Not Complying with State Law
Under Illinois Law, governmental bodies are required to post online the "Total Compensation" of employees with a "total compensation package" exceeding $75,000/year. In addition, the law requires that for total compensation packages equal to or in excess of $150,000, the employer must post the total compensation package for those employees within 6 days before that employee’s total compensation package is approved by the employer. The law was designed to detect "pension spiking."
The Village of Lisle posts a "compensation report," but fails to post "total" compensation as per State Law. The Village fails to report: vehicle allowance, additional deferred compensation, and health insurance.
Let's take a look at the FY 2014-2015 "Total Compensation" vs. the "compensation" reported and posted for Village Manager Jerry Sprecher.
Here is what the Village of Lisle Reports as his 2014-2015 Compensation: Budgeted Salary $157,502.
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Here is the actual 2014-2015 "Total Compensation Package" that should be reported:
$ 157,502 Salary
3,150 2% Deferred Compensation Paid by Employer, per contract.
2,908 Car for business and personal use. (1)
18,666 Employer Paid Health Insurance
162 Employer Paid Vision Insurance
1,083 Employer Paid Dental Insurance
21,570 Employer Paid IMRF Contributions (2)
$ 205,041 Total Compensation Package.
In addition, Sprecher gets nearly 9 weeks of paid time off - ANNUALLY!!!
Unused time is accrued and paid out.... eventually.
Pension-padders like to accrue this time for end of career pension spikes.
208 hours Vacation
104 hours Sick Leave
40 hours Incidental Illness
64 hours 8 paid holidays
416 hours 52 days Paid Time Off (paid out if not used)
Link to an example of properly reported "Total Compensation": LINK
Lisle Village Manager Jerry Sprecher at the 2014 Lisle Chamber Dinner-Dance Gala
Tickets paid for by Lisle Taxpayers. (facebook, fair use)
Supporting Documents
1. Vehicle Use.
Report shows an average of 80 miles per week for business use.
Exactly 50% for personal use/50% for business use.
Exactly 50%. Really?
No logs were provided in FOIA response.
2. IMRF Contributions. Employer contributions. The Village of Lisle contributes $21,570 per year to Sprecher's pension. Note that the 2014-15 wages do not match the State mandated disclosure that was posted online (see above). There is a discrepancy of nearly $6,000.
