https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7252070&GUID=390FAAD6-4162-4BBD-A4BB-904E8F69E6CBLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7252070&GUID=390FAAD6-4162-4BBD-A4BB-904E8F69E6CB390FAAD6-4162-4BBD-A4BB-904E8F69E6CB-2025-07-29-19-38-00Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS MEDIATIONS AND CHILD REPRESENTATION WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners took a stance to work towards the full protection of domestic violence and gender-based violence survivors; and WHEREAS, as part of the Cook County Domestic Violence Initiative, the Board passed an amendment to provide funding as part of the FY2022 budget to improve and expand services for survivors of domestic violence, to address the immediate needs of Domestic Violence Court operations and to establish a 24 hour, 7 day a week court operation for Domestic Violence Court proceedings; and WHEREAS, said measure was to ensure that adequate funding is available to improve and streamline operations, increase efficiency, and provide accurate information in the criminal justice system, all with the goal of ensuring the public safety of the residenTue, 29 Jul 2025 19:38:00 GMT