Committee Meetings of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Oct 5 & 6, 2021 Note: all items listed below as being approved by a Committee do not become effective until the Board approves them at the Board meeting held on October 7. October 5 Meeting Highlights: Health and Hospitals Committee
Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
October 6 Meeting Highlights Finance Committee
Technology Committee
Observed by: Kathi Graffam Time: 7 hours total
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Cook County Board of Commissioners - Meeting - September 26, 2019
Absent: Commissioner Tobolski Board Actions:
Items referred to Committees for future discussion and consideration:
Committee Recommendations Approved: Very quickly and without much explanation the following committee items were approved by the Board of Commissioners (I may have missed some that were bundled with other items and approved):
Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - September 5, 2019
Board Actions: A Request to enter into and execute a contract with Axon Enterprise, Scottsdale, AZ Axon Enterprise provides law enforcement grade weapons and tech services. The contract is for 5 yr, 9/12/2019 - 9/11/2024. Explanations were provided for the Commissioners’ many questions. It was explained that this contract will provide upgrades and expansion of the existing body worn cameras and TASER weapons inventory that are needed to supply more Cook County Sheriff Department Officers with equipment. Axon is the only company that sells law-enforcement grade weapons which are sold strictly to law enforcement agencies. The TASER will activate their body worn camera; it is the only weapon that will activate the camera. The cloud storage system is unique to Axon. The cameras’ recordings will be sharable with the Public Defender’s Office. The contract was approved. (Agenda Item 19-5076) The Fair Transit of South Cook County Pilot Study was referred to the Transportation Committee for a more detailed presentation. Commissioner Miller stated that the Public Meeting in the South Suburbs was well attended. Supt. Yonan explained that this 3 year Pilot Program is ready for implementation. The program has several goals, including modest service improvement and improved coordination with PACE, Metra, and CTA. Another benefit of the program should be facilitating access to employment. Yonan explained that Year 1 is the implementation phase. Years 2 & 3 are to evaluate the impact of improvements. (Agenda Item 19-4276) Criminal Justice Committee - Charitable Bond Fund Commissioner Suffredin reported that the Criminal Justice Committee is waiting for responses from the State’s Attorney’s Office and from the County Clerk regarding questions of implementation of this program. The Committee will return with a completed proposal at the next meeting. Observer - C. Cosentino Meeting Length - 2 hr. 25 min Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - May 23, 2019
Commissioners Absent - Silvestri and Gainer What did the Board Decide:
Other Items of Interest
Observer - Cynthia Schilsky Meeting Length: 2 and 1/2 hours Cook County Board of Commissioners Committee Meetings - February 20, 2019
Criminal Justice Committee
Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Asset Management Committee
Other Items of Interest
Observer - Karin Hribar Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting- March 14, 2018
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