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Financial and Administrative Committee Special Meeting - September 25, 2026

Committee Meetings — Friday, September 25, 2026
BodyLake County, Illinois
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DateFriday, September 25, 2026
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0:12

Good afternoon.

0:13

It is Friday afternoon, September 25th at 1 p.m.

0:17

A call to order, a special meeting of the Financial and Administrative Committee.

0:22

Please rise and join me in the Pledge.

0:30

And to the Republic for which it stands.

0:43

Yes.

0:45

Member Clark?

0:46

Here.

0:46

Chair Frank?

0:47

Here.

0:48

Member Hewitt?

0:49

Here.

0:50

Member Main?

0:52

Booster Park?

0:53

Here.

0:54

Member Peterson?

0:56

And Member Volitsick is absent.

0:58

We have a quorum.

0:59

We're all here.

0:59

We have any addenda.

1:01

We have any public comment?

1:02

No public comment.

1:03

Okay.

1:03

Obviously, we're here for executive session, uh, which we'll go into in just a second.

1:08

Just want to say especially thank you all for making time to be here so we can spend some extra time on this part of the process for the ethics committee.

1:18

Our new business is our regular agenda.

1:21

Can we please have a motion to go into executive session to discuss and consider specific candidates for appointment to the ethics commission of Lake County?

1:29

Motion by Member Clark, second by member Hewitt.

1:34

Member Clark.

1:37

Aye.

1:37

Member Hewitt?

1:39

Member Maine.

1:43

Member Peterson.

1:45

Motion is approved.

1:52

Back in regular session.

1:53

Are there any member remarks or requests at this time?

1:56

We're adjourned.

1:57

We'll be back here on Thursday, October 1st.

1:59

Thank you, everyone.

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Summary of Proceedings

Financial and Administrative Committee Special Meeting - September 25, 2026

The Financial and Administrative Committee held a special meeting on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. The primary purpose was to enter executive session to discuss candidates for appointment to the Lake County Ethics Commission. The meeting included routine procedural items and adjournment.

Consent Calendar

  • No consent calendar items were presented.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • The committee addressed no substantive public discussion items. All deliberation occurred in executive session.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted unanimously to enter executive session to consider specific candidates for appointment to the ethics commission. Motion by Member Clark, seconded by Member Hewitt. All present members voted aye (Members Clark, Frank, Hewitt, Maine, Peterson; Member Volitsick was absent).
  • Following executive session, the committee reconvened in regular session and adjourned, with the next regular meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026.

Attendance

  • Present: Chair Frank, Members Clark, Hewitt, Maine, Peterson. Absent: Member Volitsick. Quorum was established.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon. It is Friday afternoon, September 25th at 1 p.m. A call to order, a special meeting of the Financial and Administrative Committee. Please rise and join me in the Pledge. And to the Republic for which it stands. Yes. Member Clark? Here. Chair Frank? Here. Member Hewitt? Here. Member Main? Booster Park? Here. Member Peterson? And Member Volitsick is absent. We have a quorum. We're all here. We have any addenda. We have any public comment? No public comment. Okay. Obviously, we're here for executive session, uh, which we'll go into in just a second. Just want to say especially thank you all for making time to be here so we can spend some extra time on this part of the process for the ethics committee. Our new business is our regular agenda. Can we please have a motion to go into executive session to discuss and consider specific candidates for appointment to the ethics commission of Lake County? Motion by Member Clark, second by member Hewitt. Member Clark. Aye. Member Hewitt? Member Maine. Member Peterson. Motion is approved. Back in regular session. Are there any member remarks or requests at this time? We're adjourned. We'll be back here on Thursday, October 1st. Thank you, everyone.

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