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LaSalle County committee approves resolution to align prosecutor, sheriff and public defender pay with 6.5% legislative raise
Summary
The Law and Justice Committee voted to approve a resolution amending county salaries for the state's attorney, sheriff and public defender to reflect a 6.5% raise recently passed by the state legislature; committee discussion cited increased workload from SAFETY Act-related detention hearings and a 90-day speedy-trial requirement.
Kendra Pottinger, chair of the LaSalle County Law and Justice Committee, presided over a July 10 meeting at which the panel voted to approve a resolution amending salaries for the county state's attorney, sheriff and public defender to reflect a 6.5% raise enacted by the state legislature.
Committee members said the raise responds to increased workload tied to changes in criminal procedure. Joe Aspinski, a committee member and one of 10 members of the State's…
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