Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 13-1552

• File #: 13-1552
• Version: 2
• Name: AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/30/2013
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 9/11/2013
• Final action: 10/2/2013
• Title: SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Sponsored by LARRY SUFFREDIN, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I, Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2, Sections 2-583 and 2-585 of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 2-583. Political activity. (a) No official, board or commission appointee or employee shall compel, coerce or intimidate any County official or employee to make or refrain from making any political contribution. No official, board or commission appointee shall directly solicit any political contribution from his or her employees, the spouses, domestic partners or civil union partners of or immediate family living with his or her employees. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent any official, board or commission appointee or employee from voluntarily making a contribution or from receiving a voluntary contribution...
• Sponsors: JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
10/2/2013	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
10/2/2013	2	Board of Commissioners	approve
9/11/2013	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

Sponsored by

LARRY SUFFREDIN, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER

AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I, Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2, Sections 2-583 and 2-585 of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-583. Political activity.
(a) No official, board or commission appointee or employee shall compel, coerce or intimidate any County official or employee to make or refrain from making any political contribution. No official, board or commission appointee shall directly solicit any political contribution from his or her employees, the spouses, domestic partners or civil union partners of or immediate family living with his or her employees. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent any official, board or commission appointee or employee from voluntarily making a contribution or from receiving a voluntary contribution, except as stated in this section. Board or commission appointees shall not make political contributions to the President of the Cook County Board and/or Members of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County.
(b) No employee with contract management authority or Bboard or commission appointee of a County official whose board or commission appointment provides for compensation and requires confirmation by the Cook County Board of Commissioners shall serve on the political fundraising committee of any elected official or candidate for County office.
(c) County employees shall not intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time (other than vacation, personal, or compensatory time off). County employees or officials shall not intentionally misappropriate any County property or resources by engaging in any prohibited political activity for the benefit of any campaign for elective office or any political organization.
(d) At no time shall a...