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Committee forwards witness-coordinator pay increase to full board after grant renewal explained
Summary
Effingham County Tax and Finance Committee voted to forward an updated salary schedule, including an increase to $34.81 per hour for a grant-funded witness coordinator, to the full board for approval; staff said the increase stems from a grant renewal and that Illinois reimburses the county for the expense.
The Effingham County Tax and Finance Committee voted to forward an updated salary schedule — which includes raising the witness coordinator’s pay to $34.81 per hour — to the full county board for final approval.
Committee members heard that the witness coordinator position is grant-funded and that the grant renewal included an increase that historically has been applied to the employee’s pay. A county staff member explained that the state of Illinois reimburses the county for these expenses and that the county has been following that practice when setting the schedule.
Jeremy moved that the committee send the updated schedule to the full board; Sandy seconded the motion. The committee approved the motion by voice vote and the item will appear on the agenda of the full board for final action.
One committee member asked for clarification about how such pay adjustments are processed within county systems; another member said they would speak with Josh (county staff) to better understand the mechanics of applying grant increases to salaries. Committee members did not modify the proposed pay rate during the meeting.
The committee did not record a roll-call vote; the action was approved by voice vote and forwarded to the full board.
