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Cook County Board Focuses on Economic Issues

10/14/2018

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Cook County Board of Commissioners Meeting - September 26, 2018

The Board approved the following resolutions:
  • 18-5634 Amended what was previously an IT security ordinance to broaden it to include consolidation such as shared services and platforms as well as standardization.  Includes but is not mandated for all the offices of County elected officials. 
  • 18-5013 Created a bulk user fee at the CC Board of Review - $1,000 per user per annum effective immediately.  
  • Amended 16-6437 Ordinance to create a Board of Review and Administration Fund to be used to offset the costs incurred to perform the additional duties required to fairly and impartially review the assessments of all property within Cook County.
  • 18-5810 Passed a wheel tax amendment to include a stickerless option for the 2019-20 license year.  The tax will be pro-rated for new residents and seniors are exempt for an unlimited number of vehicles.  
  • Approved a planning grant from the city of Chicago to fund a County transit plan.
  • Approved the appointment of Dr. Heather Prendergast to the Hospital System’s independent board and the reappointments of Ada Mary Guggenheim and David E. Muner to the board.  

​Deferred Items:
  • 18-2073 A proposal sponsored by Commissioners Garcia, Boykin, Goslin, and Suffredin to establish a Consensus Revenue Forecasting Commission for CC was again deferred after the board approved some substitute language.  If approved it calls for the Commission to develop a consensus revenue forecast on an annual basis to be updated quarterly.   Referred to Finance Committee.
  • 18-4879 A proposal to the municipal bond ordinance for an increase in its revolving line of credit in the amount of $50 million to finance capital projects.   Referred to Finance Committee.
  • 18-6145 Resolution supporting the development of worker cooperatives in Cook County to help create and maintain sustainable and dignified jobs.   Referred to Business and Economic Development Committee.
  • 18-6056 Resolution to establish the Cook County complete count committee to develop and implement an outreach strategy for the 2020 census.  Referred to Bus & Econ. Dev.
  • 18-3844 Resolution calling for the County Board to break for lunch from 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm on days of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners, committees, and sub-committees.  Referred to the Rules and Adm. Committee.
  • 18-6109 Resolution changing the age requirement from 18 to 21 to buy Tobacco products in Cook County.  Referred to Leg. & Intergov. Committee.
  • 18-6115 Resolution opposing the current US EPA and Illinois EPA’s approval of the Stergenics Company’s operation in Willowbrook, IL. [to protect Suburban Cook County residents from toxic air pollution] Referred to Legislation  & Intergovernmental Retlations Committee.
Observer: Diane Edmundson
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