Henry County Commission approves minutes and county expenditures, sets April deadline for missing township budgets

The Henry County Commission met in Clinton on April 7, 2026, and approved the minutes of the April 2 meeting and county expenditures for a range of departments, the commission recorded.

Commissioner Jake Bradley moved to approve the minutes and Commissioner Mark Larson seconded; the motion carried. The commission also approved expenditures to be paid for law enforcement, buildings and grounds, court administration, general county government, elections, the prosecuting attorney, the collector, road and bridge, inmate security and the 27th Circuit Treatment Court.

The action clears routine financial business ahead of planned disbursements. Commissioners discussed missing budget and financial materials from several townships and special districts and set a firm internal submission date to ensure timely distribution of gas-tax funds. Staff told the commission they expect some missing materials the same day and agreed to give townships until April 17 to submit outstanding budgets and financial statements.

Commissioners said they planned to distribute gas-tax payments the week of April 21'23, contingent on having contracts in hand. County staff explained that the goal is to have contracts returned by April 17 so payments can be processed the following week.

Other items on the agenda included routine announcements, a report that county items for auction were live on Purple Wave, and a brief update on an opioid-settlement notice county staff said they would verify with their contact. The formal morning session concluded after a motion to adjourn at about 10:15 a.m.

What happens next: county staff will continue collecting outstanding township budgets and prepare the gas-tax distribution once contracts are received and processed.