The Lake County Board of Commissioners met on December 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM in Crown Point, Indiana. The agenda was amended with multiple additions, deletions, and corrections before adoption. The board approved a large slate of routine contracts, services, and agreements via omnibus votes, deliberated on a few specific items, and heard one public comment. All motions passed unanimously (3-0).
So we're doing public. Good morning, everyone. How are you? Sorry, I didn't need to take more. Pledge the agents remain standing for a moment asylum. And two three public for which is stands one hundred indivisible with liberty and justice for you. All right. Um I would say rather than read all of the additions and deletions, maybe we can just uh accept agenda as amended or make a motion to accept the agenda as amended. Yes. Is there a motion to accept the agenda as amended? So move, Mr. Chairman. Second. Let the record show the motion carries three-o. See, we're saving time already. Section three, Commissioners, public opening of vendor responses or request for bids and quotes. Uh there's uh four of them. Uh request permission to open bids publicly. Move to open all bids and quotes. Second. Wait, but this is not to open, is it? Uh oh, yeah, it is. I'm sorry. You got my bad. Second. Uh let the record show the motion carries uh three oh. Uh section five, approved specification for bids. Uh 5.1 commissioners approved plans and specifications to publicly bid uh the building B second floor toilet upgrades, bids are due by January the 21st, 2026, no later than 930 a.m. in the office of the lake county auditor. 5.2 approved plans and specifications to publicly quote the ADA site improvement projects of the Lake County Government Center Complex. Bids are due January 21st, 2026, no later than 930 a.m. And lastly, 5.3 approved plans and specifications for publicly bid uh the jail laundry electrical service upgrades, bids are due by January 21st, 2026. By no rate at 930 a.m. in the lake county auditor's office. Mr. President Commissioner Representation? Yes, sir. Can we look at 8.54? 8.54, maybe an additional addition. We have bridge road. We need that to be bid as well. Okay. You want to add that one? So uh advertised community crossing match grant 2026 for rehab uh bridge road Colfax to Whitcomb. Then I will amend my motion to approve specifications for these origin items 5.1 5.25.3 and 8.54. Second. Thank you. Let the record show the motion carries.4 on behalf of uh the reporter's office. I believe those can take be taken in omnibus form unless the board has any objection or comments one through eight point four and all Mr. Chairman unless there's an objection, then I will move for approval for titles eight point one through eight point four.