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Knox County board approves title for first assistant state's attorney after narrow vote; creates FOIA officer
Summary
After debate over costs and a failed amendment to delay action pending a wage study, the Knox County Board approved creating the title of "first assistant state's attorney" and separately approved a county FOIA officer position that will require AG-mandated training within six months.
Knox County trustees debated and narrowly approved a measure on Wednesday to authorize the title of "first assistant state's attorney," while separately creating a county FOIA officer to handle a surge in public-records requests.
The measures were considered at the board's Sept. 25 meeting at Galesburg City Hall. The vote to authorize the state's-attorney title — a classification-only change the county said does not itself add new staff — passed after a contentious floor debate. Opponents argued the board should first know how much the title would cost. A motion to amend the resolution to delay the title’s creation until after a treasurer-conducted wage study and budget review failed on a 6–6 tie; the original resolution then…
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