Cook County Board of Commissioners
Committee Meetings 
February 5, 2025
Rules and Administration Committee
The Committee approved 2 amendments to their rules concerning the Consent Agenda aspect of their meetings. 

• The first amendment requires that the Consent Agenda be limited to 60 minutes and will be held prior to the regular board meeting. It will be separately noticed. (Agenda Item 25-0984) 
• The second amendment established the dates and times for the meetings to be held at 9am the same day as the regular board meeting. (Agenda Item 25-0986)

Commissioner comments: 

• Comm. Britton stated this would be a more efficient use of their time and while it is important to recognize people/groups perhaps doing it in district should be more frequently considered. 
• Comm. Miller wanted to know what other bodies restricted their Consent Agenda and Comm. Scott stated that the Chicago Board limits oral recognition to 3 at their meetings and has done so for several years. 
• Comm. Miller and Degnan were concerned about the process - how ordinances would be prioritized and who decides that. 
• Comm. Stamps and Anaya wanted to know how the picture taking with the President would be incorporated. 
• Comm. Britton stated that a quorum would be necessary so it behooves everyone to be there at 9am for the meetings. Comm. Britton also said that the issues raised by the commissioners were the issues that needed to be considered and discussed as they institute this change in the Consent Agenda procedure.

Finance Committee

• Analysis of Revenues and Expenses for the County were presented by the Comptroller and representatives from Cook County Health (CCH). Both revenue and expense variances were reported as negative with timing issues being the cause. 
• Comm. Gainer had questions regarding a report from CCH about salaries of contracted persons vs employees. She stated the report was thorough and transparent and wanted more clarity on the long term plans for addressing the discrepancies - whether training of employees would address filling the positions or the positions were too specialized and would continue to be contracted out.  
• Comm. Sean Morrison’s questioned whether CCH reports were based on an accrual basis or cash basis. CCH said they do their finances on an accrual basis but convert to a cash basis for reporting as part of the Cook County Budget. 
• The Market Survey Report on Elected Official Compensation (Agenda Item 25-0739) was received and filed without comment. 

Transportation Committee
Department of Transportation and Highways Superintendent Jennifer (Sis) Killen provided a presentation on the department’s ADA Transition Plan. Highlights of her presentation:

• The plan fulfills a Federal requirement relating to ADA ensuring that all the facilities and services in the public right-of-way along the roadways maintained by the County are compliant with the ADA standards. 
• The report focused on curb ramps, crosswalks and pedestrian signals and indicated the plan is to improve all assets over the next 25 years. 
• An ADA Coordinator has been named (Andrew Warner) to answer questions from the public and to oversee communication about the goals and progress of the plan.
• Commissioner concerns were about ongoing trainings for personnel and how it is determined who is responsible for payment for any construction or repairs. Response was the Federal government does do training. Installation is done by the entity responsible for maintaining the right-of-way which can be the County, the City or a municipality or township. All repairs must be made to the current standards.

Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
The Committee had a presentation of the annual report for the Board of Ethics for Fiscal Year 2024 (Agenda Item 25-0829). 
Highlights of presentation:

• Ethics Board is supposed to have 5 members - have 3 recently appointed members and 2 vacancies.
• Office has 12 staff and 1 dedicated Ethics Investigator.
• Now have a searchable data base for Campaign Contributions as well as an online form to file disclosures and requests. 
• Ethics investigations appear to focus on gifts and conflicts of interest.
• Comm. Anaya asked about some of the numbers presented but there was no further discussion of the report. 

Technology and Innovations Committee
The committee heard presentations on the Technology Strategic Plan Report (Agenda Item 25-0262) from the Bureau of Technology, and the offices of the Board of Review, the Assessor, the Treasurer, the Sheriff, the County Clerk, The Clerk of the Circuit Court, the Chief Judge, and the State’s Attorney.
Highlights from the reports:

• The Bureau of Technology has a dual role of providing IT support to the President’s office as well as maintaining IT throughout County government offices. 
• Retirement of the Main Frame is projected to be April of 2025. There are still 2 applications that utilize the Main Frame - Jury Administration under the Chief Judge and some parts of the Property Tax system - but all seem to have committed to getting off by April of 2025.
• Each office outlined their projects and goals for the next year and many are developing plans for incorporating AI into their work. 
• Almost all offices indicated a need for upgraded equipment and software - some thanking the commissioners for providing funds in their budgets to do this and others indicating they would need funds in the future.
• The Board of Review (BOR) and the Assessor seemed to indicate that they both will now have a new system IasWorld that will allow them to share data although the BOR did say that their public facing portal remains as a different system.
• Commissioner questions and comments centered on keeping to established timelines for implementing systems, holding vendors accountable to ensure that systems can be up and running by deadlines, and requesting that offices work together on implementing systems that need to communicate with each other. 

Observer - Cynthia Schilsky

Cook County Board of Commissioners Committee Meetings
Jan. 15, 2025

Emergency Management and Regional Security Committee - 1pm

• Executive Director Ted Berger of Dept of Emergency Management and Regional Security presented the report on 4th quarter expenditures for the Disaster Response and Recovery Fund (25-0467). The report was a financial overview.
• Com. Aguilar thanked Berger for the efforts which resulted in $400M for Chicago, $200M for Cook County, and $96 M for Cicero. The work involved coordinating work with municipalities and with HUD and FEMA.
•  Comm. Daley asked if Berger felt confident we could coordinate with other municipalities if we were in a situation like the current emergency needs in Los Angeles County. Berger stated he did and had been in contact with LA Dept. of Emergency Management and, in fact, had developed a relationship with them when Chicago hosted the DNC over the summer.
• He stated Cook County is involved in an AARPA funded program supporting updated emergency operations planning. Funds in use also support updating plans in municipalities for recovery, continuity of government, and emergency operations.  He stated that long-term recovery and preparation includes development of volunteer community response teams.
• Chair K. Morrison thanked the Director and his teams to help address needs this past year, particularly in the aftermath of tornados, noting this need will continue.
• Com. Britton made the motion and Com Anaya seconded that the report be received and filed.  Passed. 

Committee on Human Relations - 1:15pm

• 4th quarter report of Complaints with Commission on Human Rights from the Dept of Human Rights and Ethics. Tamaya Wright, legal counsel for the Dept. presented the report (Item 25-0399).
• There were 302 inquiries-from both employers and employees- which is a decrease from 3rd quarter. 112 cases are pending which is higher that last quarter. 80 new cases were filed 4th quarter, a significant increase. The majority of those filings were about paid leave.  A new case management system was launched in Sept. which the department believes might have impacted the number of cases filed.
• In response to a question from Com Anaya, Counsel Wright explained that further analysis would be needed to determine whether inquiries led to investigations or dismissals and that could be done soon. Exec. Director Lewis responded to Com Anaya that follow-up would also be needed to determine the number of cases from 4th quarter were rolled over to 1st quarter of 2025 and how many were dismissed. Anaya explained her concern was whether more resources were needed in their office. She was told the office currently has 4 investigators and 3 vacancies.
• Com. Trevor noted that the majority of cases were inquiries were about paid leave, a new policy, and asked how large an increase there would be if that group was taken out; Dir. Lewis’ response was that the numbers would likely be about the same as 3rd quarter absent other changes. School districts and park districts have been impacted by the paid leave changes.
• Com. Quezada made the motion and Com. Trevor seconded that the report be Received and Filed. Passed. 

