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12-05-2025
- Business
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Pekin's highest-paid employees: 13 who make $125,000 or more annually
Illinois statute requires municipalities that participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to publicly post a list of all employees making more than $75,000 in total compensation. The Journal Star is reviewing those public documents and sharing contents of the reports with readers for transparency. Pekin's compensation report includes annual salary; education and other premiums; holiday payouts; allowances for equipment and uniforms; and stipends. Here are the 13 highest salaries for Pekin employees for 2025-26, according to the city's annual compensation report. The report has not been posted on the City of Pekin website, but copies are available for public viewing at Pekin City Hall at 11 S. Capitol St. or by emailing Pekin city clerk Nicole Stewart at nlstewart@ Dossey is the city's highest-paid employee, earning an annual salary of $184,862, according to Pekin's compensation report. As Pekin's city manager, he is the administrative head of the municipality and responsible for its day-to-day operations, implementing city policies, preparing and submitting budgets to the City Council, personnel management and delivering city services. Pekin's police chief, Ranney collects an annual salary of $146,404, and an annual $1,100 equipment and uniform allowance for a total compensation of $147,504. As Pekin's fire chief, Reeise oversees the fire department's administrative, fiscal, and operational aspects. He collects $147,154 annually in total compensation, including his $146,404 salary and a $750 equipment and uniform allowance. Hutchinson is one of Pekin's two deputy police chiefs. Hutchinson earns an annual salary of $135,795 and a $1,100 uniform allowance for a total compensation package of $136,895. Rendleman collects a $135,795 annual salary and a $750 equipment and uniform allowance, adding up to $136,545 in total compensation. A deputy police chief, Willmert's total compensation package consists of his $135,795 annual salary. Dubrowski serves as the city's finance director and earns an annual salary of $133,900, which is his total compensation. Grimm's annual salary and his total compensation as Pekin's public works director is $130,000. Top salaries: See which 11 city of Washington employees earn the most in 2025 A lieutenant with the Pekin Police Department, Jones collects a $125,768 total compensation package. That includes a $124,668 salary and an $1,100 uniform and equipment allowance. Kirk's annual salary as a police lieutenant is $124,668. He also collects an $1,100 uniform and equipment allowance to boost his total compensation to $125,768. As a police lieutenant, Rabe collects a $124,668 annual salary and an $1,100 uniform and equipment allowance for a total compensation of $125,768. Damron is a lieutenant with the Pekin Police Department. His $125,768 in total compensation consists of a $124,668 annual salary and an $1,100 uniform and equipment allowance. Top salaries: These city of Peoria employees have the highest compensation for 2025 Pekin police lieutenant Bush's annual salary is list as $124,668. He also collects an $1,100 uniform and equipment allowance for a $125,768 total compensation package. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Pekin highest-paid employees: these 13 make $125,000 or more annually
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
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‘Housed or unhoused, they're still are citizens' Pekin official talk public sleeping ban
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — Following Monday's Pekin City Council meeting, an ordinance has been changed. Pekin City council has amended Ordinance Number 4275-24/25, banning public sleeping along with public camping. Pekin Mayor holds State of the City address, details yearly plan Chief of Police Seth Ranney said with what they see almost every day, this was a needed change. 'Monday night's amendment to that ordinance was simply just one of those things that we continue to deal with on sometimes a daily basis,' Ranney said. Ranney said they see the unsheltered population in their city as no different than any other citizens. 'Housed or unhoused, they're still are citizens,' he said. 'They still live here and we treat them equally. But what we have learned is that there's sometimes is a negative cycle, that sometimes it's difficult for someone to break out of on their own. So we're just there to assist them when they're ready to break that cycle and to move them through a process that is more prosperous for them.' He emphasized that the changes to the ordinance will allow for better chances of making a connection that could lead to housing and resources going forward. 'With having the amendment, it just gives us that legal authority to go up and make contact,' Ranney said. 'In that contact, it's not just about asking them to move. It's trying to figure out you know, why they're there. Can we do anything for them, offer them services, start that relationship if we have it yet, and so it's just another way for us to reach out and talk to the community.' An outreach coordinator who serves the unhoused in a central Illinois region has different thoughts on the ordinance. He said in a phone call that the amendment has made his job 'extremely hard.' He said there are unhoused people who are still trying to get to Peoria. Pekin was one of the first central Illinois municipalities to ban public camping. The language used in the amendment is stated as: 'Amending Chapter 5, Article IV of the Pekin City Code Regarding Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Property to Prohibit Storage of Personal Property and Unauthorized Camping and/or Sleeping on Property Owned by the City of Pekin or Any Other Unit of Government or Governmental Agency within the City of Pekin.' However, Ranney said the police department is a great partner with organizations in the city like The Salvation Army and Pekin Outreach Initiative. He credits the department's social worker Misti Cave, who was hired in 2023, with being a vital part of getting unhoused people placed in housing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
