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Cook County Board of Directors Health and Hospitals System Finance Committee met Nov. 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Attendance/Call to Order 9:00 A.M./Chair Reiter 

II. Public Testimony 9:00-9:15 

Members of the public can submit written testimony to be included in the official meeting record, or can register to present in-person or virtual oral testimony at the meeting. The written testimony or registration to testify should be submitted prior to November 8, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. Testimony is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Further information on how to submit written testimony or register to provide in-person or virtual oral testimony is included in the Meeting Notice and on the CCH website at https://cookcountyhealth.org/about/board-of-directors/ 

III. Action Items 

A. Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting, October 12, 2023 9:15-9:15/Chair Reiter

B. Proposed Real Estate-Related Matter – Request for approval to enter into a lease assignment with Howard Brown Health for medical office space located at 467 E. 31st Street, in Chicago, Illinois 9:15-9:20/Andrea M. Gibson and Craig Williams

C. Proposed Real Estate-Related Matter – Request for approval to enter into a purchase agreement to acquire an approximately 20, 250 square foot industrial property located at 5325 South 9th Avenue, in Countryside, Illinois, situated on a 1.55-acre site 9:20-9:25/Andrea M. Gibson and Craig Williams

D. Any Action Items listed under Sections III, IV and V

IV. Items under Chief Procurement Officer 9:25-9:55/Charles Jones

A. Action Items: Contracts and Procurement Items (backup to follow)

B. Report of emergency purchases

V. Items under Chief Financial Officer 9:55-10:25/Pamela Cassara

A. Action Items: Two (2) proposed Resolutions authorizing the closure of bank accounts held by the Cook County Department of Public Health with Bank of America and Fifth Third Bank

B. Action Items: Receive and file CCH grant award-related items

C. Report –September FY2023 Financials

VI. Adjourn 

The Finance Committee’s regular meeting schedule for 2024 has not yet been determined; however, it is expected that the Committee will begin holding their monthly meetings starting in January 2024.

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