Title
Resolution authorizing the County Board Chair to provide authority for the County Administrator or their designee to act in the capacity of Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer, including as Purchasing Agent for Lake County.
Staff Summary
• Due to the resignation of Melissa Gallagher, a vacancy will exist in the position of Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer.
• Among other responsibilities, the Director of Finance is authorized to act as the Purchasing Agent.
• This resolution allows the County Administrator or their designee to act in the capacity as Interim Director for purposes of executing required financial documents on the County’s behalf and acting as or designating an individual to serve as Purchasing Agent.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, due to the resignation of Melissa Gallagher, there will exist a vacancy in the position of Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance or their designee is authorized to act in the capacity of Purchasing Agent to execute contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Purchasing ordinance requires an individual to act in the capacity of Purchasing Agent to execute contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance is required from time to time to execute other financial documents; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to have an interim Director of Finance to act in such capacities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the County Administrator or their designee be authorized to act in the capacity as the interim Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer beginning on January 28, 2025, the last day of work of Melissa Gallagher.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on January 14, 2025.