The Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee met Jan. 18 to appoint members.
Here is the meeting's agenda, as provided by the committee:
The Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee is a standing committee of the county’s board of commissioners.
Board of Commissioners of Cook County
Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
9:00 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 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.
17-1131
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/14/2016
17-0664
Presented by: THOMAS J. DART, Sheriff of Cook County
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Scott Cassidy
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Emergency Telephone Systems Board
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 1/1/2020
Legislative History : 12/14/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
17-0662
Presented by: THOMAS J. DART, Sheriff of Cook County
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Michael Boyce
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Emergency Telephone Systems Board
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 1/1/2018
Legislative History : 12/14/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
16-6373
Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Jeffrey Rodrigues
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Emergency Telephone Systems Board
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: Three (3) years from the date of approval
Legislative History : 11/16/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
Legislative History : 12/14/16 - Legislation and Intergov - recommended deferral
Legislative History : 12/14/16 - Board of Commissioners - defer
17-0576
Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Fred Moody
Position: Trustee
Department/Board/Commission: South Stickney Sanitary District
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 12/14/2019, or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Legislative History : 12/14/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
16-5356
Sponsored by: LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE USAGE AND PAYMENT OF OVERTIME PAY TO COOK COUNTY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2016 the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing examining the impact of employees taking leave from employment under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on staffing levels at various departments throughout Cook County; and
WHEREAS, at the hearing the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources and the Human Resources Directors of the various departments throughout Cook County testified to the high number of employees taking leave under FMLA and the resulting need for Departments to address the shortage of staffing by paying overtime to employees, as well as taking other remedial measures; and
WHEREAS, the use of overtime and other remedial measures to fulfill staffing requirements has a significant financial impact on Cook County;
WHEREAS, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby request that a meeting of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee be convened to discuss the usage and fiscal impact of overtime pay to Cook County employees in addition to continuing the impact of FMLA; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of the Bureau of Human Resources and the Human Resources Directors for all independently elected officials and the Cook County Health and Hospital System, the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and the Cook County Sheriff appear before the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and be prepared to update the Committee on the usage and fiscal impact of overtime pay and FMLA to Cook County employees in their respective departments.
Legislative History : 9/14/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
16-2289
Sponsored by: LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AN AMENDMENT TO THE COOK COUNTY ETHICS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article VII - Ethics, Division 2 - Code of Ethical Conduct, Section 2-575 Electronic Communication Regarding Official Government Business of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 2-575. Electronic Communication Regarding Official Government Business
All electronic communication by officials, board or commission appointees and employees regarding official government business shall be by and through official government email accounts. Use of personal email, texts or social media to communicate official government business is prohibited except as specified herein with respect to separately elected officials. Use of social media to broadcast information to the general public is permitted. Separately elected officials and their staffs may use separate email accounts associated with their own offices or personal email accounts if they notify the Secretary to the Board that such email accounts are being used for official government business and they include information from such accounts in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.
Chairman: Suffredin Vice-Chairman: Fritchey Members: Committee of the Whole
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
Legislative History : 3/23/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergov
Legislative History : 6/7/16 - Legislation and Intergov - recommended deferral
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