The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Litigation Committee met Jan. 17 to settle cases.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the committee:
A subcommittee of the forest preserve's litigation committee, the committee deals with all financial matters related to legal action involving the forest preserves.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Litigation Committee
Tuesday, January 17, 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.
17-0039
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/13/2016
17-0029
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
INVOICES RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
1. Invoices submitted for legal services 12/1/2016 - 12/31/2016 by Brothers & Thompson, PC for various labor related matters.
2. Invoices submitted for legal services, 12/1/2016 - 12/31/2016 by Holland & Knight for the acquisition of a promissory note and litigation.
3. Invoices submitted for legal services, 11/1/2016 - 11/30/2016 by Jackson Lewis PC for labor related matters.
4. Invoices submitted for legal services 11/1/2016 - 11/30/2016 by Neal & Leroy for various real estate matters.
17-0030
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
CASE SETTLEMENTS
1. Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois v. Continental Community Bank and Trust Company, No. 2015 L 050227 (Consolidated with 2000 L 050726)
2. GEICO as Subrogee for Christopher Thomas v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County
17-0031
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
CASES - INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY
Sonia Rodriquez v. Forest Preserve District of Cook County, et al - 15 L 07619
Secretary
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