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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, Cook County Commissioners serve on boards created under the Cook County Code of Ordinances as ex officio members and serve as liaisons between such boards and the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, it is valuable to the Board of Commissioners to receive information related to meetings attended by the ex officio Commissioner of the outside board to which they are appointed;
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Commissioners, that Chapter 2 - Administration, Article III - County Board, Division 2 - Rules of Organization and Procedure, Section 2-110 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows:
Secs. 2-110 - Committee Roles and Responsibilities, Specified.
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(f) Duties of Cook County Commissioners as ex officio members. A Cook County Commissioner serving as an ex officio member of a board created under the Code of Ordinances of Cook County shall:
(1) Attend all meetings of the board created under the Code of Ordinances of Cook County. If an unavoidable conflict exists, the ex officio member shall send a representative to document the proceedings of the meeting. The representative shall not serve as a proxy.
(2) After the conclusion of the outside board meeting, the ex officio member shall provide a written report to the Cook County Board of Commissioners by filing said report at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The report shall include:
a. A summary of significant issues discussed at the board meeting;
b. Confirmation of attendance or the name of the representative sent;
c. An explanation of issues voted on by the board;
d. The result of a board vote, including how the ex officio member voted;
e. Significant concerns of the board and/or the ex officio member regarding matters discussed at the meeting; and
f. A copy of the agenda and additional documents distributed in connection with the meeting.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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