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She said interviews are under way for a Clerk 3 position to help the office complete roll processes and that staff remains busy to complete required work before the statutory deadlines. She thanked committee members for their support over her tenure and noted she is leaving what she described as \"a very competent and committed staff.\" Committee members moved to approve the assessor’s bills and placed the assessor’s report on file.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Taxes, Election, GIS 7-15-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The supervisor of assessments said she will retire Aug. 8, reported that 2025 assessment work has been uploaded, and praised staff readiness while noting some townships remain below the required equalization percentage.","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},6170543,"GIS staff builds new ArcGIS experience site; city corporate-boundary issues slow city‑ward maps",189,4768000,4957000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523&start=4768&end=4957","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523/thumbnail_4768000.jpg","/articles/6170543/LaSalle-County/Illinois/GIS-staff-builds-new-ArcGIS-experience-site-city-corporate-boundary-issues-slow-cityward-maps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170543-c18862f9dfcd02e75dc7933ff2e377fe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210759&Signature=Cb1qi2SMssFSsWjaKFpdZE4d8-AB8PpTUi3xKfktTmYSQNVCk5Qg~ElghSumtHdpu4xKGsXDRKKx3qglHebYIv-CjRBj339lEUgFJPtXISzcKbbLc10RCKuApop9S6WChX0cHZC8Xa3BvpsiaXCM6-spEsbTkkKqOJB2alvIDLdIBemeOPlEA~MpJUjCvDnCIjzKMEPHIioVaFCH6Qfwxye96JJA7fOSlLpuIc9shSxGm3QrPwMWNJVSXU9onE0aRSQ2pGzu6x39A24jhPbDoO8Bg75tdQe9bjiqaHxRpETXRJLewo6PWiydgI-qxyKM~GQ1-OYOx97CApQhq-Ph8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GIS staff reported they have created a new ArcGIS Experience Builder site for Emergency Management (EMA) to replace an older web-app builder application and are awaiting feedback from EMA staff. The presenter said the new site includes added functionality and that migration will proceed after EMA approves the changes.

The office continues work on county clerk city-ward maps; the ward maps are complete but the GIS team found discrepancies in corporate-boundary layers that need cleanup before printing large maps. The GIS presenter said boundary issues can arise from historical annexations and inconsistent maintenance of boundary layers and that resolving those issues can be time-consuming. The office also said it is preparing drainage-district farmland calculations and anticipates presenting those soon.

Committee members asked about notification to cities; GIS staff said the issues are with the GIS boundary layer rather than with taxing codes and that the problems will become visible when printed maps are produced. The committee voted to place the GIS report on file and to pay the GIS bills.","GIS staff reported work to replace web-app builder with ArcGIS experience builder for EMA and to finish city-ward maps, but corporate‑boundary data issues must be resolved before final map production.",{"_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},6170548,"Recorder reports rising document volume after fee increase; forwards budget to finance",175,2981000,3156000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523&start=2981&end=3156","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523/thumbnail_2981000.jpg","/articles/6170548/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Recorder-reports-rising-document-volume-after-fee-increase-forwards-budget-to-finance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170548-b8023604725798da240da70976807b9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210759&Signature=Jo8G2LW7EX04a~29aMiUQxHhiTDwgbm0wKLS7QN2HoDmVPPtBfypxR2RBhjSnmr9B9GeNky7IHU2f17kX0~luvMFNP8-Ej9zEatRzXaZUc7IxZRN9JIgCD9xR5SVOsUMlpQmV~JI1enwsIi4zQuBZPUc4e8sVDTi8DibSayx7-q9ag5xTFH47FXbULYtpJc4di5g0Ve9UE2yx~NQlaWHxKEtZKQ3GmLSwOOTXhujvhn5WbWM-2nB5XbMQS2sEkq~UZJqXNRjnQ4uJT2TD5dqz6hUCN4PNxZCYTn427cFM3oGaZGapJ4i3cTTWV-eUOWCcmGsbE0mK4JzmYm7vUTWpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Karen, the county recorder, told the committee that recording activity is up and that the office expects to record about 15,900 documents by year end. She reported that for the month of June the office recorded 1,223 documents and that from Dec. 1 through June the office recorded 7,973 documents (582 paper, 641 e‑recordings, 28 timeshare documents). She said fee changes effective May 9 will increase general‑fund receipts and the recorder asked the committee to remember the fee change when reviewing budgets.

