Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - December 17, 2020
Virtual Meeting - All Commissioners present President Preckwinkle left at 2:10 to attend the Covid inoculation. Vice Chair Sims took over. Public Speakers:
Board Actions:
Follow Up Items
Observer: Kathleen Graffam Meeting Length: 5 hours
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Cook County Board Finance Committee Departmental Budget Hearings
Nov. 5, 2020 Cook County Sheriff - Tom Dart Proposed Budget for 2021 - $573,162,818 Proposed # of FTEs for 2021 - 5560 Budget for 2020 - $598,867,299 FTEs in 2020 Budget - 5866 Difference - Decrease of $25,704,481 Difference - Decrease of 306 Highlights of the Sheriff’s Presentation:
It was difficult to see if all 17 Commissioners were present. At least 14 of them asked questions.
Observed by Jan Goldberg Meeting Length - about 3 hours Cook County Commissioners - Board and Committee Meetings
July 27, 29 and 30, 2020 Key items passed by the Board:
Other Items of Interest Discussed in Committees: Finance Committee:
Items to watch for at next Committee meetings, likely during the week of Sept. 21:
Note: The Cook County Board and most of the Board Committees are not scheduled to meet again until week of Sept. 21, though Commissioner Suffredin wanted the public to know that everyone is still working and Commissioners continue meeting virtually in small groups (so as not to violate the Open Meetings Act) each Sunday with key County personnel. Observer - Priscilla Mims Cook County Board Of Commissioners’ Finance Committee
Midyear Budget Hearings - July 21, 2020 Cook County Health - Debra Cary Revenues as of May 31, 2020: General information from report available on Legistar
Highlights of Presentation and Discussion::
Independent Inspector General -– Patrick Blanchard Revenues – N/A Expenses - $1,043 million YTD budgeted vs $882,545 actual. Down 15.3% Holdback Target: $120,824. met. FY 2021 Budget Target: $1,726,849 Information of Interest
Public Administrator -– Louis Apostol Revenues – Up $539,328 or 82.9%. YTD Budget $650,000 vs YTD Actual $1,189,328 Expenses - Down $7,129 or 1.07%. YTD Budget $666,922 vs YTD Actual $658,922 Holdback - No. Fiscal 2021 Budget Target: $1,259,749. 2020 Budget is $1,344,605 Information of Interest
Secretary to the Board of Commissioners - Matthew DeLeon Revenues: N/A Expenses: Down $90,636 or 10%. YTD Budget is $932,617 vs YTD Actual of $84,981 Holdback: $112,707. Met. Fiscal 2021 Budget Target: $1,745,747 Information of Interest
Cook County Sheriff - Tom Dart Revenue: $6,797,999 Expenses:$284,937,121 Holdback:$25,413,144 Target Holdback;$38,884,424 Sheriff Dart appeared early and ran late at the Midyear Budget Hearings. Some Commissioners called it “extra innings” and other baseball analogies. But the Sheriff had much to say and the Commissioners had many questions. His session ran approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes. Although there was some repetition, the Sheriff and the Commissioners are very concerned as his department might be facing $90 million in cuts from his current $600 million budget. Some Highlights from the Sheriff’s Remarks:
Some Highlights from the Commissioners’ Questions and Comments:
Cook County Board of Commissioners - Finance Committee
Departmental Budget Hearings October 30, 2019, afternoon session Cook County Sheriff Overview of Proposed Budget for Sheriff's Office
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