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Creating Illinois Residency Requirements for County Employees
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WHEREAS, Kane County is an employer within Illinois and ensures employment practices comply with Illinois law; and
WHEREAS, state and local laws require an employer to be established as a legal employer within any state in which an employee lives and performs work; and
WHEREAS, establishing Kane County as an employer in another state incurs unnecessary expense to Kane County taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, employees who reside and perform work outside of the State of Illinois significantly increases the cost of providing employment services including payroll and benefits for Kane County employees; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Kane County and the public it serves that employees of Kane County permanently reside within the State of Illinois for the duration of their employment; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Kane County and the public it serves for its employees to understand, contribute to, and have a vested interest in the local community; and
WHEREAS, Kane County desires to establish a residency requirement for all employees to live within the State of Illinois for the duration of their employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Kane County Board that the following residency requirement is hereby added to the Kane County Code:
Short Title: This section shall be known as the Kane County Employee Residency Requirement
Residency requirement for all Kane County employees: The County shall only employ persons who maintain residence within the State of Illinois throughout their employment. Wages, salary, and employee benefits shall only be paid to persons residing in Illinois.
Exemption: Grandfather clause: Employees for whom out of state employment has been granted and established prior to the effective date of this ordinance are exempt from the provisions of this section.
The Executive Director of Finance and the Executive Director of Human Resources are authorized to adopt, promulgate, and enforce rules and regulations to administer and enforce this section.
Passed by the Kane County Board on June 11, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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