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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ACHIEVING AN INTEGRATED, AUTOMATED COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Cook County Criminal Justice System is one of the largest in the nation comprised of the largest single site jail in the nation and the largest unified court system in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the system remains largely a paper-based system managing over 5.4 million court hearings, 33,000 felony cases, 166,000 misdemeanor filings and over 750,000 traffic cases, with over 78,000 jail admissions in fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, a paper-based criminal justice system inhibits offices from effectively communicating with each other, leading to errors and inefficiencies that continue to cost the County dramatically; and
WHEREAS, the Technology Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners met on October 10, 2013 to discuss and examine the need for an integrated, automated Criminal Justice System; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Chief Information Officer (CIO), along with the other County criminal justice stakeholders outlined the path forward that will allow for the creation of said system; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure that this path is adhered to, all the stakeholders agreed on the importance of establishing an aggressive timeline and to report back to the Board of Commissioners via the Technology Committee on a quarterly basis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners does herby request that the Cook County Chief Information Officer outline and deliver, within 90 days of passage of said resolution, a detailed timeline for all elements needed to achieve the goal of an integrated, automated Cook County Criminal Justice System; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CIO update the Board of Commissioners via the Technology Committee on progress being made towards achieving such goal on a quarterly basis beginning with the first quarter of the FY2014 fiscal year.
Effective Date: This resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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