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Town manager outlines fiscal recovery as sheriff warns of layoffs if law‑enforcement contract lapses
Summary
Town of Lakeview interim manager Stan Foster described a five-year recovery plan and said the town is negotiating law‑enforcement funding with Lake County; Sheriff Daniel Tague told commissioners the sheriff’s office needs a decision within two weeks or layoff notices will be required.
Stan Foster, interim town manager for the Town of Lakeview, told the Lake County Board of Commissioners on July 16 that the town is developing a five‑year strategy to recover from current fiscal shortages and is working with the county on funding for local law enforcement.
Foster asked for a joint meeting between the Town Council and the county commissioners and said a forensic audit could be useful but “is extremely expensive.” He said the town should focus on future solutions rather than conducting a costly backward‑looking audit.
Sheriff Daniel Tague told the board the sheriff’s office needs a contract decision within two weeks. “If the contract did not continue with the Town, layoff notices would have to be issued at the end of the month,” Tague said, pressing the county for a timely answer to avoid personnel impacts.
Chair Mark Albertson said it would be unfair to the sheriff’s office and constituents to delay a decision, and Commissioner James Williams instructed Foster to coordinate with Vice‑Chair Barry Shullanberger, who serves as the county liaison to the town.
The immediate next step is a commitment from the Town of Lakeview on whether it will continue the contract; Foster told the board he would provide an answer “the day after he knew.” The board took no formal additional action at the July 16 session; discussions and potential contract decisions remain an outstanding item for county and town officials.
