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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CALLING MEMBERS OF THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MERIT BOARD TO SUPPLY MONTHLY DATA AND APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, pursuant 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 of the Counties Code, the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board (the "Merit Board") is created by the State of Illinois as an independent statutory body charged with performing specific functions, independent of the Cook County Sheriff ("Sheriff"), related to the Sheriff's hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination of certain Sheriff's employees; and
WHEREAS, members of the Merit Board are appointed with the advice and consent of the Cook County Board; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board appropriates the funding of the Merit Board in the annual appropriation ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff is tasked by the legislature to operate the County Jail, security in the Court system and public safety in general for all unincorporated areas and the County's 5.5 million residents; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-7006, pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, the Merit Board, acting independently pursuant to its statutory obligations, shall formulate, adopt, and put into effect rules, regulations and procedures for its operation and the transaction of its business; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-7006, the Merit Board, pursuant to recognized merit principles of public employment, must establish a classification of ranks of the deputy sheriffs in the County Police department, full-time deputy sheriffs not employed as county police officers or county corrections, and employees in the County Department of Corrections, and shall set standards and qualifications for each such rank and employee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-7008, before the Sheriff may appoint any person to the following positions, the Merit Board first must certify such person as qualified for the position: deputy sheriffs in the County police department, full-time deputy sheriffs n...
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