Jeffrey M. Billeter
Republican · IL · Ogle County Board Member, District 6
Jeffrey M. Billeter serves on the Ogle County Board for District 6 and was already a sitting member by 2022. He chairs the board's Finance and Insurance Committee and also sits on its Executive, Negotiating and Judiciary committees.
Where Jeffrey M. Billeter stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (5 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to exempt the Byron Dragway from the county's new noise ordinance; the change passed 19-2. He then voted for the final noise ordinance, which passed 21-1.
September 15, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 4 oppose
Voted for revised salary ordinances for the County Treasurer, including a raise, and for the County Clerk. Both passed.
May 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Presented and moved a plan to give $50,000 to county economic development in two $25,000 payments, using $13,390 from finance contingency funds. It passed.
April 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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As Finance Committee chairman, presented the 2026 county budget at a public hearing: $51.3 million in spending, up 4.16%, with a $277,383 general fund surplus. He named the jail bond, due to be paid off in 2028, as the main challenge.
October 27, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to adopt the 2025 county budget, noting department heads had been asked to cut non-staff spending by 10% and a small surplus was expected. The budget passed.
November 19, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
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As Finance Committee chairman, presented the proposed 2024 county budget at a public hearing. It set about $55 million in spending and a $13.7 million property tax levy, and closed the vehicle revolving fund.
October 30, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to change county board pay starting in 2023 so members get $70 only for meetings they attend, plus mileage. It passed 16-3.
November 16, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 5 support
Voted for a permit for a 4.99-megawatt community solar farm on 35 acres on Willow Road in Mt. Morris Township, after the zoning board denied it 3-2. It passed 17-6.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for county siting and operating rules for large battery energy storage systems, despite concerns about a pending state law. It passed 15-7.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a permit for a 3.5-megawatt community solar farm on 25 acres on Pecatonica Road in Leaf River Township. It passed 11-10.
October 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to approve the reworked Haldane solar farm permit after the project moved to land with lower farmland scores. It passed 13-11.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a permit for a community solar garden on about 44 acres of farmland on Montague Road in Forreston Township. It passed 15-7.
August 16, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 20 records
Presented and moved the appointment of Tricia M. Black as Supervisor of Assessments for a four-year term at a $73,869 salary. It passed.
May 19, 2026
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Voted for a two-year $94,164 salary for the Circuit Clerk but against the same salary for the County Clerk and Treasurer, arguing the Treasurer does extra work. Both of those failed.
April 21, 2026
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Voted to let a second solar project (special use #09-25) use one row of plant screening instead of two. The change failed 10-13.
February 17, 2026
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Voted to let the Leaf River Township solar farm use one row of plant screening instead of two, since fewer than 10 homes are nearby. It passed 16-6.
November 18, 2025
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Voted to rezone about 185 acres of Constellation Energy land on Black Walnut Road in Marion Township from farm to industrial use. It passed 16-5.
August 19, 2025
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Voted against a permit for a 2-megawatt community solar farm on 17.6 acres of highly productive farmland near Haldane Road in Mt. Morris Township. It failed 4-17.
June 17, 2025
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Voted against a permit for a towing, vehicle impound and truck repair business on farm-zoned land in White Rock Township. It passed 15-8.
May 20, 2025
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Recused himself, citing family employment, from votes on a Martin family rezoning and on road and culvert contracts awarded to Martin & Company Excavating.
March 18, 2025
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Voted to rezone several Constellation Energy parcels from farm to industrial use, saying the county had too much debt and too little income. It passed 18-4.
August 20, 2024
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Voted for the first increase in county planning and zoning fees in over 20 years, and against cutting the fee for a home addition from $200 to $150. The fee plan passed 13-7.
February 20, 2024
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Voted for new county rules on where and how commercial wind farms (passed 21-2) and solar farms (passed 19-5) may be built, replacing rules adopted earlier in 2023.
December 19, 2023
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Voted against the 2024 county holiday schedule, which gave workers 15 paid holidays. It passed 14-9.
September 19, 2023
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Voted to raise some county Health Department fees for environmental services. The increase passed 17-5.
February 21, 2023
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Took the oath for a new term as District 6 county board member after the November 2022 election and drew a four-year term.
December 5, 2022
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Voted against denying a permit for an 88-acre quarry on Brick Church Road in Buffalo Township sought by Nitram Properties. The denial passed 12-9.
July 19, 2022
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Voted against a zoning rewrite that changed the farm district rules and created a new expanded-use farm district (AG-2). It failed 6-17.
February 15, 2022
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Voted to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for county workers. It passed 17-6.
December 21, 2021
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Voted for a liquor ordinance change that raised the limit on video gambling machines per licensed business to six. The change passed.
December 21, 2021
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Voted against making Election Day, November 3, 2020, a paid county holiday. The board approved it 17-7.
August 18, 2020
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Joined the Ogle County Board by appointment to the District 6 seat (R-2020-0601) and took the oath of office the same night.
June 16, 2020
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Past race Jeffrey M. Billeter ran in:
- Ogle County Board Member - District 6 (2-Year Term) · November 3, 2026 · Ogle County, Illinois · incumbent