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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS
WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Karen Yarbrough will resign from and vacate the office of Cook County Recorder; Karen Yarbrough will assume the Office of Cook County Clerk; and
WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, the Office of the Cook County Recorder will be vacant; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with 10 ILCS 5/25-11, a vacancy in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds shall be filled by the County Board of Commissioners for the remainder of the current term; and
WHEREAS, the current term for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds expires on December 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the voters in Cook County approved a binding referendum which will eliminate the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and transfer its responsibilities to the Cook County Clerk's Office by December 7, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody is nominated to fill the remainder of the term of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds; and
WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has most recently served as the 6th District Commissioner for the Cook County Board of Commissioners and in that capacity is familiar with the operations of the Recorder of Deeds; and
WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has also served as Chairman of the Worth Township Fair Housing Review Board, Worth Township Highway Commissioner, Board Member and President of School District 127.5 and Court Coordinator for the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has been an effective legislator and administrator and will be influential in coordinating the transfer of responsibilities of the Office of the Recorder of Deeds to the County Clerk in accordance with the 2016 referendum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby approve the appointment of Edward M. Moody as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds through the remainder of the current term; and
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