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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A COOK COUNTY COMMITTEE ON ADDRESSING BIAS, EQUITY, AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2- Administration, Article VI, Boards, Commissions, and Committees, Division 1 - generally sections 2-480 through 2-482 of the Cook County Code, is hereby enacted as Follows:
Sec. 2-480. Short Title. This Division shall be known and may be cited as the "Cook County Committee on Addressing Bias, Equity, and Cultural Competency" (The Committee)
Sec. 2-481. - Policy and Purpose.
(a) Policy. This ordinance hereby creates a Committee to make recommendations to the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as well as the Cook County Government, as a whole, regarding the need for increased training and an evaluation of policies and procedures relating to addressing bias and creating a more equitable, culturally competent Cook County Government.
(b) Purpose.
(1) Cook County shall explore ways in which to address training, policies, and procedures that decrease bias and increase cultural competency to produce a more equitable and productive government.
(2) The Cook County Human Rights Ordinance protects all people who live and work in the County from discrimination and harassment in employment, public accommodations, housing, credit transactions, and County facilities, programs and services. Cook County strives to build upon the Human Rights Ordnance to maintain that discrimination in any form will not be tolerated and seeks to make Cook County a more equitable and inclusive government that affirms the identities and humanity of all Cook County employees and residents
(3) Addressing bias and creating a more equitable government will help create a more productive workforce and allow Cook County Government to provide better public service to the residents of Cook County.
Sec. 2-482. - Cook County Committee on Addressing Bias, Equity, and Cultural Competency.
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