McHenry County Salaries Ch-Cw

Today we continue the McHenry County government salary series.

The information contains the following in neat columns in the original, but also in teeny-tiny print.

McHenry County Courthouse
McHenry County Courthouse
  • Name
  • Job Title
  • Budgeted Salary
  • County Share of Health Insurance
  • County Share of Dental Insurance
  • Vehicle Allowance
  • Stipend (which is paid by State taxpayers)
  • Clothing allowance
  • Sick Days
  • Vacation Days
  • Total (salary and benefits)

Christensen, Larry R Food Service Assistant $20,221.50 $11,879.76 $865.44 12 10 $32,966.70
Christensen, Michael G Correctional Officer – Union $78,270.40 $9,826.56 $550.00 15 20 $88,646.96
Christenson, Melissa M Office Assistant II $19,754.86 $19,754.86
Ciasto, Joachim M Associate Plans Examiner $35,548.11 $9,826.56 $865.44 $46,240.11
Ciboci, Gail D Court/Courtroom Spec I $26,007.15 $9,826.56 $616.32 12 15 $36,450.03
Ciepley, Mitchell A. Correctional Officer – Union $61,963.20 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 $550.00 10 15 $78,850.24
Cisner, Brian M. Correctional Officer – Union $56,097.60 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 $550.00 10 15 $72,984.64
Cisner, Michael H Deputy Sheriff SGT $92,618.24 $16,784.16 $865.44 $950.00 25 23 $111,217.84
Claar, Cheryl A. Correctional Officer – Union $78,270.40 $9,826.56 $616.32 $550.00 10 20 $89,263.28
Clesceri, Nicholas M Deputy – Union $57,553.60 $317.31 5 5 $57,870.91
Clinge, Amber E. Certified Nursing Asst I $27,162.20 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 12 15 $43,499.24
Clinge, Christine A Cook $24,784.50 $6,472.32 $616.32 12 10 $31,873.14
Coffer, Martha E Probation Off III $51,188.09 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 15 20 $67,525.13
Colby, Jennifer L Court/Courtroom Spec I $23,497.50 $9,826.56 $616.32 $33,940.38
Collado, Cynthia Sheriff Office Admin Manager $45,888.77 $950.00 10 15 $46,838.77
Collado, Damien L Correctional Officer – Union $78,270.40 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 $550.00 25 20 $101,647.28
Combs, Michael P Chief Criminal $103,819.30 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 12 10 $126,646.18
Conrad, Gregory T PC Specialist $41,234.31 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 12 10 $64,061.19
Cook, Amy Clerk III – Union $33,735.00 $500.00 10 10 $34,235.00
Cook, Mark G. Public Defender $149,857.00 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 20 20 $172,683.88
Cooler, Susan L Public Health Nurse FCM $52,624.85 $6,472.32 $616.32 12 15 $59,713.49
Cooney, Margaret S Victim Services Representative $43,132.99 $9,826.56 $616.32 $53,575.87
Cooper, Michael J. Court Security – Non Union $5,200.00 $125.00 $5,325.00
Corn, Patricia K. Food Program Coordinator $45,554.54 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 12 15 $61,891.58
Corson, Judith A Election Adm Suprv $47,957.72 $9,826.56 20 20 $57,784.28
Cosman, Paul J. Deputy – Union $84,198.40 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 $500.00 15 15 $101,035.44
Cotton, Vanessa C Clinic Supervisor $61,559.71 $9,826.56 $1,171.68 $72,557.95
Coughlin, James W Auto Tech – Union $59,488.00 $9,826.56 $616.32 10 15 $69,930.88
Courtney, Julia A Dir Workforce Network $85,410.31 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 20 20 $101,747.35
Cousin, Bradley J Engineer III – Const Traffic $84,782.44 $9,826.56 $616.32 20 20 $95,225.32
Coy, Richard M. Correctional Officer – Union $61,963.20 $9,826.56 $616.32 $550.00 10 15 $72,956.08
Coy, Sharon A Correctional Officer – Union $66,976.00 $9,826.56 $616.32 $550.00 15 15 $77,968.88
Craig, Samuel J Intern – Health Dept $12,552.32 $12,552.32
Creighton, Timothy M. Deputy – Union $67,953.60 $15,165.36 $1,171.68 $500.00 10 15 $84,790.64
Croner Jr, Jerry J Deputy – Union $84,198.40 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 $500.00 25 22 $107,525.28
Croner, Jodi L Probation Off I $41,187.12 12 10 $41,187.12
Crowley, Susan Correctional Officer – Union $78,270.40 $16,784.16 $865.44 $547.88 10 22 $96,467.88
Cruz, Nancy C Court/Courtroom Spec II $31,096.26 $21,655.20 $1,171.68 12 15 $53,923.14
Cummings, Lisa K Recorder Office Supervisor $45,881.16 $9,826.56 $616.32 15 20 $56,324.04
Cwick, Cathleen Ann Local Network Analyst $46,897.50 15 20 $46,897.50


