The Forest Preserves of Cook County Litigation Committee met March 7 to settle cases.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:
A subcommittee of the forest preserve's full board of commissions, the litigation committee deals with all legal matters related to the preserves.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Litigation Committee
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
12:00 PM Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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.
17-0114
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 2/7/2017
17-0106
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
INVOICES RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
1. Invoices submitted for legal services 2/1/2017 - 2/28/2017 by Brothers & Thompson, PC for various labor related matters.
2. Invoices submitted for legal services, 1/1/2017 - 1/31/2017 by Holland & Knight for the acquisition of a promissory note and litigation.
Chairman: Silvestri Vice-Chairman: Fritchey Members: Boykin, Gainer, Schneider, Suffredin, Tobolski
3. Invoices submitted for legal services, 1/1/2017 - 1/31/2017 by Jackson Lewis PC for labor related matters.
4. Invoices submitted for legal services 1/1/2017 - 1/31/2017 by Neal & Leroy for various real estate matters.
17-0107
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
CASE SETTLEMENTS
1. Aaron Quiroz and Samuel Ulloa v. William Ortlund, III, County of Cook and Forest Preserve District of Cook County - 16 M1 300057
2. Beverly Smith v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
3. Robert Zimmerman v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Secretary
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