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
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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 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:
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