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17-1165
| 1 | | Ordinance Modification | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE MODIFICATION
WHEREAS, Cook County is a “Fair and Equal County for Immigrants;” and
WHEREAS, the provision of Cook County benefits, opportunities, or services is not conditioned on matters related to citizenship or immigration status; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Code currently contains multiple references to “citizen” instead of “resident.”
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2, Administration, Article IV, Officers and Employees, Division 5, Inspector General, Section 2-284(10) of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 2-284. - Functions, authority and powers
In addition to other powers conferred herein, the OIIG shall have the following functions, authority and powers:
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(10) To create and maintain a toll-free "Office of the Independent Inspector General Hotline" for the purpose of receiving citizen and employee reports of corruption, fraud, waste, mismanagement, unlawful political discrimination and misconduct. The identity of any individual placing a call to | no action taken | |
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17-1732
| 1 | | HEALTHY WORKFORCE AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS AMENDMENT | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
HEALTHY WORKFORCE AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, in addition to the various protections offered under the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance (“CCHRO”), the CCHRO also prohibits persons from engaging in unlawful discrimination in the provision or distribution of any Cook County (“County”) facilities, services or programs; and
WHEREAS, the CCHRO defines unlawful discrimination as “discrimination against a person because of the actual or perceived status, practice, or expression of that person’s race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, source of income, gender identity or house stats; or the actual or perceived association with such a person;” and
WHEREAS, while the CCHRO currently prohibits discrimination in the provision or distribution of any County facilities, services or programs based upon national origin and other protected classes, the provisions of the CCHRO do not specifically cover immigration status or documentati | no action taken | |
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