The chief deputy in the Peoria County Clerk’s office is making another run for city treasurer.
Brooke Petty Sommerville announced her candidacy on Wednesday. She narrowly lost to former treasurer Stephen Morris in 2021.
Sommerville said she always knew that she’d run for the position again.
“There's just some things that I would like to see, you know, done in the treasurer's office. I just think that we need better accessibility,” she said. “I think that we can become a little more responsive, you know, a little more transparent.”
Somerville said her experience managing employees and her work in the county clerk’s office has prepared her for the role, adding one of the changes she’d make is adding an app where people can access services.
“Not everybody is able to come in, you know, to City Hall and pay a fine or pay a fee or look up their taxes, you know, everybody's not able to do that,” she said. “And so just as we can come up with more ways to make it more accessible for people, I think it would be more beneficial.”
She noted a similar app was added in the county clerk’s office.
Somerville is the second person to announce for the position. Asya Washum, former chief financial officer for the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, announced her candidacy earlier this month.
Morris left the position in May. His term is being completed by former WTVP CEO Chet Tomczyk.
The municipal election is April 1, 2025.
