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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/10/2026 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 6/04/2026
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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Attachments: to comment on an item on this agenda, click here., Errata Finance 6.10.2026.pdf, Second Errata Finance 6.10.2026.pdf, Finance Committee Briefing 2025
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26-1659 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 05/13/2026.   Not available Not available
26-1555 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of the Chief Judge Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment Report Period: April 18, 2026 - May 15, 2026 Summary: This report includes court orders for the payment of fees and associated expenses to attorneys and experts for legal services provided on behalf of indigent litigants. The orders have been processed by the Office of the Chief Judge and submitted to the Cook County Comptroller's Office for payment during the period.   Not available Not available
26-1616 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Office of the Special Prosecutor Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 92 CR 25596-01 Date of This Order: 05/19/2026 Time period: 03/15/2026 - 05/13/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $31,415.30 Paid to Date: $9,372,237.68 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-1637 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Office of the Special Prosecutor Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 91 CR 2145101 Date of This Order: 05/19/2026 Time period: 04/18/2026 - 05/13/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $32,301.86 Paid to Date: $9,372,237.68 Litigation Subcommittee Approval:   Not available Not available
26-1638 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Office of the Special Prosecutor Attorney(s): Michael J. O’Rourke Case Name: Appointment of Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 91 CR 22460-02 Date of This Order: 05/15/2026 Time period: 02/01/2026 - 05/12/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $20,123.80 Paid to Date: $9,372,237.68 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-1072 1  Proposed Settlements (ATL)Case: Jose Cruz v. Reynaldo Guevara, et al. Case No: 23-cv-04268 Settlement Amount: $825,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1250 Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Payable to: Jose Cruz and Chanen & Olstein, LLP. Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 02/04/2026 Subject matter: Reversed Conviction Section 1983 Litigation   Not available Not available
26-1651 1  Proposed Settlements (Conflicts)Case: Ayala, Job v. Perwinckle et al. Case No: 24 C 8551 Settlement Amount: $5,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 4240 - Cermak Health Services of Cook County Payable to: Job Enrique Ayala Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1540 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Goral, Matthew v. Dart et al. Case No: 17 CH 15546 Settlement Amount: $11,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 (Office of the Sheriff) Payable to: Badon, Kevin ($10,000) and Disparti Law Group ($1,000) Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-1549 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Goral, Matthew v. Dart et al. Case No: 17 CH 15546 Settlement Amount: $11,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 (Office of the Sheriff) Payable to: Goral, Matthew ($10,000) and Disparti Law Group ($1,000) Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-1550 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Goral, Matthew v. Dart et al. Case No: 17 CH 15546 Settlement Amount: $11,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 (Office of the Sheriff) Payable to: Mendez, Michael ($10,000) and Disparti Law Group ($1,000) Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-1551 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Goral, Matthew v. Dart et al. Case No: 17 CH 15546 Settlement Amount: $11,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 (Office of the Sheriff) Payable to: Stojkovich, Milan ($10,000) and Disparti Law Group ($1,000) Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-1603 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: Nawara, John v. Dart et al. Case No: 17 C 2393 Settlement Amount: $1,100,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff Payable to: Law Office of Peter V. Bustamante Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 03/11/2026 Subject matter: an allegation of employment discrimination   Not available Not available
26-1224 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Garrett, Pierre Lamar v. Pollock et al. Case No: 24 C 4199 Settlement Amount: $2,700.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Pierre Lamar Garrett Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1341 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Allstate a/s/o Timothy Crowley v. CCSO et al. Case No: 20252002032 Settlement Amount: $8,622.19 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff Payable to: Allstate a/s/o Timothy Crowley, et al. (0752965103.1 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of automobile negligence   Not available Not available
26-1344 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Johnson, Douglas v Dart, et al Case No: 22 C 3718 Settlement Amount: $103,198.75 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Dvorak Law Offices, LLC Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 4/15/2026 Subject matter: An allegation of excessive force   Not available Not available
26-1345 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Jeffries, Dante v County, et al and Jeffries, Dante v Silva, et al Case No: 23 C 467 and 21 C 2581 Settlement Amount: $5,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Dante Jeffries Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1533 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Jones, Shawn v. Balovski et al. Case No: 22 C 5619 Settlement Amount: $7,500.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Baretta Wright Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1544 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Proposed Settlements Case: Scott v. Dart, et al. Case No: 17 C 7135 Settlement Amount: $3,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Kenneth Flaxman, P.C. Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: An allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1585 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Baba v. Dart, et al. Case No: 24 L 3693 Settlement Amount: $4,500,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Officer of the Sheriff Payable to: Maria Baba and her attorneys, Gallagher Law Officers, LLC Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 06/10/2026 04/15/2026 Subject matter: an allegation of wrongful death   Not available Not available
