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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 15-1044
(Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee 2-9-15)
Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED ORDINACE AMENDMENT
Sec. 38-132. - Advisory committee.
(a) There shall be created a Medical Examiner's Advisory Committee ("Committee") made up of 11 members appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and consent of the Board of Commissioners. The Committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the Cook County Board of Commissioners regarding the handling, storage and final disposition of decedents under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Medical Examiner and may formulate recommendations to bring about improvement in this regard. The Committee shall keep the dignity of the deceased at the forefront of their recommendations. Members shall include, but are not limited to, at least one person from each of the following categories:
(1) A member of the medical profession;
(2) A clergyperson;
(3) A funeral director;
(4) An attorney from the Cook County State's Attorney Office;
(5) A Commissioner representing the people of Cook County One Cook County Commissioner to serve as an Ex-officio Member with voting rights. The Ex-officio Member shall serve as a liaison between the County Board and the Committee;
(6) A member of the Chicago Police Department;
(7) A representative from the Cook County Sheriff's Office; and
(8) A member of the public.
(b) Term and conditions of Office.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 38-132(b), the members of the Committee appointed under Section 38-132(a) shall be appointed for two years.
(1) Ex-officio member. The ex-officio member shall be the appointed Cook County Commissioner who shall serve as the ex-officio member for the length of the Commissioner's term.
(2) The remaining members. The remaining ten (10) members of the Committee shall serve terms as follows:...
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