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Lake County Council approves tax levies, appropriations and multiple 2026 ordinances; solid-waste ordinance passes with one dissent
Summary
During the budget second‑reading session the council approved tax levies, appropriation ordinances and multiple administrative ordinances by recorded roll call votes; one solid‑waste ordinance passed with a single no vote.
At a budget hearing the Lake County Council approved a series of second‑reading ordinances and a mental‑health distribution resolution, recording roll calls for each.
Why it matters: the package of ordinances establishes levies, appropriations and administrative rules that implement the county's 2026 budget and associated policies.
Key votes (roll call tallies and brief notes)
- Ordinance No. 1 — Authorizing tax levies: Passed 5–0 (unanimous). - Ordinance No. 2 — Appropriation forms 4A and 4B: Passed 5–0. - Ordinance No. 3 — Salary ordinance for 2026 (second reading): Passed 5–0 (the 2% amendment to this ordinance failed earlier in the meeting). - Ordinance No. 4 — Longevity ordinance for 2026: Passed 5–0. - Ordinance No. 5 — Uniform clothing allowance ordinance: Passed 5–0. - Ordinance No. 6 — Per diem expense ordinance for 2026: Passed 5–0. - Ordinance No. 7 — Binding recommendation for Lakeridge Fire Department: Passed 5–0. - Ordinance No. 8 — Lake County solid‑waste binding recommendation: Passed with one no vote (recorded as 4–1). - Resolution No. 1 — Distribution of mental‑health funds for Lake County for 2026: Passed 5–0 (the clerk read distribution figures during the motion: 84.8723 and 15.1277; transcript does not specify labels beyond the numbers read). - Motion to use the assessed value of 35,006,432,662 for 2026 (assessed value motion): Passed 5–0. - Motion to approve the 16‑line statement for funds, levies and rates for 2026: Passed 5–0.
Several items were noted as reviews rather than binding recommendations: the council acknowledged review of township capital improvement plans for Cedar Creek, West Creek, Ross, Hobbert, North Calumet and Saint John townships; no roll call vote was required for that affirmation.
Ending
Council members thanked staff for work preparing the budget and noted the votes set the levy, appropriation and administrative rules for the county's 2026 budget year.