Committee on Technology and Innovation - 1:30pm

• Technology Strategic Plan Report for 2025 was deferred to Feb meeting to accommodate scheduling concerns.
• Motion to Approve Item 25-0263, Contract Amendment with Oracle Technology Service was made by Com. Quezada and seconded by Com. Trevor. Derrick Thomas, Chief Information Officer for the Bureau of Technology presented the 5yr amendment to the Oracle contract.  He explained this is for maintenance of Oracle e-business suite for procurement, budget, and financials. Ceiling is $27.8M. No consulting services are planned. Expected services are annual software maintenance and tech support. Through Oracle Cloud Service, the County hosts Enterprise Service Bus, which is a data exchange service for Criminal Justice Dept. and Chicago police Dept and IL Dept of Corrections and other programs. This was approved by the Boards last year. 
• Mr Thomas reported that the County’s participation in Oracle Support Rewards has resulted in earned rewards of $223K for the county to date. It receives a 25-cent credit for every dollar it spends toward hosting their products.  The savings goes toward reducing costs of maintenance. Motion approved. 

Note
Reminder from Chair Morrison for commissioners get approval 24 hr. in advance for remote attendance. 

Observer: Carolyn Cosentino

Cook County Board Committee Meetings
April 16 and 17, 2024

The following are key items from the Committee Meetings:

Finance Committee:
Resolution to redirect $70 M (out of $100 M in the Disaster Response & Recovery Fund) from new arrival health care to reimbursing Chicago for food service for new arrivals (Item 24-2103)

• Approved after significant discussion with the caveat that any modification to the grant agreement with Chicago (such as change in vendors or use of the funds) would have to come back to the Board for approval.  
• Normally, the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of the Emergency Management and Regional Security (DEMRS) would be able to approve such changes as long as the purpose fell within the scope of the resolution:  “food service or other new arrival operating costs throughout calendar year 2024.”  
• Commissioners Bridget Gainer, Sean Morrison, and Donna Miller led the call for the greater oversight by the Board given the great interest the public has in these expenditures.

Public Comment

• The lone commenter pointed out the settlements on the agenda for Freedom of Information Act Violations.  The commenter urged that such settlement payments come out of the applicable department/official’s budget.
• The following settlements were on this agenda (and approved):  $5,500 for the Sheriff’s Office; $31,500 and $29,500 and $41,537 for the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Comptroller’s Report (Item 24-2587) for 1st quarter of 2024

• $140 M favorable balance for the General Fund
• $37 M favorable balance for the Health Fund (cash basis)
• $126 M favorable balance for the Health Fund on an accrual basis

Legislation & Intergovernment Relations Committee
Approved amendment of Ethics Ordinance (Item 24-2057)

• Modified language to prohibit only County officials who are candidates for the upcoming election from using County funds for newsletters, brochures, public service announcements or advertisements up to 60 days prior to the election.
• Previously, the prohibition applied to all County officials, not just those running in the upcoming election.

Health & Hospitals Committee
Heard a report from Dr. Lamar Hasbrouck, Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Public Health (Item 23-3815)

• Up to 64 cases of measles state-wide; 58 in Chicago and 2 in Suburban Cook; most of which related to migrant shelters.  Doing a lot of education on both measles and need for vaccinations in general.  
• Currently low transmission for Covid-19, both within Cook County and nationally.  Says now endemic (that is, present), as opposed to epidemic (spreading widely).
• Provided some information about Long Covid, which defined as either new or recurring symptoms 4 weeks after initial infection.  Most often seen 3 months after initial infection.  Most common after the first infection.  Symptoms do seem to be decreasing over time.  Much more study is needed.

Technology Committee
All County Officials provided reports on their major technology projects from Sept. 2023 thru March 2024.  However, written reports/presentations were not posted for the Board of Review or the State’s Attorney, though they did report at the meeting.  A few items of note:

• Bureau of Technology reported on the Integrated Property Tax System, saying the overall schedule appears to be back on track.  Hoping to go live with the automated tax bill by October 18, which suggests that the 2nd installment of the property taxes will not be sent out prior to then.
• The Board of Review has migrated from the main frame and data sharing with the Assessor is working.
• The Clerk’s office reported that the new recording system, which was done in house (!) went live in March of 2024.  
• The Clerk of the Court’s office reported that the case management system is off the main frame, though still looking up history from the main frame.  Expect to be completely off by July.
• The Chief Judge’s office expects to be completely off the main frame by December at the latest, but hopes earlier.  All courtrooms are now ready for hybrid proceedings.  A new web site was just launched.

