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

3859302 · June 18, 2025
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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.

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…

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