Board of Commissioners

Politics

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
10:00 a.m. CST

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Andre Cardine

No-cash bids on tax delinquent properties, Lynne Turner appointed secretary, Mental health co-responder pilot, ARPA

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Live reporting by Kate Linderman

No-cash bids on tax delinquent properties, Lynne Turner appointed secretary, Mental health co-responder pilot, ARPA

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4

Good Morning! I'll be live-tweeting today's Cook County Board of Commissioners meeting starting at 10 a.m. Here is the link to watch the live stream @CHIdocumenters #CHIdocumenters cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-…

09:46 AM Feb 10, 2022 CST

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 2/21

The meeting will begin soon. In the meantime, here's today's meeting agenda. chicago.documenters.org/documents/agen…

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 3/21

In public testimony, Diane Palmer of SCIU Local 73 requested an extension of funding for 80 hours of sick time for those sick with COVID-19 or exposed to it. The funding was granted in 2020, and extended in 2021. It has yet to be extended for 2022.

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Public testimonies have concluded. Psychiatric services in the south suburbs of Chicago, the Land Bank Scavenger Sale, Local 399, among others spoke. More written testimonies will be part of the meeting record.

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Item 22-1626: Bureau of Finance CFO Ammar Rizki among others in the Bureau of Finance presented "long-term" for the Healthy Communities initiative. This included a crisis intervention pilot program that would replace police response for mental health emergencies.

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The vital communities initiative will continue funding for emergency mortgage and rental assistance in partnership with the state as well as continuing to support the permanent supportive housing

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Rizki shared the next steps for several proposed and previously approved programs. The programs previously approved by the board in January are in review and will soon be rolled out into communities. He stressed the need for program information to flow into communities.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 8/21

The motion to send Item 22-1626 to the finance. committee passed.

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Several appointments and reappointments passed: Jaqueline Baez to Cook County Commission on Women’s Issues, Robert F. Pavic to Plum Grove Estates Sanitary District, Robert E. Fox Jr. of Cook County Small Business and Supplier Diversity Commission, cont.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 10/21

Continued: Eric Slaughter of Housing Authority of Cook County Board of Commissioners, Lisa Daniels of Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board, Amanda Klonsky of Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board

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Lastly, Angie Alonso of Cook County Small Business and Supplier Diversity Commission was reappointed and a meeting request with the Cook County Health and Hospital Systems was approved.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 12/21

Agenda items for both the Bureau of Finance and Cook County Health and Hospital Systems passed except the ordinance for PACE, which has been deferred.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 13/21

The Bureau of Administration presented several agenda items (agenda linked earlier in this thread). Some of the items include a 1 million dollar increase for the South Suburban Humane Society and an increased authority for the bureau to accept grants for public vaccination sites.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 14/21

A motion for all agenda items for the Bureau of Asset Management, Bureau of Economic Development, Bureau of Human Resources and the Bureau of Technology was made. The items will be sent to committee.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 15/21

A motion for all agenda items for the Office of Chief Judge Judiciary, Office of the County Clerk, Public Defender, Office of the Sheriff, Office of the State’s Attorney and Office of the County Treasurer has passed.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 16/21

Dr. Monela, who just recently retired, was honored for her work in the Cook County jails for mental and behavioral health in today's meeting

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 17/21

Several Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations committee proposed appointments were approved including Lynne Marie Turner who was appointed to the Secretary to the Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 18/21

The Consent Calendar, Veteran's committee meeting, Finance Committee meeting and Rules Committee meeting motions have been approved.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 19/21

There were several proposed no cash bid requests presented at the Finance Subcommittee on Tax Delinquency Meeting on Feb. 9. Today, the Board of Commissioners motioned these except 22-1058, which was withdrawn and 22-1110 which was deferred.

Kate Linderman @KateLinderman4 20/21

The Technology and Innovation Committee meeting motion was approved. The Health and Hospital Committee meeting reports were received and filed except for item 21-0541 which was deferred. There was a previous motion to take up new items, which has carried.

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Meeting adjourned at 1:55 p.m. This concludes the Cook County Board of Commissioners meeting. Future meeting details were not presented in the meeting or on the meeting's agenda. For more meeting coverage, check out documenters.org.

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