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Committee approves sheriff COLA tied to state's attorney pay; salary and reimbursement figures presented
Summary
The Justice Committee voted to apply the state's cost‑of‑living adjustment to the sheriff's salary (statutorily set at a minimum of 80% of the state's attorney); staff presented the salary and increased state reimbursement amount.
County staff presented a resolution to apply the state budget’s cost‑of‑living adjustment for the state's attorney to the sheriff’s salary, consistent with state statute that requires the sheriff be paid at least 80% of the state's attorney compensation.
Scott (county staff) told the committee that the General Assembly sets the state's attorney salary and any cost‑of‑living adjustments through the state budget, and statute requires the sheriff’s compensation be at least 80% of that figure. Under the most recent state budget adjustment, the reimbursement amount the county receives from the state would increase from about $9,186 per month to about $9,746 per month. If approved at the full board meeting, staff said the sheriff’s salary for the fiscal year that begins July 1 would be $175,460.50.
Discussion vs. decision: committee members asked whether comparables had been reviewed; staff responded that historic comparisons with similarly sized central Illinois counties indicated Peoria County’s elected salaries had previously been higher but that staff had not completed a contemporaneous cross‑county comparables study after the state budget changes. The resolution to apply the COLA to the sheriff’s salary was brought forward and approved by the committee.
Ending: staff said counties could choose to pay a higher percentage than the statutory minimum but no additional increases were proposed at this meeting.
