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Commissioners reclassify health‑department sanitarian administrator to higher pay grade after debate
Summary
Following discussion of supervisory pay differentials and budget impact, the court amended and approved a reclassification moving the sanitarian administrator position to a higher pay grade (grade 15) by a 4‑1 vote. Staff said budgetary impact is manageable this year.
Kendall County commissioners voted to reclassify the health‑department sanitarian administrator to a higher pay grade after the compensation committee recommended a lesser change.
County officials explained the reclassification was prompted by the retirement of the incumbent and a rewritten job description that split a prior combined role into an administrator and subordinate position. Commissioner Chapman and others argued that a larger grade separation between supervisor and subordinate avoids problems when promoting staff; the compensation committee had recommended grade 14, but the court amended the motion to grade 15.
County HR and finance staff said the budget can absorb the change for the remainder of the fiscal year and reminded the court that exemptions and pay steps allow some flexibility when hiring an exempt administrator.
The motion to adopt grade 15 for the new sanitarian administrator position passed 4‑1 (Commissioner Region opposed).
Speakers quoted/attributed in this article: Commissioner Chapman; county HR/finance staff.
