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APPOINTMENT OF LAURA FLAMION AS ANIMAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR
AND DR. KRISTIN TVRDIK AS ANIMAL SERVICES DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
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WHEREAS, DuPage County Animal Service operates as a division of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, Section 3 of the Animal Control Act (“the Act”) requires the Chair of the County Board to appoint an Animal Control Administrator (“Administrator”) with the consent of the County Board; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.01 of the Act allows a non-veterinarian to serve as an Administrator; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.01 of the Act requires a non-veterinarian Administrator to defer to the Deputy Administrator regarding all medical decisions; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.07 of the Act defines a Deputy Administrator as a veterinarian licensed by the State of Illinois, and appointed by the Administrator or the County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Animal Control Act sets forth the specific duties of the Animal Services Administrator and Deputy Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the County Board shall fix the compensation of the Animal Services Administrator and Deputy Administrator; and
WHEREAS, Laura Flamion was previously appointed as Interim Administrator of Animal Services on October 8, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Laura Flamion, as Interim Administrator, appointed Dr. Kristin Tvrdik as Deputy Administrator on January 6, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Chair of the County Board has appointed Laura Flamion to serve as Animal Services Administrator effective April 23, 2025, and requests the consent of the County Board for such appointment; and
WHEREAS, the Chair of the County Board has nominated Dr. Kristin Tvrdik as Animal Services Deputy Administrator effective April 23, 2025, and requests the approval of the County Board for such nomination.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board hereby grants its consent to the appointment of Laura Flamion to serve as the Animal Services Administrator; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Board does hereby approve the appointment of Dr. Kristin Tvrdik to serve as the Animal Services Deputy Administrator; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Board fixes the compensation of the Animal Services Administrator at $165,600 per year in addition to the benefits afforded to all County employees; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Board fixes the compensation of the Animal Services Deputy Administrator at $155,250 per year in addition to the benefits afforded to all County employees; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Animal Services Administrator shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Senior Advisor of the County Board Office and his or her designees in the exercise of any power, duty, or function not expressly conferred upon the Administrator by any applicable statute, ordinance or rule; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Animal Services Deputy Administrator shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Animal Services Administrator, except for medical decisions as stated by statute, and the Senior Advisor of the County Board Office and his or her designees in the exercise of any power, duty, or function not expressly conferred upon the Deputy Administrator by any applicable statute, ordinance, rule, or non-medical direction of the Animal Services Administrator.
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Enacted and approved this 22nd of April, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK