REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION,

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND VETERANS RELATIONS

October 2, 2007

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

ATTENDANCE

Present:

Chairman Suffredin and Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Collins, Daley, Gorman, Goslin, Murphy, Schneider and Steele (10)

Absent:

Vice Chairman Silvestri and Commissioners Claypool, Maldonado, Moreno, Peraica, Quigley and Sims (7)

Also Present:

Daniel J. Coughlin - Coordinator, Cook County Emergency Management Agency

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Your Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at the hour of 9:30 A.M. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Your Committee has considered the following item and upon adoption of this report, the recommendations are as follows:

289085

AMENDMENT TO THE COOK COUNTY CODE, CHAPTER 26 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES, SECTIONS 26-31 THROUGH 26-44, (EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ORDINANCE) (PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT). SUBMITTING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY TODD H. STROGER, PRESIDENT, COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The following is a synopsis of the Proposed Ordinance Amendment: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT TO EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER AGENCY ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the County of Cook is a home rule unit of government as defined in Article VII, Section 6(a) of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, through Section 10 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act (20 ILCS 3305/10), the General Assembly has provided that “each county shall maintain an emergency services and disaster agency that has jurisdiction over and serves the entire county, except … that in any county over 3,000,000 containing a municipality with a population over 500,000 the jurisdiction of the county agency shall not extend to the municipality when the municipality has established its own agency.” NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 26 Emergency Management and Services, Article II, Sections 26-31 through Section 26-434, the “Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Ordinance”, henceforth known as the “Cook County Emergency Management Agency Ordinance”, of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE II. EMERGENCY SERVICES AND DISASTER AGENCY COOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Sec. 26-31. Establishment. Sec. 26-32. Coordinator. Sec. 26-33. Functions. Sec. 26-34. Service as mobile support team. Sec. 26-35. Agreements with other political subdivisions. Sec. 26-36. Emergency action. Sec. 26-37. Compensation. Sec. 26-38. Purchases and expenditures Reimbursement by state; funds received from federal government and private donation. Sec. 26-39. Oath Emergency Powers of President and Coordinator. Sec. 26-40. Office Oath. Sec. 26-41. Designation of Space. Sec. 26-42. Duty to Cooperate. Sec. 26-43. Construction. Enforcement Date. This amendment shall be in force from the date of passage. * Substitute Ordinance Amendment referred to the Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on September 6, 2007.

Commissioner Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Steele, moved the approval of the Substitute Ordinance Amendment (Communication Number 289085). The motion carried.

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commission Steele, moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTION

WITH REGARD TO THE MATTERS NAMED HEREIN:

Communication Number 289085 Substitute Ordinance Amendment Approved

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations

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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, 118 North Clark Street, Room 567, Chicago, IL 60602.