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GIS Specialist Colin reported the drainage-district work was done for farmland assessment purposes, noting that parcels in drainage districts can receive assessment adjustments; the completed calculations will be brought into the assessor software so assessors and drainage districts can access maps and data. “We finished the drainage calculations. And then right now, we're working on talking to Pam's about getting that data put into their system,” Colin said.

On municipal boundaries and the county clerk's mapping work, Colin said two imperfect data sources exist and proposed merging them to produce a better working layer for the clerk and for printed maps. He said parcel-level legal research (annexation documents, recorded ordinances) would be a separate, time-consuming research project appropriate as a future improvement rather than part of the immediate layer clean-up.

Other work discussed included Windows-10-era computer replacements for offices that use GIS, a planned ArcGIS Pro conversion for parcel maintenance (with a planned downtime window in the assessor's office), and exploratory use of new functionality that attempts to extract legal descriptions from recorded documents using OCR to support indexing and mapping.

Committee members asked practical questions about how drainage-district maps would be produced and who would use them; GIS staff said the immediate users include farmland assessors and drainage-district officials and that future map products could be produced on request. Colin said the ArcGIS Pro project may offer ancillary benefits such as automated deed-parsing in some future workflows, but he cautioned the new functionality is unproven and would not solve all indexing or title issues.

Next steps: GIS staff will continue ArcGIS Pro planning and will deliver a revised corporate-boundary layer and drainage-district data import status at the next committee meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Taxes, Election, GIS 9-16-2025","oneSentenceSummary","GIS staff told the Taxes, Election & GIS Committee on Sept. 16 that drainage-district calculations used for farmland assessment are complete and that the office is working to transfer the data into the assessor system (PAMs).","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},5984450,"Committee debates whether to enshrine $300 election-judge base pay and training fees in ordinance",2456,504000,2960000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5788870-10374b4d40b3d91037b648a9eae3f084&start=504&end=2960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5788870-10374b4d40b3d91037b648a9eae3f084/thumbnail_504000.jpg","/articles/5984450/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Committee-debates-whether-to-enshrine-300-election-judge-base-pay-and-training-fees-in-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984450-09826e7a6589e0bed36857c0a510e95d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773561516&Signature=O6kQOQq52wqN2MnQxIIsUUm-RS~vL8IbqyahFj9zkPZs~p1tBjPZe6rYj-Hhtzo6cXKr~47F5h-79kR~Z59TDwxnJq-0rMrzZhJkXg~Ap1e8DfPxsExnQC7AmzPUlJmYWT5rXjQqtWP1oL4Npd71KFK~bwUXGFfxBBLVOPwmanG2vIftTZx~FbMrbYBVvWoBnx8m8-fTarVZ-t0EvIzK8aao1XlBBCrA5t~k2AsOXUfMGtqCydXh6A2pm3f-~KGx2RBj22YriM4wtm7K8UHzvZ1g8K4erDmGWwBWKtpahMOWcL2TCPnaN80-p7aUPsofJRaiRLay5I6GITBy1cFdrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members on Sept. 16 debated whether to put election-judge compensation details — including training and pickup/drop-off payments — into a single ordinance after County Clerk Jennifer presented a historical review and a draft ordinance that sets base pay at $300 and spells out additional training and related fees.

The proposal matters because the state provides per-judge reimbursement and because union-contract language, past resolutions and inconsistent historical practice could create duplicated or unintended payments, committee members said.

County Clerk Jennifer told the committee she researched committee minutes, resolutions and ordinances dating back to 1988 and said the intent of her draft was to “clean this all up from now and going forward.” She told members, “It's supposed to be 300 base pay.” The clerk also said the state is “currently set to reimburse $65 per election judge that works on Election Day.”

In her presentation the clerk traced a patchwork history: earlier county resolutions and ordinances changed judge pay multiple times (1988, 1992, 2006, 2007–2008, 2022, 2023 and March 2025 were cited in her review) and some increases appeared to have been recorded only in committee minutes rather than by a matching ordinance or resolution, which she said has created confusion about whether office employees received the same pay as judges in all years.

Committee members focused much of the discussion on whether non-base items — training-class payments, testing pay, supply-judge pay and mileage language — should be fixed in an ordinance (requiring formal amendment for future changes) or handled instead through a more flexible committee resolution or administrative practice. Mr. Compton said fixing small supplemental fees in an ordinance would make future adjustments cumbersome; another member suggested a shorter ordinance that sets base pay while leaving ancillary fees to committee resolutions.

Several members raised potential interactions with the union contract and the risk that placing the supplemental language in an ordinance could create duplication. Committee members noted that some clerk’s-office employees currently receive $100 per election under the existing union contract and that including language in an ordinance that applies the base pay to clerk employees could, without careful coordination, lead to overlapping payments. Member Veil said the issue is one of transparency and implementation.

