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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/13/2026 9:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 5/08/2026
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26-1407 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 04/15/2026.   Not available Not available
26-1283 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of the Chief Judge Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment Report Period: March 21, 2026 through April 17, 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
26-1353 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: 04/21/2026 Time period: 12/15/2025 - 04/18/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $29,220.44 Paid to Date: $9,289,662.68 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-1354 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002 Date of This Order: 04/20/2026 Time period: 03/23/2026 - 04/18/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $9,266.25 Paid to Date: $3,235.00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-1291 1  Special Court Case (Probate)Firm: Roetzel & Andress, LPA Special State's Attorney(s): Elizabeth M. Toth Case Name: In Re Estate of Jaime Gonzalez Case No.(s): 2025 P 008643 Time period: 12/31/2025 - 03/23/2026 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $2,902.50 Paid to Date: $0.00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A   Not available Not available
26-1028 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Case: SEIU v. Cook County Health and Human Services Case No: L-CA-24-6 Settlement Amount: $7,447.04 Fixed Charges Department: 899 (Health) Payable to: Catherine Barron Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of an unfair labor practice   Not available Not available
26-1290 1  Proposed Settlements (Municipal Litigation)Case: Chicago Public Media v. Cook County Board of Review Case No: 2024 CH 10569 Settlement Amount: $4,150.17 Fixed Charges Department: 490 Payable to: Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: An allegation of a FOIA violation.   Not available Not available
26-1262 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Parker v. Rollins, et al., Case No: 24 C 5741 Settlement Amount: $3,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Jordan Parker Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1272 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Coleman v. Dart Case No: 23 C 4915, 23 C 2917, 25 C 2418 Settlement Amount: $4,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Tyrece D. Coleman Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violation   Not available Not available
26-1226 1  Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation)Proposed Settlements Case: Adam Hartel v. Thomas Dart Case No: 2025M3002278 Settlement Amount: $23,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 Office of The Sheriff Payable to: Cosley Law Office LLC Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: Plaintiff filed a wrongful detention claim against the Sheriff of Cook County for not complying with a court order.   Not available Not available
26-1261 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: April 15, 2026 through May 12, 2026 Summary: Authorization to Pay Settlements and Awards   Not available Not available
26-1316 1 26-1316 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments -March 2026Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments Report Period: 03/01/2026 - 03/31/2026 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of the amounts paid for the month ending March 31, 2026. Payments total $1,286,320.63   Not available Not available
26-1288 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Patient Arrestee Claim Payments Report Period: 3/1/2026 - 3/31/2026 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the months ending March 31, 2026. Payments total: $5,941.66.   Not available Not available
26-1289 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Self-Insurance Claim Payments Report Period: 4/1/2026-4/30/2026 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of paid amounts for the month ending 4/30/26. Payments total $5,396.00   Not available Not available
26-1287 1 Receive and File Subrogation Claim RecoveriesReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Receive and File Subrogation Claim Recoveries Report Period: Month ending of April Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending 04/30/2026 . Total Recovery: $5,710.76 Number of Recoveries: 1   Not available Not available
26-1340 1  ReportREPORT Department: Comptroller Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report Report Period: Four-month period ended March 31, 2026 Summary: Attached are an Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the four-month period ended March 31, 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
26-1411 1  ReportREPORT Department: Cook County Health Report Title: CCH Monthly Report Report Period: April 2026 Summary:   Not available Not available
26-1488 1  Miscellaneous Item of BusinessPROPOSED MISCELLANEOUS ITEM OF BUSINESS Department: President’s Office Summary: In accordance with Resolution 24-5299, the President’s Office will provide a presentation on the annual progress of the Equity Fund.   Not available Not available
26-0554 1 REALLOCATIONS FOR SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION INITIATIVEResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION REALLOCATIONS FOR SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION INITIATIVE WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which included $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385.00 of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (“ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00; and W   Not available Not available
