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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROHIBITION ON THE HIRING OF ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES PUBLICLY FUNDED PENSION PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $39,999 PER YEAR (PROPOSED ORDINANCE). Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored by Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman, County Commissioner.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROHIBITION ON THE HIRING
OF ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES PUBLICLY FUNDED PENSION PAYMENTS
IN EXCESS OF $39,999 PER YEAR
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 44 Human Resources, Section 44-57 of the Cook County Code is hereby enacted as follows:
Sec. 44-57. Prohibition on employment.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 44-53 of the Cook County Code with regards to "source of income", no person shall be employed by the County of Cook who is a current retiree of another unit of government and receiving publicly funded pension payments in excess of $39,999 per year. The provisions of this section apply to retirees of all of the following governmental agencies:
(1) United States Federal Government;
(2) Any State or territory of the United States;
(3) Any political sub-division of any State or territory of the United States.
(b) For the purposes of the provisions of this section, employment shall not be construed to include any elected official of Cook County Government.
(c) This Ordinance shall be retroactive to January 1, 2010. Any person falling within the scope of subsection (a) of this section who was hired as of January 1, 2010 shall be terminated upon passage of this ordinance.
Effective date: This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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