A motion to table the draft ordinance was made during the discussion. The committee did not adopt the new draft at this meeting; instead, members agreed that if no further action is taken on the draft the earlier resolution passed out of committee in August (which sets $300 as the election-judge base pay) will go forward to the full board for consideration. Committee Chair Doug Traeger told members, “The original resolution we passed last month will go to the board in October.”

Discussion only: members asked the clerk to consider removing the detailed training and supplemental-fee paragraph so the ordinance would be narrowly focused on base pay, and they recommended consulting legal counsel and accounting for the union contract before locking supplemental items into an ordinance. County legal counsel Pat Adams had reviewed previous drafts, the clerk said.

Next steps: the clerk will provide a clean version for the full board agenda and update statutory citations. The committee left open the option of returning with a revised draft or letting the August resolution proceed to the board in October; no formal ordinance amendment was adopted at the Sept. 16 meeting.","Committee members on Sept. 16 debated whether to put election-judge compensation details — including training and pickup/drop-off payments — into a single ordinance after County Clerk Jennifer presented a historical review and a draft ordinance that sets base pay at $300 and spells out additional training and related fees.",{"_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},5984445,"Recorder warns incoming fraud-review legislation would create heavy workload for office",745,3105000,3850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5788870-10374b4d40b3d91037b648a9eae3f084&start=3105&end=3850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5788870-10374b4d40b3d91037b648a9eae3f084/thumbnail_3105000.jpg","/articles/5984445/LaSalle-County/Illinois/Recorder-warns-incoming-fraud-review-legislation-would-create-heavy-workload-for-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5984445-3387ead98ef7a14592c62a77422c0e90/orig.mp4?Expires=1773561516&Signature=JrJRnS7N4uZJcZusvx2azgs4XNuJBTL1z193ByRKGmFYV6ffmXJH1tAuldqzNV6BmeJ9XeTY5VwUnevSUZl8uBb1vwq8atg5L6TiaTdLPOPl1o4WR7-8-1j5NVxUhsp4MhNd4ESDV1flssftfFPdID4dSLIuzZoUsxONspSFbIMRxavob0biNcyMNtiJcWuMRYuV~rWDVTCBtzvIdj7dnAuZplRg32jk5bgtv7ix-c1XUGkuuoKWlTNdovRYu-vgNl0zHlmsUUROyLGAZJ4-uUAEkq3Yx~yoDFklzPZXABx24rwXxUqp2A-XwTC6szdEHTeg561OYO8OhpGErpwRDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The County Recorder told the Taxes, Election & GIS Committee on Sept. 16 that pending legislation to require county recorders to run a formal fraud review and referral process would create substantial new workload, training needs and potential liability for the recorder's office unless implementation is delayed and resources are provided.

Recorder (identified in the meeting by her office) said state lawmakers and recorder associations are advancing a program that would expand the recorder's role from recording documents that meet statutory form requirements to flagging and referring potentially fraudulent deeds. “If that happens, that is going to put a huge workload on our office,” she said, and added the proposed effective date in the current drafts (January 1) would be “practically impossible” without more lead time.

The recorder said the office currently records documents that meet statutory requirements; it does not verify ownership. Under the proposed referral process, recorders would need staff trained to identify suspicious filings and an internal procedure for referral to prosecutors. The recorder told the committee she plans to consult with the state's attorney and the recorder association to seek a delayed effective date so counties have time to create proper processes and staffing.

The recorder also described related work the office is pursuing to mitigate fraud risks: indexing notaries so notaries can monitor documents filed under their names; a property-fraud alert program that sends notice after a document is recorded; and planning for possible software tools recommended by national recorder organizations.

Committee members asked practical questions about staffing and liability. The recorder said training would be required and that she would work with the state's attorney to develop a plan. She also noted there is at least one ongoing case now that is being handled by the state's attorney's office.

Background and next steps: the recorder said her legislative committee is trying to extend the proposed effective date by at least a year to allow counties to build processes and train staff. The recorder also flagged other recorder-related legislation under consideration, including proposals that would expand who can request redaction of public records and efforts to change the state real-estate transfer tax; she and association members are tracking those bills and planning advocacy and implementation work.

The committee did not take formal action on the legislation; members asked the recorder to return with updates on discussions with the state's attorney and on any technical assistance available from the state association.","The county recorder told the Taxes, Election & GIS Committee that draft legislation requiring recorders to implement a fraud-review-and-referral process (sometimes referred to as Daniels Law or similar proposals) would impose substantial new workload and liability considerations and that the office is pushing for more implementation time.","actionData","errors"]

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GIS staff finish drainage-district calculations, propose combined corporate-boundary layer for maps

Committee debates whether to enshrine $300 election-judge base pay and training fees in ordinance

Recorder warns incoming fraud-review legislation would create heavy workload for office