Residents urge clarity after county approves new authorized signatories; commissioners say statute allows manager authority

Two members of the public told the Lake County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday they have felt targeted by legal threats and urged the board to clarify a recent letter from the county attorney and county actions. Later in the meeting the board adopted a resolution designating authorized signatories on county bank accounts and discussed the statute cited by a resident.

During public comment, Tina Tecanci said she had submitted a notice of claim and asked the commissioners to meet with her to review documents she said raised accounting and collusion concerns. "I'm not trying to sit here and cause problems, but I know and it's like, you know, let's come together and figure this out," Tecanci said. She warned that allowing the county manager to be a signer on accounts could violate a statute she cited:…