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Roselle finance staff propose November ticket-amnesty to clear longstanding municipal fines

5764912 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

Village staff recommended a monthlong amnesty in November to reduce long-outstanding municipal tickets to their original amounts; staff and the finance committee supported the plan and the board gave consensus to proceed.

Village of Roselle staff and the finance committee recommended a municipal ticket amnesty program on Aug. 11 that would reduce eligible outstanding fines to their original amounts and offer a one-month window for payment, aiming to accelerate collections and clear old receivables. Assistant Village Director George Pappas told trustees the village has two existing collection avenues — a local debt recovery program that can use state tax returns and a collection agency — which generated about $40,800 in 2023 and about $29,000 in 2024. Looking back seven years to…

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