Meeting Name: Workforce, Housing & Community Development Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2024 10:45 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on 9/11/2024
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24-5182 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/22/2024approvePass Action details Not available
24-3999 1 2nd Quarter Hiring Timeline ReportReportREPORT Department: Bureau of Human Resources Report Title: Bureau of Human Resources Hiring Timeline Report Report Period: 2nd Quarter FY 2024 Summary: This report provides a quarterly analysis of the Bureau of Human Resources’ hiring timeline showing the amount of time it takes to fill vacant positions. The timeline begins with the date the completed hiring request is submitted to the Bureau of Human Resources and ends with an employee’s first day of employment.recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
24-4325 1 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUNDResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION CALLING FOR HEARING ON THE CREATION OF A PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FUND WHEREAS, each year property taxes are budgeted by public agencies to fund public services including schools, law enforcement, parks, and healthcare. Local tax rates are then established by the Cook County Clerk, dividing levies by Equalized Assessed Values (EAV); and WHEREAS, the Cook County Assessor is charged with the reevaluation and assessment of properties in Cook County, assessment appeals, and exemptions. The Cook County Treasurer then issues and collects property tax bills, then distributes to taxing districts to fund public services, and collects late interest payment fees when taxpayers are delayed in paying their property tax bills; and WHEREAS, homeowners will pay nearly $611 million in new property taxes, representing 86.5% of the total increase in property taxes and 1.3 million homeowners’ saw an increase in their tax bills; and WHEREAS, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that in 2018, the poorest 20 percent of taxpayers paid 4.2 percent ofrecommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available