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DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-4007, the Public Defender shall be paid out of the County Treasury a salary in the amount fixed by the County Board, and shall be paid by the Department of Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund or the General Revenue Fund; and
WHEREAS, 55 ILCS 5/3-4007 further provides that 66 2/3% of the Public Defender’s annual salary shall be paid from the State Treasury if the Public Defender is employed full-time in that capacity, and his or her salary is at least 90% of the County’s State’s Attorney’s annual compensation; and
WHEREAS, the salary of the DuPage County State’s Attorney is set by the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has increased the salary of the State’s Attorney by 4.6% for a cost-of-living adjustment effective July 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2023, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Salary is now $197,436.44; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Public Defender’s Salary is currently $169,878.39; and
WHEREAS, in order to retain a full-time Public Defender and retain the current rates of state reimbursement, the DuPage County Public Defender’s Salary must be raised to $177,692.80 to be at 90% of the State’s Attorney’s Salary.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD, that the DuPage County Public Defender’s salary shall be $177,692.80.
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Enacted and approved this 18th day of July, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK