Code of Ordinances

The Office of Coun­ty Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be filed by an appoint­ment by the Chair­man of the Board of Com­mis­sion­ers with the advice and con­sent of the­Coun­ty­Board.

(A) The term of the posi­tion of Coun­ty Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be four (4) years.

(B) The Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be the Depart­ment Man­ag­er and shall be respon­si­ble for main­tain­ing the office of Coun­ty Gen­er­al 
Assis­tance as required by the Illi­nois Pub­lic Aid Code and, as applic­a­ble, the reg­u­la­tions of the Illi­nois Depart­ment of Pub­lic Aid.

(C) In addi­tion to those respon­si­bil­i­ties ref­er­enced above, the Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall sub­mit an annu­al bud­get, main­tain ade­quate staff and make all deci­sions regard­ing pol­i­cy with­in the Union Coun­ty Office of Gen­er­al Assis­tance, sub­ject to review by Coun­ty Board.

(D) The salary of the Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be set by the Coun­ty Board and reviewed annu­al­ly.

(E) The appoint­ed Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be removed dur­ing his term of the posi­tion only in accor­dance with the Illi­nois Pub­lic Aid Code, Ch. 23, Sec. 12–21.10; pro­vid­ed, how­ev­er, the Chair­man of the Coun­ty Board, with the advice and con­sent of the Coun­ty Board, shall have sole dis­cre­tion to deter­mine whether the Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance shall be reap­point­ed to any sub­se­quent term.  Notice of either reap­point­ment or intent to appoint some­one oth­er than the incum­bent shall be pro­vid­ed to the incum­bent Super­vi­sor of Gen­er­al Assis­tance no lat­er than thir­ty (30) days pri­or to the expi­ra­tion of the incumbent’s term.