From the Northwest Indiana Times:
The three Lake County Council members who voted against a proposed county income tax met with residents Saturday to discuss the tax and answer questions about its impact.
About 75 people attended the forum at the Lincoln Center, two days before the council is scheduled to take up the tax on second reading.
Councilwoman Christine Cid, D-East Chicago, hosted the event. She was joined by Councilmen Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, and Eldon Strong, R-Crown Point, and Dante Rondelli, finance director for the County Council.
The proposed 1.5 percent tax would apply to personal incomes of all Lake County residents. Residents would start seeing the money deducted from their paychecks starting Oct. 1, Cid said.
The council voted 4-3 in favor of the tax on first reading, during an April 9 vote.
Voting in favor were council members David Hamm, D-Hammond; Ted Bilski, D-Hobart; Jerome Prince, D-Gary; and Elsie Franklin, D-Gary.
If the tax is approved Monday, it will go before the Lake County Board of Commissioners at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Two of the three commissioners have promised to veto it.
To override the expected veto, at least five County Council members would have to vote for the tax.
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See the full article here:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/residents-gather-to-learn-about-proposed-lake-county-income-tax/article_f10ffe52-58ac-5d26-99fb-c8241284a419.html
