Audit
Committee is a standing committee comprised of seven commissioners
and two ex officio members, the County Auditor and Chief Financial
Officer. The committee reviews management audit reports prepared
by the County Auditor and external
auditors on all county departments and the independently elected
officials offices.
Construction
Committee is a standing committee comprised of nine commissioners
and is responsible for reviewing all capital improvement projects,
change orders, intergovernmental agreements as to the transfer of
funds to capital projects and construction claims.
Contract
Compliance Committee is a standing committee comprised of
nine commissioners and is responsible for monitoring the county’s MBE/WBE Ordinance.
Criminal
Justice Committee
is a standing committee of the whole, where all seventeen commissioners
are members.The committee reviews matters that relate to public
safety, criminal justice and the county corrections facilities.
Environmental
Control Committee is a standing committee comprised of seven
commissioners and is responsible for reviewing matters that relate
to the inspection, assessment and enforcement of air quality and
other environmental matters in suburban Cook County.
Finance
Committee is a
standing committee of the whole where all seventeen commissioners
are members. The committee is a legislative body of the Cook County
Board that is responsible for reviewing all financial matters and
has jurisdiction over all personnel, tax, revenue, bond and financing
matters. It considers items such as attorney fees for all
court, capital & non-capital cases; bills and claims of vendors;
worker's compensation and risk management claims; and all other
claims against the County of Cook. It also considers miscellaneous
items such as fees and licenses, as well as substantive matters
such as ordinances and resolutions submitted by County Commissioners,
Elected Officials, various County Bureaus and departments, and the
Office of the President.
Labor
Committee
is a subcommittee of the Finance Committee and is comprised
of seven commissioners. The committee is responsible for all labor
matters involving the county.
Litigation
Committee is a subcommittee of the Finance Committee
and is comprised of seven commissioners. The subcommittee is responsible
for reviewing all litigation matters involving the county.
Real
Estate and Business
& Economic Development Committee is a subcommittee
of the Finance Committee and is comprised of nine commissioners.
The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing all lease agreements,
licenses and real estate acquisitions and dispositions as well
as reviewing issues involving economic development and public/private
partnerships so as to promote the creation of jobs and investment
in Cook County.
Tax
Delinquency Committee is a subcommittee of the Finance
Committee and is comprised of seven commissioners. The subcommittee
is responsible for reviewing all requests for No Cash Bid status
from municipalities and other not-for-profit agencies and organizations
as recommended by the county’s Department of Planning and
Development.
Worker's
Compensation Committee is
a subcommittee of the Finance Committee and is comprised of five
commissioners. The committee is responsible for reviewing recommendations
of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission regarding medical claims
made by county employees. Meetings are held in executive session
because of the confidential nature of the matters referred to
the subcommittee.
Health
and Hospitals Committee is a standing committee of the whole
and is comprised of all seventeen commissioners. The committee is
responsible for reviewing all matters that relate to the quality
and availability of health care services for county residents as
recommended by the Bureau of Health Services. The Bureau is organized
as a health system, providing a range of health services from prevention
and primary care to emergency, inpatient and long-term care. These
services are provided through a countywide network of three hospitals,
a public health department and ambulatory clinics.
Oak
Forest Hospital Committee is a subcommittee of the
Health & Hospitals Committee and is comprised of seven commissioners.
The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing matters referred
to it by the Cook County Board or the Health & Hospitals Committee
that relate to Oak Forest Hospital. Oak Forest Hospital
of Cook County, located in Oak Forest in southwest suburban
Cook County, provides patient care at several levels, including
acute, comprehensive, rehabilitation, sub-acute, and intermediate supportive care, and ambulatory/outpatient
care.
Provident
Hospital Committee is a subcommittee of the Health
& Hospitals Committee and is comprised of seven commissioners.
The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing matters referred
to it by the Cook County Board or the Health & Hospitals Committee
that relate to Provident Hospital. Provident Hospital of
Cook County, located on Chicago’s south side, is a state-of-the-art
primary and teaching facility, known for its comprehensive emergency
room and modern birthing suites.
