Tazewell County board approves auditor referendum, 2nd Amendment resolution

The latest in entertainment Hide caption By Mike Kramer / Times Correspondent The Tazewell County Board on Wednesday voted to approve a resolution making Tazewell a Second Amendment sanctuary county, and to place a referendum in the November 2018 ballot that would replace Tazewell County’s elected auditor with a county appointed one. Items on the county board agenda included Fiscal Year 2019 budget parameters, a resolution in support of the Second Amendment, and a referendum to eliminate county auditor as an elected position and install an accounting professional appointed by the county board. Before proceeding to agenda items, the board invited comments from members of the public and Tazewell County employees. Several area residents spoke for and against a request to make Tazewell County a sanctuary county for legal gun owners. “Upon taking your elected positions on the Tazewell County Board, you took an oath of office to uphold the Constitution,” said Steve Dennis of Pekin in an address to the board members. “Please don’t let people who are against this resolution prevent you from doing the right thing. The egregious attempt by Springfield politicians to override the Second Amendment is why we need the Tazewell County Board to pass this resolution.” Because of intense public interest in the question of making Tazewell a Second Amendment sanctuary county, the board moved the question to the top of the evening’s agenda and unanimously voted to approve the resolution. DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan attended the meeting to voice his opposition […]

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