Title
Resolution amending the Lake County Fiscal Year 2022 Legislative Agenda to include a new State or Federal Initiative to Support related to Firearm Regulations.
Staff Summary
• Annually, Lake County develops a list of legislative priorities that are submitted to our State Legislators.
• The County’s 2022 Legislative Agenda was adopted by the County Board on October 12, 2021 and includes items for sponsorship, and items of support during the upcoming sessions. The Agenda also topics of importance for Lake County.
• The Legislative Agenda includes language that states that the County Board may revisit the Legislative Agenda at any point as a body, or through the Legislative Committee.
• Per direction received at the August 2, 2022 Legislative Committee meeting, a new Page 16 has been drafted for County Board amendment consideration related to Firearm Regulation.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County develops a list of legislative priorities that are submitted to our State Legislators; and
WHEREAS, the County’s 2022 Legislative Agenda was adopted by the County Board on October 12, 2021 and includes items for sponsorship, and items of support; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Agenda includes language that states that the County Board may revisit the Legislative Agenda at any point as a body, or through the Legislative Committee; and
WHEREAS, direction was received at the August 2, 2022 Legislative Committee meeting (Legistar Item #22-1088) that the 2022 Legislative Agenda be amended to include additional support language related to Firearm Regulation.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Lake County 2022 Legislative Agenda is amended to include support language related to the ban or sale of assault weapons, firearm safe storage, FOID card reform, and training.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois on August 9, 2022.