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Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. has prevailed in a legal battle with the county commissioners over the sheriff's authority to independently contract for goods and services relating to the
"The Board of Commissioners and Auditor are directed to process and approve and pay or satisfy purchase orders and/or invoices submitted by the Sheriff attendant to the Second CHI 2022
A Lake County judge is expected to decide by July 1 whether Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. is entitled to ink contracts for county jail services with no oversight by the
The sheriff now is asking Lake Superior Judge Stephen Scheele to promptly rule on the underlying question of whether the sheriff possesses contracting authority independent of the county commissioners.
An April court hearing could resolve whether Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. can ink contracts relating to the county jail without having to obtain consent from the county commissioners.