The Forest Preserves of Cook County Rules Committee met Jan. 17 to hear public testimony.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:
Forest Preserve District of
Cook County
Rules Committee
Cook County Building, Board Room
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 10:30 AM
NOTICE AND AGENDA
There will be a meeting of the committee or subcommittee of the Forest Preserve District
of Cook County Board of Commissioners at the date, time and location listed above.
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.
17-0038
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/13/2016
17-0034
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, Matthew B. DeLeon, presented in printed form a record of the Journal
of Proceedings of the regular meeting held on Tuesday, 12/13/2016.
17-0041
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD, Matthew B. DeLeon, presented in printed form a record of the Journal
of Proceedings of the special meeting held on Tuesday, 12/13/2016.