LCMLetterNews you can use
October 12, 2010
In this issue
:: Public Construction Workshop
:: Housing Bus Tour
:: Emergency Management at LCMAC meeting
:: Take the LCML Survey
:: Second Pension Hearing
Greetings!
The LCMLetter is published twice a month and its goal is to keep Lake County Municipal League members informed on municipal issues. As issues relevant to municipal officials arise, the LCMLetter will provide you with a synopsis of the issues and give you a link for further details.
Public Construction Workshop

A workshop on public construction will be presented by the Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO) from 9 am-noon on Friday, November 5, at the College of Lake County's Grayslake Campus.

CISCO is a labor-management group bringing together unions of the building trades and construction contractor associations representing more than 140,000 construction workers and 8,000 contractors in the six county Chicago Metropolitan area.

The workshop will cover
  • responsible bidder ordinance options
  • prevailing wage
  • employee classification act
  • and much more
 
To register call (630) 472-9411 or email to Julia Mulvey at Julia@cisco.org by November 1.
Housing Bus Tour, Thursday, November 4
8:30 am-12:30 pm
 
From emergency shelter to homeownership and foreclosure prevention, learn first-hand about successful strategies being used to address housing needs in communities throughout Lake County. The tour will begin and end at Holy Family Church - PADS Family Center, 914 Eighth Street, Waukegan. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Please RSVP to Lisa Tapper at the Affordable Housing Commission at(847) 263-7478 or ltapper@ahclc.org, by October 22. Space is limited. 

Emergency Management discussion at LCMAC

Where can your community turn in a major emergency? Join the members of the Lake County Military Advisory Council at the November 6, Quarterly Meeting. The meeting will feature Kent McKenzie, Lake County Emergency Management Agency, Naval Station Great Lakes Fire Chief Mark Chaney and Naval Station Great Lakes Emergency Management Officer Jim Triplett.

  • Saturday, November 6
  • Breakfast at 8:30 am
  • Meeting at 9:00 am
  • Libertyville Sports Center,
    1950 Route 45
  • RSVP to Chris Gentes at lcml@sbcglobal.net by October 30
Take the LCML survey

The Lake County Municipal League wants your opinion. Take the seven question survey either by clicking here  or by going to the LCML website at www.lakecountyleague.org. 

Second Pension Hearing postponed

A second House Personnel and Pensions Committee hearing has been postponed to a later date. The hearing, when it occurs, will focus on the subject of the recent pension articles and mainly deal with the issues of pension spiking and double dipping. No new date or time has been set as yet.

Please share this LCMLetter with staff. It is our aim to keep elected officials and their village staff informed about the issues facing municipalities.
 
Sincerely,
Christine Gentes
Lake County Municipal League