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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AN AMENDMENT TO THE COURTHOUSE FACILITY PARKING RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, since 2006, the Cook County Board of Commissioners have discussed the need to have a plan to implement fee-based parking at all Cook County owned parking lots; and
WHEREAS, implementing fee based parking at the Cook County Courthouse Facilities will provide a revenue resource that will not only assist in deficit reduction but will help offset the costs of the parking facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Facilities Management supervises County owned parking lots and is working with the Purchasing and Revenue Departments to implement fee-based parking; and
WHEREAS, fee-based parking should be implemented at the following Cook County Courthouse Facilities: Criminal Courts Complex (26th Street); Bridgeview Courthouse; Skokie Courthouse; Maywood Courthouse; Markham Courthouse and the Rolling Meadows Courthouse; and
WHEREAS, fees should be charged to any individual or employee entering utilizing the Cook County Courthouse Facility parking garages on a daily basis in an amount no less than $4.75 a day; and
WHEREAS, monthly passes should be made available that could be applied for monthly use at any one of the Cook County Courthouse Facility parking garages for a fee of no less than $65.00; and
WHEREAS, any individual acting as a juror, law enforcement personnel on official business, a voter participating in an early voting site, or witness under subpoena from the Cook County State's Attorney, or Cook County Public Defender, or Cook County Public Guardian is exempt from having to pay a fee to park in any Cook County Courthouse Facility.; and
WHEREAS, parking fees or parking exemptions shall be considered a portion of employee compensation and therefore shall be a mandatory subject of bargaining during the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements for union-represented employees;
WHEREAS, the terms of this resolution shall not be constru...
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