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AMENDING SECTIONS 2-48 AND 2-51 OF THE KANE COUNTY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS BY COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN AND COUNTY BOARD COMMITTEES
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WHEREAS, section 5-1018 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1018) provides that a county board may employ, appoint or contract for the services of such clerical, stenographic and professional personnel for the members of the county board, the committees of the board and the chairman of the board as the board finds necessary or desirable to the conduct of the business of the county; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane, through the Kane County Board, has created County departments and also the positions of "department heads" which manage County departments; and
WHEREAS, section 2-48(A)(3) of the Kane County Code defines which positions are "department heads" in the Kane County government; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County of Kane to have the work performance of County department heads evaluated and managed; and
WHEREAS, section 2-48(A) of the Kane County Code establishes and specifies the roles of the standing committees of the Kane County Board; and
WHEREAS, section 2-48(A)(G)(1) of the Kane County Code states that each standing committee shall generally supervise the conduct of County departments under their jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, section 2-51 of the Kane County Code specifies the duties of the County Board Chairman including such other duties, powers and functions as may, from time to time, be assigned to him by the county board; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board desires to define and assign the responsibility of evaluating and managing the performance of department heads in the Kane County government; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Board believes that the standing committee to which a department primarily reports is best situated to manage the performance of a department ...
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