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.
- 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
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.
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
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
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
Mark, that’s a lot of info, what’s your point?
Bill Zettler wrote the following article about IMRF pensions.
IMRF – the stealth pension tax no one talks about.
September 9, 2013.
By Bill Zettler, Director of Research FTF.
http://www.familytaxpayers.org/2013/09/09/imrf-the-stealth-pension-tax-no-one-talks-about
You forgot to include Grafton Township in your list.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.