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Key outcomes (votes and short descriptions):

- Land use approvals and variance
- Ordinance 25-04, Joyce A. Tolte Trust: approved a special use to expand a nonconforming ATV sales and service use at 2498 N. Fifteenth Road in Streeter (A1 district). Motion carried by voice roll call; outcome: approved.
- Ordinance 25-05, Sam Beats & Sons: approved a special use to expand a commercial grain storage facility at 4798 E. Fifth Road, Mendota Township (74-foot diameter bin and enclosed dump pit building). Motion carried; outcome: approved.
- Ordinance 25-01 VAR, Sam Beats & Sons: variance approved to reduce front/road setback from 70 feet to 50 feet for the same Mendota Township parcel to allow the enclosed dump pit building; Zoning Board of Appeals had recommended unanimous approval. Motion carried; outcome: approved.

- County Highway and roadway funding (joint funding agreements and appropriations)
- Resolution 25-06: Intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Troy Grove to include village streets in the county's 2025 Cape Seal program; village to reimburse county for work and engineering ($32,000 approx. village work; $1,800 engineering fee). Motion carried by roll call; outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-07: Joint funding agreement with Illinois Department of Transportation for HSIP funds for County Highway 4 (Morris Blacktop) from Illinois Route 71 to County Highway 15 — estimated cost about $1,557,172; county appropriated $1,100,000 from MFT; county successful in obtaining $600,000 HSIP funds for stabilized shoulders. Motion carried by roll call; outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-08: Joint funding agreement for HSIP funds for County Highway 4 resurfacing from County Highway 15 to Grundy County line — estimated cost $2,039,824; county appropriated $1,200,000 from MFT and $600,000 match from special tax matching fund; motion carried; outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-09: Joint funding agreement for Canal Road (County Highway 51) resurfacing using HSIP and STR funds; estimated cost $1,610,884 with county appropriating $400,000 from special tax matching fund; motion carried; outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-10: Appropriation of county bridge funds for multiple bridge and culvert projects across county highways (line-item appropriations listed by section); motion carried (24 ayes); outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-11: Intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Ransom to participate in 2025 cape seal program (Roosevelt, Garfield and part of Lincoln Streets), estimated village cost ~$52,000 and $3,000 engineering fee; motion carried; outcome: approved.

- Other measures
- Ordinance setting election-judge per diem: Board approved updating per diem language and compensation as presented (motion carried by roll call). The county clerk noted the change aligns reimbursements; motion carried.
- Resolution approving purchase of property for communications tower: Board approved acquiring property (amended resolution to permit up to $45,000 purchase price plus up to $5,000 for incidental fees). The Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) will cover insurance, maintenance and other operating costs; county to hold title because ETSB cannot. Motion carried.
- Veterans Assistance Commission annual report placed on file by motion; motion carried.

What the approvals mean: The highway agreements secure HSIP federal funds and county matching appropriations to resurface multiple county roads and add two-foot asphalt shoulders and rumble-strip features in places; the bridge appropriations fund culvert and bridge replacements on the county system. The land-use ordinances permit expansion of existing commercial uses (ATV sales and a grain storage facility) and a setback variance necessary to construct an enclosed dump pit building for the grain facility.

Speakers and presenters at these agenda items included Mr. Gift (land-use presenter) and Mr. Erna (County Highway presenter); motions were moved and seconded by board members as recorded in the roll calls.

