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(A) General provisions.
(1) To the extent and as required by ILCS Ch. 820, Act 130, §§ 1 through 12, as amended, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in the construction of public works within the jurisdiction of the county is hereby ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in the county area as determined by the Department of Labor of the state as of June of the current year, a copy of that determination being incorporated herein by reference.
(2) As required by state law, any and all revisions of the prevailing rate of wages by the State Department of Labor shall supersede the Department’s June determination and apply to any and all public works construction undertaken by the county.
(3) The definition of any terms appearing in this section which are also used in the aforementioned state law, shall be the same as in state law.
(4) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to apply the general prevailing rate of wages, as herein ascertained, to any work or employment, except public works construction of the county to the extent required by the aforementioned state law.
(5) This section, and every provision thereof, shall be considered separable, and the invalidation of any portion of this section shall not affect the validity of the remainder.
(6) All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed.
(7) This section shall take effect following its passage, approval, adoption, recording inspection and publication, as may be required by law.
(B) Application and implementation. In any and all bid calls and related contracts awarded, including those funded by bonds, grants, loans or other means, pursuant to the State Municipal Code (Division 74), the State Building Revenue Bond Act, the State Development Finance Authority Act, the Build Illinois Bond Act and the Build Illinois Act, involving pubic works building, construction or improvement projects, the county shall require that:
(1) A copy of this determination or its current revision(s), then in effect, shall be attached to all bid or contract specifications;
(2) No less than the general prevailing rates of wages in the county, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform the work;
(3) Bonds or other appropriate sureties including provisions as shall guarantee the faithful performance of the prevailing wage clause; and
(4) Unless it can be shown, in accordance with the aforementioned state law, that an insufficiency of qualified workers are reasonably available, public works project workers shall be employed, in the following priority:
(a) First: County residents; then
(b) Second: Residents from immediately adjacent state counties; then
(c) Third: Other residents of the state; then
(d) Fourth: All others.
(5) Failure to comply with these provisions shall render any contractor or sub-contractor liable to the penalties, set forth in the aforementioned state law.
(C) County Clerk’s duties. The County Clerk shall:
(1) Publicly post or keep available for inspection, by an interested party, in the main office of the county this determination or any revisions of the prevailing rate of wage;
(2) Mail a copy of this determination to any employer and to any association of employers, and to any person or association of employees, who have filed their names and addresses, requesting copies of any determination, stating the particular rates and the particular classes of workers whose wages shall be affected by the rates;
(3) Promptly file a certified copy of this section with both the State Secretary of State (Index Division) and the State Department of Labor;
(4) Distribute copies of this section and any amendatory wage revisions to all elected and appointed department heads, the County Pubic Building Commission and other agencies of county government, as appropriate; and
(5) Cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area a copy of this section, and the publication shall constitute notice that the determination is effective and that this is the determination of the public body.
(1980 Code, § 36.27) (Res. 80-169, adopted 10-29-1980; Res. 81-122, adopted 7-23-1981; Res. 83-67, adopted 7-21-1983; Res. 84-74, adopted 6-21-1984; Res. 86-89, adopted 6-19-1986; Res. 89-113, adopted 6-15-1989; Res. 90-134, adopted 6-21-1990; Res. 91-138, passed 5-16-1991; Res. 01-267, passed 6-21-2001; Res. 03-429, passed 9-18-2003; Res. 04-257, passed 6-17-2004; Ord. 13-161, passed 6-20-2013)
(A) The County Board hereby establishes a deferred compensation plan for all its elected officials, and all full-time employees, not governed by county working agreements, currently or subsequently in force and effect. The County Board Chairperson is authorized to execute a deferred compensation plan with certain companies or corporations, as established by resolution from time to time.
(B) The Director of Administrative Services may, on behalf of the county, execute all joinder agreements with all eligible personnel, which are necessary for that person’s participation in the deferred compensation plan; except that any joinder agreement for the Director of Administrative Services shall be executed by the County Board Chairperson.
