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Emergency manager seeks admin assistant, $6,000 for activation pay and $20,000 for weather services
Summary
The county's emergency management coordinator asked commissioners to fund a shared administrative assistant (split with engineering), add $6,000 for a part‑time activation line (Becky) and $20,000 for specialized weather forecasting support; commissioners requested a job description and cross‑department scheduling plan.
Kendall County's emergency management coordinator outlined several staffing and services requests intended to improve disaster response and daily operations. He asked for a shared administrative assistant (split with the county engineer’s office), a $6,000 part‑time line to compensate an experienced staffer (Becky) for disaster activations, and $20,000 for enhanced weather support services to get more precise, minute‑level forecasts for local topography.
The coordinator said the role would perform broader duties than phone answering — managing public information requests, updating the website, preparing SOPs and running reports on call volumes — and that the preferred arrangement would include bi‑monthly coordination meetings so the assistant's allocation of time between departments remains clear. Commissioners asked that the job description include disaster activation responsibilities and directed staff to finalize language and funding details at the next meeting.
The court also discussed a proposed compensation adjustment for the emergency manager: existing COLA and step increases plus a $4,800 certification pay were being reflected in the draft budget, and one commissioner proposed moving the manager to a higher step for FY2027 pending a final decision tomorrow.
