REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL

& VETERANS RELATIONS

 

February 18, 2009

 

The Honorable,

The Board of Commissioners of Cook County

 

ATTENDANCE

 

Present:

Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gorman, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Peraica, Quigley, Schneider, Sims, Steele and Suffredin(16)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Moreno (1)

 

Also Present:

Gregory M. Gill, Venable, LLP; Stephen S. Morrill, Morrill & Associates; Mr. Karl A. Racine, Venable, LLP; Susan J. White, Susan J. White & Associates, Inc.; Frank M. Zuccarelli

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

        Your Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental & Veterans Relations of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County met pursuant to notice on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the hour of 9:3 0 A.M. in the Board Room, Room 569, County Building, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

 

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

 

298630

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, by Todd. H. Stroger, President, transmitting a Communication, dated January 29, 2009:

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with STEPHEN S. MORRILL, MORRILL & ASSOCIATES, P.C., whose name I am submitting for consideration as a county lobbyist.  Mr. Morrill will serve for a period of eleven (11) months beginning February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 in the amount of $65,000.00.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $65,000.00.  Contract period: February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.  (018-260 Account).

 

Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2009 funds.

 

*Referred to the Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on February 4, 2009.

 

Commissioner Butler, seconded by Commissioner Murphy, moved the approval of Communication No. 298630.

 

COMMISSIONER PERAICA CALLED FOR A ROLL CALL.  A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298630, THE VOTE OF YEAS AND NAYS BEING AS FOLLOWS:

 

ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication no. 298630

 

Yeas:

Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Gorman, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Quigley, Schneider, Sims and Steele (15)

 

Nays:

Peraica (1)

 

Absent:

Moreno (1)

 

THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298630 CARRIED.

 

298631

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, by Todd. H. Stroger, President, transmitting a Communication, dated January 29, 2009:

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with GREGORY M. GILL, VENABLE, LLP, whose name I am submitting for consideration as a county lobbyist.  Mr. Gill will serve for a period of eleven (11) months beginning February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 in the amount of $125,000.00.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $125,000.00.  Contract period:  February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.  (018-260 Account).

 

Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2009 funds.

 

*Referred to the Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on February 4, 2009.

 

Vice Chairman Silvestri, seconded by Commissioner Daley, moved the approval of Communication No. 298631.

 

COMMISSIONER PERAICA CALLED FOR A ROLL CALL.  A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298631, THE VOTE OF YEAS AND NAYS BEING AS FOLLOWS:

 

ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication no. 298631

 

Yeas:

Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Quigley, Sims and Steele (13)

 

Nays:

Commissioners Gorman, Peraica and Schneider (3)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Moreno (1)

 

THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298631 CARRIED.

 

298632

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, by Todd. H. Stroger, President, transmitting a Communication, dated January 29, 2009:

 

requesting authorization for the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract with SUSAN J. WHITE, SUSAN J. WHITE & ASSOCIATES, INC., whose name I am submitting for consideration as a county lobbyist.  Ms. White will serve for a period of eleven (11) months beginning February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 in the amount of $125,000.00.

 

Estimated Fiscal Impact:  $125,000.00.  Contract period:  February 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.  (490-260 Account).

 

Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2009 funds.

 

*Referred to the Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on February 4, 2009.

 

Commissioner Goslin, seconded by Commissioner Murphy, moved the approval of Communication No. 298632.

 

COMMISSIONER PERAICA CALLED FOR A ROLL CALL.  A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298632, THE VOTE OF YEAS AND NAYS BEING AS FOLLOWS:

 

ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication no. 298632

 

Yeas:

Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Claypool, Collins, Daley, Goslin, Maldonado, Murphy, Quigley, Schneider, Sims and Steele (14)

 

Nays:

Commissioners Gorman and Peraica (2)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Moreno (1)

 

THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298632 CARRIED.

 

298634

COOK COUNTY EMPLOYEE APPEALS BOARD (APPOINTMENT). Transmitting a Communication, dated January 30, 2009 from Todd H. Stroger, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners:

 

I hereby appoint FRANK M. ZUCCARELLI to the Cook County Employee Appeals Board, to fill the vacancy left by Gary Weintraub, for a term to begin immediately and expire July 1, 2010.

 

I submit this communication for your approval.

 

*Referred to the Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on February 4, 2009.

Commissioner Murphy, seconded by Commissioner Sims, moved the approval of Communication No. 298634.

 

COMMISSIONER PERAICA CALLED FOR A ROLL CALL.  A VOTE WAS TAKEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298634, THE VOTE OF YEAS AND NAYS BEING AS FOLLOWS:

 

ROLL CALL ON MOTION TO APPROVE communication no. 298634

 

Yeas:

Commissioners Beavers, Butler, Collins, Daley, Maldonado, Murphy, Peraica, Sims and Steele (9)

 

Nays:

Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Claypool, Gorman, Goslin, Quigley and Schneider (7)

 

Absent:

Commissioner Moreno (1)

 

THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298634 CARRIED.

 

Chairman Suffredin asked the Secretary to the Board to call upon the registered public speakers, in accordance with Cook County Code, Sec. 2-108(dd):

 

1.  George Blakemore – Concerned Citizen  

 

Commissioner Daley moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Vice Chairman Silvestri.  The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.

 

YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS

WITH REGARD TO THE MATTERS NAMED HEREIN:

 

Communication Number 298630                     Approved

Communication Number 298631                    Approved

Communication Number 298632                     Approved

Communication Number 298134                    Approved

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental & 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.