Politics & Government
Poll: What Should Be Done About Kendall County Board Meeting Pay?
We ask readers how leaders should respond to questions surrounding County Board member Dan Koukol's meeting pay.
Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis has suggested hiring an independent auditor to review individual meeting payments, according to The Beacon-News.
Weis estimated the audit of Kendall County Board member Dan Koukol's pay could cost up to $10,000, but he said his office did not have the expertise to review the matter, The Beacon-News reported. County Board members could not investigate themselves without "an appearance of impropriety," Weis said, according to The Beacon-News.
Former County Board candidate Todd Milliron suggested a criminal investigation when he presented county board to Weis last month. Vickery has said the $85 daily meeting pay for about 50 meetings since he took office in December 2010.
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Koukol, who chairs the board’s Economic Development Committee, has said County Board Chairman John Purcell for attending economic development functions. Koukol also offered to reimburse the county on the spot when the matter was discussed at the April 12 Finance Committee meeting; Vickery told him she’d like to review the issue with him and the county auditor instead.
Both Vickery, a board member of 14 years, and Milliron, a frequent board critic and watchdog, unsuccessfully sought Republican nominations for county board seats in March.
