Members of the Lake County Council paused their official business Tuesday to honor their late colleague, Councilman Clorius Lay, D-Gary, who died Monday at age 83.
Lake County Councilwoman Christine Cid, D-East Chicago, will return to the dais for a second term as president after an interim stint in the post last year. She previously served as the body’s elected president in 2008. Cid, who was nominated for the job by Councilman Randy Niemeyer, R-Cedar Lake, won the seat by a 4-3 margin over fellow nominee Councilman Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, who was .
The Lake County Council recently voted 6-0 not to override a veto by the Lake County Commissioners that rejected an ordinance giving effect to Senate Enrolled Act 157.