Observer:  Priscilla Mims

Cook County Board of Commissioners Committee Meetings
February 28, 2024

Technology Committee:

• Various County Departments and Offices gave their Strategic Goals for Technology advancement. However, any observer watching via ZOOM could not see any of the reports shared by the various departments as they were not posted. 
• The Tech Department of the County is ready to use AI for various aspects of County work, but will not do so until the Board approves.
• Concerns by Board members on use of AI included:  racial bias and discrimination, expanding the surveillance state,  protecting residents with current policies such as sanctuary cities,  misuse, profiteering, misinformation, and that the current workforce not be decreased.
• Concern by some Board members of the costs of maintaining the legacy mainframe system due to continuous delays.
• Board of Review presentation highlighted modernization of website enhancements and other user upgrades  (TALEO for hiring, electronic signatures, etc)  There is still a lot of controversy in this Office regarding moving from an old computer system to the new Tyler system that the other tax offices are using.  The old system requires double entry to correlate with the other offices.  However, the next round of property taxes will be on time.
• Assessor says their complete upgrade will be ready to go live during the 3rd quarter of 2024.  Treasurer has become very efficient using technology automation—no longer using “paper.”
• Court System (Sheriff, Clerk, Clerk of the Court, Chief Judge, States Attorney)—all of these offices are in varying stages of fully moving to the more modern Tyler system.  Some goals for 2024:  provide WIFI in all courts, fully integrate with the other offices, get new tech vendors, security measures, data point mapping.

Rules and Administration Committee and Legislation and intergovernmental Relations Committee: 

• The paid leave ordinance (24-1181), which would give one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked up to 5 days per year, was deferred since some more changes need to be made for local governments who cannot afford to incorporate this requirement.  Many speakers were against this ordinance and a few for it.  An amendment to align with State law is being considered.  The amendment to the Paid Leave Ordinance (24-1233) was also deferred.  As a note:  after this meeting, the new substitute ordinance was listed as exempting ALL government entities from this paid leave requirement.  Essentially only private business will need to follow the ordinance.

Asset Management Committee: 

• Several Commissioners questioned why a lease for a new Restorative Justice Court in Sauk Village was being proposed when both the Public Defender and States Attorney sent letter stating they could not staff that new court in this budget year.  After a lot of questioning and controversy it was agreed to defer this item (24-1056) until the next meeting so that correct information could be obtained.

Environment and Sustainability Committee: 

• This Committee convened at about 4:30pm.  Six persons gave public testimony; five against and one for the Coal Tar Sealants Ban Ordinance (23-5769) Of the opponents of the ban were two employers, Coppers and Sealmaster, one representative of the Pavement Coatings and Technology Council, one lobbyist for the Chemical Industry and one employee in the industry. The only speaker for the ban represented the 40,000 members of the Friends of the Chicago River.  All speakers referenced studies supporting their positions.
• Having received additional information, which affected the wording of the proposed Ordinance after being placed on the agenda, the Committee stated that they would be deferring a vote on the Ban until the March Board Meeting. The Board accepted item 23-5769 Ban on Coal Tar Sealants, then accepted new wording for the proposed ban and finally deferred item 23-5769 as substituted.
• Deferral was requested by the sponsor of the Ban due to unexpected consequences on some industries and further substitution may be made to the wording before it is brought again before the committee.  The vote approved the deferral. The Committee adjourned immediately at 5:00pm

What to watch for in the next meetings:  

• Coal Tar Ban Ordinance
• Paid Leave Ordinance
• Sauk Village Court Lease
• Board of Review technology migration

​Observers:  Karin Hribar and Victoria Cerenich (Environment and Sustainability Committee)

Cook County Board Committee Meetings
January 24, 2024

CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County) presented their report of community needs. 

