At a meeting this week, the Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee considered approving several proposed appointees to leadership positions.
The Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee is a standing committee of the county’s board of commissioners.
Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the committee.
Board of Commissioners of Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 8:45 AM Cook County Building, Board Room, Rm. 569 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
NOTICE AND AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County at the date, time and location listed above to consider the following:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda. Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
16-4317 COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 6/29/2016
16-3699 Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, Chief Medical Examiner
Position: Chief Medical Examiner
Department/Board/Commission: Office of the Medical Examiner of Cook County
Effective date: Immediately upon approval
Expiration date: Five years from the date of Board approval
16-4179 Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Mary Driscoll
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
Effective date: Immediate August 1, 2016
Expiration date: June 30, 2017, or until a successor is appointed. Ms. Driscoll will fill the vacancy of Lewis Collens
16-4180
Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Sidney Thomas
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
Effective date: Immediate August 1, 2016
Expiration date: August 1, 2020, or until a successor is appointed
16-4181 Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Virginia Bishop, MD, MPH
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
Effective date: Immediate August 1, 2016
Expiration date: December 17, 2018, or until a successor is appointed. Dr. Bishop will fill the vacancy of Dr. Erica E. Marsh
16-4182 Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Layla P. Suleiman Gonzalez, Ph.D., J.D.
Position: Director
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Board of Directors
Effective date: Immediate August 1, 2016
Expiration date: July 13, 2020 August 1, 2020, or until a successor is appointed
_________________________________________ Secretary
Chairman: Suffredin Vice-Chairman: Fritchey Members: Committee of the Whole
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