REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND
VETERANS RELATIONS
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
President Stroger and Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman
Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gorman,
Goslin, Maldonado, Moreno, Murphy, Peraica, Schneider, Sims and Steele (16) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Quigley (1) |
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Also
Present: |
Carmen Triche-Colvin – Interim
Purchasing Agent, Donna L. Dunnings – Interim Chief
Information Officer, Joseph Fratto – Interim
Comptroller, Mark Kilgallon – Interim Chief
Administrative Officer |
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Your Committee
on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations of the Board of
Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on
Your Committee
has considered the following items and upon adoption of this report, the
recommendations are as follows:
Chairman Suffredin stated that on this meeting’s agenda
there are four appointments on which the Board is to give advice and consent,
and the authority to do so comes from a variety of different statutes.
Chairman Suffredin outlined the procedures of how the
committee would handle the appointments. He stated that they would be taken in
the order that the President made them, which is the order that they appear on
the agenda. The nominee would be given the
opportunity to make a statement on their qualifications and their vision for
the office. A motion to approve would be
made after their presentation. Each
Commissioner (in alphabetic order) would have the opportunity to question the
nominee, however there would be no points of order and there would be no
interruptions as each Commissioner was allotted their full ten minutes. After the Commissioners had the opportunity
to question the nominee, members of the general public would be allowed to
comment on the nomination. A roll call
vote would be taken, after which the same procedures and format would follow
for each of the nominees to be considered.
Chairman Suffredin introduced the first nomination, which
was that of Mark Kilgallon to the position of Chief
Administrative Officer, and stated that this is an office created by state
statute which requires the Board to give advice and consent to the President’s
nominee.
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283652 |
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (APPOINTMENT). Transmitting a Communication from Todd H.
Stroger, President, Pursuant to Mr. Kilgallon has a Masters
Degree in Public Administration and has worked in County government for
twenty-five years. Mr. Kilgallon’s County service includes experience as a
Bureau Chief and First Assistant to the Chief Administrative Officer; he is
highly experienced in the administration of I submit this communication for your approval. * Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
Vice Chairman
Silvestri moved the approval of Communication No. 283652, seconded by
Commissioner Moreno.
Mr. Kilgallon gave his presentation
to the Committee members (see Attachment #1, which includes his presentation,
resume and letter of recommendation.)
Commissioners were called upon to ask Mr. Kilgallon questions.
Chairman Suffredin asked the Secretary to the Board to call
upon the registered public speakers.
1. George
Blakemore, Concerned Citizen
Returning to the
motion of Vice Chairman Silvestri, seconded by Commissioner Moreno, to approve
Communication No. 283652, the Roll Call was taken, with the vote of yeas and
nays being as follows:
ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE Communication
no. 283652
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Claypool, Gorman,
Peraica and Schneider (5) |
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Present: |
None (0) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Quigley (1) |
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Divided: |
None (0) |
The motion to approve
CARRIED.
Chairman Suffredin introduced the second nomination, which
was that of Carmen Triche-Colvin to the position of
Purchasing Agent, and stated that the Board’s power to do advice and consent
comes from state statute.
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284041 |
PURCHASING AGENT (APPOINTMENT). Transmitting a Communication from Todd H.
Stroger, President, Pursuant to Carmen Triche-Colvin has over
fifteen years experience in County government and has over eight years
experience in the purchasing and administrative functions of the County and
Forest Preserve District. For the past four years, Carmen Triche-Colvin
has served as the Purchasing Agent for the Forest Preserve District of Cook
County; prior to said position, Ms. Triche-Colvin
served as the Deputy Purchasing Agent for the Cook County Office of the
Purchasing Agent. Furthermore, for the
past eight years, Carmen Triche-Colvin has served
on the State of Carmen Triche-Colvin is highly
experienced in the administration of both the County’s and Forest Preserve’s
Purchasing Departments and will be an asset to the Cook County Purchasing
Department. I submit this communication for your approval. * Referred to the Committee on Legislation,
Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
Vice Chairman
Silvestri moved the approval of Communication No. 284041, seconded by
Commissioner Daley.
