Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 15-3813

• File #: 15-3813
• Version: 1
• Name: SEAL AMENDMENT
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/4/2015
• In control: Criminal Justice Committee
• On agenda: 6/10/2015
• Final action: 9/9/2015
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMENDING THE COOK COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF COOK COUNTY TO PROHIBIT FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE USE BY PRIVATE PERSONS AND ENTITIES WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a Home Rule Unit of Government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule power, the County of Cook may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; and, WHEREAS, the official seal of Cook County ("County Seal") is an important symbol of the government of Cook County which is used by Cook County government officials, departments and agencies to convey, and does convey, the official imprimatur of the Cook County government; and WHEREAS, when members of the public see the County Seal on any communication or object, they are likely to believe, and do rea...
• Sponsors: JESÚS G. GARCÍA

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
9/9/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted	Pass
7/29/2015	1	Criminal Justice Committee
7/29/2015	1	Criminal Justice Committee
7/1/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	defer	Pass
6/30/2015	1	Criminal Justice Committee
6/10/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

AMENDING THE COOK COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF COOK COUNTY TO PROHIBIT FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE USE BY PRIVATE PERSONS AND ENTITIES

WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a Home Rule Unit of Government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule power, the County of Cook may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; and,

WHEREAS, the official seal of Cook County ("County Seal") is an important symbol of the government of Cook County which is used by Cook County government officials, departments and agencies to convey, and does convey, the official imprimatur of the Cook County government; and

WHEREAS, when members of the public see the County Seal on any communication or object, they are likely to believe, and do reasonably believe, that the person or entity displaying the County Seal is a Cook County government official, department or agency, and that the communication or object has been approved by a Cook County government official, department or agency; and thus the display of the County Seal communicates official approval by Cook County government and an association with official Cook County government business; and

WHEREAS, from time to time, private persons or entities have displayed the County Seal on various communications and objects with the intent and/or the effect of misleading and confusing members of the public into believing that the private person or entity is acting as a representative of the Cook County government and/or acting on official Cook County business; and

WHEREAS, examples of potential fraudulent misuse of the County Seal include, but are not limited to, the use of the County Seal on letters from non-government entities offering property tax appeal assi...