Karen reported specific operational items: a backlog of roughly 396,769 documents remains queued for back‑indexing (work to be done with vendor Fiddler/Condor), the office has 71 recurring Laredo subscribers (title companies/attorneys) and 2,278 individuals signed up for property-fraud alerts. Operating receipts for June included $101,620.50 to the general fund, $43,992.72 to the equipment fund and $55,832 to GIS; June expenses included $50,245.78 (general fund) and $65,553.61 (equipment fund).

On budgeting, the recorder proposed a general-fund budget request of $944,068 for fund 039 and an equipment‑fund revenue plan totaling $472,700. She said last year she temporarily paid staff salaries from the equipment fund to lower that fund’s balance; this year she proposes not to do so and noted the equipment‑fund cash balance currently sits in the mid‑$700,000 range before expected payroll obligations. The committee moved to forward the recorder’s budget to the finance committee; Mister Templeton made the motion, Mister Blue seconded it, and the motion carried.

The recorder also described ongoing technology upgrades (monitor/computer replacements, scanner and indexing work) and asked the committee to approve contingency amounts for equipment replacement.","The recorder reported increased recording activity after a fee increase, outlined back‑indexing and technology plans, and forwarded a budget request that shifts some earlier equipment‑fund revenue into the general fund.",{"_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},6170553,"Clerk outlines election timeline; committee raises election-judge pay to $300 and reviews vendor bids",663,812000,1475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523&start=812&end=1475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523/thumbnail_812000.jpg","/articles/6170553/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Clerk-outlines-election-timeline-committee-raises-election-judge-pay-to-300-and-reviews-vendor-bids","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170553-85431dc2a7d956ef9d42ee8899f88049/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210759&Signature=OuqPwjucrX0ufdMWMxv7oDRoiMygt0bXC7kMJiHD9JuEByaU~OT0Ef3Hk6Jum3lnAFO~QXAK6xd5WcLn94dY7feYi5Wuzfu~MIcI0d4P01SUkNdB2nYB2ZwOuf54VdEiTD3UII4T-sp0sUl6A~iHFWAVQB5RrTAcgULoHqTusOGbgckI~lE870CMPyehbGHAiycz~o5vMFYS0-lD4ZD8YV3YVnsAAkvYdsJ4K~gBsvyNzzvn3eDeBflGKbup15IFFD8bHHsRKAF~LqhDVA0K~3EVDrgiHJDFpALOPDGncv0aRaq0TYIqeMnfatNpbXStuqqCmN~j-3hYwdge8JQu8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jen, the county clerk, told the committee that petition circulation for the March 17, 2026 primary opens Aug. 5 and that candidate packet forms are available on the county clerk’s website and in the office. She said the clerk’s office is mailing voter cards and stuffed notices about changed polling locations for affected precincts. \"The forms are available in the county clerk's office,\" she said, and the office will post signature requirements and guidance on the county website. Jen gave signature estimates: county-board seats typically require fewer than 10 signatures while countywide candidates need about 150 signatures. She said petition filing/objection timelines run roughly Oct. 27 to Nov. 3.

The committee debated increasing pay for election judges and the clerk’s own office staff. The clerk proposed raising the election-judge stipend to $2.50 (from $1.85), a change she estimated would add about $65,000 to her office’s budget. Committee members pushed for a $300 base stipend for judges for election day. Miss Bernal moved to raise the election-judge pay to $300; the motion was seconded and a roll-call vote was taken. Votes recorded by name were unanimous: the committee voted all aye and the motion passed on the committee level; the clerk said the change will be taken to the full board in August for final approval. The clerk said raising judge pay to $300 would add about $115,000 for the year to the clerk's budget (she provided the committee those preliminary estimates).

