Kane Co. officials shunned tax increases last year, but state's attorney resignations revive debate
Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser is tired of the lawyers on her staff working second jobs as Uber drivers to make ends meet.
"I understand every single time somebody says, 'I'm going to raise your taxes,' that affects our entire community," Mosser told the committee."For the past two years, you've seen me come back, time after time, to talk about the pay disparity we have. The need for these individuals is now. Right now."
by signing up you agree to our terms of service That process, in the short term, is deciding where the $900,000 the county board put into the current budget for equity raises will go. The county's human resources department is reviewing all 26 government departments to find where the greatest pay disparities are and make those offices and employees the priority for that money. A preliminary estimate indicated as much as $262,000 of the $900,000 could go to Mosser's office.
With the entire county board on the election ballot last November, all discussion of any new taxes died out. Even with some breathing room after the election, Mosser's fellow Democrats on the county board indicated they will not make any quick decisions with the $900,000. Likewise, county board Chair Corinne Pierog said the time to discuss tax increases and new taxes is coming, but not until after the human resources study is done.
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