At the Sept. 18 Champaign County Board meeting, public commenter George Danos criticized central administration decisions, saying a senior administrator gave herself a $60,000 raise on top of a $100,000 salary, and that central administration’s total compensation now annualizes to $160,260. Danos framed the change as an example of an administration consolidating power and called for the board to make compensation changes “explicit and early.”

Danos also asserted that county reserve balances have grown over recent years and that some projected deficits were overstated. He alleged the administration expanded staffing in finance and human resources, added contractors and doubled portions of the central administration budget. Danos urged the board to consider budget cuts in central administration rather than in other departments.

The statements were made during public comment and presented as the speaker’s account and interpretation of recent personnel and budgetary developments. The transcript records Danos’s account but does not include corroborating statements from administration or an independent audit in the meeting record.