Commission adopts fee schedule change to allow charges for special service districts with discretionary clause

The Kane County Commission unanimously adopted Resolution R2025-14 on May 27, amending the county's schedule of fees to add charges for services provided to special service districts by the attorney's office and government affairs.

The amendment adds two specific fee line items for county legal and government-affairs support to special service districts. Staff and several commissioners emphasized that the intention is to make the services discretionary and subject to office capacity, not to obligate elected officials or departments to provide those services in every case.

Taylor Glover, who presented the item, said the amendment "puts it in our schedule of fees so it's available" but does not create an automatic entitlement for districts. Commissioners asked for clearer language to manage expectations; the board agreed to an asterisk or parenthetical note indicating the fees are discretionary and subject to availability.

The resolution passed unanimously after commissioners and staff confirmed the change applies to the two newly added items and that other elected officials retain discretion over their respective fees.

Provenance: Discussion and presentation by Taylor Glover began during the agenda item on amending the schedule of fees (transcript excerpt: "Resolution R 20 20 five-fourteen. Amending the schedule of fees ... Taylor are you the 1 to talk about this ... Taylor Glover."). The final motion and unanimous vote are recorded later in the meeting (transcript excerpt: "Unanimously we adopt Resolution R2025-fourteen amending the Schedule of Fees to incur include services for special service districts.").