Commissioners' Office

The Lake County Board of Commissioners

Commissioner John T. Plecnik	Commissioner   Morris Beverage III	Commissioner President Richard J. Regovich

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Rules for Orderly Presentation of Public Comment During Lake County Commissioner Meetings

Rules for Notification of Public Meetings of the Lake County Board of Commissioners

Commissioner Meeting Location – Location: 105 Main Street, Building A, 5th floor, Suite 513, Painesville, Ohio 44077

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

Commissioner’s Office Records Retention Schedule

Records Retention Policy

Public Records Policy

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.   

2024 Outside the General Fund Budget

2024 General Fund Budget

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 2025

Boards & Commissions Application Form

2025 Holidays for Which the County Offices Are Closed

• First day of January (Wednesday, January 1, 2025)
• Third Monday in January (January 20), Martin Luther King Day
• Third Monday in February (February 17), Presidents Day
• Last Monday in May (May 26), Memorial Day
• Nineteenth day of June (Thursday, June 19), Juneteenth
• Fourth of July (Friday, July 4), Independence Day
• First Monday in September (September 1), Labor Day
• Second Monday in October (October 13), Columbus Day
• Eleventh day of November (Tuesday, November 11), Veterans’ Day
• Fourth Thursday in November (November 27), Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving Day (November 28)
• Twenty-Fourth day of December (Wednesday, December 24), Christmas Eve
• Twenty-fifth day of December (Thursday, December 25), Christmas Day

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Commissioners Meeting Videos 2025

• January 9, 2025 Organizational Meeting
• January 9, 2025 Commissioners Meeting
• January 16, 2025 Commissioners Meeting