Lyons Township District 204 Could Owe $2M+ in Unpaid Fees

Embattled former Lyons Township Treasurer Robert Healy resigned last year amid allegations he misused more than $500,000 worth of sick, vacation and personal time.

Now the Better Government Association (BGA) is saying that a decade-old deal he made with Lyons Township District 204 could end up costing the district more than $2 million in unpaid fees.

The report, published Monday, said that Healy made an arrangement with District 204 that allowed it to take a pass on certain administrative fees charged to other Lyons Township districts. The district uses its own staff to perform most payroll, billing and bookkeeping tasks. But according to the BGA, state law requires the district to pay these fees even if it handles the jobs in-house.

District officials say they’ve always been open about the deal, but there’s nothing in writing that confirms its existence. They worked with state Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) on legislation that would let District 204 formally part ways with the school treasurer’s office.

Read the whole story in the Better Government Association’s Investigators’ Notebook.

Earlier:

• Lyons Township School Treasurer's Office Instituting Reforms After Scandal 
• Township Board Preparing to Sue Healy
• Watchdog Organization Calls Out Lyons Township School Treasurer's Office 
• School Trustees Looking at Cashout for Treasurer Based in La Grange Park