Meeting Name: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/24/2019 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Substitute to 19-2292 in LIGR Committee .pdf, Karen Riley Affidavit.pdf, Karen Riley Resume.pdf, Kimberly P. Godden Affidavit.pdf, Kimberly P. Godden Resume.pdf, Lamarr Miller Affidavit.pdf, Lamarr Miller Resume.pdf
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19-3006 1 COMMITTEE MINUTESCommittee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 3/20/2019approvePass Action details Video Video
19-2304 1 Kimberly Pate Godden, Member, Cook County Sheriff’s Merit BoardAppointmentPROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Kimberly Pate Godden Position: Member Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board Effective date: Immediate Expiration date: Third Monday in March, 2025, or until a successor is appointed and qualified. Summary: This appointment is being made pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/3-7002 as amended by the 100th General Assembly and shall be effective immediately and “shall be staggered consistently with the terms of the other Board members. Successors … shall be appointed to hold office for a term ending on the third Monday in March 6 years following the preceding term expiration.”recommend for approvalPass Action details Video Video
19-2121 1 Lamarr X. Miller, Trustee, South Cook County Mosquito Abatement DistrictAppointmentPROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Lamarr X Miller Position: Trustee Department/Board/Commission: South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District Effective date: 4/25/2019 Expiration date: 4/25/2023recommend for approvalPass Action details Video Video
19-1443 1 Appointment of Karen Riley to Cook County Commission on Small Business and Supplier DiversityAppointmentPROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Karen Riley Position: Board Member Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Small Business and Supplier Diversity Effective date: 2/21/2019 Expiration date: 2/21/2021recommend for approvalPass Action details Video Video
19-2292 1 URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WHEREAS, Cook County senior homeowners may reduce their tax bills by hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year by taking advantage of the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption; and WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a home, which is multiplied by the tax rate to determine a homeowner’s tax bill; and WHEREAS, to receive the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, an applicant must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 and must have been 65 years of age or older during the tax year in question; and WHEREAS, under current state law, senior citizen homeowners must re-apply for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption every year; and WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly is currently considering various legislative proposals to eliminate the need for qualifying senior homeowners already granted the Seniors Citizens Homestead Exemption to reapply annually for the Senior Citizeaccept as substitutedPass Action details Video Video
19-2292 2 URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONResolutionPROPOSED RESOLUTION URGING THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REGARDING THE SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WHEREAS, Cook County senior homeowners may reduce their tax bills by hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year by taking advantage of the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption; and WHEREAS, the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption reduces the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) of a home, which is multiplied by the tax rate to determine a homeowner’s tax bill; and WHEREAS, to receive the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, an applicant must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 and must have been 65 years of age or older during the tax year in question; and WHEREAS, under current state law, senior citizen homeowners must re-apply for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption every year; and WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly is currently considering various legislative proposals to eliminate the need for qualifying senior homeowners already granted the Seniors Citizens Homestead Exemption to reapply annually for the Senior Citizerecommend for approval as substitutedPass Action details Not available