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The assessor said training for payroll and the GIS supervisor has begun; training for the assessor’s own job has not started because of the busy season. The office plans interviews later this month for a replacement staffer; the assessor expects an appointment by late summer depending on interview outcomes.

On software, the assessor told the committee the office will not renew its TrueRoll exemption contract. Staff said TrueRoll was used to find past exemption issues dating back multiple years; the office believes it has resolved the backlog and that ongoing maintenance can be handled in‑house with current procedures. Eliminating TrueRoll reduces the assessor’s software line from roughly $42,005 to about $11,001 in next year’s budget, a decrease the assessor said helps contain costs while staffing transitions occur.

The assessor presented a budget with a slight net decrease overall; the committee approved forwarding the assessor’s budget request to the finance committee.

Why it matters: Sales‑ratio work and exemption review affect assessed values and tax bills; software and staffing changes influence capacity during a busy season and the county’s operating costs.

Committee action: The assessor’s report was accepted and the budget request was forwarded to the finance committee for review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Taxes, Election, GIS 6-17-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The assessor reported uploads for the 2025 tax year sales‑ratio study are in progress, staff training is underway and the office will not renew TrueRoll software for exemptions, reducing next year’s software budget.","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},6195780,"County approves four‑year GIS contract with Bruce Harris & Associates at $853,224; vendor reduces first‑year cost 15%",288,2683000,2971000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b&start=2683&end=2971","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b/thumbnail_2683000.jpg","/articles/6195780/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-approves-fouryear-GIS-contract-with-Bruce-Harris-Associates-at-853224-vendor-reduces-firstyear-cost-15","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195780-e4ddbac88671f5ecb1b27cf5998c538e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771231902&Signature=ldfiEdENu15d6acaexnh8F0gaOvP~LBBAw5uz2rEdIE6gDkm4xH2D3t9IaG7wcB-U1RkIj~1boN3GR9~bnu87RP8RueAYuc9Ugy57DOvJFaSVkXqDbaVkYZ~Yjru3V4BJA19FOL3dzL927mwCDumL28MUmEOG2oKa-Kr1U5kDPmfaMEhvyhhCmRX-bGlQl5HIHpn6ATTHNzw1XoF9Hsa3iG8LM2uxtp8-RfSVROtdxP-ab44MM~8HxDcGrMbqCeA3Q3Gp5KUWvqqSRQEsB-ZgR4xi58pgy9qr8oQCfNJTzDrcZA8EWWl3Y8wqV2dXEeTUolWITDtVX2HTPD198XDoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colin, the county’s GIS lead, told the Tax Election GIS Committee on June 17 that staff recommends renewing the county’s contract with Bruce Harris and Associates to continue enterprise GIS management, ArcGIS Online licensing, desktop support, application development and technical assistance.

The four‑year addendum the committee approved allocates $853,224 over the term: $188,376 in year one and $221,616 in each of years two through four. Colin said the vendor voluntarily reduced its price by 15% for next fiscal year to help the county manage tighter revenues.

Colin described services covered by the contract, including enterprise GIS maintenance, ArcGIS Online licensing and coordination of large projects such as aerial imagery flights (the county performs quality control and project coordination; vendors perform flights). He said the GIS team also provides staff augmentation, technical support and data analyses — for example, the redistricting work the county completed in a prior cycle.

Committee action: The committee voted on a resolution authorizing the four‑year contract addendum; the motion passed by roll call. Colin said the group will continue monthly reporting and that he expects staff to appear at committee meetings while the contract is in effect.

Why it matters: The contract funds essential county GIS services that support mapping, redistricting, permitting and internal applications; the vendor’s price reduction reduces the county’s budgetary obligation in year one.

Next steps: The resolution will go to the full board for final approval and the GIS budget was forwarded to finance for inclusion in next fiscal year planning.","The Tax Election GIS Committee approved a four‑year contract extension for GIS services with Bruce Harris and Associates totaling $853,224; the vendor reduced its price by 15% for the county's next fiscal year.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195784,"County clerk reissues voter‑registration bid, nominates new polling site and budgets election‑judge pay increase",736,1629000,2365000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b&start=1629&end=2365","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b/thumbnail_1629000.jpg","/articles/6195784/LaSalle-County/Illinois/County-clerk-reissues-voterregistration-bid-nominates-new-polling-site-and-budgets-electionjudge-pay-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195784-e0b69dba106ff8ddb4daddfe9d5956fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771231902&Signature=bNBWSK3dshSHWrKNUIVyWBTHENjmoika6MbfzswtAHbfDXeet7n~bWoFoeiEeIvfuu17dKgfc0U6WBIj-dgXoihABNEP44qJpAF27dTerQ~YgPZCH3RhxyrU-uB409fSr44tMwZZUFZEuVthieNo~Jd4i4SyJjhezAS3~pZOFfFjGCpZEIYXSUfoyVwS0YZOp7jJCE5dMFxvJJFMBORV0Id6d5IBpiYViiUHFi68t0ZW13WYyvE6Ckhhe5Zn7yAzJHcemLv3GQFyh4gcBxVkrOKvz2NheKCCCoAK1woSZoKZ9fvbcFG2buLaL5wAevx5KwxnW8E-snneB39n2i-QYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Clerk Jen told the Tax Election GIS Committee on June 17 that she selected Seneca High School as the consolidated polling location for Manlius precincts 1 and 4 beginning with March elections, citing more space and easier parking for voters.

