Position description
The Kane County governing body is the County Board. Its primary function is to establish the various budgets of the county funds and to levy taxes for county purposes. Also, the County Board adopts ordinances and rules pertaining to the management and business of the county departments. In 1991, the Illinois General Assembly mandated a tax cap for Kane and several other counties, limiting yearly increases in local government collections to 5 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.
Kane County is comprised of 26 County Board districts. One County Board member is elected from each district for a four-year term. Half of the board is elected every two years.
Candidates
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