Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 22-1224

• File #: 22-1224
• Version: 1
• Name: SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 1/11/2022
• In control: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• On agenda: 1/13/2022
• Final action: 2/10/2022
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2. Administration, Article IV. Officers and Employees, Division 5. Inspector General, Section 2-282 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 2-282. Qualifications, appointment, and term. (a) The Independent Inspector General shall be a person who has: (1) A four-year degree from an accredited institution of higher learning as well as an advanced degree in law, accounting, public administration or other relevant field; and (2) A minimum of ten years of federal, state, or local government experience as a law enforcement officer, Attorney or judge; (3) Prior work experience managing and completing complex investigations involving allegations of fraud, theft, deception, or conspiracy; (4) Potential for strong leadership; and (5) Demonstrated experience and/or ability in accounting, auditing, finance, law, manag...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LARRY SUFFREDIN, JOHN P. DALEY, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, STANLEY MOORE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
2/10/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	approve	Pass
2/8/2022	1	Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee	recommend for approval as amended	Pass
1/13/2022	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

title
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2. Administration, Article IV. Officers and Employees, Division 5. Inspector General, Section 2-282 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 2-282. Qualifications, appointment, and term.

(a) The Independent Inspector General shall be a person who has:

(1) A four-year degree from an accredited institution of higher learning as well as an advanced degree in law, accounting, public administration or other relevant field; and

(2) A minimum of ten years of federal, state, or local government experience as a law enforcement officer, Attorney or judge;

(3) Prior work experience managing and completing complex investigations involving allegations of fraud, theft, deception, or conspiracy;

(4) Potential for strong leadership; and

(5) Demonstrated experience and/or ability in accounting, auditing, finance, law, management analysis, public administration, investigation, criminal justice administration, or other closely related fields.

(b) The Independent Inspector General shall be appointed through the following process:

(1) With respect to the appointment of the initial Independent Inspector General:

a. The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ("President") shall request from the Cook County Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association (the "Bar Associations"), the names of three candidates (the "Candidate List") who are duly qualified and do not possess a personal or business relationship with any county elected official. The Candidate List shall be accompanied by each candidate's resume, qualifications, and a brief statement detailing each individual's credentials for the appointment of Independent Inspector General. The Bar Associations shall submit the Candidate List within 75 days of the President's request for same. The Bar Associations shall provide the Bo...