Ms. Colvin gave her presentation to the Committee members
(see Attachment #2, which includes her presentation, biography and letters of
recommendation.)
Commissioners were called upon to ask Ms. Colvin questions.
Returning to the
motion of Vice Chairman Silvestri, seconded by Commissioner Daley, to approve
Communication No. 284041, the Roll Call was taken, with the vote of yeas and
nays being as follows:
ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication
no. 284041
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners
Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Commissioners Claypool, Gorman and Peraica (3) |
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Present: |
None (0) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Quigley (1) |
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Divided: |
None (0) |
The motion to approve
CARRIED.
Chairman Suffredin introduced the third nomination, which
was that of Joseph M. Fratto for the position of
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284767 |
Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2-411 of the Cook County
Code, I hereby appoint JOSEPH M.
FRATTO to the position of Mr. Fratto
has over twenty-five years experience in financial administration with the
Chicago Park District and the Park Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. He has served in a number of key positions
within those organizations including Trustee and Executive Director of the
Benefit Fund, Deputy Superintendent of Finance and Management Services,
Superintendent of Finance and Administrative Services and Comptroller for the
Park District. Mr. Fratto’s
experience in financial administration in the public sector will be an asset
to the Cook County Bureau of Finance. I submit this communication for your approval. * Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
Vice Chairman
Silvestri moved the approval of Communication No. 284767, seconded by
Commissioner Daley.
Mr. Fratto gave his presentation
to the Committee members (see Attachment #3, which includes his presentation,
resume and letters of recommendation.)
Commissioners were called upon to ask Mr. Fratto questions.
Returning to the
motion of Vice Chairman Silvestri, seconded by Commissioner Daley, to approve
Communication No. 284767, the Roll Call was taken, with the vote of yeas and
nays being as follows:
ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication
no. 284767
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners
Beavers, |
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Nay: |
Commissioner Claypool (1) |
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Present: |
None (0) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Quigley (1) |
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Divided: |
None (0) |
The motion to approve
CARRIED.
Chairman Suffredin introduced the fourth nomination, which
was that of Donna Dunnings to the position of Chief
Financial Officer of the
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285659 |
BUREAU OF FINANCE (APPOINTMENT). Transmitting a Communication from Todd H.
Stroger, President, Pursuant to Cook County Ordinance, 91-O-11, Section 2-402
of the County’s Code, I hereby appoint DONNA
DUNNINGS to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective
immediately. Donna Dunnings has served in a
number of key positions within Ms Dunnings’ experience in the I submit this communication for your approval. * Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
Commissioner Daley
moved the approval of Communication No. 285659, seconded by Commissioner
Sims.
Ms. Dunnings gave her presentation
to the Committee members (see Attachment #4, which includes her biography,
resume and letters of recommendation.)
Commissioners
were called upon to ask Ms. Dunnings questions.
Commissioner Beavers provided the Committee members with a
copy of the Cook County Ethics Ordinance, Section 2.11(c) (see Attachment #5.)
Commissioner
Peraica pointed out that the section to which Commissioner Beavers was
referring was re-numbered when the Ordinances were codified in 2006, and that
the section is now known as Article VII, Section 2-582 (c).
Chairman Suffredin asked the Secretary to the Board to call
upon the registered public speakers.
1. George
Blakemore, Concerned Citizen
Returning to the
motion of Commissioner Daley, seconded by Commissioner Sims, to approve
Communication No. 285659, the Roll Call was taken, with the vote of yeas and
nays being as follows:
ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication
no. 285659
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Claypool, Gorman,
Goslin, Peraica and Schneider (6) |
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Present: |
None (0) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Quigley (1) |
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Divided: |
None (0) |
The motion to approve
CARRIED.
Vice Chairman
Silvestri moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Daley. The motion carried and the meeting was
adjourned.
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Respectfully
submitted, Committee
on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Larry
Suffredin, Chairman |
Attest:
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Matthew B. DeLeon, Secretary
** The audio recording for this meeting is available from
the Office of the Secretary to the Board,