(1980 Code, § 36.28) (Res. 81-85, adopted 5-28-1981; Res. 82-15, adopted 1-28-1982; Res. 94-80, adopted 3-17-1994)
(A) Employee contributions to the State Municipal Retirement Fund shall be paid by the county on behalf of all of the employees enrolled in the Fund.
(B) The payment shall be made by reducing the amount of the gross earnings payable to employees by the amount of contributions and making payment of this amount directly to the Fund.
(C) The payment of employee contributions provided shall be effective for all compensation paid to employees beginning July 1, 1984.
(1980 Code, § 36.29) (Res. 84-50, adopted 5-17-1984)
Statutory reference:
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, see ILCS Ch. 40, Act 5, §§ 7-101 et seq.
(A) Elected officials may participate in the State Municipal Retirement Fund if they are in positions normally requiring performance of duty for 600 hours or more per year; and, the governing body can determine what hourly requirements of its elected officials are, and should make the determination for the guidance of the Board of Trustees of the State Municipal Retirement Fund.
(B) The County Board finds that the following elected positions qualify for membership in IMRF:
State’s Attorney | Circuit Clerk |
Sheriff | Auditor |
Coroner | Treasurer |
County Clerk | Recorder of Deeds |
1 County Chairperson | 26 Elected Board Members |
(1980 Code, § 36.30) (Res. 91-47, adopted 2-21-1991)
(A) The county shall require all new hires for grant-funded positions to sign a statement acknowledging the conditions of the grant funding at the time of initial employment.
(B) The statement of acknowledgment shall be in substantially the following form:
I, , acknowledge the circumstances and the requirement of the grant-funded position which I hereby accept; and further, I understand that if the grant is reduced or discontinued, the position which I fill could be abolished, subject to the decision of the Will County Board.
(1980 Code, § 36.31) (Res. 90-251, adopted 11-15-1990)
(A) The County Board agrees to accept the obligation due State Municipal Retirement Fund for the omitted service employer contributions payable through future employer contribution rates and to accept the charges for employer and employee Social Security taxes if the taxes have not been paid on the omitted service earnings.
(B) Further, the authorized agent is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this section and all other pertinent forms and documents with the State Municipal Retirement Fund.
(1980 Code, § 36.32) (Res. 90-75, adopted 4-19-1990)
The following sexual harassment policy is hereby established for all employees of county government.
(A) It is illegal, and against the county’s policy, for any worker, male or female, to harass another worker by making unwelcome sexual advances or favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, a condition of employment; by using a worker’s submission to or rejection of the conduct as the basis for or a factor in any employment decision affecting the individual; or be creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment by engaging in the conduct.
(B) The creation of an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment may include the actions as persistent comments on a worker’s sexual preferences, or the display of obscene or sexually oriented photographs or drawings. Conduct or actions that arise out of a personal or social relationship and that are not intended to have a discriminatory effect on employment may not be viewed as harassment. The employer will determine whether certain conduct constitutes sexual harassment, based on a review of the facts and circumstances of each situation.
(C) The county will not condone any sexual harassment of employees. All workers, including supervisors, will be subject to severe discipline, including discharge, for any sexual harassing behavior.
(D) Any employee who feels victimized by sexual harassment should immediately report the alleged harassment to his or her supervisor. If the first-line supervisor is the source of the alleged harassment, the employee should report the problem to the supervisor’s superior.
(E) Supervisors and managers who receive a sexual harassment complaint should carefully investigate the matter, questioning all employees who may have knowledge of the alleged incident or similar problems. Both the complaint and the investigative steps and findings should be documented as thoroughly as possible.
(F) Employees who are dissatisfied with an investigating supervisor’s resolution of a sexual harassment problem may file a complaint in accordance with established grievance procedures.
(G) No employee will be subject to any form of retaliation of discipline for pursuing a sexual harassment complaint.
(1980 Code, § 36.33) (Res. 93-176, adopted 7-15-1993)
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