gravel top course and allowing one year for settlement before final paving; estimated gravel delivery and placement costs were $16,000
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$20,000. Committee members discussed leveraging county highway work and whether to piggyback parking-lot work with another nearby property project.

After review, the committee voted to forward the coroner's three budgets to the finance committee (motions: general fund forwarded by Ray; fund 51 forwarded by Craig; fund 42 forwarded by Ron). The committee also approved payment of the coroner's presented bills.