Jen said the office will begin the statutorily required voter‑roll purge (mailing voter cards to all registered voters) after the new cards arrive and that the purge helps clean outdated registrations. The office is also advertising for an election‑judge clerk; Jen said she will hold five interviews and hopes to hire soon.

On vendor procurement, Jen said she intends to reject one vendor bid for a point‑of‑sale/pollbook contract, reissue the request and set a July 11 due date for rebid materials. She asked the committee to consider a short, special meeting in July to approve a voter‑registration vendor and resolution so the full board can act in August; she said the poll‑book award could go to the full board in September and still meet implementation timelines.

Jen presented options for raising election‑judge pay and said she will include a $300 per‑judge line in her proposed budget; committee members agreed to include the full amount in the draft budget and revisit it at the July meeting.

Clerk concerns about public presentations: Jen described an outside group that appeared at a prior board meeting to discuss alleged statewide election irregularities. She said her office has not been contacted in advance by that group for county‑specific data and that she has encouraged groups that find possible issues to work directly with local election authorities or offer to help fix problems. “You bring me stuff for the whole state, you’re just talking,” she said, adding that broad public claims without county‑level documentation can “scare my voters.” Jen asked that the state's attorney review any potential frivolous legal actions against the county.

Why it matters: The vendor procurement schedule, polling‑place consolidation and proposed judge pay impact election administration and the department’s budget for 2026. The clerk is pursuing administrative steps to keep the county on the state calendar for upcoming elections.

Committee action: The committee accepted the clerk’s report and agreed to consider the vendor and budget items at upcoming meetings.","LaSalle County Clerk reported selecting Seneca High School as a polling place for two precincts, plans a required voter‑roll purge, will rebid a voter‑registration contract with a July 11 due date and asked the committee to include $300 per judge in the budget pending final approval.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195789,"Recorder moves copy-fee revenue to general fund after May fee change; travel to national conference approved",857,705000,1562000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b&start=705&end=1562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b/thumbnail_705000.jpg","/articles/6195789/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Recorder-moves-copy-fee-revenue-to-general-fund-after-May-fee-change-travel-to-national-conference-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195789-8fd2c5b80f04e5d3fdd19384c2fb2497/orig.mp4?Expires=1771231902&Signature=OktDdUZsZGTCsM-kRATLKWXtxJjBlyhIuIXByc2z1LU-7rb2O7H98Pc4dE0G3WqCIGFM1SvZNqKstnjNaUJM-juYZjKI6xaf~~7GFUyeYRM87AJKABLEMlwZ6PP~~9Y0qed4gNe8H4gBLR7tt7tB431H6mbBJvjC9f1LdQsVbRfK4LLl3LzF5B99o~ltchFpCT2Vgy4d8q6IN4wvwMEPUTLbmKrNzq5eHVZbm8KTEcIrbskI44Vx9w8WdDwEn5ZYMXu7qrEi3vrPLRrcFZNe8JJpQWQZokDwM7kqTvZONcNYw1P1nOmdzKfBNdyFXFEAsTpklWUiY-gHSIi28CYGLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Recorder Karen told the Tax Election GIS Committee on June 17 that the county’s May 9 ordinance raised the standard document recording fee to $100 and that the change has been implemented with few complaints.

Karen said the office has rejected some documents for incorrect amounts but otherwise the transition “has been going very well.” She reported the office recorded 1,173 documents in May and that from Dec. 1 through May the office recorded 6,750 documents, an increase from a year earlier.

Citing guidance from state statute and an internal review tied to the fee change, Karen said copy fees that historically flowed to the recorder’s equipment fund will now be directed to the county general fund. She said the change reflects how other counties treat in‑office copy sales and that some electronic-copy fees tied to subscription services (Laredo) will remain with the recorder as required by statute.

