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Committee backs creation of full‑time Emergency Management director role

Rock Island County Committee of the Whole · May 13, 2026
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Summary

Following retirements of part‑time EMA staff, the Finance & Personnel Committee recommended establishing a full‑time Emergency Management Agency Director position with a proposed salary range of $60,000–$75,000 to preserve institutional knowledge and continuity.

The committee recommended creating a full‑time Emergency Management Agency Director position after one part‑time EMA staffer retired and the assistant coordinator is scheduled to retire. The proposed position was described as necessary to provide continuity and institutional knowledge; the recommended salary range is between $60,000 and $75,000 per year.

Committee materials framed the new full‑time role as a response to near‑term staffing losses and recommended forwarding the position to the full board for adoption and budgetary approval.