Commissioners approve budget with pay hikes

Kendall County Commissioners unanimously approved a budget Monday that included a much-maligned double-digit pay raise for themselves.

The contentious budget talks centered on the pay raises of between 11 and 23%, amounts that drew harsh criticism from Commissioners Chad Carpenter and Andra Wisian.

“I’m not going to vote on a budget and approve what we have in front of us,” Carpenter said of the budget presented by County Auditor Corinna Speer.