REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL
& VETERANS
RELATIONS
The Honorable,
The Board of Commissioners of
ATTENDANCE
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Present: |
Chairman Suffredin, Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners
Beavers, |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Moreno (1) |
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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:
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298630 |
COOK 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 Estimated Fiscal Impact: $65,000.00.
Contract period: Approval of this item would commit
Fiscal Year 2009 funds. *Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
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
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin,
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Peraica (1) |
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Absent: |
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THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298630 CARRIED.
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298631 |
COOK 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 Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$125,000.00. Contract
period: Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2009 funds. *Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
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
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin,
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Commissioners
Gorman, Peraica and Schneider (3) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Moreno
(1) |
THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298631 CARRIED.
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298632 |
COOK 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 Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$125,000.00. Contract
period: Approval of this item would commit Fiscal Year 2009 funds. *Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
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
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Yeas: |
Chairman Suffredin,
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Commissioners Gorman
and Peraica (2) |
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Absent: |
Commissioner Moreno
(1) |
THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION NO. 298632 CARRIED.
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298634 |
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 I submit this communication for your approval. *Referred to the
Committee on Legislation, Intergovernmental and Veterans Relations on |
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
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Yeas: |
Commissioners
Beavers, |
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Nays: |
Chairman Suffredin,
Vice Chairman Silvestri, Commissioners Claypool, Gorman, Goslin, Quigley and
Schneider (7) |
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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
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Respectfully
submitted, Committee
on Legislation, Intergovernmental & Veterans Relations xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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,