The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 17 to hear public testimony.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:
"The meetings of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners are open to the public. Meetings begin at 10am and are located in the County Building Room 569, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 unless otherwise posted. Meeting agendas are made available on this page as they become available from the Secretary to the Board."
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Rules Committee
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
10:30 AM 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.
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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.
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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.
Chairman: Suffredin Vice Chairman: Daley Members: Fritchey, Gainer, Morrison, Schneider, Silvestri, Sims, Steele