Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Shelby County Board Member Gary Patterson has once again placed himself under the microscope by making certain claims during meetings which some of us knew were not true. During the December 2021 County Board meeting, a board member presented several AG opinions and...
Shelby Co., IL. (ECWd) - During the December 9, 2021, Shelby County Board meeting, I mentioned (see the 19:20 mark in the video) during public comment that insurance must be put out for bid (when it exceeds the minimum bidding threshold). As far back as January 9,...
Shelby County - (ECWd) - Once again, the Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kronke provides an off-the-cuff statement of her duties, conflicting with what the law actually states. County Board member Dereck Pearcy requested an opinion regarding the outsourcing of payroll from the treasurer's office in an...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board once again, by their actions, indicates to the public they have no idea what the law or adopted resolutions say when it comes to county payroll. It's also clear from the State's Attorney's comments on the subject that...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Once again, the comments from the State's Attorney regarding state law are perplexing. Illinois law requires an audit of all funds and accounts under the management or control of a county official as soon as possible after the official leaves office. 55 ILCS...
Shelby Co. IL. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board voted to implement a payroll system with a private company called Paylocity. However, the plain reading of the language used to support such a resolution is crystal clear, but appears to be beyond the comprehension of the...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board meeting Thursday night was filled with shocking events, the first being the lightning strike delivered by the forensic auditor, which we covered in this article. During this week's county board meeting, the County Highway Engineer Alan Spesard gave his...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) - For the last two years, the Shelby County Treasurer has been exposing numerous issues of malfeasance as it relates to payroll issues in the County, only to be ignored. After overwhelming public outcry for almost a year, the board approved a forensic...
Shelby County, IL. (ECWd) - The Shelby County Board held its Sept 9, 2021, meeting last night. Watch the video below - ECWd livestreamed the meeting last night. One of the first items "acted on" was denying a board member's electronic attendance prior to the meeting starting. Shelby...
Shelby Co. IL. (ECWd) - During last week's Shelby County Board meeting, the State's Attorney issued a warning to people in the county. "I think people in this county better be careful about publicly accusing others of misrepresenting and being dishonest when you don't have facts or...