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McHenry County Salaries Ch-Cw — 12 Comments

  1. The overall compensation is actually higher than stated above because the employer IMRF pension contribution and employer social security contribution are apparently not included in the above numbers.
    Those contributing to the IMRF pension fund also contribute to Social Security, and thus receive both an IMRF pension and Social Security when they retire.
    There may be exceptions but they are just than, an exception.
    The employer IMRF contribution varies each year and is set by IMRF.
    A little known fact by the general public is that IMRF changed it’s rules as a result of the 2007 – 2008 financial meltdown, allowing employers to kick the can with part of their employer contributions so year over year increases were not more than 10 percent.

  2. Here’s the category of IMRF members not enrolled in Social Security, from the IMRF website directly.

    Social Security:

    “Social Security coverage for IMRF members is required, except for a limited number of firefighters and police officers, by an agreement between the State of Illinois and the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Section 218 of the Social Security Act.”

    http://www.imrf.org/info/glossary.htm

  3. There are 3 categories of IMRF pension plans.

    1. Regular
    2. SLEP
    3. ECO

    Each has Tier 1 and Tier 2.

    Tier one is employees hired prior to Jan 1, 2011.

    Tier two is employees hired on or after Jan 1, 2011.

    Regular:

    “Regular Plan

    Employees who work in positions that qualify for IMRF must participate in IMRF under the Regular plan.

    Two exceptions exist: participation in IMRF is optional for elected officials and city hospital employees.
    Members who participated in IMRF before January 1, 2011, participate in the Regular Tier 1 plan.

    Any future IMRF participation will be under Tier 1, even if the member changes employers or takes a refund and returns to participation.

    Members who first join IMRF on or after January 1, 2011, participate in the Regular Tier 2 plan.

    EXCEPTIONS: Members enrolled in IMRF on or after January 1, 2011, will participate in Tier 1 if the member:

    o Previously participated in IMRF or in a reciprocal retirement system (except the Judges or General Assembly retirement systems) even if the member took a refund of his or her contributions and has not yet repaid the refund, or
    o Purchases omitted service credit that creates a participation date prior to January 1, 2011.

    A small group of IMRF members work in positions that qualify for a different IMRF plan: the SLEP, ECO, or SLEP ECO plan.”

    SLEP:

    “IMRF’s Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Personnel program.

    This plan is available to county sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, forest preserve rangers and airport police and certain police chiefs.”

    SLEP ECO:

    “Sheriffs who work for a county that has adopted the Elected County Official Plan and who elect to participate in ECO, participate as SLEP ECO.

    If a county sheriff is enrolled in SLEP on or after January 1, 2011, and he or she elects to participate in SLEP ECO, the sheriff will participate in Revised ECO Tier 2.”

    ECO

    “The IMRF Elected County Official Plan.

    IMRF’s Elected County Official Plan provides for an alternative benefit plan for elected county officials.

    For an elected county official to participate in this plan, his or her county must first adopt the program.

    The original ECO plan was revised on January 26, 2000.

    County officials joining ECO on or after that date participate in the revised ECO plan.

    On January 1, 2011, a second tier of benefits is added to the revised ECO plan.

    ECO Plan Tier 2:

    Full retirement age 67

    If a member retires between the age of 62 and 67 with less than 35 years of service credit, the pension is discounted (reduced) one-half percent for each month the member is less than age 67 or for each month the member has less than 35 years of service, whichever discount is smaller.

    If a member retires at age 62 with at least 35 years of service credit, there is no reduction.

    The ECO Plan is closed to new members as of August 8, 2011.

