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Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/11/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued on: 6/06/2025
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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Attachments: To comment on an item on this agenda, click here, 2024 Annual Performance Management Report FINAL (1).pdf, Click to Watch Live, Errata 06-11-2025 Finance Committee Meeting.pdf
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25-3042 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 05/14/2025.approvePass Action details Not available
25-2915 1  ReportREPORT Department: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County Report Title: Report of Legal and Expert Witness Fees and Expenses Processed for Payment Report Period: May 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025 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 periodrecommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
25-2948 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: McCarthy & Valentini, LLC Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 88 CR 0230902 Date of This Order: 04/30/2025 Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $26,368.00 Paid to Date: $458,114..00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/Arecommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
25-2949 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: McCarthy & Valentini, LLC Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 96 CR 0938501 Date of This Order: 04/30/2025 Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $3,293.75 Paid to Date: $158,767.98 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2950 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: McCarthy & Valentini LLC Attorney(s): Maria McCarthy Case Name: In re Special Prosec Case No.(s): 97 CR 20768-04 Date of This Order: 04/30/2024 Time period: 03/18/2025 - 04/29/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $9,143.75 Paid to Date: $194,546.00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2971 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Law Office of Karla Fiaoni Attorney(s): Karla M. Fiaoni Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 99 CR 2602001 & 99 CR 2602002 Date of This Order: 04/30/2025 Time period: 03/16/2025 - 04/30/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $6,947.80 Paid to Date: $223,602.36 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2972 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Reimer, Dobrovolny & LaBardi PC Attorney(s): Nemura Pencyla Case Name: In re Special Prosecutor Case No.(s): 97 CR 2956002 Date of This Order: 04/30/2025 Time period: 02/07/2025 - 03/31/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $11,699.49 Paid to Date: $151,862.33 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2973 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: 05/20/2025 Time period: 02/08/2025 - 05/19/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $48,829.39 Paid to Date: $8,937,203.69 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-3016 1  Special Court OrdersFirm: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan, & Aronoff LLP Attorney(s): Christopher T. Grohman Case Name: People of the State of Illinois v. William Feldgreber and Neal Winston Case No.(s): 23160009101 Date of This Order: 04/29/2025 Time period: 04/23/2023 - 03/10/2025 This Court Ordered Amount for fees and expenses: $65,601.78 Paid to Date: $0.00 Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/AapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2938 1  Proposed Settlements (Complex Litigation)Case: Howard Denham v. Thomas J. Dart, et al Case No: 23 L 8168 Settlement Amount: $20,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1210 - Office of the Sheriff) Payable to: Howard Denham and Disparti Law Group Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: Claim made under the Illinois Whistleblower ActapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2933 1  Proposed Settlements (Conflicts)Case: Varren King v. Thomas Dart, et al. Case No: 25-1555 Settlement Amount: $8,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd. Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of civil rightsapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2940 1  Proposed Settlements (Medical Litigation)Case: Aldana, Lidia v. Cook County Case No: 24 L 14457 Settlement Amount: $499,999.00 Fixed Charges Department: 899 (Health) Payable to: Lidia Aldana and her attorneys, Schwartz Jambois Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 5/14/2025 Subject matter: Settlement of a medical malpractice claim.approvePass Action details Not available
25-1676 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Ojeda, Francisco v. Dart et al. Case No: 24 C 967 Settlement Amount: $900.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Francisco Ojeda Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2941 1  Proposed Settlements (ATL)Case: Westley Spruill v. Cook County, et al., Case No: 2024L009972 Settlement Amount: $55,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: Department -1210 Office of the Sheriff Payable to: Foutris Law Office, Ltd. And Westley Spruill Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: An allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2828 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Santiago v. Wilson Case No: 23 C 16142 Settlement Amount: $50,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 499 (Public Safety) Payable to: Edwin Santiago, Jr. Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2845 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Borne, Zachary v. Dart, et al. Case No: 23 C 5457 Settlement Amount: $65,000.