• CEDA’s every 3 years survey of community needs shows a change in aid priorities by those served by this organization.  Housing and Utility costs were increasingly of concern while child care and employment concerns have dropped.  The past 3 years showed an increase in unemployment, growing crime, devastated retail, lodging, and food businesses.  Food costs have dramatically increased as well.  Minority communities were the hardest hit by all this.
• The action plan covers summer youth employment; weatherization of homes; energy services; housing services; Women, infants and Children (WIC); and family support /community engagement among others.
• One goal of CEDA is to have better communication with constituents so they will take advantage of these programs and funds along with their eligibility procedures.  Comm. Moore asked “Exactly how does a person get assistance?”  There seemed to be a lot of confusion on this and CEDA admitted  their current methods were not as effective as they could be, including regarding eligibility times and requirements.  They will initiate town halls in addition to the call center (which is overworked), QR code or a direct call to one of the administrators.  Since commissioners were also unsure how to maneuver the system, a short “cheat sheet” will be provided to them so they can help their constituents get into these programs.

Other items of Interest:

• Technology budget is now up to $153,661,291.00.  All technology purchases by offices and departments will come from this amount.
• Technology Strategic Plan; Workforce summary; Inspector General report presentations were all delayed for various reasons.
• Board of Review (BoR) Comm. Steele presented her reasons for strongly supporting the combining of technology of BoR to the system used by the rest of the property tax offices. (Leaving On-Base system and going to Tyler technology)  At a community event the current system crashed leaving numerous people unhelped.  She stated the current BoR system is inefficient and not useful for its purposes.  Also going to the Tyler system would be cheaper, all things considered.
• Long comments (from speakers and commissioners) on the Resolution Against Book Bans.  Board voted strongly to support this in the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Observer - Karin Hribar

Cook County Board Finance Committee Budget Hearings
October 25, 2023 - 1pm 

​Cook County Clerk - Karen Yarborough
2024 Request Total:    $76,772,474              2023 Approved:    $65,849,554
2024 Total FTEs:    349                                   2023 FTEs:        351    
Key Items from the Meeting:

• Regarding Revenue generation the Clerk’s office is working on digitizing the records from 1871-1974 to provide access to these records to the public through a Scan on Demand program
• With the termination of Shakman oversight in her office Clerk Yarborough said this will now allow her HR department to do their job.
• The office is piloting a project in Palatine Township for online services to place an order for documents from her office.
• When asked about the integration of the Tyler System in her office she said that it still needs to integrate with their cashier system and she estimates the cost at about $400,000. There has been years of delay with this integration and she indicated that $150,000 was spent on an interface with the mainframe prior to the Tyler system.
• Comm. Morita asked about the consolidation of election results between the County and Chicago - wanting to know if the process for consolidation will be expedited by the March election and the Clerk indicated they hoped that would be the case.

Office of the Independent Inspector General - Interim IIG - Steve Cyronoski
2024 Request Total:    $2,456,335                       2023 Approved:    $2,307,093
2024 Total FTEs:    19                                               2023 FTEs:        19

Key Items from Meeting:

• Mr. Cyronoski indicated that the number of cases the office investigates has increased and he thinks this is probably due to an increased knowledge about the office. He also indicated that 85-91% of their recommendations are adopted.
• Comm. Degnan asked if there should be a fresh look at the way the reports from the office are reviewed by the Board. Instead of being referred to the Finance Litigation Sub-committe (they usually meet in Closed Session) perhaps there should be a committee designated just for review of the reports or they should come to the Finance Committee as a whole and be reviewed in public. Comm. Degnan indicated that the public (in particular the LWVCC) wants to know that the reports are read and there is follow-up on the recommendations. Mr. Cyronoski indicated that the report is a public report and does not need to be discussed in private.
• Comm. Anaya asked why there was not 100% compliance with their recommendations. Mr. Cyronoski indicated that there can be disagreement with their recommendations and that would be indicated in their report. The office of the IIG has no authority to require that a department comply with their recommendations.
• The office is budgeted for 19 positions and at present 16 positions are filled. They are looking to fill an investigator position and the Deputy IIG position is being left open until the new IIG position is filled so they will be able to appoint their own deputy. At that time Mr. Cyronoski will resume his role as Legal Counsel in the office.
• Comm. Morita asked about whether the office went beyond their investigative function to do program review. Mr. Cyronoski indicated that the office served a “good government function” and was not really charged with program review.

