Special Cook County Board and Finance Committee Meetings
November 16, 2023 Completing a process that began this summer, the Cook County Board unanimously passed a budget for fiscal year 2024 totaling $9.26 B on November 16, 2023. This budget contains no increases in taxes or fees. It does continue to utilize ARPA funds of about $682 M, mainly for special programs, as opposed to ongoing operations. However, as part of this budget, the County has also begun setting aside some funds for future use to continue those ARPA programs that are deemed most beneficial beyond 2026, when no further ARPA funds may be spent. See the Observer Reports on the Budget meetings that were held on October 24 thru 26 that are posted on this web site for more information about the initial proposed budget. The 2024 fiscal year begins December 1, 2023. Amendments to the Original Budget Proposal The $9.26 B budget passed reflects an increase of $126 M over the initial budget proposed by President Preckwinkle in October as a result of 7 of the 22 amendments approved at the Finance Committee meeting:
Public Speakers at the beginning of the Special Board Meeting included
Observer: Priscilla Mims
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Cook County State’s Attorney (Kimberly Foxx) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $292.7 M 2023: $195.1 M General Funds: $132.9 M 2023: $127.8 M Special Purpose Funds: $ 26.1 M 2023: $ 23.2 M Restricted (Grants): $ 43.8 M 2023: $ 44.2 M 2024 Total FTEs: 1,441.0 2023: 1,470.0 General Funds: 1,244.2 2023: 1,244.0 Special Purpose Funds: 39.0 2023: 43.0 Restricted (Grants): 157.8 2023: 183.6 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Cook County Board of Review (George A. Cardenas, Samantha Steele, Larry R. Rogers, Jr.) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $20.1 M 2023: $18.0 M General Funds: $19.6 M 2023: $18.0 M Special Purpose Funds: $ 0.5 M 2023: $ 0 2024 Total FTEs: 163 2023: 157 General Funds: 163 2023: 157 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Cook County Treasurer (Maria Pappas) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $15.5 M 2023: $13.5 M General Funds: $ 0.7 M 2023: $ 0.7 M Special Purpose Funds: $14.8 M 2023: $12.8 M 2024 Total FTEs: 76.0 2023: 75.5 General Funds: 6.0 2023: 7.0 Special Purpose Funds: 70.0 2023: 68.5 Following are some key items from the meeting:
Chicago Board of Elections (“BOE”) (Charles Holiday, Jr., Executive Director) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $26.4 M 2023: $ 1.7 M (all Election Fund) 2024 Total FTEs: 4.0 2023: 4.0 Note: The Chicago Board of Elections runs elections in the City of Chicago, while the Cook County Clerk is responsible for elections in suburban Cook County. A portion of the funding for the Board of Elections is paid for by the City of Chicago, including the cost of all but 4 of the employees of the Board. Cook County pays the costs of the 3 Election Board Commissioners and the Executive Director each year. A much greater amount is allocated by Cook County to the Board of Elections during even years to cover a little less than half of the costs of the Primary and General elections. The proposed 2024 budget at the City for the Board is an additional $34.5 M.
Land Bank Authority (Jessica Caffrey) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $ 7.0 M 2023: $5.4 M Special Purpose Funds: $ 6.3 M 2023: $5.0 M Restricted (Grants) $ 0.7 M 2023: $0.4 M 2024 Total FTEs: 18 2023: 15 Special Purpose Funds: 18 2023: 15 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Veterans Assistance Commission (Agency Head, Maj. Deanna Love, USA, ret.) Proposed 2024 Expenditures: $1.14 M (all General Funds) 2024 Total FTEs: 11.0 This Commission was reorganized as a result of a new state law and related County ordinance, which is why no information for 2023 is provided.
Observer: Priscilla Mims Cook County Board Finance Committee – Mid-Year Budget Hearings
July 25, 2023 - Afternoon Meetings Inspector General – Steven Cyranoski, Interim IG. $2.3 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Public Administrator – Louis Apostal. $1.7 million self-funded 2024
Cook County Clerk – Karen Yarborough. $20.6 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Board of Review [BOR] – Cardenas, Steele, Rogers. $18 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Land Bank – Jessica Caffrey, Executive Director. Primarily self-funded Ms. Caffrey is relatively new to the Land Bank having worked for the County in previous roles including coordinating the development of the Old Stroger Hospital and the building of the Cook County Health’s Administrative Building on Polk.
Observer: Diane Edmundson Cook County Board of Commissioners (CCBC) Meeting
February 9, 2023 Board Action:
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Observer - Carolyn Cosention Cook County Board of Commissioners (CCBC) Committee Meetings
Feb. 7-8, 2023 Finance Committee
Environment and Sustainability Committee
Technology and Innovation Committee
Carolyn Cosentino, Observer Cook County Board Committee Meetings
Jan. 24, 25, & 26, 2023 In several of the meetings of the Cook County Board Committees, Commissioners raised the need for more data and identifying up front what the goals and measures should be for determining whether particular programs were worth the expenditures. For example:
Other Items of Note:
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