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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
REGULATING REPORTS BY THE STATE’S ATTORNEY TO THE LITIGATION COMMITTEE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Division 9 - State’s Attorneys, Subdivision 1 - In General, Section 2-329 - State’s Attorney’s Reports to the Litigation Subcommittee is hereby enacted as follows:
Sec. 2-329. -State’s Attorney’s Reports to the Litigation Subcommittee
(a) Notice of Monetary Counterclaims and Fee Requests. When representing Cook County, Cook County Departments or Officers, or any County Official in any civil legal action in State or Federal Court, the State’s Attorney or a Special State’s Attorney shall provide notice to the Litigation Subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (litigation Subcommittee) prior to filing a monetary counterclaim, request for monetary sanctions, request for statutory reimbursement and/or request for fees in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). If the State’s Attorney or Special State’s Attorney is unable to provide notice to the Litigation Subcommittee in advance of filing, the State’s Attorney or Special State’s Attorney shall inform the Chair of the Litigation Subcommittee in advance of filing and provide notice to the Litigation Subcommittee at its next scheduled meeting.
(b) Quarterly Inventory of Civil Actions. The State’s Attorney shall give a quarterly inventory report to the Litigation Subcommittee of the Finance Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners of all civil actions that Cook County is named as a party in all courts of State or Federal jurisdiction.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.end