    If a county has not adopted the ECO plan, it no longer has the option to do so.

    Elected County Officials currently participating in ECO remain in the plan.

    However, if after August 8, 2011, an ECO member is elected to a different office:
    • In the same county, he or she can participate in ECO.
    • In a different county, he or she is not eligible for ECO in that new county.

    Members participating in the Original ECO plan are not affected by this provision, as long as they have not revoked their ECO participation.”

    http://www.imrf.org/info/glossary.htm

  4. By the way McHenry County is one of 64 taxing districts in McHenry County which offer an IMRF pension to at least some of their employees.

    Note that some of the 64 taxing districts offer multiple pension plans.

    For example in school districts teachers and administrators are enrolled in the TRS pension fund, whereas other categories of employees are enrolled in the IMRF pension fund.

    Here are the 64 employers in McHenry County that offer IMRF pensions.

    ALDEN HEBRON CC SD 19
    ALGNQN/LAKE HILLS FIRE PROT DT
    ALGONQUIN AREA PUB LIB DIST
    ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP
    CARY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DIST
    CARY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
    CARY PARK DIST
    CARY SD 26
    CHEMUNG TOWNSHIP
    CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE
    CITY OF HARVARD
    CITY OF MARENGO
    CITY OF MCHENRY
    CITY OF WOODSTOCK
    COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DIST 155
    CRYSTAL LAKE PARK DIST
    CRYSTAL LAKE SD 47
    DORR TOWNSHIP
    FOX RIVER GROVE PUB LIB DIST
    FOX RIVER SD 3
    GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP
    HARRISON SD 36
    HARVARD SD 50
    HUNTLEY FIRE PROTECTION DIST
    HUNTLEY PARK DISTRICT
    HUNTLEY SD 158
    JOHNSBURG COMM UNIT SD 12
    JOHNSBURG PUB LIB DIST
    LAKE IN THE HILLS SAN DIST
    MARENGO PARK DIST
    MARENGO PUB LIBRARY DISTRICT
    MARENGO SD 154
    MARENGO TOWNSHIP
    MARENGO-UNION ELEM CUSD 165
    MC HENRY CC SD 15
    MC HENRY SD 156
    MC HENRY TOWNSHIP
    MCHENRY CO CONSERVATION DIST. (MCCD is the conservation district)
    MCHENRY CO COOP EMPLOYMENT EDU (CEE is vocational education)
    MCHENRY COUNTY
    MCHENRY PUB LIBRARY DISTRICT
    NIPPERSINK PUB LIB DIST
    NIPPERSINK SCHOOL DISTRICT #2
    NORTHERN ILL SPECIAL REC ASSN (NISRA is for people with disabilities)
    NUNDA TOWNSHIP
    PRAIRIE GROVE SD 46
    RICHMOND BRTN SD 157
    RICHMOND TOWNSHIP
    RILEY CC SD 18
    RILEY TOWNSHIP
    SENECA TOWNSHIP
    SOUTHEAST EMERGENCY COMM (SEECOM is a 911/emergency communications center)
    SPEC ED DIST OF MCHENRY COUNTY (SEDOM is a special education district)
    VILLAGE OF ALGONQUIN
    VILLAGE OF CARY
    VILLAGE OF FOX RIVER GROVE
    VILLAGE OF HEBRON
    VILLAGE OF HUNTLEY
    VILLAGE OF JOHNSBURG
    VILLAGE OF LAKE IN THE HILLS
    VILLAGE OF LAKEWOOD
    VILLAGE OF RICHMOND
    VILLAGE OF SPRING GROVE
    WOODSTOCK CU SD 200

    Codes:

    CC = Community Consolidated
    CO COOP EMPLOYMENT EDU = County Cooperative Employment Education
    CO CONSERVATION DIST = County Conservation District
    COMM = Communications
    DIST = District
    ELEM = Elementary
    ILL SPECIAL REC ASSN = Illinois Special Recreation Association
    LIB = Library
    SD = School District
    PROT = Protection
    PUB LIB DIST = Public Library District
    SAN DIST = Sanitary District

  5. Oops.

    Yes Grafton Twp offers an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension.

    There are 65 total taxing districts in McHenry County that offer an IMRF pension.

  6. The Huntley Area Library District also offers an IMRF pension.

    That brings the list to 66 total taxing districts in McHenry County that offer an IMRF pension.

