Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 15-0703

• File #: 15-0703
• Version: 2
• Name: ZERO-BASED BUDGETING
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/11/2014
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 12/17/2014
• Final action: 2/10/2015
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ZERO-BASED BUDGETING BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article X, Performance Based Management and Budgeting, Sections 2-930 through 2-937 is hereby enacted and amends Chapter 34, Finance, Article I, Generally, Section 34-5 Quarterly Budget Review as follows: Sec. 2-930: Legislative Findings and Purpose. (a) Cook County has an interest in ensuring that every department and agency, including agencies operated by the eleven separately elected officials, and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System operate in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner. (b) Cook County has an interest in improving the delivery of public services through the use of strategic planning, business planning, a sound resource allocation process encompassing the traditional budget process and a framework for managerial accountability to ensure that the County's goals, mission and objectives focus on ...
• Sponsors: JOHN A. FRITCHEY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
2/10/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	adopt	Pass
2/10/2015	1	Finance Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
2/10/2015	1	Finance Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
12/17/2014	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

ZERO-BASED BUDGETING

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article X, Performance Based Management and Budgeting, Sections 2-930 through 2-937 is hereby enacted and amends Chapter 34, Finance, Article I, Generally, Section 34-5 Quarterly Budget Review as follows:
Sec. 2-930: Legislative Findings and Purpose.
(a) Cook County has an interest in ensuring that every department and agency, including agencies operated by the eleven separately elected officials, and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System operate in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
(b) Cook County has an interest in improving the delivery of public services through the use of strategic planning, business planning, a sound resource allocation process encompassing the traditional budget process and a framework for managerial accountability to ensure that the County's goals, mission and objectives focus on countywide results and that the results produced reflect the goals of statutory programs and responsibilities.
(c) The use of performance measures and standards in the planning and resource allocation processes, as well as the public reporting of performance information, will result in a more efficient and effective utilization of County resources and improved results for the public and will ensure that the County as a whole is addressing its core functions and mission.
(d) The purpose of this article is to:
1. Improve public service delivery through deliberate planning and an emphasis on accountability and results;
2. Improve managerial and legislative decision-making by promoting the gathering of meaningful and objective performance information;
3. Ensure that all departments and agencies are fiscally accountable and are primarily addressing statutory operations and functions; and
4. Improve public trust in County government by holding the County an...