26-1021 1 NATIONWIDE RESOLUTIONResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION PROSPECTIVE AGREEMENT WITH NATIONWIDE RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS WHEREAS, on February 2, 1978, the County adopted the County of Cook Employees Deferred Compensation Plan for employees of the County of Cook and Cook County Forest Preserve District pursuant to Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States; Public Act 78-1277 of the Illinois General Assembly (40 ILCS 5/24-101 et seq.) and Article VII, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2025, the County updated The Deferred Compensation Plan for Public Employees as Amended and Restated for the County of Cook (“Plan”); and WHEREAS, the declared purpose of the Plan is to enable all participants to better provide for their retirement security; and WHEREAS, the Plan entails no County or taxpayer funds as the funds are voluntarily contributed by employees as payroll deductions; and WHEREAS, an Administrative Services Provider is required to perform reasonable and necessary third party administrative services to the Plan on behalf of the 20,000 Plan p   Not available Not available
26-1251 1 Resolution requesting updates to the recruitment and retention bonus pay programResolutionRESOLUTION UPDATING THE RETENTION BONUS PAY PROGRAM WHEREAS, in 2022, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Bureau of Human Resources to enter into a pilot of the Recruitment Incentive and Retention Bonus Pay Program; and WHEREAS, this program came to be after the County experienced the effects of the Great Resignation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic which led to many vacancies in various fields; and WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to recruit more employees and increase Cook County's workforce by offering non-compounding one-time incentive payments to address attrition, operational and hiring challenges, and to overcome other labor market challenges; and WHEREAS, this program was in effect for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and agencies that participated in the program touted much success in lowering their attrition rates and closing vacancies; and WHEREAS, the Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 included directives for the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and Budget Director to evaluate and approve an agency   Not available Not available
26-1251 1 Resolution requesting updates to the recruitment and retention bonus pay programResolutionRESOLUTION UPDATING THE RETENTION BONUS PAY PROGRAM WHEREAS, in 2022, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Cook County Bureau of Human Resources to enter into a pilot of the Recruitment Incentive and Retention Bonus Pay Program; and WHEREAS, this program came to be after the County experienced the effects of the Great Resignation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic which led to many vacancies in various fields; and WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to recruit more employees and increase Cook County's workforce by offering non-compounding one-time incentive payments to address attrition, operational and hiring challenges, and to overcome other labor market challenges; and WHEREAS, this program was in effect for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and agencies that participated in the program touted much success in lowering their attrition rates and closing vacancies; and WHEREAS, the Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2025 included directives for the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and Budget Director to evaluate and approve an agency   Not available Not available
26-1032 1 RSM US, LLPContractPROPOSED CONTRACT Department(s): Office of the Comptroller Vendor: RSM US, LLP Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute Good(s) or Service(s): Professional Auditing Services Contract Value: $6,950,354.00 Contract period: 11/17/2026 - 11/16/2029, with two (2) one-year renewals. Contract Utilization: The Vendor has met the Minority-and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance Via: Direct Participation. Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2027 $2,225,118.00, FY 2028 $2,316,019.00, FY 2029 $2,409,217.00. Accounts: 11000.1490.14270.520830 Contract Number(s): 2514-08110 Summary: The Cook County User Agencies request authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into a contract for Countywide Professional Auditing Services with RSM US, LLP. This contract will allow the vendor to conduct the annual audit on behalf of Cook County User Agencies. This contract is awarded through Request for Proposal (RFP) procedures in accordance with the Cook County Procurement Code. RSM US, LLP was sele   Not available Not available
26-1014 1 IO Solutions - Law Enforcement Entery Level & Promotional Testing - New ContractContractPROPOSED CONTRACT Department(s): Cook County Merit Board Vendor: Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute Good(s) or Service(s): Law Enforcement Entry-Level and Promotional Testing Services Contract Value: $1,259,228.00 Contract period: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2031 with two (2), one (1) year renewal options Contract Utilization: The Contract specific goal set on this Contract is Zero. Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 26 $20,987.00; FY27 $278,079.75; FY28 $278,079.75; FY29 $278,079.75; FY30 $278,079.75 and FY31 $ 125,922.00 Accounts: 11100.1249.10155.520830 (Professional Services) Contract Number(s): 2410-11220 Summary: The Cook County Merit Board requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter and execute a contract with Industrial / Organizational Solutions, Inc. This contract will allow the Cook County Merit Board to conduct law enforcement testing for Cook County Sheriff’s Office entry-level candidates as well as   Not available Not available
26-1064 1  ContractPROPOSED CONTRACT Department(s): Department of Planning and Development Vendor: ICF Incorporated, L.L.C., Reston, Virgina Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute Good(s) or Service(s): Consultant Services for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program Support Contract Value: $5,903,429.24 Contract period: 5/15/2026 - 12/31/2031 with two, one-year renewal options Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2026-$1,180,082.25 and FY2027-FY2031 - $4,723,346.99 Accounts: 11900.1013.54850.520830 Contract Number(s): 2602-01234 Concurrences: The Contract specific goal set on this Contract is Zero. Summary: Cook County, through the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), has been awarded approximately $244 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding to address unmet housing and recovery needs resulting from disasters that occurred in 2023-2024. The CDBG-DR program includes time-sensitive statutory, regulatory, and HUD-imposed complianc   Not available Not available