Lake County Board met May 29.
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
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
PUBLIC COMMENT
CHAIR'S REMARKS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 20-0750
Presentation of the Special Meeting and Certificate of Mailing Notice of the Special Meeting.
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 June 28, 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 a Special Call meeting on March 16, 2020, passed a resolution extending the declaration of emergency proclamation to May 4, 2020.
· The County Board, at a Special Call meeting on May 1, 2020, further extended the declaration of emergency proclamation until May 30, 2020 or until the Governor of Illinois lifted the State’s declaration of emergency.
· This resolution further extends the proclamation until the Governor of Illinois lifts the State’s declaration of emergency, but no longer than June 28, 2020, and 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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