Cook County Board Finance Committee Departmental Budget Hearings
October 25, 2023 - morning session Clerk Of The Court—Iris Martinez 2024 Total: $135,144,132 2023: $127,821,336 2024 FTEs: 1,429 2023: 1,509 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Secretary To The Board—Lynne Turner 2024 TOTAL: $2,155,000 2023: $2,045,000 2024 FTEs: 12 2023: 12 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Sheriff—Tom Dart 2024 Total: $708,458,429 2023: $674,966,716 2024 FTEs: 5,744 (a decrease) 2023: 5,839 Following are some key items from this meeting:
Karin Hribar, Observer
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Cook County Board Finance Committee
Budget Meetings Oct. 27 Sheriff Budget presented by Sheriff Tom Dart Proposed 2022 Budget: $619,404,166 2021 Budget: $593,629,147 Proposed 2022 FTEs: 5,826 2021 FTEs: 5,647 The Sheriff has the following departments: the Office of the Sheriff, Administration & Human Resources, Office of professional Review and Professional Integrity Special Investigations, Information Technology, Court Services Division (staffing the courts), Police Department (covering unincorporated areas, but also providing police services under intergovt. agreements to a number of different suburbs and Chicago), Community Corrections Department (responsible for Electronic Monitoring), Department of Corrections (staffing the jail and providing services during and after release from jail), and Sheriff’s Merit Board (responsible for vetting potential new hires and promotions and conducting disciplinary hearings). While overall there is a large increase in FTEs proposed (+179), there is a reduction in the Department of Corrections (-57). Some key points from the meeting: Policing:
Observer: Priscilla Mims Cook County Board Finance Committee Mid-year Budget Hearings
July 21, 2021 Presentations by the Clerk of the Court, the Chief Judge, Independent Inspector General and Cook County Sheriff Commissioner Daley has asked all Elected officials presenting their mid-year budget information to also state what their office/department has learned from the COVID experience over the last year. Clerk of the Court - Iris Martinez
Chief Judge - Tim Evans Some details from the Chief Judge regarding the current budget year:
Independent Inspector General - Patrick Blanchard
The Office of the Cook County Sheriff - Deputy Sheriff
Observers - Karin Hribar and Priscilla Mims 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 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 |
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