Title
Resolution creating an Ad Hoc Chairman's Advisory Committee for the District 14 County Board Vacancy.
Staff Summary
* The passing of Lake County Board Member Audrey Nixon, has created a vacancy in the District 14 seat.
* Similar to the process of other recent vacancies, Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor has chosen to create an Ad Hoc Chairman's Advisory Committee to assist him in the selection of an appointment to the vacant seat.
* The Ad Hoc Committee will consist of the following: Lake County Board Member Mary Ross Cunningham (Chair), Lake County Board Vice Chairman Carol Calabresa (Member), Lake County Board Member Sandy Hart (Member), Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court Erin Cartwright Weinstein (Member), Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor (Member), and Chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party (or designee) Illinois State Senator Terry Link (Member).
* The Chairman's Advisory Committee for the District 14 County Board Vacancy shall be disbanded and defunct following an affirmative vote by the County Board on the appointment of a County Board Member for District 14.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the passing of District 14 County Board Member Audrey Nixon on April 27, 2017 requires Chairman Lawlor to declare a vacancy for the office of the County Board Member - District 14; and
WHEREAS, under Illinois state statue, Chairman Lawlor is responsible filling the vacancy through appointment with the consent and vote of the County Board; and
WHEREAS, state law and the County's Board Rules of Order and Operational Procedures provide broad flexibility to Chairman Lawlor in organizing the process by which to recommend an appointment to the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, Chairman Lawlor has outlined a comprehensive, transparent, fair, and professional process that is inclusive of the opinions of current County Board members, other elected officials, District 14 residents, Democratic Party officials, and others; and
WHEREAS, during the appointment pr...
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