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Votes at a glance: LaSalle County committee approves multiple reappointments and director terms
Summary
The committee approved a slate of reappointments — zoning board member, IT director, central services director, EMA director and human resources director — with terms and some compensation details recorded for certain positions.
LaSalle County’s Committee on Appointments, Legislation and Rules approved multiple reappointments and resolutions Oct. 6, including a five-year reappointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals and three-year reappointments for several departmental directors. Most measures were approved by voice vote or roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Key actions approved by the committee:
- Reappointment of Sandy Billard to the LaSalle County Zoning Board of Appeals for a five-year term ending Nov. 30, 2030. The committee approved the reappointment by voice vote.
- Reappointment of John Hague as LaSalle County IT Director as an at-will, FLSA-exempt employee for a three-year term from Dec. 1, 2025, to Nov. 30, 2028. The resolution sets first-year compensation at $100,000 (Dec. 1, 2025–Nov. 30, 2026); subsequent annual compensation will be determined by the IT and Salary and Labor committees. The resolution passed on roll call; recorded affirmative votes in the transcript included Miss Brunel, Mister Osipinski, Miss Bridal, Miss Bright, Mister Gadsden, Mister Walsh and Chairman Jensen.
- Reappointment of Tracy (surname transcribed as "Hajarch"/"Archarik") as Central Services Director for a three-year term beginning Dec. 1, 2025, and ending Nov. 30, 2028. The resolution set first-year compensation at $63,188; later years’ compensation will be set by committee evaluations. The resolution passed on roll call.
- Reappointment of Fred Moore as LaSalle County EMA Director for a three-year term beginning Dec. 1, 2025, and ending Nov. 30, 2028. The transcript includes committee approval; the resolution text in the record did not unambiguously specify a numeric compensation amount in clear, attributable form and is marked here as not specified.
- Reappointment of Melissa Pilch as LaSalle County Human Resources Director for a three-year term from Dec. 1, 2025, to Nov. 30, 2028. The resolution passed on vote; the resolution text states compensation for the period but the transcript did not include a clear, attributable numeric total for subsequent years and that element is recorded here as not specified.
One reappointment (human resources director) drew brief discussion from committee members about familiarity with the incumbent; one committee member declined to move the item initially because they said they did not know the candidate well, and another committee member later seconded and supported the motion noting experience working with the director. For other reappointments, committee members noted no objections and proceeded to recorded roll-call or voice votes. Several reappointments were described in the meeting as "employment at will" and FLSA-exempt per the resolution language.
Votes and formal outcomes are summarized above exactly as recorded in the committee transcript; missing or unclear numerical compensation details are noted as "not specified."
