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Iroquois County sets salaries for clerk, treasurer and sheriff for 2026–2030 terms
Summary
The board adopted resolutions setting four-year-term salaries: County Clerk and Treasurer annual salaries will start at $74,152 on Dec. 1, 2026 (4% annual increases thereafter); the Sheriff’s salary will be set at 80% of the Iroquois County State's Attorney’s salary for the 2026–2030 term, with state cost-sharing referenced in statute.
The Iroquois County Board approved three resolutions establishing salaries for countywide elected officials whose terms begin Dec. 1, 2026. The board adopted Resolution R2026-25 (County Clerk) and R2026-26 (County Treasurer), each specifying a 4% annual increase over the four-year term with the clerk’s and treasurer’s salary beginning December 1, 2026 at $74,152.00 and rising each year thereafter per the resolution's schedule.
Resolution R2026-27 sets the Sheriff's salary at 80% of the annual salary of the Iroquois County State's Attorney for the term beginning Dec. 1, 2026, consistent with 55 ILCS 5 (as referenced in the resolution). The resolution notes the State furnishes two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the sheriff's total annual salary with the county furnishing the remaining one-third (33 1/3%), per statutory language cited in the motion record. Each resolution passed by roll-call vote with 14 ayes and one absence noted in the minutes.
The resolutions include language explaining stipend and fee expectations (stipends of $6,500 per year anticipated for the clerk and treasurer as described and stipend authority cited for the sheriff) and state that salary amounts cannot be altered during the four-year term once set. The action constitutes a formal pre‑set of compensation required by statute prior to the officers’ terms beginning.
