{"id":401,"date":"2024-10-10T16:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=401"},"modified":"2024-10-21T00:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T00:49:33","slug":"14-17","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/chapter\/14-17\/","title":{"rendered":"14.17 John Plecnik: CSU Law Professor Who Doubles as a Lake County Commissioner"},"content":{"raw":"<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-232x300.png\" alt=\"John Plecnik: CSU Law Professor Who Doubles as a Lake County Commissioner\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-430 aligncenter\" \/>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\nJohn Plecnik (Republican) is a law professor at CSU and serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakecountyohio.gov\/commissioners-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake County Commissioner<\/a>. He earned his law degree from Duke University and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. At CSU\u2019s College of Law, Plecnik teaches courses in tax law, tax procedure, and wealth transfer tax. His academic contributions are recognized internationally, and he has been honored with awards such as the Golden Apple Award from CSU\u2019s Young Alumni Council.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\nIn addition to his academic career, Plecnik has made significant contributions to public service as a Lake County Commissioner. Sworn in as the 79th Commissioner in 2021, he plays a key role in setting the budget and administrative policy for the county government. As commissioner, Plecnik focuses on fiscal responsibility, economic development, and improving public services. He has worked on initiatives to attract businesses to Lake County, enhance public safety, and ensure efficient use of taxpayer dollars.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">His background in law and public policy equips him to address complex issues and serve the community effectively, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">support<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">ing his dual roles with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">expertise<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86992147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\nReference\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelaw.csuohio.edu\/faculty-john-plecnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelaw.csuohio.edu\/faculty-john-plecnik\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-232x300.png\" alt=\"John Plecnik: CSU Law Professor Who Doubles as a Lake County Commissioner\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-430 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-65x84.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-225x291.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik-350x453.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2024\/10\/john-Plecnik.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p>John Plecnik (Republican) is a law professor at CSU and serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakecountyohio.gov\/commissioners-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake County Commissioner<\/a>. He earned his law degree from Duke University and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. At CSU\u2019s College of Law, Plecnik teaches courses in tax law, tax procedure, and wealth transfer tax. His academic contributions are recognized internationally, and he has been honored with awards such as the Golden Apple Award from CSU\u2019s Young Alumni Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p>In addition to his academic career, Plecnik has made significant contributions to public service as a Lake County Commissioner. Sworn in as the 79th Commissioner in 2021, he plays a key role in setting the budget and administrative policy for the county government. As commissioner, Plecnik focuses on fiscal responsibility, economic development, and improving public services. He has worked on initiatives to attract businesses to Lake County, enhance public safety, and ensure efficient use of taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">His background in law and public policy equips him to address complex issues and serve the community effectively, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">support<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">ing his dual roles with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">expertise<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86992147 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW86992147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p>Reference<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelaw.csuohio.edu\/faculty-john-plecnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/onlinelaw.csuohio.edu\/faculty-john-plecnik\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":510,"menu_order":17,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-401","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":348,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/510"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1563,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/401\/revisions\/1563"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/348"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/401\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}