Commission on Government Reform and Accountability

The Lake County Board accepted the final report from the Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability (LCCGRA) in January 2018 and created the Lake County Government Reform Implementation Committee to evaluate the recommendations in the report and submit its findings to the County Board for consideration and action. 

The special bi-partisan Commission was created in 2017 to explore reform measures, including redistricting, the method of electing the chair, and the size of the county board. The Commission concluded that Lake County functions well, and Lake County has the opportunity to be a leader in pursuing independent redistricting. Lake County would be the first County in Illinois to undertake independent redistricting reform, and would join only a handful of other counties in the U.S. that have addressed this. 

Commission Report

• LCCGRA Final Report
• LCCGRA Attachment A - List of Recommendations
• LCCGRA Attachment B - Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• LCCGRA Attachment C - Research Memoranda Prepared for the Commission
• LCCGRA Appendix 1 - Board Resolution Establishing the Commission
• LCCGRA Appendix 2 - Presentations Made to the Commission
• LCCGRA Appendix 3 - Research Documents Provided to the Commission
• LCCGRA Appendix 4 - Additional Resources Provided to the Commission
• LCCGRA Attachment D - Reform Implementation Committee Membership
• LCCGRA Resources and Presentations

County Board Resolutions

• Resolution accepting the Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability Final Report and providing for the appointment of members to the Lake County Government Reform Implementation Committee
• Resolution creating a Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability
• Resolution providing for the appointment of members to the Lake County Commission on Government Reform and Accountability
• Resolution Supporting Government Reform Measures and Amendments to Illinois Senate Bill 0669