Peter J. Stefan
Crystal Lake, IL
Current Position
Finance Director for DeKalb County
Length of Service
DeKalb County, Finance Director, April 2013 to Present; Village of Lake in the Hills, Finance Director/Treasurer, August 1998 to March 2013; City of Wood Dale, Finance Director, September 1992 to July 1998, and Accountant, May 1988 to August 1992.
Current Job Duties
- Prepare and Manage Annual Budget (~$100 million)
- Manage Accounts Payable and Payroll for 23 Departments and ~600 Employees
- Administer All Employee Benefit Programs including: Pensions, Health Insurance, Deferred Compensation, and Cafeteria Plan
- Manage Comprehensive Financial System of 100 Cost Centers
- Annual Audit
- Debt Management
- Risk Management (self-insured workers compensation and liability insurance programs)
- County’s IMRF Authorized Agent
Other Pertinent Information
I’m committed to keeping your pension dollars safe and separate from the State pension system. I plan to focus on resolving the following issues whether they need to be addressed administratively or legislatively:
- Increase the extremely outdated $3,000 death benefit.
- Correct the unfair service credit calculation some employees experience through no fault of their own.
- Safeguard the “disappearing” benefit commonly known as the 13th Payment for retirees.
- Provide alternative access to classes for IMRF members to learn about their pension.