Cook County Board Finance Committee - July 24, 2018
Midyear Budget Hearing - Day 2 - Morning Session I arrived right at 9AM for the hearings and there were 2 commissioners present (Suffredin and Morrison) other than Chariman Daley. Seven more arrived by 9:30AM and 3 more by 11AM. Absent for the entire morning session were Commissioners Goslin, Gainer, Butler, and Fritchey. Commissioner Sims asked everyone the core mission of his or her department and if there was any waste to cut. She did this even when both questions were answered in the original presentation. Commissioner Morrison asked everyone what new taxes they would propose, if any. Most took no stand on this issue. Board of Review (BoR): I came in just as their presentation was wrapping up, but I heard all of the questions.
The Assessor: This presentation and Q and A session was extremely short. It lasted maybe 15 minutes.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS): A short report was given to each commissioner.
State’s Attorney: Presentation was given by Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx.
Observer - Jan Goldberg
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Cook County Board of Commissioners and Committee Meetings - April 25, 2018
Meeting Length - 4 hours, including breaks. Committee meetings started at 10am. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING The Finance Committee, which met from 10:09am to 11:40am, spent considerable time grilling the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CFO about the $174 million in denials in 2016 and 2017 as reported in the Inspector General’s (IG) 4/13/18 quarterly report for 1Q 2018.
ZONING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING Next the Zoning Committee met from 11:40 am to 12:50 pm. They passed a bunch of recommendations. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING Pres. Preckwinkle called the meeting to order at 11:54 am, then went into recess at 12:26 pm; reconvened at 1:08 pm and adjourned at about 2:08 pm.
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Observer - Peggy Pissarreck Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - February 7, 2018
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Other Observations: Commissioners seem to be taking a more active role in how contracts are awarded and whether they are completed on time, accurately, and with reasonable cost. Observer - Karin Hribar Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting – July 19, 2017
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Observer - Syvia Tillman Meeting lasted: 9:30 a.m. until after 6:30 p.m. Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - May 10, 2017
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Observer: Syvia Tillman Meeting Length: 5 hours including committee meetings Cook County Board of Commissioners Board Meeting - April 12, 2017
At the end of the Finance Committee that preceded the Board Meeting, a report from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System (CCHHS) CFO stated that the state owes $45 million to the county for FY16. There is a match that the county makes to the state that is required to meet the federal match and CCHHS makes expedited payments to the state in order to get the money back from the federal government. The money is actually driven down by the CFO and hand delivered to the state office in order to prevent the continued delay from the state regarding not yet receiving the match money from the county! Comm. Boykin asked Dr. Jay Shannon, CCHHS CEO, to explain the status of the gun violence reduction study being done by CCHHS. Dr. Shannon said that the study continues, but preliminary results show major stresses on families and communities are similar to the stresses that researchers are finding with children in Syria! Trauma Informed Care is showing that the trauma of living in a continued state of stress leads to chronic behavioral problems and ultimately to physical disease. He described it as a cascading problem. CCHHS is targeting community based care which will offer social and mental health support in the affected communities. The goal is for CCHHS to get into the community, and better results will occur. Comm. Steele suggested looking at mental health awareness. Comm. Sims then offered her own experience of visiting with families and educating families about resources available. Dr. Shannon explained that almost anything can be accomplished if the resources are available. Comm. Sims then said that she thought they all would agree to find a way and she suggested that the Dept of Human Services should take the lead. There are other models in the country where communities have put through referendums to tax the affected community in order to financially support the needed services. During Public Comment two women from the violence impacted communities provided emotional testimony and one stated that she was with the Warriors on the Watch. They described needed services and support for neighborhoods filled with liquor stores and abandoned houses. They expressed anger about guns and gangs and kids dying in the street. They asked for work “in our communities, so we don’t have to duck and die." One called out Comm. Sims and said she is in the suburbs, not the west side. Both were verbally supported by comments from Mr. George Blakemore. Significant Issues Discussed and/or Action Taken:
Observer - Laura Davis Meeting: 9:45 to 12:45 |
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