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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A HEARING OF THE LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT FROM THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW FEES AND FINES
WHEREAS, in 2017 the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County to enter into a contract with Tyler Technologies to equip the courts with a case management system; and
WHEREAS, among the reasons given for converting to this system was the potential savings in staff and overtime costs; and
WHEREAS, at the time of contracting, the four-year project was slated for completion in 2021; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Acts # 100-987, 100-994, and 100-1161, Cook County adopted Ordinance Amendment #19-2843 Establishing Civil Fees and Criminal and Traffic Assessments to be Collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby request that a meeting of the Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee be convened for the Clerk of the Circuit Court to report to the Committee on the following:
1. The status of implementation of the case management system and the savings it has had on use of overtime by Clerk of the Court personnel and overall personnel costs.
2. The effect of the new fee schedule on filings in Cook County, including whether there has been an increase or decrease in the number of cases filed and whether there has been an increase in the number of people requesting fee waivers.
3. The amount of fees received by the Clerk of the Court since inception of the new fee schedule compared to the amount of fees received under the prior fee schedule during a comparable year-over-year time frame.
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