(A) Upon receipt of a copy of an application for site approval, the County Administrator shall notify the following county departments and/or relevant agencies of that receipt:
(1) Department of Planning, Building and Development;
(2) Health Department;
(3) Public Works Department;
(4) Division of Transportation;
(5) Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO); and
(6) Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC).
(B) The County Administrator may request the Lake County State's Attorney appoint special counsel to the County Administrator to assist in the review and representation of the county staff in the site application approval hearing and process.
(C) The County Administrator, together with the assistance of special counsel if appointed, shall be the department responsible for coordinating review of the request for site approval by the aforementioned departments and agencies and is authorized to call interdepartmental and agency meetings and set deadlines for the submittal of reports and recommendations.
(D) The aforementioned departments and agencies may attend the public hearings and may ask questions as needed to assist in reaching their recommendations.
(E) The aforementioned departments and agencies are authorized to prepare and submit reports and recommendations in response to the request for site approval and shall file them with the County Clerk as set forth in § 50.48.
(F) The county departments and relevant agencies and consultants retained by the county are authorized to present testimony at the public hearing as set forth in § 50.49.
(G) The County Administrator, special counsel, the county staff and the county's consultants shall not discuss the application or the review thereof with, nor submit reports or recommendations to, the County Board Chairperson, County Board members, or the State's Attorney or other attorney appointed as counsel to the County Board except in accordance with the public hearing process set forth in this subchapter.
(Ord. 24-0593, passed 5-14-2024)