Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on 10/23/2019 at 11:00 AM

19-6266

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:25 GMT

File #: 19-6266
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 09/25/2019
Action: approve
Result: Pass

19-4745

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:25 GMT

File #: 19-4745
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Samuel Jones Position: Board Member Department/Board/Commission: Justice Advisory Council Effective date: Immediate Expiration date: 7/25/2023, or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified
Action: recommend for deferral
Result: Pass

19-5836

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:25 GMT

File #: 19-5836
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Appointment
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): George Cardenas Position: Mayoral Representative Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Environmental Commission Effective date: Immediately Expiration date: October 17, 2021
Action: recommend for approval
Result: Pass

19-5620

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:25 GMT

File #: 19-5620
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 19-5620 LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 2019 Sponsored by: SCOTT R. BRITTON, KEVIN B. MORRISON, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners PROPOSED ORDINANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSLATION EQUITY ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Cook County is committed to the values of equity, engagement, and excellence; and WHEREAS, 35% of resident of Cook County speak a language other than English at home; and WHEREAS, research suggests that civic engagement is a significant predictor of economic opportunity across states; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress found in Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. § 10503, that, "through the use of various practices and procedures, citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from participation in the electoral proc
Action: accept as substituted
Result: Pass

19-5620

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:48 GMT

File #: 19-5620
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 19-5620 LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 23, 2019 Sponsored by: SCOTT R. BRITTON, KEVIN B. MORRISON, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS and LARRY SUFFREDIN, County Commissioners PROPOSED ORDINANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSLATION EQUITY ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Cook County is committed to the values of equity, engagement, and excellence; and WHEREAS, 35% of resident of Cook County speak a language other than English at home; and WHEREAS, research suggests that civic engagement is a significant predictor of economic opportunity across states; and WHEREAS, the United States Congress found in Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 52 U.S.C. § 10503, that, "through the use of various practices and procedures, citizens of language minorities have been effectively excluded from participation in the electoral proc
Action: recommend for approval as substituted
Result: Pass

19-5830

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:31:25 GMT

File #: 19-5830
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A REVIEW OF COOK COUNTY POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN LIGHT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND THE GLOBAL STUDY ON CHILDREN DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WHEREAS, research shows that children prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system are more likely to reoffend than those held in the juvenile justice system; and WHEREAS, until the beginning of the 20th century, courts tried children under the age of 18 in adult settings; and WHEREAS, Cook County is home to the world’s first juvenile justice system, which arose from the belief that children should be removed from adult prison and receive a second chance; and WHEREAS, Cook County consistently leads on protecting children and promoting their rights; and WHEREAS, in the 1980s, the United States participated in a working group along with the nearly eighty other nations that drafted the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and WHEREAS, on November 20, 1989, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, wi
Action: recommend for approval
Result: Pass