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DeKalb County board approves interim administrator pay after public call to avoid retroactive ratification

October 15, 2025 | DeKalb County, Illinois


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DeKalb County board approves interim administrator pay after public call to avoid retroactive ratification
The DeKalb County Board voted to adopt Resolution R2025-089, modifying the compensation of the interim county administrator. The resolution was moved and seconded and was approved by roll call; the chair announced the motion carried.

A member of the public, identified in the transcript as William, urged the board not to ratify a pay increase that he said already had been implemented and paid without prior board approval or public notice. "Either table the resolution until the attorney general's review is complete or amend the resolution so that if you choose to approve the higher rate, it is effective prospectively tomorrow, October 16, not back to February 2 from '25," William said. He called backdating the change "effectively rewrite[ing] the public record" and said the attorney general was reviewing aspects of what happened.

The board made no change to the effective date in the resolution during the meeting and proceeded to a roll-call vote. During roll call several board members answered "yes" or "aye" when asked; the chair announced the motion carried. The transcript records no amendment to make the pay increase prospective and does not show the board delaying action pending the attorney general's review.

The resolution appears on the meeting agenda as "Resolution R2025-089, resolution modifying the compensation of the interim county administrator." The transcript includes public comments raising concerns about process and transparency, including the claim that the higher pay had already been paid to the interim administrator and that approval would be retroactive to Feb. 2, 2025. It also notes a referenced attorney general review but does not show the board taking action to await that review.

The vote was taken by roll call following discussion; the chair announced "motion carries." The transcript does not record additional procedural direction or follow-up tasks for staff regarding the attorney general's review. The resolution text as referenced on the agenda was not read aloud in full during the recorded discussion in the transcript.

The board's action modifies compensation for the interim administrator as described in the resolution listed on the agenda. The transcript does not provide the exact revised salary amount in the public-record excerpt provided, nor does it record the interim administrator speaking during the meeting.

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