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Committee approves sheriff salary resolution; chair pay tied to State's Attorney by statute
Summary
The committee approved a resolution to set the County Sheriff’s salary for the November 2026 election; members noted state statute requires the sheriff's salary to be 80% of the State's Attorney's salary.
The Finance & Personnel Committee approved a resolution on April 14 to establish the salary for the Rock Island County Sheriff to be effective for the November 2026 election cycle.
States Attorney Dora Villareal told the committee her office is finalizing budgetary items and noted the state budget process sets certain parameters; Chair Dr. Luis Moreno reminded members that "the salary is set at 80% of the States Attorney’s salary by State Statute." The motion to approve was made by Brian Vyncke and seconded by Kai Swanson; the committee approved the resolution by voice vote.
The committee did not provide a specific dollar figure in the discussion recorded in the transcript; the action reflected compliance with the statutory formula tying the sheriff’s pay to the State's Attorney’s salary. Any final published salary will reflect the State's Attorney salary adopted by the state and the county’s implementation process.
