Title
Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Oxcart Permit Systems, LLC (Oxcart), Palatine, Illinois, for permitting and collection of truck permit fees required for all oversized and overweight truck trips on the County Highway System in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle Code at no cost to Lake County (County).
Staff Summary
• In Illinois, oversized and overweight truck trips require a special movement permit when its vehicle dimension or weight exceeds the legal limits specified in the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/15-301).
• The Oxcart service allows the County to process permit applications and fees as authorized by county ordinance.
• Oxcart collects county permit fees, Oxcart service fees, and payment processing fees directly from the applicants at no cost to the County and transfers all county permit fees to the County monthly.
• The Oxcart software is currently utilized by 23 county Divisions of Transportation and Highway Departments in Illinois, as well as 16 municipalities and townships in Lake County.
• The agreement will replace the prior January 16, 2018, County Board-approved agreement and incorporates updated Oxcart service fees.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, in Illinois, oversized and overweight truck trips require a special movement permit when vehicle dimensions or weight exceeds the legal limits specified in the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/15-301); and
WHEREAS, the Oxcart service allows the County to process permit applications and fees as authorized by the county ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Oxcart collects county permit fees, Oxcart service fees, and payment processing fees directly from the applicants at no cost to the County and transfers all county permit fees to the County monthly; and
WHEREAS, the Oxcart software is currently utilized by 23 county Divisions of Transportation and Highway Departments in Illinois, as well as 16 municipalities and townships in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the agreement will replace the prior January 16, 2018, County Board-approved agreement and incorporates updated Oxcart service fees, a draft copy of which is attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Board Chair, the County Clerk, and the County Engineer of Lake County are authorized, and are hereby directed to enter into an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between Lake County and the Oxcart Permit Systems, LLC, Palatine, Illinois, to utilize its software for permitting oversized and overweight truck trips on the County Highway System in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Engineer shall transmit, in writing, the final agreement and any amendments to be executed by the County Board Chair and the County Clerk.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 9, 2025.