<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Board of Commissioners on 11/16/2023 at 9:00 AM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1136520&amp;GUID=9757632A-25B8-46A7-9651-A6E5E6FC872F</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=9757632A-25B8-46A7-9651-A6E5E6FC872F&amp;ID=1136520&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=Board+of+Commissioners+of+Cook+County+-+Meeting+of+Board+of+Commissioners+on+11%2F16%2F2023+at+9%3A00+AM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>23-5710</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6411894&amp;GUID=92132E37-03FC-47E5-9853-E0F39B34D2CE</link><guid isPermaLink="false">92132E37-03FC-47E5-9853-E0F39B34D2CE-2025-09-09-20-48-11</guid><description>File #: 23-5710&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CREATION OF THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND

WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster may be declared by the Cook County Board President pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 11, and Section 26-36 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances, as well as by the Governor of Illinois pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 7, and the President of the United States pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 5170; and

WHEREAS, in the last three years Cook County has experienced unprecedented proclamations of disaster which have included disaster declarations at the County, State, and or Federal levels; and

WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster have been most recently declared for the Covid-19 Pandemic, various weather-related events including flooding and severe storms, and declarations related to the influx of new arrivals or asylum seekers; and

WHEREAS, since 2020, Cook County has received federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to declared disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to other federal funds, FEMA provided over $1.3 billion in Illinois th&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve as amended in the errata&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:48:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-4949</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6368413&amp;GUID=5E9D9273-03E6-4EA3-AC3C-DC0F25E3CCA9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5E9D9273-03E6-4EA3-AC3C-DC0F25E3CCA9-2023-11-21-19-23-40</guid><description>File #: 23-4949&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Executive Budget Recommendation&lt;br /&gt;Title: EXECUTIVE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION

Department: Office of the President

Summary: Executive Budget, Cook County Budget Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for FY2024.&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Executive Budget Recommendation</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:23:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23-4949</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6368413&amp;GUID=5E9D9273-03E6-4EA3-AC3C-DC0F25E3CCA9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5E9D9273-03E6-4EA3-AC3C-DC0F25E3CCA9-2023-11-21-19-23-41</guid><description>File #: 23-4949&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Executive Budget Recommendation&lt;br /&gt;Title: EXECUTIVE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION

Department: Office of the President

Summary: Executive Budget, Cook County Budget Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for FY2024.&lt;br /&gt;Action: reconsider&lt;br /&gt;Result: Fail</description><category>Executive Budget Recommendation</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:23:41 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>