Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 17-1607

• File #: 17-1607
• Version: 1
• Name: County Vehicle Policy Ordinance Amendment
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/1/2017
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 2/8/2017
• Final action: 3/22/2017
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT COUNTY VEHICLE POLICY BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, Article VIII, County Vehicle Policy, Section 2-672. - Responsibilities of elected officials, departments, and employees and assignment of Vehicle Coordinator, Section 2-673. - Authorized use of County vehicles, and Sec. 2-673. - Authorized use of County vehicles are hereby amended as follows: Sec. 2-672. - Responsibilities of elected officials, departments, and employees and assignment of Vehicle Coordinator. (a) Bureau chiefs, department heads, and elected officials are responsible for ensuring shall ensure that Vehicle Steering Committee policies and procedures are administered and adhered to by employees within their offices. Failure of Bureau Chiefs, Department Heads, and Elected Officials to provide information in accordance with this article shall result in the Department's inability to acquire County vehicles, and other actions deemed necessary by t...
• Sponsors: LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
3/22/2017	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
3/22/2017	1	Finance Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
2/8/2017	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

COUNTY VEHICLE POLICY

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, Article VIII, County Vehicle Policy, Section 2-672. - Responsibilities of elected officials, departments, and employees and assignment of Vehicle Coordinator, Section 2-673. - Authorized use of County vehicles, and Sec. 2-673. - Authorized use of County vehicles are hereby amended as follows:

Sec. 2-672. - Responsibilities of elected officials, departments, and employees and assignment of Vehicle Coordinator.

(a) Bureau chiefs, department heads, and elected officials are responsible for ensuring shall ensure that Vehicle Steering Committee policies and procedures are administered and adhered to by employees within their offices. Failure of Bureau Chiefs, Department Heads, and Elected Officials to provide information in accordance with this article shall result in the Department's inability to acquire County vehicles, and other actions deemed necessary by the Vehicle Steering Committee, until this information is received.

(b) Vehicle Coordinator.

(1) Each Elected Official or Department Head will designate one employee to be the Vehicle Coordinator for the office. On January 1 of each year, the name, title, email address, and telephone number of the Vehicle Coordinator shall be filed with the Chairman of the Vehicle Steering Committee. The Coordinator may be asked to attend meetings of the Vehicle Steering Committee as required to review purchase requests, department inventories, review vehicle use issues, maintenance records and other matters pertaining to this article.

(2) Department Vehicle Coordinators are to ensure the following procedures are in place within the Department and shall be responsible for keeping all records and preparing all reports required under this article. All forms and database formats required under these guidelines will be provided by the Vehicle Steering Committee. Vehicle Coordinators shall: ...