Significant Actions –
Ordinance Amendment (15-2992) Performance Measures and
Standards (STAR) affecting transparency, service delivery and resource
allocation was referred to the Finance Committee for consideration.
Proposed Ordinance (15-3027) banning the sale of powdered
alcohol (‘Palcohol’) was referred to the Legislative Committee for consideration.
Resolution (15-3033) asking City of Chicago to adopt reforms
recommended by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with respect to “Stop
and Frisk” failed – Several Commissioners expressed concerns about telling
other elected bodies what to do in spite of the fact that they were essentially
sympathetic to the reforms proposed.
Some were also of the opinion that the changes laid out in the ACLU
report could be costly and asking the Chicago City Council to adopt them
without consideration of how to pay for them was akin to an unfunded mandate
although obviously the Cook County Commissioners cannot mandate what the
Chicago City Council does. Commissioners
Voting Yes – Arroyo, Boykin, Garcia, Murphy, Suffredin. Commissioners Voting No – Butler, Daley,
Gorman, Goslin, Schneider, Silvestri.
Commissioners Voting Present – Fritchey, Simms. Other Commissioners -Absent.
There was public testimony urging support for an anti-sweatshop resolution sponsored by Commissioner Fritchey which the board passed
stating that the county was resolved not to procure any goods or services
produced using sweatshop labor.
The board also passed another resolution sponsored by
Commissioner Fritchey against local “Right to Work” Zones such as the ones
Governor Rauner has expressed support for.
Various ceremonial procedures took up a lot of time at the
beginning of the meeting resulting in this League Observer having to leave
before the meeting was finished.
Submitted by Lali Watt
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