Meeting Name: Veterans Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/13/2016 11:15 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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16-5225 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 3/2/2016approvePass Action details Video Video
16-4655 1 VETERAN’S PREFERENCE AND OUTREACHOrdinance AmendmentPROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT TO VETERAN’S PREFERENCE AND OUTREACH BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 34 Finance Section 236 through Section 34-238 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows: Sec. 34-236. - Eligible veterans' preference established. (a) Veterans' Workplace Preference. The CPO shall give a preference of one percent of the amount of the Contract to a Responsible and Responsive Contractor for a Public Works Contract when such Contractor has committed by affidavit to utilize Eligible Veterans for at least five percent of the hours worked under such Contract. Failure to utilize Eligible Veterans in accordance with the affidavit will result in breach of contract, in addition to any available sanctions or actions the CCD may, within its discretion, recommend that the CPO take with respect to the contractor or subcontractor as specified in Section 34-275. (b) Veteran-owned Business and Service Disabled Veteran-owned Business preference. The CPO shall give a preference of five percent of the amount of threcommend for approvalPass Action details Not available