File #: 21-5410    Version: Name: Cook County Commission on Women's Issues
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 9/22/2021 In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
On agenda: 9/23/2021 Final action: 10/7/2021
Title: PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 21-5410 (Legislation Committee 9/5/2021) PROPOSED ORDINANCE COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, DIVISION 1.4 COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES, SECs. 2-490 through 2-496 of the Cook County Code is hereby enacted as follows DIVISION 1.4 COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES Sec. 2-490. Short title. This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Cook County Commission on Women's Issues Sec. 2-491. Policy and Purpose. (a) Policy. The Cook County Commission on Women's Issues (the "Commission") was established by Resolution of the Cook County Board of Commissioners March 1, 1994 to serve as an advisory body to the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the President of the Cook County Board. (b) Purpose. The purpose of the Commission is to ensure that issues and perspectives of all women and girls are con...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), ALMA E. ANAYA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN
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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 21-5410
(Legislation Committee 9/5/2021)

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, DIVISION 1.4 COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES, SECs. 2-490 through 2-496 of the Cook County Code is hereby enacted as follows

DIVISION 1.4 COOK COUNTY COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ISSUES

Sec. 2-490. Short title.

This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Cook County Commission on Women's Issues

Sec. 2-491. Policy and Purpose.

(a) Policy. The Cook County Commission on Women's Issues (the "Commission") was established by Resolution of the Cook County Board of Commissioners March 1, 1994 to serve as an advisory body to the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the President of the Cook County Board.

(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Commission is to ensure that issues and perspectives of all women and girls are considered in the formation of public policy in Cook County and to codify the 1994 Resolution in the Cook County Code of Ordinances.

Sec. 2-492. Cook County Commission on Women's Issues Members

(a) Organization.

(1) The Commission shall be composed of twenty-one members.

(2) Seventeen (17) members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Cook County Board President upon recommendation of the seventeen (17) Cook County Board Commissioners.

(3) Four (4) at-large members who reflect the population of Cook County shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the Cook County Board and ratified by the Cook County Board.

(4) The Chairperson and Vice-chairperson shall be appointed by the Cook County Board President.

(5) The Commission may designate former Chairpersons of the Commission, County officials and leaders in the women's community as honorary members without voting privileges.

(b) Qualifications of members.

(1) Commission members shall ...

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