County Board
Mercer County Board
* Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month except when there is an election or a holiday.
* If you wish to appear before the County Board at a General Meeting you must fill out a Board Appearance Request (Located in the Document section in General Documents) and return to Sara Blaser at the Mercer County Clerk's Office (309)582-7021.
*Mercer County Board Districts, Map and Contact List are found in the Document Section
Elected County Officials - 4 Year Terms
Department Heads
| District 1 | Becky Hawn (R) Keithsburg | 12/26 |
| Lynn Pease (R) Alexis | 12/24 | |
| District 2 | Chris Demink (R) Sherrard | 12/24 |
| Gary Gregg (D) Viola | 12/26 | |
| District 3 | Linda Koepke (R) Sherrard | 12/24 |
| Tim Arbet (R) Sherrard | 12/26 | |
| District 4 | Josh Frieden (R) New Boston, CHAIRMAN (309)537-3443 |
12/26 |
| Chris DeFrieze (R) New Boston | 12/24 | |
| District 5 | Gary Anderson (R) Aledo | 12/24 |
| Steve Moreland (R) Aledo | 12/26 |
* Meetings are the first Tuesday of each month except when there is an election or a holiday.
* If you wish to appear before the County Board at a General Meeting you must fill out a Board Appearance Request (Located in the Document section in General Documents) and return to Sara Blaser at the Mercer County Clerk's Office (309)582-7021.
*Mercer County Board Districts, Map and Contact List are found in the Document Section
Committee Assignments
| COMMITTEE | BOARD MEMBERS | MEETING SCHEDULE |
| Finance | Chris DeFrieze, Chair | 1st Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Board Room at the Courthouse. |
| + 9 remaining Board Members | ||
| Law Enforcement | Chris DeFrieze, Chair | Thursday the 2nd week before Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. |
| Gary Gregg | at the Jail Annex. | |
| Gary Anderson | ||
| Negotiations / Personnel / | As needed. Will begin negotiation discussions in January 2023. | |
| Grievance | Chris DeFrieze | |
| Gary Gregg | ||
| Becky Hawn | ||
| Public Health | Tim Arbet | 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Health Dept. |
| Waste Management | Gary Gregg | |
| Chris Demink | ||
| 911 Board | Steve Moreland | Quarterly on 2nd Wednesday of the month (February, May, August, |
| Chris DeFrieze | November) at 10:30 a.m. at the Jail Annex. | |
| Insurance | Linda Koepke, Chair | First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in County Clerk's Office at the |
| Tim Arbet | Courthouse unless a special meeting is required. | |
| Gary Anderson | ||
| Zoning | Gary Anderson | As needed on 3rd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Board Room |
| Gary Gregg | at the Courthouse | |
| Tim Arbet | ||
| Assessments | Linda Koepke | As needed. |
| Becky Hawn | ||
| Chris Demink | ||
| Veterans Assistance | Lynn Pease | Quarterly on the 2nd Monday of the month (March, June, September and December) |
| Chris DeFrieze | at 7 p.m. at the Aledo American Legion | |
| Budget | Chris DeFrieze | |
| Gary Gregg | Quarterly on the 3rd Friday at 10 a.m. in the Board Room at the Courthouse. | |
| Linda Koepke | ||
| University of IL Extension | Becky Hawn | |
| Transportation | Lynn Pease | Wednesday the 2nd week before Board Meeting at 6 p.m. at the |
| Chris DeFrieze | Highway Dept. | |
| Gary Anderson | ||
| Legislative (IACMBM&C) | ||
| Properties / Purchases / Specs | Steve Moreland, Chair | As needed. |
| Gary Anderson | ||
| Chris Demink | ||
| Econ. Dev.. / ARPA Funds | Steve Moreland, Chair | Wednesday the 2nd week before Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the Board |
| Chris Demink | Room at the Courthouse. | |
| Becky Hawn | ||
| Public Bldg. Commission | Gary Gregg | Quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (March, June, September, |
| December) at 6 p.m. at the Jail Annex. | ||
| Animal Control | Gary Gregg | Wednesday the 2nd week before Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the |
| Linda Koepke | Highway Dept. | |
Elected County Officials - 4 Year Terms
| Clerk and Recorder | Brian Gerber (R) | 12/22 | 582-7021 |
| Circuit Clerk | Kristin Relander (D) | 12/24 | 582-7122 |
| Coroner | Gregory D. Larson (R) | 12/24 | |
| Sheriff | Dusty Terrill (R) | 12/22 | 582-5194 |
| State's Attorney | Grace Simpson (R) | 12/24 | 582-5381 |
| Treasurer | Bev Lower (D) | 12/22 | 582-2524 |
Department Heads
| County Engineer | Rick Walker | 582-2715 |
| Supervisor of Assessments | Mary McClellan | 582-7814 |
| Director of Probation | Teresa Smith | 582-5169 |
| Animal Control | Dr. Jeremy Joy | |
| Health Department | Angie Litterst | 582-3759 |