A press release from McHenry County College: McHenry County College Board of Trustees Approves New Staff Council Contract [Oct. 4, 2017.Crystal Lake, IL] The McHenry County College Staff Council (MCCSC) and the McHenry County College (MCC) Board of Trustees reached … Continue reading
Category Archives: Salary
A resolution to be considered in the Human Resources Committee next Wednesday, October 4th, would keep salaries for county officials up for election constant. The amounts proposed follow: Sheriff – $149,390.90 Clerk – $109,465.98 Treasurer – $109,465.98 … Continue reading
Springfield’s WICS-TV reports on a WallettHub analysis of where teachers have the best deals. Twenty-one criteria. Illinois ranks third after New York and New Jersey. The full report is here. Illinois had the second highest teacher salaries and the second … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Steve Reick: Reick Signs On as Chief Co-Sponsor of Bill to Reject Pay Increases and COLAs for Lawmakers SPRINGFIELD…..State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) is a leading House Sponsor of legislation that eliminates pay raises for … Continue reading
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
Today we look at what Seneca Township’s elected officials are being paid: Supervisor – $21,000 Road Commissioner – $60,000 + up to $8,500 per year in health insurance Assessor – $26,500 Clerk – $8,400 Trustees – $125 per meeting The … Continue reading
At its September meeting, the Grafton Township Board set salaries for terms that begin after next April’s election. The Township Supervisor will be paid $43,500, plus participation in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension system. The Township Assessor will be … Continue reading
Last month, the Algonquin Township Board raised salaries for its elected officials. The all-Republican Township Board voted to increase pay by 1.5%. The vote was 3-2 with Supervisor Dianne Klemm joining with Trustees Dan Shay and Russ Cardelli voting in … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN WILL SPONSOR ‘NO BUDGET. NO PAY.’ LEGISLATION EAST DUNDEE – Illinois legislators are the 5th highest paid in the nation and only meet half of the year. Republican candidate for … Continue reading
One of the last items that the McHenry County Board’s Human Resources Committee will consider at its 8:15 AM Thursday meeting is the salary schedule for employees. You can see the information that the committee will see below: … Continue reading
Here’s an email I got from Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka while we were on vacation: June Lakewood Village Board Meeting Reporting on our June, 2016 Village Board Meeting (We are only meeting once per month in June, July and … Continue reading
It’s time to take a look at what McHenry County employees will earn during Fiscal Year 2016. Since the Fiscal Year starts in December, the numbers below reflect compensation from December, 2015, through December, 2016. The official title of the … Continue reading
That’s what the Chicago Tribune is reporting. And the DuPage County Board members are going to increase their take by 2% each of the next two years, too. Only two people voted, “No.” Meanwhile McHenry County Board members have not … Continue reading
The Daily Southtown is reporting that Will County elected officials are the poorest paid in the collar counties. The poor dears haven’t had a raise in eleven years. The paper says that “the circuit court clerk, coroner, recorder of deeds, … Continue reading
In the “Here we go again” category is consolidation of schools. Just as with township consolidation, I ask, “Where’s the beef?” Show me the money that school consolidation would bring. Don’t just assert that consolidation of school will save money. … Continue reading
Researcher Mark has gathered information about the salary history of the man from IMRF who appeared before the McHenry County Board last night. The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is best known for being the most solvent large public pension fund … Continue reading
After I received the press release (15 comments so far) about the contents of the contract from Crystal Lake District 155 last night, I submitted some questions. Those questions and the answers supplied are below: What will the starting salary be … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: After AFSCME Rejections, Administration Appeals to Labor Board Labor Board to Determine if Parties at Impasse SPRINGFIELD – Last week, AFSCME refused to seriously negotiate for the 24th bargaining session in a row on … Continue reading
The entire contract for Clinton E. Gabbard can be found here. Here is the latest article I wrote on outgoing Vicky Smith’s compensation: MCC President Vicky Smith’s Contract Calls for Salary of $211,000 thru June, Then, CPI + 3% Now … Continue reading
Found this comparison of Township General Assistant handed out and accompanying administrative costs. You don’t have to guess that it came from Bob Anderson … Continue reading