Franklin County Board: the Veterans Assistance Commission’s First Levy of Its Own, 2026

The record, in the County Board's minutes: - November 3 and 17, 2025, Finance Committee: "Chairman Neil Hargis wants to move VAC to its own levy instead of being in the corporate levy." - November 25, 2025, special meeting on the budget: the Treasurer explained that since "the VAC is now its own levy", the commission's money moves out of the corporate fund. - December 1 and 15, 2025, Finance Committee: "VAC Levy is on tonight's agenda as well. Levy is for $126,000. This will be the first time they have a levy of their own. If next year they want more levied they must go to the public to request more." - December 15, 2025: "Kevin Weston made a motion to approve the VAC Levy for $126,000. Dave Bartoni second the motion. On roll call vote, all vote yes." - April 6, 2026, special meeting, public comment: Superintendent Liam Mungovan read a statement that the commission "formally determined, By Resolution, that $156,600 is just and necessary to meet its statutory obligations under Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act", adopted September 9, 2025 and sent to the Board September 30, 2025; that the levy was approved at $126,000 "without discussion of the Commissions submitted determination"; that a February 27, 2026 request for a supplemental appropriation drew no recorded response; and that the commission had reaffirmed its determination by Resolution 2026-3. He asked for clarification of the record. The Board's minutes from July 2026 on are not posted, so whether it answered was not read. No veteran benefit was narrowed or repealed in the minutes read.