Assessor - Fritz Kaegi
2024 Request Total:    $35,848,794        2023 Approved:    $35,000,768
2024 Total FTEs:    296                              2023 FTEs:        286
Key points from the meeting:

• The Assessor said that appeals to his office have declined. The office has done 250 Outreach Events and they will continue with outreach and also continue to expand the number of languages used in these efforts. The office is about to finalize their 5 year strategic plan.
• Comm. Aguilar asked about the timeline for next year’s tax bills and the Assessor said he thought that next year the bills would be on a better timeline. 
• Comm. Anaya asked about the mechanism for keeping track of the various tax incentives granted by the board (6A, 6B, Class 8 etc) and also questioned the effectiveness of the incentives. Assessor Kaegi said that the Assessor role is a ministerial role concerning tax incentives. Granting of a tax incentive begins with the municipalities and once approved at that level the Economic Development Advisory Council (EDAC) verifies that all criteria are met, in particular the job creation criteria. Then the tax incentive is approved by the Board of Commissioners. If a property is still vacant after 2 years the incentive can be withdrawn. Comm. Anaya further said that tax incentives are an issue that needs further discussion at a different time.
• Comm. Trevor asked if the decrease in appeals was for residential and commercial properties and the Assessor said the decrease was more on the residential properties. 
• Comm. Moore wanted to know about the timeline and the funding to get the office off of the mainframe. Assessor Kaegi said that about $150,000 has been allocated for consultants to help get the information transferred from the mainframe into their system and that should be done by April and no more funding should be required.
• Comm. Stamps asked for information about lists that were sent to the commissioners with the names of seniors who had not reapplied for their Senior Freeze exemptions. Kaegi said that these individuals had been contacted by their office but many had still not reapplied. They need to apply every year. He also said that his office is having a Train the Trainer program to instruct people in how to help people get the exemptions they are entitled to.
• Comm. Moore requested that the Assessor explain how Appraised Value and Assessed Value are used within the Assessor’s office. Kaegi said the Appraised Value is the Market Value for a property and is used for purposes other than taxation. Once that value is established the Assessed Value in Cook County is determined as 10% of the Appraised Value for residential properties. For commercial properties the Assessed Value is 25% of the Appraised Value. Location and size are the biggest drivers of determining value and his office makes every effort to watch out for bias to keep from over or under valuation.

Chief Judge (CJ) - Tim Evans
2024 Request Total:    $343,259,173                       2023 Approved:    $329,470,661
2024 FTEs:        3,031                                                  2023 FTEs:        3,020.3

Key points from the meeting:

