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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO ETHICS ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article VII Ethics, Division 2 Code of Ethical Conduct, Sections 2-562, 2-580 and 2-585 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-562. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Absolutely necessary means that another means of identification, such as employee identification number, cannot be substituted for the social security number without frustrating the purpose of the request.
Agency means the County Board, any committee or other subdivision thereof, any County department or other administrative unit, commission, board or other division of the government of the County.
Board of Ethics or Board means the Cook County Board of Ethics, as defined in Section 2-591.
Board or Commission Appointee means all individuals appointed by the President to any Boards or Commissions created by State Statute or County Ordinance that require the approval, confirmation or advice and consent of the County Board.
Board or Commission means any Board or Commission created under County Ordinance or State Statute whose members are appointed by the President subject to the approval, confirmation, or advice and consent of the County Board.
Candidate means any person who has filed nominating papers or petitions for nomination or election to an elected office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the ballot at either a general primary election or general election or who has raised or expended money for themselves in pursuit of any of the following offices: Cook County Board President, Cook County Commissioner, Cook County State's Att...
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