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Kane County board keeps nonunion cost-of-living increase at 2.5% after debate
Summary
After debate about whether to raise a proposed nonunion pay increase from 2.5% to 2.7% to better match union steps, the board voted down the amendment and adopted a 2.5% increase for nonunion employees for FY 2027.
The Kane County Board debated an amendment on May 12 that would have raised a proposed nonunion cost-of-living adjustment from 2.5% to 2.7% before adopting the FY 2027 compensation ordinance.
Board member Allen urged the increase to align nonunion pay with multi-year union contracts and to protect nonunion staff; finance staff told members departments had budgeted around a 2.5% increase and raising that rate would require either draining reserves or cutting departmental budgets further. Members questioned whether the county could absorb the additional 0.2 percentage point without undermining a balanced budget.
The amendment to raise the rate to 2.7% failed in roll-call; the board then adopted the ordinance authorizing a 2.5% nonunion cost-of-living increase (ordinance 26-227) by roll-call vote.
What happens next: Finance staff and department heads will proceed under the adopted 2.5% increase for FY 2027; board members asked finance to provide documentation of the dollar impact on reserves and departmental budgets if members wish to revisit compensation later in the budget cycle.
