<?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 11/10/2016 at 11:00 AM</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=514762&amp;GUID=C27E55D9-364A-46A3-B830-C81D5F067207</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cook-county.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=C27E55D9-364A-46A3-B830-C81D5F067207&amp;ID=514762&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=Board+of+Commissioners+of+Cook+County+-+Meeting+of+Board+of+Commissioners+on+11%2F10%2F2016+at+11%3A00+AM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>16-5931</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2864031&amp;GUID=8DDEE6A8-9125-4556-B93E-9D0D69774C08</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8DDEE6A8-9125-4556-B93E-9D0D69774C08-2023-01-30-17-15-39</guid><description>File #: 16-5931&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM 16-5931
(Finance Public Hearing and Committee 11/10/2016) 
INCLUDES AMENDMENT PROPOSED ON FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER GAINER

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, and JOHN P. DALEY, STANLEY MOORE and LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED ORDINANCE 

SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX

WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution provides that home rule units may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt; and
 
WHEREAS, Illinois law (55 ILCS 5/5-1009) permits home rule units to impose "taxes not based on the selling or purchase price or gross receipts from the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal property"; and
 
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, &lt;br /&gt;Action: approve as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:15:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>16-5931</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2864031&amp;GUID=8DDEE6A8-9125-4556-B93E-9D0D69774C08</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8DDEE6A8-9125-4556-B93E-9D0D69774C08-2023-01-30-17-15-51</guid><description>File #: 16-5931&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance&lt;br /&gt;Title: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ITEM 16-5931
(Finance Public Hearing and Committee 11/10/2016) 
INCLUDES AMENDMENT PROPOSED ON FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER GAINER

Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, and JOHN P. DALEY, STANLEY MOORE and LARRY SUFFREDIN, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED ORDINANCE 

SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX

WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution; and
 
WHEREAS, the Illinois Constitution provides that home rule units may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt; and
 
WHEREAS, Illinois law (55 ILCS 5/5-1009) permits home rule units to impose "taxes not based on the selling or purchase price or gross receipts from the use, sale or purchase of tangible personal property"; and
 
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, &lt;br /&gt;Action: reconsider&lt;br /&gt;Result: Fail</description><category>Ordinance</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:15:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>16-5932</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2864032&amp;GUID=C919EE2B-7D2F-4071-A823-915FCA10309D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">C919EE2B-7D2F-4071-A823-915FCA10309D-2023-01-30-17-15-39</guid><description>File #: 16-5932&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 1&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Resolution&lt;br /&gt;Title: FISCAL YEAR 2017 REVENUE INITIATIVE AND MODIFICATION OF FUTURE COOK COUNTY HOME RULE AND PROPERTY TAXES&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Resolution</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:15:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>16-5739</title><link>https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=2852066&amp;GUID=F22CAD7A-F8B1-4F94-8DA2-20E6F9D74D6D</link><guid isPermaLink="false">F22CAD7A-F8B1-4F94-8DA2-20E6F9D74D6D-2023-01-30-17-15-39</guid><description>File #: 16-5739&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: 2&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Ordinance Amendment&lt;br /&gt;Title: COOK COUNTY TAXATION PREDICTABILTY AMENDMENT&lt;br /&gt;Action: approve as amended&lt;br /&gt;Result: Pass</description><category>Ordinance Amendment</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:15:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>