  7. There are approximately 3,013 employers offering an IMRF pension in Illinois.

    Here is the approximate count by County.

    This list includes only IMRF, not TRS, SERS, SURS, GARS, JRS, local police, and local fire pensions.

    There are hundreds of local police and fire pensions that are separate from IMRF.

    COOK 463
    DUPAGE 149
    LAKE 149
    WILL 116
    SAINT CLAIR 83
    MADISON 76
    KANE 68
    MCHENRY 66
    SANGAMON 58
    LA SALLE 56
    TAZEWELL 55
    VERMILION 51
    CHAMPAIGN 48
    PEORIA 48
    WINNEBAGO 43
    MACON 42
    DEKALB 41
    KANKAKEE 40
    ROCK ISLAND 39
    BUREAU 38
    IROQUOIS 38
    HENRY 36
    MCLEAN 36
    OGLE 35
    FRANKLIN 34
    MARION 32
    LIVINGSTON 30
    GRUNDY 29
    MACOUPIN 28
    WHITESIDE 28
    WOODFORD 28
    CHRISTIAN 27
    FULTON 27
    JEFFERSON 26
    WILLIAMSON 25
    DOUGLAS 24
    PIATT 24
    COLES 23
    JACKSON 23
    KENDALL 23
    LOGAN 23
    ADAMS 22
    SALINE 22
    CLINTON 21
    MONTGOMERY 21
    MORGAN 20
    RANDOLPH 19
    WHITE 19
    EFFINGHAM 18
    HANCOCK 17
    PIKE 17
    STEPHENSON 17
    JO DAVIESS 16
    LEE 16
    SHELBY 16
    FAYETTE 15
    FORD 15
    CLARK 14
    KNOX 14
    MCDONOUGH 14
    MOULTRIE 14
    GREENE 13
    MASON 13
    MENARD 13
    MONROE 13
    WARREN 13
    CRAWFORD 12
    WAYNE 12
    DEWITT 11
    LAWRENCE 11
    SCOTT 11
    UNION 11
    WASHINGTON 11
    BOND 10
    CLAY 10
    EDGAR 10
    JOHNSON 10
    MERCER 10
    CASS 9
    PERRY 9
    RICHLAND 9
    BOONE 8
    CARROLL 8
    MARSHALL 8
    PUTNAM 8
    ALEXANDER 7
    CUMBERLAND 7
    HENDERSON 7
    JASPER 7
    STARK 7
    HAMILTON 6
    SCHUYLER 6
    WABASH 6
    JERSEY 5
    PULASKI 5
    GALLATIN 4
    MASSAC 4
    POPE 4
    BROWN 3
    CALHOUN 3
    EDWARDS 2
    HARDIN 2

    There are 102 counties in Illinois.

    There are about 1,694 precincts/townships in Illinois.

    About 84 counties are divided into 1,433 townships.

    About 17 counties are dived into 261 precincts.

    Some counties, mostly in southern Illinios, have precincts rather than townships.

    Not sure about the missing county.

    So that’s an average of 29 – 30 employers per county and 1 – 2 employers per township/precinct offering an IMRF pension.

  8. Remember the comment above there are 3 types of IMRF pensions, and each has Tier 1 and Tier 2.

    1. Regular

    2. SLEP

    3. ECO.

    All of the 3,013 employers offer a “Regular” IMRF Pension.

    202 of the 3,103 employers also offer an “SLEP” IMRF Pension.

    Not sure how many offer an “ECO” IMRF Pension.

  9. A property tax bill typically has several line items with the words “pension fund” after several employers.
    “Pension fund” is too generic.

    WHAT pension fund?

    The EXACT pension fund should be specified.

    For instance, “IMRF Pension Fund.”

    If the exact pension fund is not specified, feel free to call the number listed on the property tax bill and inquire about the specific name of each pension fund listed on your tax bill.

    Is it IMRF?

    When you see “Pension Fund” listed after the school district, is it IMRF, is it TRS, is it a combination of IMRF and TRS?

    Their pension funds, unlike the value of your property and your property taxes, are “defined benefit.”

    Your property may decrease in value as your taxes raise.

    If their pension fund loses money, if generous salary increases result in larger pensions, they get the extra money from you via property taxes because of the defined benefit pension law.

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