The Lake County Board of Commissioners
Updated May 6, 2021 – Lake County Building Public Visitors Guidelines
Commissioner Meetings Accessible Online – Watch the meetings Live. Typically on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Please check the Public Meeting Schedule for confirmation.
The Board of County Commissioner meetings will be accessible to the public via the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5z4YajVK8fUW2B7UVO6Vmw/live. The Board will continue to monitor state and federal public health guidance while evaluating the timing to reopen the meetings to the general public.
The Board of Lake County Commissioners has both quasi-legislative and quasi-administrative powers and through resolutions adopted during their regular weekly meeting, sets the administrative policy for county government. While the Commissioners have no power to initiate legislation, they do exercise powers granted to them by the Ohio General Assembly through state law.
The Commissioners are responsible for the appropriations of the county tax revenues through the adoption of the annual county budget. The County operates on a January 1 through December 31 fiscal year and must adopt the final budget no later than April 1 of each year. The budget includes appropriations for the numerous county offices, including those offices headed by other elected officials. The Commissioners have the power to levy taxes and to approve the placement of tax levies and bond issues on the ballot for consideration by county voters. The Commissioners also administer all federal grant monies.
The Commissioners hold title to all county-owned property and are responsible for the upkeep. By law, they must provide office space for all county offices. They must build the facilities necessary to house various offices such as the Courtrooms, the Jail, Engineer’s facilities and parking. The Commissioners award all contracts for purchase and construction projects.
2021 Outside the General Fund Budget
Beginning, Friday, September 20, 2019, the Lake County Commissioner’s Office has moved to the new Administration Center located adjacent to the Painesville United Methodist Church. The address is 105 Main Street, 5th Floor, Suite 513, Painesville, Ohio 44077. For more information please call 440-350-2745.
The Board of Lake County Commissioners has both quasi-legislative and quasi-administrative powers and through resolutions adopted during their regular weekly meeting, sets the administrative policy for county government. While the Commissioners have no power to initiate legislation, they do exercise powers granted to them by the Ohio General Assembly through state law.
The Commissioners are responsible for the appropriations of the county tax revenues through the adoption of the annual county budget. The County operates on a January 1 through December 31 fiscal year and must adopt the final budget no later than April 1 of each year. The budget includes appropriations for the numerous county offices, including those offices headed by other elected officials. The Commissioners have the power to levy taxes and to approve the placement of tax levies and bond issues on the ballot for consideration by county voters. The Commissioners also administer all federal grant monies.
The Commissioners hold title to all county owned property and are responsible for the upkeep. By law, they must provide office space for all county offices. They must build the facilities necessary to house various offices such as the Courtrooms, the Jail, Engineer’s facilities and parking. The Commissioners award all contracts for purchase and construction projects.
Boards & Commissions Expiring in 2021
Boards & Commissions Application Form
2021 Holidays for Which County Offices Are Closed
- First day of January (Friday, January 1, 2021
- Third Monday in January (January 18), Martin Luther King Day
- Third Monday in February (February 15), Presidents Day
- Last Monday in May (May 31), Memorial Day
- Fourth of July (Monday, July 5), Independence Day observed
- First Monday in September (September 6), Labor Day
- Second Monday in October (October 11), Columbus Day
- Eleventh day of November (Thursday, November 11), Veterans’ Day
- Fourth Thursday in November (November 25), Thanksgiving Day
- Friday after Thanksgiving Day (November 26)
- Twenty-fifth day of December (Friday, December 24) , Christmas Day observed
Commissioners Meeting Videos
January 7, 2021 Organizational Meeting
January 7, 2021 Regular Meeting
January 14, 2021 Regular Meeting
January 19, 2021 Regular Meeting
January 28, 2021 Regular Meeting
February 4, 2021 Regular Meeting
February 11, 2021 Regular Meeting
February 18, 2021 Regular Meeting
February 25, 2021 Regular Meeting
March 11, 2021 Regular Meeting
March 18, 2021 Regular Meeting
March 23, 2021 Regular Meeting
March 25, 2021 Regular Meeting