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Lake County Council adds and adopts ordinance imposing temporary county hiring freeze through Sept. 30, 2026
Summary
The council added an ordinance to the agenda and adopted a hiring freeze limiting new county hires through Sept. 30, 2026, with an internal appeal process and exclusions for certain classifications; the measure follows earlier budget reductions intended to save about $1 million.
The Lake County Council on Sept. 4 voted to add an ordinance to the meeting agenda and approved the measure on second reading to restrict hiring of new county employees until Sept. 30, 2026.
Councilman Bilski moved to add the ordinance to the agenda; the motion was seconded and the council voted to include the item. During discussion the sponsor said the hiring limit was a follow-up to budget deliberations and intended to realize…
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