https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7983873&GUID=AC8A8490-FDAD-4283-9567-0AD743C3791ALegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7983873&GUID=AC8A8490-FDAD-4283-9567-0AD743C3791AAC8A8490-FDAD-4283-9567-0AD743C3791A-2026-04-22-22-34-59Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION UPDATING THE RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE AND RETENTION BONUS PAY PROGRAM WHEREAS, in 2022, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Bureau of Human Resources to enter into a pilot of the Recruitment Incentive and Retention Bonus Pay Program; and WHEREAS, this program came to be after the County experienced the effects of the Great Resignation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic which led to many vacancies in various fields; and WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to recruit more employees and increase Cook County’s workforce by offering non-compounding one-time incentive payments to address attrition, operational and hiring challenges, and to overcome other labor market challenges; and WHEREAS, this program was in effect for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and agencies that participated in the program touted much success in lowering their attrition rates and closing vacancies; and WHEREAS, the Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 included directives for the Chief of the Bureau of HumanWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:34:59 GMT