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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
INSPECTOR GENERAL SELECTION COMMITTEE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE IV OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, DIVISION 5 INSPECTOR GENERAL, SECTION 2-282 (b)(2)(d) of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 2-282. Qualifications, appointment, and term.
(b) The Independent Inspector General shall be appointed through the following process:
(1) With respect to the appointment of the initial Independent Inspector General:
a. The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ("President") shall request from the Cook County Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association (the "Bar Associations"), the names of three candidates (the "Candidate List") who are duly qualified and do not possess a personal or business relationship with any county elected official. The Candidate List shall be accompanied by each candidate's resume, qualifications, and a brief statement detailing each individual's credentials for the appointment of Independent Inspector General. The Bar Associations shall submit the Candidate List within 75 days of the President's request for same. The Bar Associations shall provide the Board of Commissioners ("County Board") with progress reports as to the status of the search. Progress reports shall be due on the 30th, 60th, and 75th day subsequent to the President's request. The County Board shall receive and file said progress reports at the meeting of the County Board next succeeding each due date abovementioned. In the event the Bar Associations do not submit the Candidate List within 75 days of the President's request, the County Board may waive the Bar Associations' participation and recommend alternative groups or associations to complete the Candidate List.
b. The President shall submit the Candidate List to a bipartisan selection committee ("Selection Committee"), which the President appoints and consists of: Four Commissioners (tw...
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