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Kendall County commissioners authorize hiring committee to make offer for sanitarian administrator

Kendall County Commissioner Court · February 27, 2026
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Summary

At a Feb. 27 special called meeting, the Kendall County Commissioners Court voted 5–0 to give its sanitary hiring committee authority to determine pay within the county salary scale and extend an offer for the sanitarian administrator position after the announced retirement of Brenda Bell.

At a special called meeting on Feb. 27, the Kendall County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to authorize its sanitary hiring committee to determine appropriate compensation under the county pay plan and to extend an offer for the sanitarian administrator position.

The action followed the announced retirement of longtime county sanitarian Brenda Bell and discussion about an immediate staffing gap. Commissioner Chapman moved to give the committee the authority to make an offer under the county salary scale; the motion was seconded and carried 5–0.

The vote matters because the vacancy is imminent and the court concluded the department could not operate without a licensed sanitarian. Commissioner Chapman, who requested the special meeting, said the personnel timeline had accelerated and the county needed authority…

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