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Authorizing a Merit Increase Pool for Kane County Departments
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WHEREAS, on December 12, 2023 the Kane County Board approved the Compensation and Position Management Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation and Position Management Policy defines a merit increase system to reward high performing employees while maintaining internal equity; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department recommends that a cost of living adjustment be applied to all active employees; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department recommends that the Board establish a merit pool for all departments under the jurisdiction of the County Board and to any elected offices who have adopted the Compensation and Position Management Policy to be used at the discretion of the Department Head or participating Elected Official to provide merit-based increases within their department in compliance with the merit increase system defined in the Compensation and Position Management Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that a merit pool of 1% of total non-union active employee salaries be created and allocated to each department under the jurisdiction of the County Board and to each elected office that has adopted and will participate in the Compensation and Position Management Policy for Fiscal Year 2025.
Passed by the Kane County Board on October 16, 2024.
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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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