State Representative Mike Marron has seen his legislation dealing with county auditors approved in the Illinois Senate. The bill decreases the minimum number of inhabitants that must reside in a county for the county to be required to create the office of county auditor It was lowered from 75,000 inhabitants to 70,000 inhabitants.
The measure was an initiative of the County Auditors Association and Vermilion County as Vermilion County’s population has dropped below 75,000, as determined by census, and they wanted to maintain an Auditor. Marron said it was important to get the bill passed and keep an independent watchdog for the taxpayers of Vermilion County.
The measure was approved in the Senate on a 56-0 vote after being unanimously approved in the House. The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk.