Public
Health Committee is a subcommittee of the Health
& Hospitals Committee and is comprised of seven commissioners.
The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing matters referred
to it by the Cook County Board or the Health & Hospitals Committee
that relate to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The Cook County Department of Public Health is a nationally recognized
health department protecting and promoting the health of the more
than two million residents of suburban Cook County.
Stroger
& Cermak Hospitals Committee is a subcommittee
of the Health & Hospitals Committee and is comprised of nine
commissioners. The subcommittee is responsible for reviewing matters
referred to it by the Cook County Board or the Health & Hospitals
Committee that relate to Stroger Hospital or Cermak Hospital.
Stroger Hospital of Cook County, located on Chicago’s west
side in the Illinois Medical District, is a major acute care and
teaching facility, internationally recognized for its many centers
of excellence. Cermak Health Services is the largest public health
facility in Chicago, serving the detainees at Cook County Jail.
Human
Relations
Committee is a standing committee and is comprised
of seven commissioners. The committee is responsible for reviewing
ethics and human rights issues affecting county employees.
Information
Technology & Automation Committee is a standing committee
and is comprised of nine commissioners. The committee is responsible
for reviewing requests for computer hardware, software and systems
as requested by various county departments, agencies and elected
officials. The committee is working closely with the Chief Information
Officer in the establishment, implementation and monitoring of a
county-wide systems plan.
Law
Enforcement Committee is a standing committee comprised
of nine commissioners. The committee reviews matters that relate
to public safety, criminal justice and the county corrections facilities.
Legislation,
Intergovernmental & Veterans Relations Committee is
a standing committee of the whole that is comprised of all seventeen
commissioners. The committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending
positions on state and federal legislation impacting Cook County
and reviewing appointments to the county’s boards and commissions.
The committee also deals with issues relating to the statutory benefits
and services provided to veterans and their families, including
recommendations for County ordinances to assist veterans working
for the Cook County government and living in the County of Cook.
Elections Committee is a special subcommittee of the Legislation,
Intergovernmental & Veterans Relations Committee and is comprised of
seven commissioners. The committee is responsible for any
election issues referred to it by the Cook County Board.
Roads
and Bridges Committee is a standing committee of the whole
that is comprised of all seventeen commissioners. The committee
reviews all matters that involving the design and construction of
all county highways. The committee also reviews matters involving
the maintenance of county highways, purchase of equipment and operation
of the county’s five maintenance facilities.
Rules
& Administration Committee is a standing committee comprised
of nine commissioners and is responsible for the County Board’s
rules of organization and related matters.
The committee also works with the Secretary to the Board to ensure
that necessary services are provided to the members of the Board
of Commissioners including recommendations for the board’s
annual budget appropriations.
Task
Force on Hospital Governance is
comprised of seven commissioners and is responsible for studying
the merits of an independent governance body for the Cook County
Bureau of Health Services and reviewing the different types of
governance boards other Counties utilize, and to report to the
President and Board of Commissioners their findings and
recommendations by January 15, 2008.
Workforce,
Job Development & Training Opportunities
is a standing
committee comprised of five Commissioners and is responsible for
oversight of the County’s’ workforce development systems including
federal and state funded programs such as the Workforce Investment
Act. The committee will act to ensure the accountability of the
County’s workforce programs and to make certain that their services
are responsive to the local area on behalf of the President. The
committees’ responsibilities include evaluation of the integrity of
proposed service delivery systems and service providers to ensure
fiscal and programmatic accountability. The committee shall meet
quarterly to consider all funding and contract related activities
pertaining to the Cook County President’s Office of Employment
Training.
Zoning
& Building Committee is a standing committee of the
whole and is comprised of all seventeen commissioners. The committee
is responsible for reviewing all requests for zoning variances within
the unincorporated areas of Cook County and monitoring the development
of a comprehensive zoning ordinance.
