From the Northwest Indiana Times:
The Lake County Council passed a county income tax Monday.
Anti-tax protesters, who made up at least half the crowd of more than 200 who came for the tax decision, didn't sway four Democrats on the county fiscal body.
For the second time in 28 days, the Democrats formed the majority who voted to impose a 1.5 percent assessment on the personal income of county residents as well out-of-state residents working in Lake County.
Council members Ted Bilski, D-Hobart; Elsie Franklin, D-Gary; David Hamm, D-Hammond; and Jerome Prince, D-Gary supported the tax.
Council members Christine Cid, D-East Chicago; Dan Dernulc, R-Highland; and Eldon Strong, R-Crown Point, voted no.
The measure now moves to 8:30 a.m. Friday before the Lake County Board of Commissioners.
If two of the three commissioners carry out their promises to kill the income tax with a veto, it would return the tax to the County Council for another vote, as early as May 14, where a supermajority of five council members would be needed to override a veto.
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See the full article here:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/lake-county-council-passes-income-tax/article_a59d2c6c-896f-53ff-acd3-0f80713dde98.html