Financial figures Karen provided for May: general‑fund receipts of $128,063.75, equipment‑fund receipts of $42,434.82 and GIS receipts of $49,491; expenses for the month were $72,313.67 (general) and $57,184.26 (equipment). She also reported 560 veterans and 34 businesses enrolled in the office veterans program after outreach at a May Veterans Expo at the Illinois Valley Airport.

Karen requested and the committee approved out‑of‑state travel for the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA/PREA) conference in Tacoma, Washington. She asked for $1,711.72 to attend; Jill Bernal moved the travel approval, Nancy Urich seconded, and a roll-call vote approved the expenditure.

Why it matters: Moving copy‑fee receipts to the general fund shifts where revenue is booked and may affect equipment-fund balances and capital planning; the recorder said staff will reflect the change in future budgets.

Committee action: The committee accepted the recorder’s report and approved the travel request by roll-call vote.","LaSalle County Recorder reported the $100 standard document fee introduced May 9 is working; staff will shift copy-fee receipts from the equipment fund to the general fund after reviewing statute; committee approved out-of-state travel for the recorder.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6195795,"Treasurer: County mailed more than 67,000 tax bills; $293 million due, investments yielding about 4.4%",530,140000,670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b&start=140&end=670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3859302-3ebd84b42b0fa46cbeeca87fc50e2a1b/thumbnail_140000.jpg","/articles/6195795/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Treasurer-County-mailed-more-than-67000-tax-bills-293-million-due-investments-yielding-about-44","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6195795-d4ec3fe50e22f6757fdb5220806a261f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771231902&Signature=Gfbqhv0mh9RFEQ6mCYtr0lesSJSJEbRrDVaKlCbPjoQASmwn5vFWBHona3NqmUySF1yTr-kvgRxFyRJvLPI9ZQd6Ij8LX7r5~Wv6lI24t1WqlW~OYAdo7-kStQp3uvk5aLmNG9FQlUcMZm~mISHnkx989pIW0gWrBzduab7qqd-lOPPrb8eVlEa1IiXYx06A0Baakip~ojnszrrMgwsZn56bbTFYi3oYYDuChr-rJ-ljq~veG5EZwdvPLqz-C3DK0rknE-q6k7d5-gRmoPvCJO5lGLQ52XkMu~JDkbpKBCnpe8wtvqJwj6XBfjlLzWuSYYamfWiN8xcfVOO5qJU8IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Treasurer Jim reported that LaSalle County mailed more than 67,000 tax bills for the year and that the total amount due on those bills is approximately $293,000,000.

The report, presented June 17 to the Tax Election GIS Committee, said collections to date total about $13,000,000 and that the county will make its first distribution on July 7, followed by four additional distributions at roughly 30-day intervals. Jim said mobile-home assessments totaled about $9,098,000, with roughly 83% already collected.

The treasurer described the county’s investment posture: a $1 million certificate of deposit that matured at 5% was renewed at 4% for 18 months. He said the county’s laddered portfolio should keep overall yields above 4% for the next several years and that the general account’s average return is “almost 4.4%,” producing about $1,400,000 in interest so far this year.

Jim said the surplus property auction is planned for August, with sealed bids opening in mid-to-late September; a press release will be issued in July. He also explained that many of the county’s brokered CDs are purchased through a broker and that handling fees typically run about $5 per certificate; certificates are purchased at par in $1,000 increments.

Why it matters: The tax-bill mailing, collection pace and investment returns drive near-term cash flow and the county’s short-term revenue distributions to taxing districts.

Committee action: The committee voted to place the treasurer’s report on file. James Bailey moved to place the report on file; Nancy Urich seconded. The motion carried.

Less-critical details: Jim said the total assessed value subject to collection has risen over the last three to four years (he summarized year-to-year increases) and that staff will monitor collections as the July due date approaches.","LaSalle County Treasurer reported tax bills were mailed, total tax levy due about $293 million, $13 million collected so far; discussed CD laddering, a planned surplus auction and schedule for distributions.","actionData","errors"]

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Assessor: sales‑ratio uploads underway for 2025 roll; office will not renew TrueRoll exemption software

County approves four‑year GIS contract with Bruce Harris & Associates at $853,224; vendor reduces first‑year cost 15%

County clerk reissues voter‑registration bid, nominates new polling site and budgets election‑judge pay increase

Recorder moves copy-fee revenue to general fund after May fee change; travel to national conference approved

Treasurer: County mailed more than 67,000 tax bills; $293 million due, investments yielding about 4.4%