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Kendall County creates Project Manager role in county engineering, replacing budgeted Engineer IV; vote 4–1
Summary
Commissioners approved creating a project manager position and eliminating a budgeted Engineer IV to address rising development workload. Supporters said the lower‑cost role will free engineers for complex work; opponents urged a slower staffing review during the budget process.
Kendall County commissioners voted 4–1 Tuesday to convert a budgeted Engineer IV position into a Project Manager position inside the county engineer’s office, a move county human resources and engineering staff said will reduce payroll cost and address a surge in development and permitting workload.
Human Resources Director Juanita Espino presented the proposal, describing it as a cost‑reducing reclassification: the budgeted Engineer IV was grade 24 while the requested Project Manager is grade 17. County engineering staff said the new role would handle technical follow‑ups, web updates and administrative work that currently ties up licensed engineers.
County Engineer Mary…
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