The County Administrator’s Office has two primary missions. First, the office is a service center for other departments that comprise the County of Whiteside, Illinois and its affiliate employers. Issues involving human resources, insurances and budget management are prime examples of centralized services provided by this office on the behalf of others. Second, the office acts as an administrative interface between the Whiteside County Board and the departments/affiliate employers that make up Whiteside County. The office is located in the Whiteside County Courthouse.

Requests for public information should be directed to:
Joel Horn, County Administrator
Whiteside County Courthouse
200 E. Knox
Morrison, IL 61270
Copying Charge: $0.25 per page

• FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT form

Copies of records will generally not be made to further a commercial enterprise.

The County is not obligated prepare any public record which was not maintained or prepared at the of the request. Additional charges will be imposed when a request for information can only be satisfied by the sorting, compiling, tabulation or summarization of existing public records.

Controlling Board
The Whiteside County Board with its standing and advisory committees.

Types and Categories of Records
Budget/budget status reports, some audits and results of competitive bids and contracts, office correspondence, policies/codified ordinances, administrative correspondence to and from the office and the Whiteside County Board, open minutes of regular and special meetings of the County Board and its standing and advisory committees (via the County Clerk), claims and payroll information, including collective bargaining agreements, unless exempt from the Freedom of Information Act.