Lake County Gazette

Lake County Health and Community Services Committee met June 3

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call of Members

4. Addenda to the Agenda

5. Public Comment

6. Chair's Remarks

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

CONSENT AGENDA (Item 8.1)

*MINUTES*

8.1 25-0720

Committee action approving the Health and Community Services Committee minutes from May 6, 2025.

*REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION*

8.2 25-0709

Regional Office of Education Annual Update.

*COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT*

8.3 25-0779

Joint resolution approving an emergency appropriation of $2,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 accepting funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Urban Shelter Program.

• The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) made $15,000,000 available to support construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of property for homeless shelters.

• Lake County was awarded $2,000,000 of Community Development Block Grant Corona Virus (CDBG-CV) funds from the Illinois DCEO.

• Funding will be subawarded to PADS Lake County to support the renovation of a former hotel into a fixed-site shelter serving homeless families.

*HEALTH DEPARTMENT*

8.4 25-0716

Resolution amending the Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 172: Animals.

Revisions are proposed to Chapter 172:

• To provide clarity, precision and consistency based on experience enforcing the ordinance;

• To add or delete sections or requirements;

• To align with State statutes; and

• To revise and clarify appeal hearing requirements and process.

8.5 25-0717

Joint resolution amending the Lake County Health Department Animal Care and Control Fees Schedule (as authorized in Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 178).

Revisions to the Animal Care and Control (AC&C) Fees Schedule are proposed:

• To provide clarity and transparency in the assessment of fees;

• To incentivize compliance;

• To reflect and recover increased costs; and

• To align with revisions to Chapter 172.

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Member Remarks and Requests

12. Adjournment

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