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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Action: Approval of court-ordered payment
Payee: Center for Conflict Resolution, Chicago, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Alternative dispute resolution services
Fiscal Impact: $175,583.50, fees collected in civil case filings for this purpose
Accounts: Fund 11322, account 520830
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2018-04
SUBJECT: ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT
Pursuant to the Illinois Not-For-Profit Dispute Resolution Act (710 ILCS 20/1 et seq.), the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County collects fees from civil filings for disbursement to the Dispute Resolution Centers which qualify under said Act and General Order 19 of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Fees collected and available for disbursement from this Fund for the year 2017 total $175,583.50.
Upon review of applications received for funds collected in 2017, the sole qualifying applicant under the requirements set forth in said Act and General Order 19 of the Circuit Court of Cook County was found to be the Center for Conflict Resolution. It is eligible for the maximum amount allowable for disbursement to any Dispute Resolution Center in a given year of $200,000.00.
Therefore, it is hereby ordered that the amount of $175,583.50, representing the fees collected for the year 2017, shall be disbursed to the Center for Conflict Resolution.
Dated this 1st day of May 2018. This order shall be spread upon the records of this Court and published.
ENTER:
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Timothy C. Evans
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
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