Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 15-1590

• File #: 15-1590
• Version: 1
• Name: AUTHORIZING ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY, INC.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 2/4/2015
• In control: Board of Commissioners
• On agenda: 2/10/2015
• Final action: 2/10/2015
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY, INC. WHEREAS, pursuant to its desire to alleviate conditions of poverty in Cook County, in 1966 the Cook County Board of Commissioners concurred in the incorporation and functioning of the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity under the Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation Act; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity to function as the "Community Action Agency" for suburban Cook County pursuant to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act; and WHEREAS, thereafter the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity was reorganized and named the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. ("CEDA"); and WHEREAS, CEDA's mission is to work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life;...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, JOHN P. DALEY, PETER N. SILVESTRI, ROBERT STEELE, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, DEBORAH SIMS, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, JERRY BUTLER, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, STANLEY MOORE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
2/10/2015	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF COOK COUNTY, INC.

WHEREAS, pursuant to its desire to alleviate conditions of poverty in Cook County, in 1966 the Cook County Board of Commissioners concurred in the incorporation and functioning of the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity under the Illinois Not-for-Profit Corporation Act; and

WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity to function as the "Community Action Agency" for suburban Cook County pursuant to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act; and

WHEREAS, thereafter the Cook County Office of Economic Opportunity was reorganized and named the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. ("CEDA"); and

WHEREAS, CEDA's mission is to work in partnership with communities to empower families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life; and

WHEREAS, CEDA is one of the largest non-profit Community Action Agencies serving more than 500,000 Cook County residents annually by offering assistance in the areas of children and family services; community and economic development; education; emergency assistance; employment and training; energy conservation and services; health and nutrition; housing and senior services; and

WHEREAS, CEDA remains an approved Community Action Agency whose Board of Directors consist of representatives from the public sector, community sector and private sector; and

WHEREAS, Cook County is one of the public sector representatives making up CEDA's Board of Directors and Martha Martinez, Chief of the Bureau of Administration serves on the CEDA Board of Directors as the representative member for the Cook County Board; and

WHEREAS, over the last year CEDA has faced several challenges and as a result of operational and financial challenges, CEDA's Board of Directors has been enga...