Title
Ratification of Des Plaines River Watershed Workgroup (DRWW) FY2026 Budget.
Staff Summary
• Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC), under an on-going contract with the DRWW, acts as workgroup administrative and fiscal agent; therefore, SMC must ratify budgets approved by the Workgroup.
• The funds to pay for workgroup expenses are revenue from workgroup member dues, not SMC’s levy.
• The DRWW Draft FY2026 Budget was approved by the DRWW Executive Board on November 20, 2025 and requires SMC ratification in order to pay vendors in FY2026.