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Cook County Board Unanimously Passes $6.9 Billion Budget

11/24/2020

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Cook County Board & Finance Committee Meetings
November 24, 2020


The Board
  • Unanimously passed the $6.9 billion budget, as amended (Agenda Item 20-4595).
  • Unanimously passed an amendment to the Property Tax Relief Ordinance which provides that late fees will not be assessed for any payments of the 1st installment of the property tax bill, still due by March 2, that are made on or before May 3; and that late fees will not be assessed for any payments of the 2nd installment, still due by Aug. 2, that are made on or before Oct.1.  This amendment is in recognition of the pandemic and the financial toll it has taken on many residents and businesses (Agenda Item 20-5643).

The Board met immediately after the Finance Committee, which passed 19 amendments unanimously to amend the budget.  Many of these amendments were “technical” in that they simply made budget neutral changes to reflect either corrections to the Executive Budget or to reflect new information since the Executive Budget was presented in mid-October.  The following changes were the most substantive:
  • As a result of identifying additional revenues from the State, 48 positions were restored to the Chief Judge’s budget, including positions in the Adult Probation Department, and 41 positions were restored to the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (also under the Chief Judge).
  • Funding to continue to operate the Morton East Clinic under the Cook County Health's (CCH) budget was found by making some adjustments to other line items in that budget.  Commissioner Anaya, one of the sponsors, stressed that this Clinic has been a vital health center for the high school and the surrounding community, and is an entry point for other CCH services.  Commissioner Anaya emphasized that there should not be a single model for providing health care within the County, but that different models are needed for different communities.  Key is to engage the public in each community to find out what their needs and preferences are.  Many of the other Commissioners thanked Commissioner Anaya and Commissioner Aguilar, the other sponsor, for finding the money to keep this clinic open.  During the public comments at the various hearings on the budget, this was among the issues raised the most often by those seeking its continuation.

Following the budget passage at the Board meeting, some of the comments included:
  • President Preckwinkle stressed that the 2021 budget, which contains no new taxes or fees, was possible because of many years of hard work and hard votes by the Board.  The Administration and Board have stuck to a long-term financial plan, rather than look to one-time solutions.
  • Commissioner Sean Morrison cited the past actions which included extra payments to the Pension Fund of $2 B (which led to a higher bond rating for the County;) the increase in the Fund Balance over the past years from $30 M to $479 M, which allowed this year’s budget to be balanced by taking some money from that Fund Balance; and the Board’s funding of technology which has allowed the County departments to continue operating remotely during this pandemic.
  • Commissioner Kevin Morrison reminded everyone that the Administration presented a balanced budget after having to close a $400 M deficit.

Observer:  Priscilla MIms
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