Lake County Gazette

Lake County Legislative Committee met Oct. 7

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 25-1192

Committee action approving the Legislative Committee minutes from September 2, 2025.

8.2 25-1318

Update and discussion regarding the State of Illinois 2025 Legislative Sessions.

8.3 25-1319

Update and discussion regarding Federal Legislative items.

8.4 25-1317

Discussion regarding the draft 2026 Legislative Program and additional concepts.

• Concepts for inclusion in the 2026 Legislative Program were discussed at the previous Legislative Committee meeting and have been incorporated into the draft program.

• Staff will review the draft program, follow up on previous items, and additional items will be discussed for potential inclusion in the 2026 Program.

• Staff intends to have the 2026 Program adopted at the November County Board meeting.

*COUNTY ADMINISTRATION*

8.5 25-1308

Committee action for the permanent destruction of Executive Session recordings for the inactive Revenue, Records and Legislation Committee from October 2, 2013, through November 2, 2016, in accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA) and as recommended on the attached document.

• According to OMA, 5 ILCS 120/2.06(c), verbatim recordings of closed session meetings may be destroyed no less than 18 months after the completion of the meeting, if the following conditions are met:

○ The public body approves the destruction of a particular recording.

○ The public body approves minutes of the closed meeting that meet the written minutes requirements set forth in OMA.

• OMA also states that the verbatim closed session recordings can be destroyed without notification to or the approval of a records commission or the State Archivist under the Local Records Act or the State Records Act.

• Staff recommends the permanent destruction of verbatim Executive Session recordings for the inactive Revenue, Records and Legislation Committee from October 2, 2013, through November 2, 2016, per the authority of OMA and as recommended on the attached document.

9. County Administrator's Report

10. Executive Session

11. Member Remarks and Requests

12. Adjournment

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