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LaSalle County board adopts new recorder fee schedule, sets standard recording fee at $100
Summary
After a lengthy presentation and discussion, the LaSalle County Board approved an ordinance that sets a single standard recording fee of $100 (effective May 9, 2025), reallocating revenue among the county general fund, GIS, and the recorder—s equipment fund based on a Bellwether LLC cost study.
LaSalle County Board on March 10 approved an ordinance revising the county—s predictable fee schedule for the Recorder—s Office, setting a single standard recording fee of $100 and directing that the change take effect May 9, 2025.
The ordinance, proposed by LaSalle County Recorder Karen Miller after a Bellwether LLC cost study, was adopted by roll call vote, 23 ayes to 5 nays. The fee change replaces the county—s previous tiered fees and reallocates each $100 recording: roughly $27 to the county general fund, $47 to GIS, and $6 to the recorder—s equipment fund (the remainder reflects statutorily fixed distributions). The recorder said the Bellwether study recommended $107, but she recommended $100 as a more moderate increase.
Recorder Karen Miller said the change responds to a sustained drop in recording volume and to the need to maintain county GIS and recorder operations. "Documents recorded have dropped significantly since 2021," Miller said during her…
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