County counsel warns that charging interest on intra-county transfer may raise Government Code issues

County Counsel told the Lake County Board of Supervisors that the proposed amendment to require interest on a general-fund loan to Behavioral Health could raise legal questions under the Government Code and may be preempted if the statute does not expressly authorize the practice. "There is a potential legal issue here on, as it relates to preemption under the government code where the question of whether or not, interest payments can be, made," counsel said.