Lake County Gazette

Lake County Board met May 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

CALL TO ORDER

MOMENT OF SILENCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS

ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENT

CHAIR'S REMARKS

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

REGULAR AGENDA

LAKE COUNTY BOARD

1 20-0620

Presentation of the Special Meeting and Certificate of Mailing Notice of the Special Meeting.

2 20-0617

Discussion regarding the Declaration of Emergency due to novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lake County, Illinois.

3 20-0609

Resolution extending the declaration of emergency due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lake County, Illinois, until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no longer than May 30, 2020.

· Lake County has been impacted by COVID-19.

· Lake County must continue to take actions to mitigate the local impact of the expanding global outbreak of COVID-19 to provide for the continuity of government, activation of community mitigation plans, and to allow for expedited response without circumventing constitutional protections for citizens.

· The circumstances surrounding COVID-19 constitute a public health emergency as defined under Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. The initial declaration of emergency proclamation was declared by the County Board Chair on March 13, 2020 for a period of seven days.

· The County Board, at its March 16, 2020 meeting, passed a resolution to extend the declaration of emergency proclamation for 45 days, which will end May 4, 2020.

· The extension of this proclamation until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no longer than May 30, 2020 will assist Lake County, by and through its Emergency Management Agency and Health Department, to continue to coordinate county and municipal resources and response activities and suspend certain provisions and procedures for the conduct of county business in an effort to protect the health and safety of persons, and provide emergency assistance pursuant to Illinois law.

PUBLIC COMMENT

PETITIONS, CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Motion that this Special Call Meeting of the County Board of Lake County be adjourned.

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