Cook County Board Finance Committee – Mid-Year Budget Hearings July 26, 2023 – Cook County Health - Israel Rocha, CEO. 2024 Preliminary Budget: $4,034.9 Billion Revenue Mr. Rocha began by stating that Strategic Plan mission is to compete head on with any health care system in the world. The primary issues discussed during the two-hour hearing were:
Observer: Diane Edmundson
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Cook County Board Finance Committee – Mid-Year Budget Hearings
July 25, 2023 - Afternoon Meetings Inspector General – Steven Cyranoski, Interim IG. $2.3 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Public Administrator – Louis Apostal. $1.7 million self-funded 2024
Cook County Clerk – Karen Yarborough. $20.6 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Board of Review [BOR] – Cardenas, Steele, Rogers. $18 million Preliminary 2024 budget
Land Bank – Jessica Caffrey, Executive Director. Primarily self-funded Ms. Caffrey is relatively new to the Land Bank having worked for the County in previous roles including coordinating the development of the Old Stroger Hospital and the building of the Cook County Health’s Administrative Building on Polk.
Observer: Diane Edmundson Cook County Board Finance Committee
Mid-Year Budget Review Meetings on July 25, 2023 Budget Overview
Cook County Health (CCH)
Office of the President
Chief Judge - Tim Evans
Sheriff - Tom Dart
Observer: Kathleen Graffam Cook County Board Finance Committee
Mid-year Budget Meetings on July 26, 2023 with Assessor, Public Defender, State’s Attorney, Clerk of the Court, Treasurer, and Secretary to the Board Assessor - Fritz Kaegi
State’s Attorney- Kimberly Foxx
Clerk of the Court - Iris Martinez
Treasurer - Maria Pappas
Secretary to the Board - Lynne Turner
Observer: - Priscilla Mims Cook County Finance Committee Meetings on the Budget
October 26, 2022, 9 am to 2:30 pm The Sheriff said there should be little impact on the jail population in Cook County as a result of the SAFE-T Act going into effect on January 1, 2023. The Chief Judge explained the differences between the criteria for holding people in jail prior to trial in criminal cases now and after January 1. Following are more details of the meetings with these two officials, as well as the meeting on the Capital Budget. Office of the Sheriff -– Presented by Sheriff Tom Dart
Office of the Chief Judge -– Presented by Chief Judge Timothy Evans
Capital Budget Overview – Presented by Acting CFO Lawrence Wilson, Bureau Chief of Asset Management Elizabeth Granato, Director of Transportation Jennifer Killen, and Deputy CIO Adam Clement. The 2023 Capital Budget is $505.2 M composed of
Among the projects included in the Capital Budget are
Observer: Priscilla Mims Cook County Board Finance Committee Meetings on the Budget
October 25, 2022 Cook County Health (“CCH”) – Presented by CCH CEO Israel Rocha. Jr.
Miller: Addressing the issue of the new Change Institute, said that she was pleased to see more focus on "preventive vs reactionary" care, and noted the increase of 44 new positions in this new Department. She particularly asked for goals and metrics from each of the Institute's funding sources [ARPA, Grants, County] and any other new programs using ARPA and County funding. CEO Rocha responded to a question about the behavior health goals using ARPA funding stating that there are two big categories:
Next came Miller's question on the Juvenile Justice Care Coordination Program to be funded by ARPA. Two Care Coordinators will be hired for reentry and transition stabilization. When asked about the ongoing long-time issue of low patient satisfaction ratings, Rocha noted that the HIV Core Center has a great reputation and rhetorically asked "how can we use its experience?" Degnan: Wants the system to communicate more broadly that CCH is a safe home for reproductive health. Said that a specific brochure is needed focusing on the System's services. Rocha responded that he would send her the communication tools currently in use. Anaya: Responding to Anaya's concern about the length of the hiring process, Rocha said that the System has hired 350 individuals in the last 150 days and that turnover is at its lowest level in 18-20 months. Several other Commissioners noted that their questions had been covered by previous colleagues and also commended CEO Rocha on his command of the System's needs and his vision for CCH. Assessor’s Office -– Presented by Assessor Fritz Kaegi
Carrying over from the meeting with the Assessor earlier, court oversight of the offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the County Clerk under the Shakman cases (which prohibit political considerations regarding most County personnel) was raised during these two meetings.
Following are more details from these meetings, along with the one with the Treasurer, who announced that she is expecting to receive the information for the 2nd installment property tax bills by November 11. If so, she said she would have bills posted on her web site and available for downloading and payment by November 15. Treasurer - Presented by Treasurer Maria Pappas
Office of the Independent Inspector General -– Presented by Acting IIG Steven Cyranoski
Clerk of the Circuit Court - Presented by Circuit Court Clerk Iris Y. Martinez
County Clerk - Presented by Clerk Karen Yarbrough
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