KANE COUNTY POLLOCK, STARRETT, Haimann, Ishmael, Molina, Scheflow LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 0 County Board Room Agenda :0 AM Kane County Government Center, S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. A, Geneva, IL 0. Call to Order. Approval of Minutes: January, 0. Public Comment. New Business. Old Business A. Update on Legislative Agenda. Court Services Fee SB0 (attached). Juror Pay SB (attached). Judicial Facilities Fee - Bill Number Pending (attached). Local Government Distributive Fund B. Legislative Breakfast. Reports Placed On File. Adjournment Kane County Page
SB00 *LRB00AWJb* TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 0 and 0 SB00 Introduced //0, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS /- from Ch., par. - Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a court services fee shall not exceed $ unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study under the Code. LRB0 0 AWJ b FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR Packet Pg.
SB00 LRB0 0 AWJ b AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section - as follows: 0 ( ILCS /-) (from Ch., par. -) Sec. -. Court services fee. A county board may enact by ordinance or resolution a court services fee dedicated to defraying court security expenses incurred by the sheriff in providing court services or for any other court services deemed necessary by the sheriff to provide for court security, including without limitation court services provided pursuant to Section -0, as now or hereafter amended. Such fee shall be paid in civil cases by each party at the time of filing the first pleading, paper or other appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be required if more than one party is represented in a single pleading, paper or other appearance. In criminal, local ordinance, county ordinance, traffic and conservation cases, such fee shall be assessed against the defendant upon a plea of guilty, stipulation of facts or findings of guilty, resulting in a judgment of conviction, or order of supervision, or sentence of probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section of the Cannabis Control Act, Packet Pg.
SB00 - - LRB0 0 AWJ b 0 Section of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 0 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, Section -. or subdivision (b)() of Section -.0 of the Criminal Code of or the Criminal Code of 0, Section - of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, Section 0- of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, or Section of the Steroid Control Act. In setting such fee, the county board may impose, with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the judicial circuit in which the county is located by administrative order entered by the Chief Judge, differential rates for the various types or categories of criminal and civil cases, but the maximum rate shall not exceed $, unless the fee is set according to an acceptable cost study in accordance with Section -00 of the Counties Code. All proceeds from this fee must be used to defray court security expenses incurred by the sheriff in providing court services. No fee shall be imposed or collected, however, in traffic, conservation, and ordinance cases in which fines are paid without a court appearance. The fees shall be collected in the manner in which all other court fees or costs are collected and shall be deposited into the county general fund for payment solely of costs incurred by the sheriff in providing court security or for any other court services deemed necessary by the sheriff to provide for court security. (Source: P.A. -, eff. --; -0, eff. --.) Packet Pg.
SB00 *LRB00HEPb* TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 0 and 0 SB00 Introduced //0, by Sen. John G. Mulroe - Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS /-0 from Ch., par. -0 Amends the Counties Code. Provides that if the county board determines it cannot pay jurors the sums of $ for the first day and thereafter $0 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall fix an amount no less than $ for each day of necessary attendance at courts as jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of $ for each day in counties of the second class, and the sum of $ for each day in counties of the third class. Provides that in counties where the county board has determined it cannot pay jurors the sums of $ for the first day and thereafter $0 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall pay jurors such travel expense as may be determined by the county board, provided that the board shall pay jurors in counties of the first class and second class at least cents per mile for travel expense. Provides that the board shall allow mileage for travel during a juror's term as well as for travel at the opening and closing of the juror's term. Makes a corresponding change. Effective June, 0. LRB0 0 HEP b A BILL FOR Packet Pg.
SB00 LRB0 0 HEP b AN ACT concerning counties. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section -0 as follows: 0 ( ILCS /-0) (from Ch., par. -0) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. -) Sec. -0. Juror fees. Each county shall pay to grand and petit jurors for their services in attending courts the sum of $ for each day of necessary attendance at such courts as jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of $ for each day in counties of the second class, and the sum of $ for each day in counties of the third class, or such higher amount as may be fixed by the county board. In addition, jurors shall receive such travel expense as may be determined by the county board, provided that jurors in counties of the first class and second class shall receive at least cents per mile for their travel expense. Mileage shall be allowed for travel during a juror's term as well as for travel at the opening and closing of his term. If a judge so orders, a juror shall also receive reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by the juror during his or her service on a jury. Packet Pg.