26-1584 1  Report (SAO Workers Comp)REPORT Department: Civil Actions Bureau Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments Following Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office - Litigated Settlements & Awards Report Period: May 13, 2026 through June 9, 2026 Summary: Authorization to pay Settlement and Awards   Not available Not available
26-1573 1 26-1573 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -April 2026Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments Report Period: 04/01/2026 - 04/30/2026 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending April 30, 2026. Payments total $1,391,782.62   Not available Not available
26-1643 1 26-1643 Workers’ Compensation Settlements Decisions Finance Committee Meeting June 11, 2026Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Payments - Risk Management Settlements Report Period: 05/01/2026 - 05/31/2026 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is requesting authority to pay Workers’ Compensation Settlements for the month ending May 2026.   Not available Not available
26-1561 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Patient Arrestee Claim Payments Report Period: 4/1/2026-4/30/26 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the months ending 4/30/2026. Payments total: $ 13,862.92.   Not available Not available
26-1576 1 Receive and File Subrogation Claim RecoveriesReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries Report Period: Month ending of May Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information, a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending 05/31/2025 Total Recovery: $4,937.71 Number of Recoveries: 3   Not available Not available
26-1599 1  ReportREPORT Department: Comptroller Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report Report Period: five-month period ended April 30, 2026 Summary: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the five-month period ended April 30, 2026, for the Corporate, Public Safety, Health, Grants and Special Purpose funds of Cook County. The report presents estimates of revenues and expenses expected to occur during the fiscal period compared to actual revenues and expenses recorded.   Not available Not available
26-1604 1  ReportREPORT Department: Cook County Health Report Title: CCH Monthly Report Report Period: June 2026 Summary:   Not available Not available
26-0721 1  ResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION COOK COUNTY COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION INITIATIVE 2026 WHEREAS, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC), as an office under the Cook County Board President, works to promote equitable, human-centered, community-driven justice system innovation and practice through rigorous stakeholder engagement, policy work, service coordination, and grantmaking that increases community safety and reduces reliance on incarceration; and WHEREAS, the JAC supports Cook County’s commitment to advancing equity throughout Cook County by investing in programs and strategies to improve community safety in communities disproportionately impacted by violence and incarceration; and WHEREAS, Cook County Ordinance Sec. 2-527 establishes the JAC’s authority to administer violence prevention, intervention and reduction grants to nonprofit community-based organizations in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code; and WHEREAS, building on historic levels of investment in the areas of violence prevention and community safety, JAC grant initiatives will sustain key    Not available Not available
26-1336 1  Ordinance AmendmentPROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FIREARM AND FIREARM AMMUNITION TAX BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 74 Taxation, Article XX Firearm and Firearm Ammunition tax, Section 74-677 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 74-677 Dedication of funds. The revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the tax on firearm ammunition set forth herein shall be directed to the Public Safety Fund to fund operations related to public safety. Effective November 4, 2021, revenue generated as the result of the collection and remittance of the firearm tax and the firearm ammunition tax set forth herein shall be directed to the Special Purpose Equity Fund to fund gun violence prevention programs as well as operations and programs aimed at reducing gun violence as determined by the Justice Advisory Council. Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption..end   Not available Not available
26-1025 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of Research, Operation, and Innovation (“ROI”) Report Title: FY2025 Annual Performance Report Report Period: FY2025 Summary: The attached Annual Performance Report for FY2025 was developed through a collaborative effort between the Office of the President, separately elected officials, Health and Hospitals System and other sister agencies. The purpose of this report is to share with the public and Cook County Board of Commissioners some key performance management data points for each office to provide a snapshot of how the County is performing, which creates accountability and transparency. The revised 2025 report structure contains goals, outcomes and key metrics for Offices Under the President, and key metrics for appointed and separately elected agencies, alongside data visualizations and narrative justification.   Not available Not available
26-1514 1 AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTSOrdinance AmendmentPROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTS REQUIREMENTS BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 Finance, Article IV Procurement Code, Division 9 Contract Management, Section 34-302 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 34-302. Management of contracts. (a) Using Agency responsibilities are as follows: (1) Assign Using Agency personnel with the knowledge, skills, ability, and ability to manage the Contract; (2) Monitor performance of the Contract in accordance with its terms; (3) Track Contract budgets and expenditures and review invoices and charges to ensure compliance with the Contract and the County’s Code Part 1, Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 10; (4) Document the timeliness and acceptance or rejection of deliverables and initiate appropriate action to enforce the Contract terms; (5) For Contracts over 1,000,000.00, evaluate and document compliance with Contract requirements on a periodic basis during the term of the Contract and submit to the CPO; and (6) Track Contract ex   Not available Not available