Cook County Board Approves Funds for Transportation Improvements within Forest Preserves

Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting -  February 27, 2020

Board Action:

• The County Board approved the appropriation of $25,000,000 of motor tax fuel funds for transportation improvements within various properties under Forest Preserve jurisdiction.  The money goes to properties that do not charge admission.
• The Board renewed an agreement with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to maintain and expand the Prescription Drug Buy Back Program.  Pharmaceutical drugs are collected and disposed of in ways that keep them out of the Chicago Area Waterway System.

What to Watch for: 

• Tightening of approval of contract renewals and extensions.  The Cook County Clerks office asked for a one-year extension of their contract with the company maintaining and hosting their website even though they have maxed out their automatic renewals of the contract.  

​Other Observations: 

• The Board approved an agreement between the Cook County Medical Examiner and Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago for indigent burials of the unclaimed, unknown, and unborn children.  $48,000.

Observed by:  Kim Inman                                         Meeting Length:  1 1/2 hours