SB00 - - LRB0 0 HEP b The juror fees for service, transportation, and day care shall be paid out of the county treasury. The clerk of the court shall furnish to each juror without fee whenever he is discharged a certificate of the number of days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof to the county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum provided for his service. Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. (Source: P.A. -0, eff. --.) 0 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. -) Sec. -0. Juror fees. Each county shall pay to grand and petit jurors for their services in attending courts the sums of $ for the first day and thereafter $0 for each day of necessary attendance, or such higher amount as may be fixed by the county board. If the county board determines it cannot pay jurors the sums of $ for the first day and thereafter $0 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall fix an amount no less than $ for each day of necessary attendance at courts as jurors in counties of the first class, the sum of $ for each day in counties of the second class, and the sum of $ for each day in counties of the third class. In counties where the county board has determined it cannot pay jurors the sums of $ for the first day and thereafter $0 for each day of necessary attendance, then the board shall pay Packet Pg.
SB00 - - LRB0 0 HEP b jurors such travel expense as may be determined by the county board, provided that the board shall pay jurors in counties of the first class and second class at least cents per mile for their travel expense. The board shall allow mileage for travel during a juror's term as well as for travel at the opening and closing of the juror's term. If a judge so orders, a juror shall also receive reimbursement for the actual cost of day care incurred by the juror during his or her service on a jury. The juror fees for service, transportation, and day care shall be paid out of the county treasury. The clerk of the court shall furnish to each juror without fee whenever he is discharged a certificate of the number of days' attendance at court, and upon presentation thereof to the county treasurer, he shall pay to the juror the sum provided for his service. Any juror may elect to waive the fee paid for service, transportation, or day care, or any combination thereof. (Source: P.A. -0, eff. --; -, eff. --.) 0 Section. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other Packet Pg.
SB00 - - LRB0 0 HEP b Public Act. 0. Section. Effective date. This Act takes effect June, Packet Pg.
Proposal to permit a Judicial Facilities Fee AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section. The Counties Code is amended by emending Section -. as follows: ( ILCS /-.) Sec. -.. Additional fees to finance new judicial facilities. The Will County Board county board of any county with a population between 00,000 and 00,000 inhabitants, based on the 0 decennial census, may by ordinance impose a judicial facilities fee to be used for the building of new judicial facilities. (a) In setting such fee, the Will County Board county board, with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial circuit, may impose different rates for the various types or categories of civil and criminal cases, not to exceed $0. The fees are to be paid as follows: Proposal to permit a Judicial Facilities Fee Page Packet Pg.
0 () In civil cases, the fee shall be paid by each party at the time of filing the first pleading, paper, or other appearance; provided that no additional fee shall be required if more than one party is represented in a single pleading, paper, or other appearance. () In felony, misdemeanor, local or county ordinance, traffic, and conservation cases, the fee shall be assessed against the defendant upon the entry of a judgment of conviction, an order of supervision, or a sentence of probation without entry of judgment pursuant to Section of the Cannabis Control Act, Section of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 0 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, Section -. or subdivision (b)() of Section -.0 of the Criminal Code of or the Criminal Code of 0, Section - of the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act, or Section of the Steroid Control Act. () In local or county ordinance, traffic, and conservation cases, if fines are paid in full without a court appearance, then the fee shall not be imposed or collected. (b) The proceeds of all fees enacted under this Section must be deposited into the county's Judicial Department Proposal to permit a Judicial Facilities Fee Page Packet Pg.
Facilities Construction Fund and used for the sole purpose of funding in whole or in part the costs associated with building new judicial facilities within the county, which shall be designed and constructed by the Will County Board county board with the concurrence of the Chief Judge of the applicable judicial circuit. (Source: P.A. -, eff. --.) Section. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. Proposal to permit a Judicial Facilities Fee Page Packet Pg.