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PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Amendment Number: 9-S
Source of Funding: N/A
Explanation of Amendment: Amends Section 8 of the Budget Resolution to require the approval of the Board of Commissioners before any appropriation, expenditure or allocation of funds from the Laboratory Related Services account in the Officer of the Cook County Medical Examiner.
Budgetary Unit: Department 259 - Medical Examiner
Comments:
Section 8.
That the Budget and Management Services Director is hereby authorized to utilize or transfer amounts between the 110, 115, 119, 120, 121, 126, 129, 130, 133, 155 and 169 accounts where necessary to support salaries, increases and wages for employees carried on these accounts and consistent with pay plans, salary schedules or the classification authority authorized in Chapter 44, Article II, Section 44-44 of the Cook County Code. Transfers out of the 100 account series to the 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, or 800 account series will be required to follow the provisions outlined in Section 9 of this Resolution.
That the Elected Officials, Heads of Departments, Office Institutions or Agencies of the County are prohibited from taking employment actions such as posting employment opportunities, offering employment or promotional opportunities, transferring personnel, changing funding sources, or implementing demotions without obtaining written approval and confirmation from the Budget and Management Services Director that funds are available for said employment action.
Budget and Management Service's validation of funds available for the purpose of position control shall include the combined 110, 115, 119, 126, 129, 133, 155, and 169 accounts. In those instances where Budget and Management Services has determined that an Elected Official's or Department Chiefs annualized payrolls will exceed the turnover requirement for the next funding period, for purposes of position control, funds will be considered to be not available.
Before any individual is extended an offer of employment and added to the payroll system or employees are recommended for a reclassification, the relevant Elected Official, Department, Office Institution or Agency of the County must obtain the prior approval of the Budget and Management Services Director in order to validate those funds are available. Should employees be put onto the payroll system without these requisite approvals, while they will be paid for time worked, the Budget Director has the authority to withhold funding from an available account to pay for the unauthorized hire.
Before any appropriation Is expended for a new or expanded contract from the 278/521000 - Laboratory Related Services account of the Department 259 - Medical Examiner, the Medical Examiner must obtain the approval of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in order to validate those funds are expended in a manner that is economical, efficient and in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements.
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