Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant has vetoed a County Board resolution that hired the former Republican chair of the DuPage County Board as a consultant to study the county’s landfill …
Will County Board Executive, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant during a Will County Board meeting 2023. Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant has vetoed a County Board resolution that hired the former Republican chair of the DuPage County Board as a consultant to study the county’s landfill expansion.
Bertino-Tarrant said in her veto message the county already has two consultants and full-time staff working on solid waste planning and landfill expansion to meet the needs of residents and guide the landfill committee.Bertino-Tarrant said she acted to prevent a waste of taxpayer funds.Ogalla said the board’s Landfill Committee wants to be able to have a consultant when it cannot get information it needs from staff.
“I believe they need to have outside information, outside perspective,” she said. “I do think we need this.” Ogalla said the contract was a nominal fee and expressed frustration that it was vetoed. She said the County Board as the legislative branch is in charge of passing resolutions and policies.
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