• Chief Judge Evans stated that an analysis of the Restorative Justice Courts has been completed by his office and the report has been sent to the commissioners. The report indicates that the recidivism rate is much lower for persons going through these courts than those going through the regular court system. 
• Chief Judge Evans also reported on the institution of the no cash bail aspect of the Pre-trial Safety Act. He stated that from September 18 to October 14, 3300 cases had been filed and of that number SAs had petitioned for detention in 476 of the cases. Of that number 232 persons were detained pre-trial. Of those released only 3 persons were arrested again. He says that all is going well at this point but it has only been 1 month.
• The CJ reported what he is doing about the SCRAM situation. This involves a test that can be ordered by a judge that will test for alcohol in a person’s system and keep them from driving if their level is too high. This service was contracted to a company and his office wanted to expand the contract and before that could happen the contract expired. The company has continued to provide the service under the old contract when a judge ordered it for a defendant. This service is paid for by the defendant on a sliding scale payment system and not paid for by the county or the tax payer. The CJ has established a working group to write a report that will indicate how many persons are ordered to use this service and how much money the company is collecting for providing the service. A new RFP may also be forthcoming.
• Update on the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). Equip for Equality gave a report to the CJ with recommendations for changes that are beginning to be instituted. There is no longer a 7pm bedtime. Programs are provided for the detainees in the evenings. Training in de-escalation procedures will begin in early November. There are 322 vacant positions. A Job Fair was held on Oct. 16 and 400 people attended and 386 applications were received. 35 positions have been filled and he is hoping to have all positions filled by the end of the year.
• The pilot program for DV Orders of Protection during non-business hours that began in September of 2022 has indicated that the service should be provided. The pilot provided for services on weekdays from 9pm-3am and on Saturdays from 1-6pm. During the pilot there were 917 petitions for emergency orders and 699 orders were issued by Judges. The CJ would like to expand it to 24/7 if possible, since the pilot program does seem to indicate a need. 
• Comm. Daley asked if anyone has been detained pre-trial without a request from the SA. The CJ stated that there is no constitutional requirement that a SA file a petition - a judge could make that determination on his own. Daley also asked about the continuances and what is being done about those. The CJ stated that there now is a system in place that will track why cases are being continued and the system is easy to use. Daley indicated that there may need to be a meeting to get more clarity about this issue.
• Comm. Degnan asked about enabling recording in court rooms in addition to court reporters. The CJ said he could support working on this. She also asked about the EMIT System that is the technology system that is supposed to connect the Judge’s order, the Clerk of the Court, and the Sheriff. He indicated he is open to working on the process. She also asked about when he will be able to get off the mainframe. He indicated that they are working to get off by June 2024. 

Capital Budget - Tanya Anthony/ Jennifer Killen/ Tom Lynch/ Elizabeth Granato 
2024 Proposed Total:    $539.1M
    $238.6M for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for County facilities
    $154.3M for Transportation and Highways Program (THP)
    $146.2M for Capital Equipment Program (CEP) for County departments    

PowerPoint presented outlining all these programs.
Key Point from Questions:Comm. Miller asked Tom Lynch, Bureau of Technology, for clarification on cost and time frame for the various technology projects. He stated the following:

• The Property Project - the Integrated property tax system - including the offices of the Assessor, The Board of Review, the Treasurer and the Clerk dates back to 2014 when Tyler was selected as the system for all the tax offices. The Board of Review had contracted 2 years previously with a different system for the case management of appeals that was to be integrated with Tyler. At the present time the Assessor is fully on Tyler. The Treasurer and the Clerk were supposed to be on by the end of the year but it was decided that it was too risky to do this in the middle of a tax cycle so now all offices have agreed that by the 3rd quarter of 2024 they will all be on Tyler.
• Since 2015 $59.8M has been spent on the Property Project - some in the Operating budget, some in GIS budget, and some in the Capital budget. Projecting for 2024 an additional $13M will be needed. Mr. Lynch indicated that the Tyler contract has not increased but the time frame has definitely been extended and thus the ancillary costs have increased by millions part of which has been to maintain the legacy system (the mainframe). 
• The other Project involves the offices of the Clerk of the Court, The Chief Judge and the States Attorney getting off the mainframe. Each of these offices has a time frame to get off the legacy system during 2024 and their budgets reflect the costs involved. He thinks that all are funded adequately to make this happen and all have agreed to the timeline. He also stated that the Justice Integration Project will be presented at the Technology Committee Meeting of the Board in November 2023.

The meeting was recessed at 7:15pm. Very few commissioners still remained in the room.  

Observer: Cynthia Schilsky