A freeze on motor fuel tax dollars for DeWitt County remains in place, and at Thursday night's Dewitt County Board meeting, an update was provided on the process to get caught up to receive those.

The County received notice earlier this year the motor fuel tax dollars would be frozen because of paperwork that was not current through the County engineer's office. Mark Mathon says they are catching up and are ready to submit things to the State of Illinois to get those dollars released for the County.

Board Chair Joe Witte wanted more clarification on where the process was at. 

The Road and Bridge Committee had a proposal for a standard raise for Mathon on the agenda Thursday, but it was tabled due to the outstanding issue with the motor fuel tax dollars. Adding complexity to the issue is the fact the salary of the County engineer is funded through Motor Fuel Tax dollars.

To help Mathon - who's office is understaffed - catch up, the County hired a special engineering firm where former County engineer Craig Fink is currently employed. 

The County Board voted to table the salary of the Engineer until next month.