The clerk also presented vendor proposals for voter registration and electronic poll books. Two vendors, Liberty Systems and GBS, submitted proposals that the clerk will compare; she said one bid lists a first-year total that includes conversion and training fees and an annual license/support figure (the clerk reported the annual license figure as $68,000 and said the first-year total for that bid was about $98,000 because it included conversion and training). Another vendor's initial year figures were reported in committee materials as roughly $177,500 for year one with different renewal figures. Jen told the committee she will run the numbers in Excel, confirm multi-year terms and ask IT and the state's attorney to review the proposals. Committee members asked for a short meeting prior to the full-board meeting so members can review attorney and IT comments; the clerk agreed to email materials in advance.","County clerk briefed the committee on petition circulation, polling-place notices and candidate deadlines for the March 17, 2026 primary; the committee voted to raise election-judge base pay to $300 and asked the clerk to bring vendor contracts for voter-registration and electronic poll books to the full board after attorney and IT review.",{"_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},6170558,"Treasurer: collections and online payments up; committee weighs monthly tax installments",162,123000,285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523&start=123&end=285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5397546-b2bbbd52e88409911b9c96e6d2042523/thumbnail_123000.jpg","/articles/6170558/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Treasurer-collections-and-online-payments-up-committee-weighs-monthly-tax-installments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6170558-52e2beeeaa0e097dcd19f867e0f0ef09/orig.mp4?Expires=1771210759&Signature=LldwrUc5ONDqA89a154K6b29vwWnYVzxEMCE0T8siaCr8p080ZxMzwDDK~eGjcrgeztcbpyDOihdJKmzXU8xrfuq33Oc-fsTCvFS4vjmbnmJyuA87JR3T3dkaZMIwrvq9w9ehdvnqLT~B7lAZ3ROMxa2eWI8gqS5rB89vgA1GbdZTURpyY~1grN3oEnYJ-bCkCE-x6m7Z~XybRjOEgALzKla2HAhaOFdRyQR3octhnCADLdfNBxoUZEggsfZgSKeywh7YXHVtxDFKklrn4hTwRiLD45OfTWYs29-KEMXb2jNLMTJAq9mANCEafA~YP5BennwCk0HO93HhUJZ0A~cEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Doug Trager, committee chair, heard the county treasurer report that sales-tax receipts and property-tax collections in July are stronger than expected and that electronic property-tax payments have risen sharply. The treasurer said the office distributed $66,000,000 on July 7 and reported an increase in electronic payments this year compared with last year. He told the committee, \"over the last course of the 2 years, we've seen the online payments, more than double.\" He also said the county has a $1 million certificate coming due next week and that short-term yields are commonly in the 4–4.15% range; overall fund yields were described as “around” the mid‑3 percent range and some bond accounts are yielding about 4%.

The treasurer reported the office had collected about 22% of outstanding taxes so far this year, compared with about 16% at the same point last year. He noted the office is preparing a surplus-auction packet, with sealed bids due on the 19th and a press release already distributed in July.

Committee members asked whether the county can offer monthly tax payment plans. Miss Bernal said, \"I think it would really help some of our residents ... It's a large amount of money to come up with at one time.\" The treasurer and other members raised operational concerns: installment plans can create extra work, refunds, or shortfalls because taxpayers may not know their final tax bill and the county’s auto‑pay system would need to support recurring, electronic arrangements. The treasurer said he would check whether the county’s electronic-pay vendor can process monthly installment plans and report back.

The committee approved two routine resolutions that authorize the county board chair to assign mobile-home sale tax certificates to specific parcels in Rutland Township and Groveland Township. Mister Templeton moved the motion, Mister Bailey seconded it, and the roll call vote was unanimous: all aye, motion carries.

No policy change was adopted on monthly installments; the matter remains under study pending vendor capability and an assessment of administrative impacts.","The treasurer reported stronger-than-expected tax collections and a sharp rise in electronic payments; committee members asked staff to research monthly installment options and approved two routine tax-sale assignment resolutions.","actionData","errors"]

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