DU PAGE COUNTY - File #: FI-O-0004-24

• File #: FI-O-0004-24
• Version: 1
• Type: Finance Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/27/2024
• In control: Judicial and Public Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/3/2024
• Final action: 9/10/2024
• Title: Determining the Compensation of the DuPage County Public Defender.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/10/2024	1	Finance Committee	Approved as amended	Pass
9/10/2024	1	DuPage County Board	Approved as amended	Pass
9/3/2024	1	Judicial and Public Safety Committee	Approved and Sent to Finance

DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE DUPAGE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

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 4.7% for a cost-of-living adjustment effective July 1, 2024, and

WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2024, the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s salary is $206,715.95; and

WHEREAS, the DuPage County Public Defender’s salary is currently $191,401.00; and

WHEREAS, to retain a full-time Public Defender and retain the current rate of state reimbursement, the DuPage County Public Defender’s salary should be $186,044.36 to be 90% of the State’s Attorney’s salary; and

WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board wishes to maintain the current ratio between the State’s Attorney’s and Public Defender’s salaries such that an increase is warranted at this time.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD, that the DuPage County Public Defender’s salary shall be set in the amount of $200,396.85 retroactive to the 1^st day of July 2024; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the DuPage County Clerk shall send certified copies of this ordinance to the Human Resources Department, Finance Department, and Public Defender’s Office.

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Enacted and approved this 10^th day of September, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.

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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR

DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD

Attest: ___________________________________

JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK