Cook County Board of Commissioners
Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee May 14, 2025
Joint meeting of the Cook County Board Committees - Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and the Labor Committee May 14, 2025
Observer - Cynthia Schilsky
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Cook County Committees Hear about the Build Up Cook Program, CountyCare, and Open Audit Items5/21/2025 Cook County Board of Commissioners
May 13, 2025 Asset Management Committee The Bureau of Asset Management presented its annual report on the Build Up Cook Program, highlighting their work in underserved communities. The Committee also approved a resolution declaring indoor air and indoor environmental quality as a public health crisis.
Health and Hospitals Committee Aaron Galeener, Chief Administrative Officer of CountyCare, and Dr. Yvonne Collins, Chief Medical Officer of CountyCare (the Medicaid managed health plan operated by Cook County Health) presented a PowerPoint overview of CountyCare services.
Audit Committee The Committee periodically follows up on open audit recommendations. Bill Carroll, Deputy Auditor, reported on the four audit items currently open. The report was received and filed. Item 25-2074.
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Finance Committee May 14, 2025 The Committee approved or voted to receive and file all items on the agenda. Following are a few noteworthy items approved, followed by some information on the presentation on the Equity Fund, one of the County’s Special Purpose Funds. The Committee approved:
President Preckwinkle’s Chief of Staff Lanetta Haynes Turner gave a presentation on the Equity Fund, which has a $68 M budget for expenditures in 2025 (Item 25-2781).
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Technology & Innovation Committee April 9, 2025 The Committee heard reports from Cook County offices on the status of their technology projects. Items 25-1609 and 25-1610 were received and filed. Following are highlights of the information presented at the meeting: Bureau of Technology(Cook County Chief Information Officer Tom Lynch and Deputy Derek Thomas)
Observer: Victoria Cerinich Cook County Board of Commissioners
Committee Meetings April 8 and 9, 2025 Health & Hospitals Committee April 8, 2025 Dr. Joshi, interim Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Department of Public Health (“CCDPH”) presented the quarterly update on Covid-19 and other infectious diseases of concern for Suburban Cook County. Item 23-3815
Asset Management Committee April 9, 2025 All items were approved. Most discussed by the Commissioner was the proposal to hire firms to be the Construction Manager at Risk for maintaining Stroger Hospital.
Rules and Administration Committee April 9, 2025 The Committee reviewed and approved the proposed changes to the “Public Facing Rules and Regulations” pertaining to the Procedural Rules issued by the Department of Human Rights and Ethics for the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance. Departments charged with implementing County ordinance draft rules which are then sent to Cook County Board for approval. Item 25-1343
Finance Committee April 9, 2025
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