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Mercer County treasurer and county clerk ask for raises; board refers requests to Personnel Committee
Summary
Treasurer Bev Lower and County Clerk Brian Gerber presented a handout comparing their salaries to similar Illinois counties and asked for raises. The Finance Committee voted to move the requests to the Personnel Committee and add them to the May agenda.
Mercer County Treasurer Bev Lower and County Clerk & Recorder Brian Gerber presented the Finance Committee with a handout arguing that both offices deserve pay increases, citing current salaries compared with other Illinois counties of similar size and listing revenue and expense savings attributed to their offices. The presentation included a new budget report that board members said they liked and supporting comparisons of department-head pay.
After discussion, the committee decided to refer the pay-raise requests to the Personnel Committee; the item will appear as an action item on the May agenda for further consideration. No formal pay increases were approved at this meeting.
