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CoronerContinued from Page A-14O’Neil countered that his proposal will correct abuses he said were instituted during the administration of Tezak.“My proposal does away with Robert Tezak’s patronage plan,” O’Neil stated.O’Neil is adamant the move to part-time personnel paid on a contractual basis will not hamper services. He said a similar plan was used with success in Will County during the adminsitration of four-term former Coroner Willard Blood.O’Neil noted that a method similar to what he is proposing to cut costs has been used for years in the eastern reaches of Will County where a per diem deputy coroner is used to cut response times to communities such as Crete, University Park, Steger, Monee, Peotone and Beecher — areas far-removed from the coroner’s office in downtown Joliet.O’Neil estimates he has personally performed more death investigations during his first 10 months in office than previous coroners did in the preceding 16 years.He said he can not condone the salaries paid to the three full-time depuites, whichrange from $23,000 to $44,000 yearly, on the amount of work they do and the time they are required to be on call.“You certainly can’t justify the current pay scale on those circumstances.”After taking office in December 1992, O’Neil eliminated the gas charge cards used by coroner’s staff and switched to a system where they are reimbursed for mileage according to the county rate. This saves about $1,200 per year, he said.
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New Lenox Star
New Lenox, Illinois, US
Thu, Nov 18, 1993
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