Cook County Board Finance Committee - July 24, 2018
Midyear Budget Hearing - Day 2 - afternoon session Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas had the shortest meeting of all:
Cook County Inspector General's Office:
Recorder of Deeds, Karen Yarborough, presented her budget at 2pm.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Dorothy Brown, relied most of the time on the comptroller to discuss the details of her budget and whether she would be within it.
Chief Judge Tim Evans is running at 2% over budget.
Budget hearings were adjourned at 4pm. Commissioners Garcia, Sims, Daley, Silvestri, Tobolski, Deer, Boykin, Moore, Moody, and Suffredin were present for most of the budget hearings. Observer - Amy Little
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Cook County Board Finance Committee - July 24, 2018
Midyear Budget Hearing - Day 2 - Morning Session I arrived right at 9AM for the hearings and there were 2 commissioners present (Suffredin and Morrison) other than Chariman Daley. Seven more arrived by 9:30AM and 3 more by 11AM. Absent for the entire morning session were Commissioners Goslin, Gainer, Butler, and Fritchey. Commissioner Sims asked everyone the core mission of his or her department and if there was any waste to cut. She did this even when both questions were answered in the original presentation. Commissioner Morrison asked everyone what new taxes they would propose, if any. Most took no stand on this issue. Board of Review (BoR): I came in just as their presentation was wrapping up, but I heard all of the questions.
The Assessor: This presentation and Q and A session was extremely short. It lasted maybe 15 minutes.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS): A short report was given to each commissioner.
State’s Attorney: Presentation was given by Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx.
Observer - Jan Goldberg Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - July 25, 2018
What the Board Decided: The board decided to put three non-binding referendums on the upcoming ballots regarding the following:
Observer - Laura Davis Meeting Length Arrived at 9:50. Left 1:05.Meeting was near the end. Cook County Board Finance Committee - July 23, 2018
Mid-Year Budget Hearings The Finance Committee held Mid-Year Budget Hearings in connection with the Preliminary Budget Forecast for fiscal year 2019, Item 18-4447, beginning on July 23 to meet with all areas of County government. This is the first time such a process has been conducted. During the opening public comment period, the League of Women Voters of Cook County commended the Committee, noting that during last year’s meetings on the 2018 budget, a number of ideas to reduce costs were proposed, but there was not enough time to explore these ideas in order for them to be implemented during 2018. The League expressed its hope that having these mid-year hearings would allow time for any such ideas to be put forward and properly considered for the 2019 budget. The League also
Highlights from the hearings:
Priscilla Mims, observer Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - June 27, 2018
Board decisions:
Observer - Diane Edmundson Length of Meeting - 2 hours |
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