May 31, 2007

 

Notice

 

There will be a meeting of the Labor Subcommittee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at the hour of 1:30 P.M. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois to consider the following:

 

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PUBLIC SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE (PROPOSED ORDINANCE).  Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored by Deborah Sims, Peter N. Silvestri, Joseph Mario Moreno, Earlean Collins, Roberto Maldonado, Joan Patricia Murphy, Mike Quigley, and Larry Suffredin; Co-sponsored by William M. Beavers, John P. Daley, Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman, Gregg Goslin, Timothy O. Schneider and Robert B. Steele, Cook County Commissioners.

 

The following is a synopsis of the Proposed Ordinance.

 

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

 

PUBLIC SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cook finds that provision of public services by private sector employees may be cost-effective; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to ensure that citizens of this Cook County receive high quality public services at low cost with due regard for the needs of public and private workers, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cook finds it necessary to judiciously implement and carefully monitor such privatization contracts; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cook also finds it necessary to protect those workers who report conditions and practices which impact on the efficiency and quality of public services provided by private contractors; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the County of Cook further finds it necessary to ensure that service provision by private contractors does not in any way hinder public access to information guaranteed by the State of Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF COOK:

 

SECTION 1.      SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 2.      DEFINITIONS.

SECTION 3.      PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS; REQUIREMENTS.

SECTION 4.      REVIEW OF CONTRACT COSTS.

SECTION 5.      MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS.

SECTION 6.      COMPLIANCE WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, PRIVACY PROVISIONS.

SECTION 7.      PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION OR RETALIATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.

SECTION 8.      NONPREEMPTION.

SECTION 9.      SEVERABILITY.

SECTION 10.    EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

*Referred t the Finance Labor Subcommittee on May 15, 2007.

 

 

 

 

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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary

 

Chairman:

Murphy

Vice-Chairman:

Moreno

Members:

Beavers, Butler, Gorman, Maldonado, Sims