Forest Preserve of Cook County Finance Committee met Feb. 25.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Authorization as a public speaker shall only be granted to those individuals who have submitted in writing, their name, address, subject matter, and organization (if any) to the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Duly authorized public speakers shall be called upon to deliver testimony at a time specified in the meeting agenda. Authorized public speakers who are not present during the specified time for public testimony will forfeit their allotted time to speak at the meeting. Public testimony must be germane to a specific item(s) on the meeting agenda, and the testimony must not exceed three minutes; the Secretary will keep track of the time and advise when the time for public testimony has expired. Persons authorized to provide public testimony shall not use vulgar, abusive, or otherwise inappropriate language when addressing the Board; failure to act appropriately; failure to speak to an item that is germane to the meeting, or failure to adhere to the time requirements may result in expulsion from the meeting and/or disqualify the person from providing future testimony.
20-0155
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 01/14/2020
20-0150 Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent
RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE (LITIGATION)
Finance Subcommittee Meeting on Litigation - 1/14/2020
The Finance Subcommittee on Litigation met on the above listed date and recommends the following for approval:
Proposed Settlements Approved Fiscal Year 2020 to Present: $0.00
Proposed Settlements to Be Approved: $4,416.87
Legal Fees Approved Fiscal Year 2020 to Present: $0.00
Legal Fees for 1/14/2020 to Be Approved: $67,057.48
20-0012
Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2020
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County:
Section 1. That this Ordinance is and the same is hereby termed the “Ordinance for the Levy of Taxes for the Year 2020.”
Section 2. That the Committee on Finance of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Illinois has considered the subject of the Annual Tax Levy for the year 2020 and the several sums necessary to be levied to meet the needs and requirements of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for said year and has recommended that this ordinance for the levy of taxes be adopted.
Section 3. That the Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, heretofore having approved and adopted the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for the year commencing January 1, 2020 at its meeting held November 19, 2019, which ordinance was published by authority of said Board as provided by law and which portion of said Appropriation Ordinance pertaining to Fund and Departmental Appropriations (together with marginal columns captioned “ Payable from the Tax Levy” and “Payable from sources other than the Tax Levy” where applicable) is set forth hereinafter.
Section 4. That the sum of Ninety Nine Million, Two Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand, and Three Dollars and No Cents ($99,289,003), being the sum of Appropriations heretofore legally made which are to be paid from the collection of the Annual Tax Levy of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2020 A.D. for the corporate purposes, for the construction of improvements and development of the forests and lands, for payment for principal and interest on bonded debt, for payment for contributions to Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, and for the payment of amounts to the Chicago Zoological Society and the Chicago Horticultural Society, all as adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County at its meeting held November 19, 2019 and published by
the authority of said Board according to law, is hereby levied on all the taxable property within said Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois for the Levy Year 2020being composed of the specific amounts for the various purposes herein before named.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
ANNUAL TAX LEVY ORDINANCE
FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2020
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND SOURCES THEREOF ALL FUNDS
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
Legislative History : 1/14/20 - FPD Board of Commissioners - refer to the Finance Committee
20-0138
Presented by: ARNOLD RANDALL, General Superintendent REPORT
Department: Department of Finance and Administration
Request: Receive and File
Report Title: Corporate Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures
Report Period: 1/1/2019 - 12/31/2019
Summary: Detailed Fund Analysis of Revenue and Expenditures for December 2019.
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