§ 4-6003

Compensation of sheriffs for certain expenses in counties of less than 2,000,000. (a) The County Board, in all counties of less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, shall fix the compensation of sheriffs, with the amount of their necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. The county shall supply the sheriff with all necessary uniforms, guns and ammunition. The compensation of each such officer shall be fixed separately from his necessary clerk hire, stationery, fuel and other expenses. Beginning immediately, no county with a population under 2,000,000 may reduce the rate of compensation of its sheriff below the rate of compensation that it was actually paying to its sheriff on January 1, 2002 or the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, whichever is greater. (b) In addition to the requirement of subsection (a), the rate of compensation payable to the sheriff by the county shall not be less than the following: To each such sheriff in counties containing less than 10,000 inhabitants, not less than $27,000 per annum. To each such sheriff in counties containing 10,000 or more inhabitants but less than 20,000 inhabitants, not less than $31,000 per annum. To each such sheriff in counties containing 20,000 or more inhabitants but less than 30,000 inhabitants, not less than $34,000 per annum. To each such sheriff in counties containing 30,000 or more inhabitants but less than 60,000 inhabitants, not less than $37,000 per annum. To each such sheriff in counties containing 60,000 or more inhabitants but less than 100,000 inhabitants, not less than $40,000 per annum. To each such sheriff in counties containing 100,000 or more inhabitants but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants, not less than $43,000 per annum. The population of each county for the purpose of fixing compensation as herein provided, shall be based upon the last federal census immediately previous to the election of the sheriff in question in such county. (c) (Blank). (d) In addition to the salary provided for in subsections (a), (b), and (c), beginning December 1, 1998, subject to appropriation, each sheriff, for his or her additional duties imposed by other statutes or laws, shall receive an annual stipend to be paid by the Illinois Department of Revenue out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund in the amount of $6,500. For State fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the Department shall remit to each county the amount required for the stipend under this subsection. That money shall be deposited by the county treasurer into a fund dedicated for that purpose. The county payroll clerk shall pay the stipend to the sheriff within 10 business days after those funds are deposited into the county fund. The stipend shall not be considered part of the sheriff's base compensation and must be remitted to the sheriff in addition to the sheriff's annual salary or compensation. Beginning July 1, 2023, the county shall be responsible for the State and federal income tax reporting and withholding as well as the employer contributions under the Illinois Pension Code on the stipend received under this subsection. (e) No county board may reduce or otherwise impair the compensation payable from county funds to a sheriff if the reduction or impairment is the result of the sheriff receiving an award or stipend payable from State funds.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-318, eff. 7-28-23.)