File #: 19-0444    Version: 1 Name: TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/28/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/4/2018 Final action: 12/4/2018
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Karen Yarbrough will resign from and vacate the office of Cook County Recorder; Karen Yarbrough will assume the Office of Cook County Clerk; and WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, the Office of the Cook County Recorder will be vacant; and WHEREAS, in accordance with 10 ILCS 5/25-11, a vacancy in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds shall be filled by the County Board of Commissioners for the remainder of the current term; and WHEREAS, the current term for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds expires on December 1, 2020; and WHEREAS, in 2016, the voters in Cook County approved a binding referendum which will eliminate the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and transfer its responsibilities to the Cook County Clerk's Office by December 7, 2020; and WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody is nominated to fill the remainder of the term of the Cook County...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LARRY SUFFREDIN, JOHN P. DALEY, DEBORAH SIMS, LUIS ARROYO JR, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET GAINER, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, KEVIN B. MORRISON

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

TO FILL VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS

 

WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Karen Yarbrough will resign from and vacate the office of Cook County Recorder; Karen Yarbrough will assume the Office of Cook County Clerk; and

 

WHEREAS, effective December 3, 2018, the Office of the Cook County Recorder will be vacant; and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with 10 ILCS 5/25-11, a vacancy in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds shall be filled by the County Board of Commissioners for the remainder of the current term; and

 

WHEREAS, the current term for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds expires on December 1, 2020; and

 

WHEREAS, in 2016, the voters in Cook County approved a binding referendum which will eliminate the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds and transfer its responsibilities to the Cook County Clerk’s Office by December 7, 2020; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody is nominated to fill the remainder of the term of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has most recently served as the 6th District Commissioner for the Cook County Board of Commissioners and in that capacity is familiar with the operations of the Recorder of Deeds; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has also served as Chairman of the Worth Township Fair Housing Review Board, Worth Township Highway Commissioner, Board Member and President of School District 127.5 and Court Coordinator for the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward M. Moody has been an effective legislator and administrator and will be influential in coordinating the transfer of responsibilities of the Office of the Recorder of Deeds to the County Clerk in accordance with the 2016 referendum.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby approve the appointment of Edward M. Moody as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds through the remainder of the current term; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Edward M. Moody shall undertake the oath of office for the Recorder of Deeds on December 4, 2018 in accordance with 55 ILCS 5/3-5003.

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