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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
WHEREAS, dangerously cold temperatures hit Cook County and the Midwest area beginning late Tuesday, January 29 and lasting until Thursday, January 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, various Cook County stakeholders came together to prepare and inform Cook County residents of the necessary measures to take with the extreme weather conditions; and
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2019, a vital decision was made to open suburban Cook County courthouses to assist our residents and provide them a safe haven during the extreme weather; and
WHEREAS, the courthouses in Markham, Bridgeview, Maywood, Skokie and Rolling Meadows where opened as 24 hour warming centers during the extreme weather; and
WHEREAS, at least twelve residents stayed overnight with additional intermittent residents seeking warmth at the courthouses; and
WHEREAS, the quick actions of the Cook County Department of Facilities Management, as well as other employees of the Bureau of Asset Management, were of utmost importance during this critical time; and
WHEREAS, staff at Skokie and Rolling Meadows stayed overnight, including the Sheriff’s Office who provided individuals with food, sleeping materials, and called local groups to assist the elderly residents who sought refuge at the courthouses; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is grateful for the wonderful service provided to the residents of Cook County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, hereby recognize and honor the Cook County Department of Facilities Management for their above and beyond service to the residents of Cook County at such critical time; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to Cook County Department of Facilities Management as a means of communicating our appreciation.
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