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Madison County Real Estate Tax Cycle Committee

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MC Tax Cycle Committee votes to postpone Fidlar contract discussions while State's Attorney's Office looks into legality, authority

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Friday, Oct 30, 2020 @ 9:00am

During a special Real Estate Tax Cycle Committee meeting Wednesday, members of the committee voted to postpone discussions on two no-bid contracts made without board approval with Fidlar Technologies in order to give the State’s Attorney’s Office time to research whether the contracts were done legally and according to county policy.
Madison County Recorder appears to have signed $430K contracts without county notification; Michael: ‘This is unprecedented lack of transparency’

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020 @ 2:17pm

Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler stated in a press release that Recorder Amy Meyer appears to have signed two no-bid contracts totaling more than $439,000 with Iowa-based Fidlar Technologies without going through appropriate purchasing protocols and two months before her position is consumed by the county clerk.