Despite the strings attached by the Indiana General Assembly, the Lake County Commissioners said they plan to take the more than $26 million available to fund the county’s health department. At their Wednesday meeting, the Commissioners unanimously approved an opt-in to the provisions Senate Bill 4 — now Enrolled Act 4 — a resolution that would give the county’s health department approximately .
A Senate committee approved a bill to make Wake County Commissioner elections more democratic by electing commissioners by district rather than At-Large.