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Health Committee approves forwarding revised administrator job description to full board
Summary
The Health Committee reviewed a proposed administrator job description adapted from Shelby County, removed a termination‑cause paragraph, added training and computer‑proficiency items, and voted to forward Plan B to the full county board for final approval.
The Iroquois County Health Committee reviewed a proposed job description for a public‑health administrator adapted from a Shelby County template and agreed to forward a revised version to the full county board.
Committee members discussed several specific edits. They recommended removing a paragraph that would have required stating cause for termination (referred to in the draft as "section 30 30") and replacing enumerated statute citations with a general reference to applicable Iroquois County ordinance and Illinois state statute so the job description would remain current if external code sections change. A committee member said, "I think we want to... we don't need to give causes," and the committee agreed that termination‑cause language would be removed from the job description draft.
The committee asked that the document require certain practical proficiencies. Members suggested adding proficiency with Microsoft Office and other necessary computer programs, and clarifying licensing expectations for animal‑control positions: the draft will say applicants must "possess or be willing to obtain" a humane investigator license rather than require a current license, since Department of Agriculture trainings may be offered only infrequently.
After discussion, a motion was made to approve "job description Plan B" for referral to the full county board. Committee member Jonathan moved the motion and committee member Steve seconded it; the committee approved forwarding the draft so the county state's attorney and county attorney (referenced as Mike and Quinlan in the discussion) can review the final text before the full‑board meeting.
Committee members anticipated the full board would consider the job description at its next meeting and that the county would then publish the position and accept applications if the board approves it.
