Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 18-1126

• File #: 18-1126
• Version: 1
• Name: ESTABLISHING THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/12/2017
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2018
• Final action: 9/12/2018
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 38, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ARTICLE V, COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM, SECTION 38-80 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 38-80. General powers of the System Board. Subject to the Mission of the CCHHS and consistent with this article, the System Board shall have the following powers and responsibilities: (a) To appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the CCHHS ("CEO") or interim CEO, if necessary, as set forth in Section 38-81 hereinafter, to hire such employees and to contract with such agents, and professional and business advisers as may from time to time be necessary in the System Board's judgment to accomplish the CCHHS' Mission and the purpose and intent of this article; to fix the compensation of such CEO, employees, agents, and advisers; and, to establish the powers and duties o...
• Sponsors: PETER N. SILVESTRI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
9/12/2018	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
9/12/2018	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
7/25/2018	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

ESTABLISHING THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 38, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ARTICLE V, COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM, SECTION 38-80 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 38-80. General powers of the System Board.

Subject to the Mission of the CCHHS and consistent with this article, the System Board shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

(a) To appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the CCHHS ("CEO") or interim CEO, if necessary, as set forth in Section 38-81 hereinafter, to hire such employees and to contract with such agents, and professional and business advisers as may from time to time be necessary in the System Board's judgment to accomplish the CCHHS' Mission and the purpose and intent of this article; to fix the compensation of such CEO, employees, agents, and advisers; and, to establish the powers and duties of all such agents, employees, and other persons contracting with the System Board;

(b) To exercise oversight of the CEO;

(c) To develop measures to evaluate the CEO's performance and to report to the President and the County Board at six-month intervals regarding the CEO's performance;

(d) To authorize the CEO to enter into contracts, execute all instruments, and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the System Board's powers and responsibilities;

(e) To determine the scope and distribution of clinical services; provided, however, if the System Board determines that it is in the best interest of the CCHHS to close entirely one of the three two CCHHS hospitals, such closure will require County Board approval; provided further, however, that if the System Board determines it is in the best interest of the CCHHS to purchase additional hospitals, or to add or reduce healthcare-licensed, risk-bearing entities in CountyCare, the CCHH...