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Zachary Borne Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2904 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Matthews v. Cagbabanua Case No: 23 C 7179 Settlement Amount: $3,500.00 Fixed Charges Department: 499 (Public Safety) Payable to: Nathan Matthews Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2937 1  Proposed Settlements (Torts and Civil Rights)Case: Allman v. Hernandez Case No: 22 C 6488 Settlement Amount: $2,500.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1239 - Department of Corrections Payable to: Derrick Allmon Litigation Subcommittee Approval: N/A Subject matter: an allegation of a civil rights violationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2916 1  Proposed Settlements (Labor and Employment)Proposed Settlements Case: McDonald, Yolanda v. Karen A. Yarbrough, et al. Case No: 22 C 2143 Settlement Amount: $74,600.00 Fixed Charges Department: 1110- County Clerk Payable to: Yolanda McDonald ($48,600.00) Disparti Law ($26,000.00) Litigation Subcommittee Approval: 04/09/2025 Subject matter: an allegation of employment discriminationapprovePass Action details Not available
25-2926 1 25-2926 Receive File- Workers' Compensation Claim Payments - April 2025Workers' Compensation Claims (Risk Management)REPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments Report Period: 04/01/2025 - 04/30/2025 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information Workers’ Compensation Claim Payments for the month ending April 2025. Payments total $1,200,897.57approvePass Action details Not available
25-2640 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Receive and File - Self Insurance Claims Report Period: Month ending April 30, 2025 Summary: The Department of Risk Management is submitting for your information Self Insurance Claims for the month ending April 30, 2025. Payments total: $11,103.67recommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
25-2783 1  ReportREPORT Department: Risk Management Report Title: Receive and File - Subrogation Claim Recoveries Report Period: Month ending May 31, 2025 Summary: Submitting for your information a summary of Claim Recoveries for the month ending May 31, 2025, Total Recoveries: $8,485.94 - Number of Recoveries: 3recommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
25-3004 1  ReportREPORT Department: Comptroller Report Title: Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report Report Period: five-month period ended April 30, 2025 Summary: Attached is an Analysis of Revenues and Expenses Report for the five-month period ended April 30, 2025, 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.recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
25-1170 1  ReportREPORT Department: Cook County Health Report Title: CCH Monthly Report Report Period: June 2025 Summary:recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
25-2057 1 PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING - MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING - MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Cook County (“the Board”) determined it to be advisable and in the best interests of the County, its residents, and its taxpayers that the County continue the promotion of economic development, affordable housing, and home ownership within the County; and WHEREAS, the Board further determined it to be advisable and in the best interests of the County, its residents, and its taxpayers that the County initiate and administer a program through which qualified buyers of residences in the County might more easily obtain competitive fixed-rate 30-year mortgage loans coupled with assistance for down payments and closing costs, herein referred to as a Market Rate Down Payment Assistance Program (Market Rate DPA Program); and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 16-1343, as amended, authorized the Market Rate DPA Program that has been in continuous operation, most recently amended via Resolution 24-2513 to create a direct homebuyerrecommend for approvalPass Action details Not available
25-1640 1 FY2024 Annual Performance ReportReportREPORT Department: Office of Research, Operation, and Innovation (“ROI”) Report Title: FY2024 Annual Performance Report Report Period: FY2024 Summary: The attached Performance Report for FY2024 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 2024 report structure contains key metrics for each agency alongside data visualizations and narrative justification. Performance metrics for the Office under the President continue to be released on the mission KPI dashboards. The dashboards and the Annual Performance Report Website are located here: Cook County Performance .recommend for receiving and filingPass Action details Not available
25-0253 1 Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., Chicago, IllinoisContractPROPOSED CONTRACT Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department Vendor: Heartland Human Care Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute Good(s) or Service(s): Service - Pilot assessment and Center of care for court involved female youth Contract Value: $6,921,483.86 $7,125,581.92 Contract period: 6/18/2025 - 11/30/2027 with two (2) one-year renewal options Contract Utilization: The contract specific goal set on this contract was zero. Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2025 $1,772,607.63 $1,656,264.26 FY 2026 $2,536,392.23 $2,694,302.22 FY 2027 2,612,484.00 $2,775,015.44 Accounts: 11100.1326.15295.521313 Special or Coop Programs Contract Number(s): 2550-12260 Summary: The Office of the Chief Judge, Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, pursuant to the Court’s Chief Judge's Reimagine Detention Initiative, requests authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into a contract with Heartland Humanrecommend for deferral as amended in the errataPass Action details Not available