The Cook County Health and Hospital Systems Board met Feb. 7 to receive the animal control report.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:
Board of Commissioners of Cook County
Health & Hospitals Committee
Cook County Building, Board Room,
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:45 PM
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.
17-1608
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/13/2016
17-1001
Presented by: DONNA M. ALEXANDER, VMD, Administrator, Department of Animal and Rabies
Control
REPORT
Department: Animal Control
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: 2016 Cook County Environmental Impact Research Group Annual Report: “One Health”
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Health & Hospitals Committee NOTICE AND AGENDA February 7, 2017
Report Period: 2016
Summary: The Cook County Department of Animal Control in conjunction with its partners in The
Cook County Environmental Impact Research Group will present its annual report entitled “One
Health.” This report focuses on the collaborative efforts of medical doctors, veterinarians, public health
officials and wildlife biologists to monitor zoonotic and companion animal diseases in Cook County.
The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period with the panel.
Legislative History : 1/18/17 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Health & Hospitals Committee
Secretary
Chairman: Butler
Vice-Chairman: Steele
Members: Committee of the Whole
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