Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 19-4277

• File #: 19-4277
• Version: 2
• Name: Department of Emergency Management and Public Safety Amended Ordinance
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/24/2019
• In control: Emergency Management and Regional Security Committee
• On agenda: 6/27/2019
• Final action: 10/24/2019
• Title: PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 19-4277 RENAMING THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 26 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, ARTICLE II. - COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, Sec. 26-31 - 26-43 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows: Chapter 26 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES ARTICLE II. - COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY Sec. 26-31. - Establishment. (a) There is hereby created the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Regional Security (DHSEM DEMRS) to coordinate the efforts of the County to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement...
• Sponsors: LARRY SUFFREDIN, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
10/24/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	approve as substituted	Pass
10/23/2019	1	Emergency Management and Regional Security Committee	accept as substituted	Pass
10/23/2019	2	Emergency Management and Regional Security Committee	recommend for approval as substituted	Pass
6/27/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 19-4277

RENAMING THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 26 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, ARTICLE II. - COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, Sec. 26-31 - 26-43 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:

Chapter 26 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES

ARTICLE II. - COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND REGIONAL SECURITY
Sec. 26-31. - Establishment.

(a) There is hereby created the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and Regional Security (DHSEM DEMRS) to coordinate the efforts of the County to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery within the County and with private organizations, other political subdivisions, the State and federal governments, established pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Act (20 ILCS 3305/10).
(b) DHSEM DEMRS shall consist of the Executive Director, who shall serve as emergency coordinator of the County's emergency management programs pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, and such additional employees as may be selected by the President or Executive Director per the County's hiring rules.

Sec. 26-32. - Executive Director.

(a) The Executive Director of the DHSEM DEMRS shall be appointed by the President of the County Board of Commissioners and shall serve until removed by the President.
(b) The Executive Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training and operation of the DHSEM DEMRS, subject to the dir...