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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COOK COUNTY HEALTH & HOSPITALS SYSTEM CEO SELECTION CRITERA AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT
WHEREAS, Cook County is a home rule unit of local government pursuant to Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, Cook County by ordinance established the independent Cook County Health & Hospitals System ("CCHHS") which continued to be an agency of and funded by Cook County; and
WHEREAS, by ordinance, all personnel within CCHHS shall be governed by the Board of Directors, established as the System Board; and
WHEREAS, the System Board was granted the authority to address human resource functions with regard to all employees, and is charged with the hiring and recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of CCHHS; and
WHEREAS, the County Board President and County Board recognize that CCHHS operations and personnel matters are conducted free from any political interference, however, due to the policy making nature of the CEO position, it is hereby declared that the System Board should consult with the County Board and the County Board President as well as the public-at-large in advance of recruiting and appointing a new CEO in order to solicit input regarding the responsibilities, background, experience and attributes necessary to consider when recruiting a new CEO at CCHHS; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, the System Board should solicit input from the County Board President, the County Board and the public-at-large through a Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee Meeting and the System Board should further brief the Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee in that meeting regarding its recruitment process, and recruitment timing for the new CEO in said meeting; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Sec. 38-88 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances and in order to assist a new CEO in under...
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