Board of Commissioners of Cook County - Meeting of Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on 11/15/2023 at 1:30 PM

23-5760

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:04:12 GMT

File #: 23-5760
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Committee Minutes
Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 10/18/2023
Action: approve
Result: Pass

23-0596

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:04:12 GMT

File #: 23-0596
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Appointment
Title: PROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Timothy Egan Position: Commissioner Department/Board/Commission: Roseland Medical District Effective date: 10/19/2023 11/16/2023 Expiration date: 10/19/2026 11/16/2026
Action: approve as amended in the errata
Result: Pass

23-5468

Thu, 23 May 2024 20:43:45 GMT

File #: 23-5468
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance Amendment
Title: PROPOSED SECOND SUBSTITUE TO FILE 23-5468 (This substitute replaces all other versions) PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMNET PAID LEAVE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 42, HUMAN RELATIONS, ARTICLE II, IN GENERAL, DIVISION 1, PAID LEAVE, Section 42-1 through 42-10 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: DIVISION 1. EARNED SICK PAID LEAVE Sec. 42-1. Short title. This article [division] shall be known and may be cited as the Cook County Earned Sick Paid Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance"). Sec. 42-2. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Agency means the Cook County Commission on Human Rights. Construction Industry means any constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, painting, decorating, demolishing
Action: suspend the rules
Result: Pass

23-5468

Thu, 23 May 2024 20:43:46 GMT

23-5468

Thu, 23 May 2024 20:43:45 GMT

File #: 23-5468
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance Amendment
Title: PROPOSED SECOND SUBSTITUE TO FILE 23-5468 (This substitute replaces all other versions) PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMNET PAID LEAVE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 42, HUMAN RELATIONS, ARTICLE II, IN GENERAL, DIVISION 1, PAID LEAVE, Section 42-1 through 42-10 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: DIVISION 1. EARNED SICK PAID LEAVE Sec. 42-1. Short title. This article [division] shall be known and may be cited as the Cook County Earned Sick Paid Leave Ordinance ("Ordinance"). Sec. 42-2. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Agency means the Cook County Commission on Human Rights. Construction Industry means any constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, wrecking, painting, decorating, demolishing
Action: recommend for approval as substituted
Result: Pass

23-5429

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:04:12 GMT

File #: 23-5429
Ver.: 1
Agenda #:
Type: Resolution
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE DEADLY FENTANYL EPIDEMIC WHEREAS, drug overdose or poisoning is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45; and WHEREAS, nearly 70% of those deaths are due to Opioids, including Fentanyl; and WHEREAS, Fentanyl is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than Morphine; and WHEREAS, more than 91% of Opioid overdose deaths involved Fentanyl; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed 2,000 Opioid overdose deaths for 2022, breaking the previous record of 1,935 set in 2021; and WHEREAS, Cook County has had two consecutive years of record high Opioid/Fentanyl overdose deaths; and WHEREAS, just over 70% of the overdose deaths were in Chicago; and WHEREAS, approximately 78% of the Opioid overdose deaths are male, African Americans make up 56% of the deaths, Latinos account for just under 15% and whites constitute 29% of the deaths; and WHEREAS, these numbers and statistics are staggering and alarming for countless residents in Cook County and beyond;
Action: defer
Result: