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Approving an Agreement for County Engineer’s Salary Program
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/5-201 through 5/5-213) requires the County to employ a full-time County Engineer to direct, supervise, and manage the County Highway Department; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) provides financial participation in the County Engineer’s salary under the County Engineer’s Salary Program, subject to the execution of the Agreement for County Engineer’s Salary Program (BLR 09220) (the “Agreement”) between the County and IDOT; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane desires to approve and authorize execution of the Agreement with IDOT in order to continue receiving State participation in the County Engineer’s salary; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement (a copy of which is on file with the Kane County Clerk), the County desires to transfer Federal Surface Transportation Program funds to IDOT in return for State funds to be used by the County to pay fifty percent (50%) of the County Engineer's annual salary; and
WHEREAS, execution of the Agreement by the County and IDOT is within the best interest of the parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the County of Kane, the Agreement for County Engineer’s Salary Program with the Illinois Department of Transportation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the County authorize the transfer of Federal Surface Transportation Program Funds to the Illinois Department of Transportation consistent with the Agreement for County Engineer’s Salary Program to be executed by the County Board Chairman.
Passed by the Kane County Board on October 14, 2025.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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