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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPEN DATA AMENDMENT
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPEN DATA AMENDMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, Article 1, Sec. 2-5(b) of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
(b) Website. In not less than 90 days, the Cook County shall establish www.OpenCC.info, a common website that shall serve as the source for countywide and departmental activities related to this Open Cook County Initiative (the Website). County Officials shall use their best efforts to publish information to the Website, including, but not limited to: revenue, spending and procurement information; crime and health statistics; contracts with private firms; policies or procedures; and other data or information commonly requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in a format consistent with the standards set forth herein.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article IV, Division 3, Subdivision II, Section 2-220 of the Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2-220. - GIS data and map production fee.
(a) Definitions: The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Commercial User means any person seeking County GIS Data for the purpose of furthering a commercial enterprise.
County means Cook County.
Geographic Information System means the organized collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information operated and maintained by the County.
GIS Data means all forms of digital geographically referenced digital informat...
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