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Mercer County board approves hiring of Alvin (AI) Zwilling as part‑time county administrator
Summary
The Mercer County Board voted 9‑0 to approve County Administrator job duties and to hire Alvin (AI) Zwilling as a part‑time county administrator starting Feb. 2, 2026, at a one‑year salary of $57,000 to be paid from ARPA funds.
The Mercer County Board voted unanimously on Jan. 5 to approve the County Administrator job duties and to authorize hiring Alvin (AI) Zwilling as a part‑time county administrator. The part‑time position is described as three days per week; if Zwilling accepts, his start date would be Feb. 2, 2026, and the one‑year salary is listed as $57,000, funded from the county's ARPA allocation.
The decision followed a closed‑session personnel discussion under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). The minutes record that Rebecca Hawn moved to go into closed session and Steve Moreland seconded the motion; after the closed session, the board returned to open session on a motion by Chris DeMink seconded by Gary Gregg. The hiring approval was recorded as a 9‑0 vote of the full board. The board also voted 9‑0 earlier in the meeting to approve the County Administrator job duties as an attached document.
The minutes include a separate, detailed job description for a pilot County Administrator position that outlines responsibilities such as strategic leadership, budget and finance oversight, human resources guidance, intergovernmental relations and modernizing county operations. The job posting describes the role as a pilot at 50% time intended to inform a potential transition to a full‑time administrator. The minutes do not record any individual public comment on the hire or salary.
