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Commissioners approve annual job‑description review process amid debate over placement in policy manual
Summary
The court approved an amendment to Section 5.02 of the Kendall County policy manual to require annual job‑description updates and employee acknowledgement; the measure passed 3-2 after discussion about whether supervisory duties should be handled through job descriptions rather than the general personnel manual.
Kendall County commissioners approved an amendment to Section 5.02 of the county policy manual to establish an annual job‑description review process and require employees to have a signed, current job description on file.
Commissioner McCall, who presented the item, explained job descriptions are fundamental to fair performance evaluation and that many descriptions had not been updated since 2019. He said the change would require employees to receive and acknowledge updated job descriptions annually. Some commissioners questioned whether the requirement should instead be placed expressly in supervisors' job descriptions rather than the countywide policy manual; supporters said adding it to the manual memorializes the requirement and allows staff to develop a manager‑specific handbook later. The motion passed 3-2 with two precinct commissioners voting no.
The court directed staff to proceed with the policy manual amendment and consider a separate supervisors' guide in the future.
