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Cook County Health Board of Directors Audit and Compliance Committee met Oct. 17

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA

I. Attendance/Call to Order

II. Public Testimony

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 October 16, 2025 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. Report from Chief Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer

A. Action Item: Approve proposed Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors Charter

B. Action Item: Approve proposed Corporate Compliance Steering Committee Charter

IV. Action Items

A. Accept Minutes of the Audit and Compliance Committee Meetings, July 18, 2025

B. Any items listed under Sections III, IV and V

V. Closed Meeting Items 9:30-9:55

A. Report from Director of Internal Audit

B. Discussion of Personnel Matters

Closed Meeting

Motion to recess the open meeting and convene into a closed meeting, pursuant to the following exceptions to the Open Meetings Act:

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), regarding “the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity,” and

5 ILCS 120/2(c)(29), regarding “meetings between internal or external auditors and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the United States of America.”

VI. Adjourn

Committee Members:

The Committee’s regular meeting schedule for 2026 has not yet been determined; however, it is expected that the Committee will begin holding their quarterly meetings starting in January 2026.

Chair: Harrington

Members: Directors Kim and Reiter

Board Chair Garza (ex-officio)

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