South Central Illinois
Regional
Planning & Development Commission

Serving Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, and Marion Counties for more than 37 years.

"After more than 37 years, our regional partnership is still working for us here in South Central Illinois".

Jeffrey Beckman
Former Chairman
SCIRP&DC

Commission Organization

The Commission currently employs a staff of seven full time employees to deliver its services along with the occasional use of part-time employees and project consultants, etc. The Commission purchased its current offices at 120 South Delmar Avenue, Salem, Illinois in 1990. From the offset, the Commission has been directly accountable to the local governments that created the organization. A majority of the governing body members have been with the regional organization for several years.

Ultimate control of the agency’s policies and direction is now vested in an expanded 31-member Board of Commissioners. In order to exercise sound judgment in the decisions it reaches, the governing body has established several ongoing standing and shorter-term ad hoc advisory committees. (e.g., Executive Committee, CEDS Committee, Personnel Committee, Areawide Loan Review Committee, and Operations & Budget Committee, HSTP and PSIC, etc.)

The Board of Commissioners currently meets once a month on the last Tuesday of each month at rotating locations in the Effingham and Salem areas. While the agency’s policies, procedures and general direction are established by governing body action during such meetings, its Executive Director oversees the routine daily operations of the agency.

Contact Us At:

120 South Delmar Avenue / Suite A / Salem, Illinois 62881-2000 / (618) 548-4234 / Fax (618) 548-4236