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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SETTLEMENTS IN THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LITIGATION
OF THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
OF COOK COUNTY
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board
of Commissioners that Part 1 General Ordinances, Chapter 2 - Administration, Article 3 - County Board, Division 2 - Rules
of Organization and Procedure, Section 2-103
of the Cook County
Code is hereby amended as follows:
(e) Specific Rules
for Finance Subcommittee on Litigation. The Cook County State's Attorney's
Office shall,
for each settlement
of $500,000.00 and above, submit the following:
1. Any legal conflicts
of interest
of any party to the suit, as well as opposing counsel,
of which the State's Attorney's
Office is aware at the time it makes its settlement recommendation;
2. The current employment status
of employee stakeholders named in the proposed settlement;
3. Any significant tangible evidence (i.e., photos, videos) that the State's Attorney's
Office believes is relevant to its recommendation; and
4. At the end
of each fiscal year:
a. the State's Attorney's
Office will provide an annual summary
of all
settlements, case dispositions and invoices approved in excess
of $500,000.00 entered into during that fiscal year; and
b. the County
offices whose employees are named defendants in any such cases shall report on the employment status
of such employees and any resulting disciplinary actions.
Further, on or be
fore the submittal deadline
for the Subcommittee meeting at which a proposed settlement
of $500,000.00 or more will be discussed, the State's Attorney's
Office shall provide the Director
of the Cook County Department
of Human Rights and Ethics ("Director") with the following in
formation
for each such settlement:
1. The identity
of all counsel appearing in the case and their respective firms;
2. A copy
of the complaint, with the case number;
3. The name
of each party and,
for individual County defendants, their employer; and
4. The ...
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