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Board approves $1,000 thank-you for Anderson and refers solid waste plan to public health
Summary
The Iroquois County board voted to give $1,000 as a thank-you to Anderson for work on the county solid waste management plan and referred the plan to the public health department; Anderson said he worked more than 100 unpaid hours and objected that the payment did not reflect an overtime rate.
The Iroquois County board approved a $1,000 payment as a thank-you to Anderson for his work on the county solid waste management plan and agreed to move oversight of the plan to the public health department.
Board leadership said the proposal arose from an executive-session discussion about recognizing Anderson’s contributions and ensuring the plan is routed to the department that inspects garbage trucks and handles environmental health matters. "We are offering you 1000 dollars as a thank you for your help to the county, and this plan is getting moved to public health," the Chair said.
Anderson told the board he had devoted substantial unpaid time to the plan and that the one-time payment did not reflect his view of appropriate compensation. "I put in well over 100 hours into this," Anderson said, adding that that work would technically be considered at an overtime rate.
Board members clarified they are not creating a separate solid waste department and instead intend to use existing county resources: "We're not starting another a solid waste department," the Chair said, noting historically the county used CD fund dollars for recycling programs and that public health historically received reports from the recycling shed.
A motion to thank Anderson with $1,000 and refer the client/plan to the public health department was placed and then recorded as passed. The transcript records the Clerk announcing the result with the phrase "Motion passes," but individual roll-call votes are not clearly attributed to named members in the record.
The exchange also raised questions about how the county will use the existing CD fund and whether the payment properly compensated labor that a contributor described as equivalent to overtime work. The Chair said the $1,000 was intended as a thank-you rather than an hourly or overtime payment.
What happens next: the plan will be routed to the public health department for inspection and follow-up, per the board’s direction. The board did not record further formal direction in the transcript about converting the thank-you into a different compensation arrangement or paying overtime.
