The Lake County Board of Commissioners met on October 15, 2025, at the Commissioners' Courtroom in Crown Point, Indiana. Commissioners Tippy and Repair were present; Commissioner Allen was absent. The meeting covered a lengthy consent agenda, several additions and deletions, public comments, and discussions on key contracts and community concerns. All votes were 2-0-1 unless noted.
He did tell me that he's excellent. I'm waiting on you guys to tell me you're good. Ready? Okay. Ready? Ready, Attorney Joe? Call the meeting of the board of commissioners for October 15, 2025. The order please stand for the pledge allegiance and remain standing for a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands. Thank you. Let the uh let the record show uh Commissioner Tippy and Commissioner Reapair in attendance. Um and Commissioner Allen is absent. Um Joe Iraq, the accomplished attorney Joe Iraq is gonna take us through the additions, deletions, and corrections, I guess. Yes, uh Commissioner, the number of additions and uh deletion deletion number two point one from the sheriff's department, additions from public defender highway, another one from highway, and another one from highway, two from the commissioners on the uh first page all the way through two point one oh and commissioners. Uh highway has an additional um two point eleven to two point sixteen additions, uh council editions starts at two point one seven, those run through two point one nine. Um there's another deletion at two point two oh for the sheriff's department and additional uh additions from the uh council two point two one through two point two eight are additions to the console items, all right two point two nine correction for a highway department uh entry and two point three oh is an addition, uh last addition for the commissioners. Those are all the additions and deletions. Thank you. I'll second, let the record show the motion carries two oh one absent. The agenda is amended. Um item number three is opening uh bids and opening vendor responses and requests for bids and quotes I'll make a motion to approve the opening of bids, vendor responses, request for quotes. I'll second the record show the motion carries two oh one absent and uh allow staff to open those. I would just you know, because it came up earlier, like that for the opioid ones. We're just gonna acknowledge that they're received, right? There's not a necessary a need to go through them in individual year. I think okay those are also commissioner. Um we're going to uh request those to be taken under advisement, reviewed by the opioid uh committee, yeah, and to be awarded back uh in December. Got it. Thank you. Um item number four is minutes. Uh motion to approve the September 17th minutes. I'll second and let the record show the motion carries 201 absent. Excuse me. Okay. Okay, Joe Five is the approval spec specs for bids 5.1 through 5.8 are for the highway department commissioners. 5.9 the assessor's office. 5.10 through 5.12 commissioner's office specifications. And those would complete the uh specifications we did. Included in that is East Stair replacement project, which is one we're excited to get done, right? Okay. This is approval of specifications and advertising, correct? Yeah. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve specifications and advertising for items 5.1 through 5.12. I will second and let the record show that the motion carries 201 absent. Move on to item seven. That was late item seven. Okay, I'll make a motion to uh approve seeking uh quotes from at least three vendors for items 7.1 through 7.6. Second, I'll let the record show the motion carries 30 or 201 absent. Item number eight action of form contracts two for the surveyor's office, items eight point one and eight point two.