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PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Department(s): Cook County Assessor’s Office
Other Part(ies): University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Request: Authorization to enter into an interagency agreement
Good(s) or Service(s): Applied Data Fellowship Agreement
Agreement period: Effective upon Board of Commissioners’ approval
Fiscal Impact: $32,500 in FY21; $32,500 in FY22
Accounts: 11000.1040.10155.520840.00000.00000
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Summary/Notes: The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) seeks to amend its memorandum of understanding with the University of Chicago to extend the Applied Data Fellowship, a 12-month post-graduate fellowship program with the CCAO. This amendment will also adjust the costs associated with the Fellowship. The cost has changed from $60,000 per fellow per year to $65,000 per fellow per year. These costs have already been incorporated into our FY21 budget and FY22 budget requests.
This is an extension of University of Chicago’s Applied Data Fellowship currently in place in the Office of the President and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. University of Chicago will supply a recent graduate of their graduate school who is an expert in the areas of data science and data analytics to work on projects with our Chief Data Officer and data team that will continue the work of modeling fair and equitable assessments. The CCAO and other County offices and departments have seen great results in developing data driven policies with the assistance of fellows under the Applied Data Fellows program. We believe that the CCAO will greatly benefit from the continued operation of this Fellowship.
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