Title
Ordinance amending Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 177, Tobacco Regulations.
Staff Summary
• The Chapter currently requires a hearing with the Health Officer (the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department or an appropriate designated agent) for cases of tobacco retail license suspensions or revocations.
• The proposed revisions amend this provision to require that these hearings are held before the Board of Health Hearings Committee in accordance with Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 176.
• The proposed revisions further prescribe the process and conduct of the hearings.
Body
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board adopted the Lake County Tobacco Ordinance on November 14, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board incorporated the Lake County Tobacco Ordinance into the Lake County Code of Ordinances at Chapter 177 on February 10, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is authorized to enforce specific sections of this Chapter; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Health Department is proposing amendments to this Chapter that require all tobacco retail license suspension and revocation hearings be held before the Lake County Board of Health Hearings Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has approved the proposed amendments to Chapter 177 on June 26, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Board of Health has recommended that the proposed amendments to Chapter 177 be referred to the County Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the amendments to Lake County Code of Ordinances Chapter 177 herewith be approved and made a matter of Lake County law; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Lake County Clerk is hereby authorized to distribute certified copies of the amended Ordinance to the County Administrator, Comptroller, and the Executive Director of the Lake County Health Department.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 13, 2024.