Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 25-3114

• File #: 25-3114
• Version: 1
• Name: Resolution Calling for Evaluation and Reform of Cook County Mosquito Abatement Districts
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Held / Deferred in Committee
• File created: 6/9/2025
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 7/24/2025
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EVALUATION AND REFORM OF COOK COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the four Mosquito Abatement Districts (MADs) in Cook County were created through the Mosquito Abatement District Act (70 ILCS 1005/0.01) promulgated in 1927. The Act states the "
• Sponsors: BRIDGET DEGNEN, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), DONNA MILLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JESSICA VÁSQUEZ, SEAN M. MORRISON, FRANK J. AGUILAR, TARA S. STAMPS, STANLEY MOORE, BRIDGET GAINER, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., SCOTT R. BRITTON, MAGGIE TREVOR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
7/24/2025	1	Board of Commissioners	refer as amended in the errata	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR EVALUATION AND REFORM OF COOK COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS

WHEREAS, the four Mosquito Abatement Districts (MADs) in Cook County were created through the Mosquito Abatement District Act (70 ILCS 1005/0.01) promulgated in 1927. The Act states the "...board of trustees of any mosquito abatement district, or its designee, shall conduct routine surveillance of mosquitoes to detect the presence of mosquito-borne diseases of public health significance. The surveillance shall be conducted in accordance with mosquito abatement and control guidelines as set forth by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"; and

WHEREAS, organisms such as mosquitoes that are capable of transmitting diseases and parasites from one human or animal to another are known as vectors; and

WHEREAS, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Illinois "vulnerable" to vector-borne diseases; and

WHEREAS, Illinois Mosquito Abatement Districts are authorized by the Mosquito Abatement District Act to safeguard the health of residents through a methodical program to monitor and/or reduce vectors of disease such as mosquitoes, rats and ticks; and

WHEREAS, Mosquito Abatement Districts are independent special districts with a separate taxing authority that use integrated mosquito management strategies to control mosquito populations and prevent diseases from mosquito-borne pathogens such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue, filariasis, encephalitis, Zika and West Nile virus; and

WHERERAS, the management of mosquito populations reduces the risk of disease from such pathogens and protects public health; and

WHEREAS, municipalities and counties nationally spend vastly different dollar amounts on mosquito abatement services and each has its own governance structure. For example, Miami-Dade County, Florida spends approximately $15 per capita on mosquito abatement; The Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropol...