Title
Ordinance amending Chapter 35, Section 35.36 Fees for Services Performed by Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) by adopting a revised fee schedule for the LCSO.
Staff Summary
• The LCSO, in conjunction with Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) Department, completed a review of the cost of certain services provided by the LCSO.
• The LCSO recommends modifying the following fees:
o FOIA Copies- $.15 per page for black and white copies in excess of 50 pages.
o Bond- eliminate bond fees.
o Warrants- eliminate self-surrender fee of $84 and accept new rates presented at Law and Judicial and Finance and Administrative.
• The analysis illustrates that the fee charged for warrant services cover the LCSO costs for providing that service.
• The actual costs to provide certain services should be rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Illinois law authorizes the Sheriff to charge fees for specified services conducted by said office; and
WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly passed and the Governor signed into law 55 ILCS 5/4-5001; and
WHEREAS, 55 ILCS 5/4-5001 provides that the County may increase the fees charged by the Sheriff if the County can demonstrate that said statutory fees are inadequate; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with County’s Finance and Administrative Services Department completed a fee study analysis using 2021 financial data of the full cost of providing these services; and
WHEREAS, the results of said fee analysis combined with additional review showed fees being charged by the Sheriff are not current and do not reflect the full cost of providing those services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Lake County that the cost of performing a specific service should be primarily born by the user of that service and that, therefore, the fee should reflect the actual cost for that service; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the County Board to formally amend Ordinance 35.36 Fees for Services Performed by Lake County Sheriff’s Office to read:
• FOIA Copies $.15 per page for black and white copies in excess of 50 pages
• Bond Fees are eliminated.
• Warrants fees. Self-surrender fee eliminated and new fee schedule for warrants fees varies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, as follows:
The Lake County Sheriff shall charge the fees as established by the County Board herein.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Lake County Sheriff.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on October 12, 2021.