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PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO FILE 21-4423
Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, and BRIDGET DEGNEN, Cook County Board of Commissioners.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 1 General Provisions, Section 1-9 of the
Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 1-9. Rules and regulations issued by County departments, agencies, and offices impacting the public at-large.
(a) Public facing Rules and Regulations issued to implement ordinances and resolutions enacted by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, as defined in Section 1-3 of Chapter 1 of this Code and issued by County departments, agencies and offices in accordance with this Code shall be transmitted to the Chair of the Cook County Rules Committee and posted on the County department, agency or offices web page at www.cookcountyil.gov at least ten days prior to taking effect, with the exception of emergency Rules and Regulations which shall be transmitted to the Chair of the Cook County Rules Committee and posted on the applicable department, agency or office web page at the time of issuance.
(b) Public facing Rules and Regulations issued by County departments, agencies, and offices in accordance with this Code shall be placed on the County Board Agenda by the issuing department, agency or office and referred to the Rules Committee.
(c) where said Public facing Rules and Regulations will be received and filed, unless the Rules Committee has suggested modifications. must be approved by the Rules Committee. Should the Rules Committee have suggested substantive modifications, the Rules Committee shall confer with the issuing department, agency or office prior to making any suggested amendments to update the suggested Rules and Regulations with the substantive modifications. If the issuing department, agency, office disagrees with the Rules Committee’s substantive modifications, the issuing department, agency, office must communicate its reasoning or an alternative to members of the Rules Committee for consideration.
Upon completion and revision of the suggested Rules and Regulations with the substantive modifications by the issuing department, agency, office, the issuing department, agency, or office shall refer the modified rules to the Rules Committee or substitute the current item in Committee.
(d) After the passage of the Rules and Regulations by the Rules Committee, the Rules and Regulations shall be sent to the full Board of Cook County Commissioners for final approval.
(e) County departments, agencies and offices will be charged with maintaining a hard copy of its respective Rules and Regulations for public review and shall place a copy of said Rules and Regulations and any amended Rules and Regulations on their respective web page at www.cookcountyil.gov.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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