The Bloomington City Council has now approved an audit and a pause on giving city sales tax money to McLean County government for jail bond debt, criminal justice technology, and mental health services. The Town of Normal has also done so.

The County Board has not ratified those changes to the three-way intergovernmental agreement. It takes all three to make the changes.

The Bloomington City Council has now&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-07-28/bloomington-follows-suit-approves-funding-pause-on-mental-health-sales-tax-fund" data-cms-ai="0">approved an audit and a pause</a>&nbsp;on giving city sales tax money to McLean County government for jail bond debt, criminal justice technology, and mental health services. The Town of Normal&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-07-22/normal-approves-funding-pause-and-audit-of-mental-health-sales-tax-fund" data-cms-ai="0">has also done so</a>.
The County Board has not ratified those changes to the three-way intergovernmental agreement. It takes all three to make the changes.

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