Title
Joint ordinance establishing compensation for the Lake County Board.
Staff Summary
• On October 12, 2021, the Lake County Board took action to establish Board Members’ compensation as an annual salary.
• After a reapportionment plan is established, Illinois statute requires the County Board to establish the method of compensation.
• The method of compensation for the Board Members shall be on an annual basis and shall be as outlined in the attached ordinance.
• The proposed 2023 salary for County Board Members will remain the same as the 2022 salary.
• Following additional review and comment, a revised Ordinance has been prepared that delineates the salaries for the Board Members and Chairperson for each year of the terms of office.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the November 8, 2022 General Election will provide for the election of all County Board members with terms to begin in December 2022; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 55, Section 5/4-10001 requires County Board member compensation to be set before the general election at which County Board members are elected; and
WHEREAS, Illinois Compiles Statutes, Chapter 55, Section 5/2-3008, also requires at the time of reapportionment, that the County Board shall fix the amount of that salary for those County Board members; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board approved at its October 12, 2021 meeting that the method of compensation for the Board Members shall be on an annual basis; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that:
1. The compensation for the Board Members with four-year terms beginning in Fiscal Year 2023 shall be:
a. For the Fiscal Year 2023: $43,018 per annum
b. For the Fiscal Year 2024: $43,018 per annum
c. For the Fiscal Year 2025: $43,018 per annum
d. For the Fiscal Year 2026: $43,018 per annum
2. The compensation for the Board Members with two-year terms beginning in Fiscal Year 2023 shall be:
a. For the Fiscal Year 2023: $43,018 per annum
b. For the Fiscal Year 2024: $43,018 per annum
3. The additional compensation for the Chair of the County Board shall be:
a. For the Fiscal Year 2023:
Chair of County Board $97,408 per annum
Car allowance $7,000 per annum
b. For the Fiscal Year 2024:
Chair of County Board $97,408 per annum
Car allowance $7,000 per annum
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that Board member compensation is to be paid over a twelve (12) month period from December through November of the following year at the same intervals as County Employees. In the event a Board member resigns, becomes ineligible to serve as a County Board member, or is unable to serve as a County Board member, then the member shall forfeit any further compensation due; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this joint ordinance shall be filed with the County Clerk; and that the County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute a certified copy of this Ordinance to members of the Lake County Board and County Administrator.
ADOPTED, in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois on this 14th day of December, 2021