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County clerk warns AFSCME bonuses and new Clean Slate Act will strain staffing and budgets

Champaign County Committee of the Whole · November 11, 2025
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Summary

County Clerk Susan McGrath told the board AFSCME bonuses totaled about $75,000 across her office's 29 positions (25 then filled) and said roughly $3,700 was taken from her salary; she also said the Clean Slate Act will require filing expungement petitions and could create overtime and staffing needs.

Susan McGrath, identified in the meeting as the county clerk, used her public-comment time to raise two financial concerns for the board.

McGrath said her office has 29 AFSCME positions, with 25 filled when the AFSCME bonuses were granted. She calculated that the total bonus amount attributable to her office was about $75,000 and said that…

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