Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on 4/24/2019 at 2:00 PM

19-3006

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:41 GMT

File #: 19-3006
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 3/20/2019
Action: approve
Result: Pass

19-2304

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:41 GMT

File #: 19-2304
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Appointment
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Kimberly Pate Godden Position: Member Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board Effective date: Immediate Expiration date: Third Monday in March, 2025, or until a successor is appointed and qualified. Summary: This appointment is being made pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 as amended by the 100th General Assembly and shall be effective immediately and “shall be staggered consistently with the terms of the other Board members. Successors … shall be appointed to hold office for a term ending on the third Monday in March 6 years following the preceding term expiration.”
Action: recommend for approval
Result: Pass

19-2121

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:41 GMT

File #: 19-2121
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Appointment
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Lamarr X Miller Position: Trustee Department/Board/Commission: South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District Effective date: 4/25/2019 Expiration date: 4/25/2023
Action: recommend for approval
Result: Pass

19-1443

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:41 GMT

File #: 19-1443
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Appointment
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Karen Riley Position: Board Member Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Small Business and Supplier Diversity Effective date: 2/21/2019 Expiration date: 2/21/2021
Action: recommend for approval
Result: Pass

19-2292

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:41 GMT

File #: 19-2292
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WHEREAS, Cook County senior homeowners may reduce their tax bills by hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year by taking advantage of the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption; and WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a home, which is multiplied by the tax rate to determine a homeowner’s tax bill; and WHEREAS, to receive the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, an applicant must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 and must have been 65 years of age or older during the tax year in question; and WHEREAS, under current state law, senior citizen homeowners must re-apply for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption every year; and WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly is currently considering various legislative proposals to eliminate the need for qualifying senior homeowners already granted the Seniors Citizens Homestead Exemption to reapply annually for the Senior Citize
Action: accept as substituted
Result: Pass

19-2292

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:28:58 GMT

File #: 19-2292
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WHEREAS, Cook County senior homeowners may reduce their tax bills by hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year by taking advantage of the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption; and WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a home, which is multiplied by the tax rate to determine a homeowner’s tax bill; and WHEREAS, to receive the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, an applicant must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 and must have been 65 years of age or older during the tax year in question; and WHEREAS, under current state law, senior citizen homeowners must re-apply for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption every year; and WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly is currently considering various legislative proposals to eliminate the need for qualifying senior homeowners already granted the Seniors Citizens Homestead Exemption to reapply annually for the Senior Citize
Action: recommend for approval as substituted
Result: Pass