The Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee met Feb. 8 to amend the ethics ordinance.
Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the committee:
Board of Commissioners of Cook County
Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Cook County Building, Board Room,
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:15 AM
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.
17-1635
Sponsored by: Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Commissioners
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 1/18/2017
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,
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Legislation and February 8, 2017
Intergovernmental Relations
Committee
NOTICE AND AGENDA
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.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
Legislative History : 3/23/16 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergovernment
Legislative History : 6/7/16 - Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee - recommend fo
Legislative History : 1/18/17 - Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee - recommend f
17-0984
Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Edward Tivador
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 1/18/2021 or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
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Legislation and February 8, 2017
Intergovernmental Relations
Committee
NOTICE AND AGENDA
Legislative History : 1/18/17 - Board of Commissioners - refer to the Legislation and Intergovernment
Secretary
Chairman: Suffredin
Vice-Chairman: Fritchey
Members: Committee of the Whole
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