# Board of Health - Personnel, Public Meeting, 11-13-26


**Body:** McHenry County Meetings
**Date:** November 12, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The McHenry County Board of Health Personnel Committee met on November 13, 2026. Members discussed how to distribute the county-approved 3.5% salary adjustment, including the existing practice of applying it broadly as a cost-of-living increase, the county’s hire-date-based eligibility calculations, and the related 1.75% salary-table adjustment. Members considered whether future increases should reward performance or account for employee tenure, but noted that the available pool is limited and a rating-based system could be difficult to administer. The committee agreed to leave potential approaches for future years with divisional directors and the administrator to consider.

A motion to recommend a 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment to salary wages to the full Board of Health passed unanimously. No vendor selections, contracts, or other procurement activity were identified. The committee also voted to enter executive session for an employee performance review under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

**Source:** McHenry County Meetings