Ending: All listed measures were approved in unanimous or majority roll-call votes unless noted; the board will reconvene April 10, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Full Board 3-10-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 10 meeting the LaSalle County Board approved a string of ordinances and resolutions covering land use permits, highway resurfacing and shoulder projects, bridge appropriations, intergovernmental cape-seal agreements, a property purchase for a communications tower, and an ordinance setting election-judge pay.","taxTitle","LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",59330,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6290126,"LaSalle County board adopts new recorder fee schedule, sets standard recording fee at $100",3242,3123000,6365000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531602-86a1d625b6522afadf0a7ca822d7fb7e&start=3123&end=6365","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531602-86a1d625b6522afadf0a7ca822d7fb7e/thumbnail_3123000.jpg","/articles/6290126/LaSalle-County/Illinois/LaSalle-County-board-adopts-new-recorder-fee-schedule-sets-standard-recording-fee-at-100","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6290126-e2a4fc6da2b85d3b9d1ef606cbc5f4f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775881900&Signature=MzEAILm0dQwqvi4KmbwwzeuWL9mvpSZeEk8GaN0XPaTUsH-DZEYM5kYpOc2KR0BuMOjaBalgITi7QIkr1Qv6CbCmA0muMcrMgQDa5kGceQY3XE5S7DBHcXuG7TVJ69fNJ6ujzb4cSjgkvpbinrRvUaOPj6sITfOm0yEl~M3NgEjBTRq1tKLHcm1XACOtS6HEtHqDSFF6E5DsT7G5yJM1xYe88etyaJaVhsY7itWgOc2s1421lrFljRZyLdedJwD4jAgQabJo8HpkHSWkshrKKB83Y6ojEyNkOVRrhNnSGIOlX8Yjk1-VnSAEP3ooEIMGFnN4Z~WWpAMcmi1Djb4Nqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","LaSalle County Board on March 10 approved an ordinance revising the county's predictable fee schedule for the Recorder's Office, setting a single standard recording fee of $100 and directing that the change take effect May 9, 2025.

The ordinance, proposed by LaSalle County Recorder Karen Miller after a Bellwether LLC cost study, was adopted by roll call vote, 23 ayes to 5 nays. The fee change replaces the county's previous tiered fees and reallocates each $100 recording: roughly $27 to the county general fund, $47 to GIS, and $6 to the recorder's equipment fund (the remainder reflects statutorily fixed distributions). The recorder said the Bellwether study recommended $107, but she recommended $100 as a more moderate increase.

Recorder Karen Miller said the change responds to a sustained drop in recording volume and to the need to maintain county GIS and recorder operations. \"Documents recorded have dropped significantly since 2021,\" Miller said during her presentation, citing a fall from 28,191 documents in 2013 to about 14,556 in recent years and a 29 percent decline in general-fund revenue from the recorder's office between fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2024. She said the county currently has roughly 388,000 scanned documents that require indexing and that GIS services (parcel maintenance, farmland assessment calculations, county redistricting support and emergency mapping) are funded solely by GIS recording fees.

Why it matters: the fee change moves predictable, dedicated revenue to three funds that support county mapping, records technology and general operations. Board members who questioned the proposal pressed for clarity about how much additional revenue the change would generate and whether the county had explored phasing the increase. County Board Member Joe Traeger and others suggested a phased implementation might reduce the burden on people involved in real-estate transactions; Miller said the Bellwether study and the statute's requirements made a phased increase difficult without a new cost study.

Board members also discussed who ultimately pays recording fees. Miller and other presenters noted recording fees are charged as user fees in real-estate and title transactions (for example, mortgages or deeds) rather than as a property tax. Miller stressed GIS functions touch multiple county departments and are currently funded only by recording fees.

Committees and process: the county's taxes, elections and GIS committee reviewed the Bellwether cost study on Jan. 27, and the finance committee reviewed it on Feb. 4. The recorder posted the proposed schedule in her office for the statutorily required notice period before the board vote. The ordinance cites Public Act 103-0884 and Illinois statute 55 ILCS 5/3-5018.2 as the statutory basis for adopting predictable fee schedules.

What the ordinance does: it approves the Recorder's amended predictable fee schedule as presented, making the single standard fee effective 60 days after adoption (May 9, 2025). Miller said the recorder's office will use the additional equipment fund dollars for planned replacement of PCs and scanners, for back-indexing and for other operations.

Votes at adoption: the roll call was 23 ayes, 5 nays. The record of committee review and the Bellwether report were entered as supporting materials.

Next steps and unresolved items: several board members asked for more comparative data with neighboring counties and suggested staff examine operational efficiencies; Miller said Bellwether has performed similar studies for other counties and that a new study would be required to change course. The board did not direct new follow-up work at the meeting beyond standard committee oversight.

Ending: The ordinance formalizes fee changes intended to stabilize funding for recorder operations and county GIS services amid declining recording volumes; it will take effect May 9, 2025.

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LaSalle County Board approves land-use special uses and multiple highway funding agreements; buys tower site; adopts election-judge pay increase

LaSalle County board adopts new recorder fee schedule, sets standard recording fee at $100