Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 23-5710

• File #: 23-5710
• Version: 1
• Name: CREATION OF THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/3/2023
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 11/16/2023
• Final action: 11/16/2023
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CREATION OF THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster may be declared by the Cook County Board President pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 11, and Section 26-36 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances, as well as by the Governor of Illinois pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 7, and the President of the United States pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 5170; and WHEREAS, in the last three years Cook County has experienced unprecedented proclamations of disaster which have included disaster declarations at the County, State, and or Federal levels; and WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster have been most recently declared for the Covid-19 Pandemic, various weather-related events including flooding and severe storms, and declarations related to the influx of new arrivals or asylum seekers; and WHEREAS, since 2020, Cook County has received federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to declared disasters. During the C...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), KEVIN B. MORRISON, JOHN P. DALEY, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, BILL LOWRY, JOSINA MORITA, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR, DENNIS DEER, Monica Gordon, STANLEY MOORE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
11/16/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as amended in the errata	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CREATION OF THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND

WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster may be declared by the Cook County Board President pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 11, and Section 26-36 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances, as well as by the Governor of Illinois pursuant to 20 ILCS 3305, Section 7, and the President of the United States pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 5170; and

WHEREAS, in the last three years Cook County has experienced unprecedented proclamations of disaster which have included disaster declarations at the County, State, and or Federal levels; and

WHEREAS, proclamations of disaster have been most recently declared for the Covid-19 Pandemic, various weather-related events including flooding and severe storms, and declarations related to the influx of new arrivals or asylum seekers; and

WHEREAS, since 2020, Cook County has received federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to declared disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to other federal funds, FEMA provided over $1.3 billion in Illinois through public assistance, which offers aid to local governments, with over $205 million for Cook County. For the Presidentially declared disaster due to severe flooding and storms on July 2, 2023, residents of Cook County received over $260 million in direct disaster assistance; and

WHEREAS, because FEMA public and individual assistance is not guaranteed in every disaster situation and, when approved, takes weeks and months to be distributed, an immediate disaster funding source is needed to effectively address disasters in Cook County; and

WHEREAS, while such proclamations of disaster may provide access to State and Federal financial assistance, in order to address such disaster proclamations within Cook County, Cook County and must be prepared operationally and financially for such emergency and disaster events to the ensure the public health, safety and welfare of current an...