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LaSalle County approves grade 4 reclassification and pay for coroner's administrative deputy
Summary
The LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee approved a letter of agreement to reclassify the coroner's administrative deputy to Grade 4 and set pay at $21.50 per hour effective Dec. 1, 2026; AFSCME and public safety signed off and the coroner said the cost is in the proposed budget.
The LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee voted July 29 to approve a letter of agreement reclassifying the coroner's administrative deputy to Grade 4 and aligning the position's pay with other Grade 4 employees. Rich Block, the LaSalle County coroner, told the committee the agreement had been preliminarily approved in his budget and had public safety's sign-off.
"Just up here to finalize the letter of agreement with the union representative and then the county," Rich Block said during his presentation. A union representative present confirmed AFSCME had reviewed the agreement and was in agreement. Committee members recorded the hourly rate as $21.50 and the effective date as December 1, 2026; a committee member stated, "As of for next year, for starting December 1, it would be $21.50 an hour." The committee approved the motion by voice vote; the chair announced, "Motion passes." Signatures will be gathered to complete the agreement.
