Jan 18
ComEd is collecting data from municipalities on their critical municipal facilities. This list will be used to identify critical facilities that may be impacted by an electric service interruption during a severe storm.
Please email the information to Diane Emerson at diane.emerson@ComEd.com by January 28. Click here for the Critical Facilities template.
Jan 18
Once again Lake County Municipal League and Barrington Area Council of Governments will co-host the 2012 Legislative Breakfast on Saturday, February 4. The Breakfast will be held at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center.
Dec 6
Managers from two Lake County villages will explain what route they chose for aggregating electricity at the January 19 LCML meeting. Representatives from the Villages of Grayslake and Wauconda will discuss the advantages of their choice. There will also be a discussion on how to reach residents, especially those who do not use the internet.
Please RSVP to Chris Gentes at lcml@sbcglobal.net or (847) 270-3126 by January 16. No-shows will be billed without a 24-hour cancellation.
Nov 29
The Lake County Municipal League Annual Banquet was held on November 17 at the Country Squire. It was an evening of delicious food and an opportunity for municipal officials to socialize with each other.
The Cutting Edge program winner was announced and Michael Flynn, assistant administrator at the Village of Mundelein, accepted the plaque. Thanks to all who submitted entries. We look forward to additional entries for the 2012 Cutting Edge Program and to the 2012 Annual Banquet on November 15, 2012.
To view the photos click here. Thanks to Todd Sholeen, Charter One Bank, for taking the best pictures he could with my I-phone!
Nov 28
Recently the Lake County Military advisory Council met at Great Lakes to tour the U.S.S. Whitehat, a training simulator. At right are those who attended. They include from left to right: Barry Burton, Lake County; Cmdr. Robert Sullivan; Mayor Nandia Black, Kildeer; Mimi Black; Maureen Riedy, Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau; Mayor Glenn Ryback, Wadsworth; Roycealee Wood, Regional Superintendent of Schools; Chris Gentes, LCML; Capt. Randall Lynch, Great Lakes; Mack Gaston, U.S. Navy( ret).; Carol Ross, U.S. Navy (ret.); and Mayor Terry Weppler, Libertyville.
Oct 13
The Lake County Military Advisory Council will meet on Saturday, October 22, at Great Lakes Naval Base. The meeting will include breakfast and a tour of the “Ship in a Bottle”, the USS Whitehat, which is used for training. This is a different tour than the one in the past.
Breakfast will be served at 8:30 am and then the tour. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Chris Gentes at (847) 830-7734 or lcml@sbcglobal.net by October 18. You must be on a reservation list to enter the base at the Main Gate. No one will be allowed to enter without being on the list.
Oct 10
The next LCML Membership meeting will be held on Thursday, October 20, at the Lake County Transportation Center, 600 W. Winchester, Libertyville. The meeting will feature a tour of the facility and the PASSAGE traffic control system. We will begin the meeting a little earlier so we can see the system in action during rush hour. The meeting will be hosted by Traffic Control Corp.
RSVP to Chris Gentes at (847) 270-3126 or lcml@sbcglobal.net by October 17.
Sep 29
Join Lake County Municipal for 7-course dinner and networking with other elected officials. Please invite your municipality’s elected officials, spouses and staff to attend the LCML Annual Banquet. LCML Associates members are welcome to attend.
Reservations must be made and paid for by November 4. Go to www.lakecountyleague.org for a reservation form.
Sep 21
One of the goals of the Lake County Municipal League is “to furnish an exchange or clearing house where a Member municipality may learn of the solution applied by other municipalities to the same or similar problems.” With this in mind, The Board of Directors has suggested implementing A Model Program, Policy and Procedure Award Program.
The Cutting Edge Program is open to all LCML municipal and county members. The primary goal of the Cutting Edge Program is to encourage creative thinking to develop programs, policies or procedures that may be shared with municipalities in the county.
To be considered for a Cutting Edge Award, a program, policy or procedure must be shown to successfully meet the needs or challenges of the community in a cost-effective way. There should also be tangible results or measurable outcomes from the implementation of the program, policy or procedure. Ultimately the program, policy or procedure must be shown to improve the quality of life for residents in the community.
Submit an application with
• Brief description of the challenge or need that prompted the action
• How the program, policy or procedure was implemented with costs
• The tangible results or measurable outcomes of the program, policy or procedure
• How the program impacts the quality of life for your residents (either directly or indirectly).
An application may be found at http://www.lakecountyleague.org/cuttingedge.pdf
A committee will review the entries and select a winner based on the above criteria. An award will be presented to the winning community at the LCML Annual Banquet on November 17.
By presenting municipalities with awards for outstanding programs policies or procedures, LCML recognizes members for their innovative work and provides member municipalities with a resource for best practices in the field.
October 21: Deadline to enter
October 24-31: Selection Committee reviews entries and chooses a winner.
November 1: Preparation of a booklet with all entries to be distributed to each Village.
November 17: Winner announced at dinner
Sep 20
The next LCML Membership meeting will be held on Thursday, October 20, at the Lake County Transportation Center, 600 W. Winchester, Libertyville. The meeting will feature a tour of the facility and the PASSAGE traffic control system. We will begin the meeting a little earlier so we can see the system in action during rush hour.
* Date: Thursday, October 20
* Time: 5:30 (note start time)
* Lake County DOT
600 W. Winchester, Libertyville
RSVP to Chris Gentes at (847) 270-3126 or lcml@sbcglobal.net by October 17.
