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SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
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LARRY SUFFREDIN, COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER
AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE CONFIRMATION OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I, Chapter 2, Article III, Division 2, Section 2-105(k) of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows:
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(k) Confirmation of presidential appointments. All appointments and reappointments of the President requiring the advice and consent of the Board shall be referred to the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee upon the President's submission. The Committee shall promptly hold such hearings as it deems appropriate and shall, no later than 30 days after referral, report all such appointments to the Board with a recommendation for action. If the Committee has not made a timely report on any appointment, the appointment shall, at the next regular meeting of the Board following the expiration of such 30 days, be referred to the Board with "no recommendation" by the Committee.
At least two business days Pprior to their confirmation hearing, each candidate for appointment or reappointment by the President or any other appointing authority shall submit a notarized, signed affidavit to the Chairman of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, that:
(1) Is signed by the candidate;
(2) Is sworn under oath, under penalties of perjury;
(3) Is notarized;
(4) Attests that the candidate fulfills the requirements set forth under the requisite statute, ordinance, law or regulation that creates the appointment, including, but not limited to;
a. Any residency requirements; and/or
b. Any prohibitions on dual employment;
(5) Attests that the candidate possesses no conflicts of interest that would prevent them from adequately representing the interests of the agency to which they are being appointed; and
(6) Attests that th...
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