Pursuant to 55 ILCS 82/1 et seq., the County Board hereby increases
the filing fee in all civil cases by $8, to be paid by the plaintiff
at the time of the filing of the case and by the defendant at the
time of filing an appearance in all civil cases, except that the fee
shall not be charged in any proceeding commenced by or on behalf of
a unit of local government.
Pursuant to 55 ILCS 82/1 et seq., the County Board hereby requires
the Circuit Court Clerk to charge and collect a Neutral Site Custody
Exchange Act fee of not more than $8, to be paid by the plaintiff
at the time of the filing of the case and by the defendant at the
time of filing an appearance in all civil cases, except that the fee
shall not be charged in any proceeding commenced by or on behalf of
a unit of local government.
Pursuant to 55 ILCS 82/1 et seq., the County Board hereby establishes
September 1, 2008, as the effective date of this article and hereby
provides notice to the Circuit Court Clerk of the effective date to
commence the charges and collection of this fee.
Pursuant to 55 ILCS 82/1 et seq., the County Board hereby directs
the County Treasurer to establish a special revenue fund designated
as the "Neutral Site Custody Exchange Act Fund."
A.Â
Upon monthly remittance of the fees collected by the Circuit Court
Clerk, the County Treasurer shall deposit the fees in the Neutral
Site Custody Exchange Act Fund.
B.Â
The County Board shall make and approve disbursements from the Neutral
Site Custody Exchange Act Fund to one or more qualified not-for-profit
organizations that operate within the County based on each such organization's
proportionate share of the total number of neutral site custody exchanges
handled by all such organizations in the County during the year prior
to the grant application.
In the event that federal grant funding for the federal fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2008, is approved for the McLean County
Family Visitation Center, then the County Board shall immediately
consider rescinding this article.
