Forest Preserve District of Cook County - File #: 14-0131

• File #: 14-0131
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/10/2014
• In control: Office of the General Superintendent
• On agenda: 12/16/2014
• Final action: 12/16/2014
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE NEW RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that TITLE 1- ADMINISTRATIVE, CHAPTER 5- FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed and enacted as follows: CHAPTER 5 - FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE Preamble The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the Rules of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. It is the purpose of these Rules: A. To provide appropriate procedures and organization for the Board of Commissioners to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner; B. To protect the right of all Commissioners to participate fully in the legislative process; C. To foster accountability in the governance of the Fo...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR., RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT B. STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/16/2014	2	FPD Board of Commissioners	adopt	Pass
12/16/2014	2	FPD Board of Commissioners	adopt as amended by substitution	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE

NEW RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that TITLE 1- ADMINISTRATIVE, CHAPTER 5- FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed and enacted as follows:

CHAPTER 5 - FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE
Preamble
The provisions of this Chapter shall constitute the Rules of the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. It is the purpose of these Rules:
A. To provide appropriate procedures and organization for the Board of Commissioners to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner;
B. To protect the right of all Commissioners to participate fully in the legislative process;
C. To foster accountability in the governance of the Forest Preserve District; and
D. To promote openness and maximize participation in the business and affairs of the Board of Commissioners.

1-5-1: - DEFINITIONS.
As used in these rules, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Article I, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
1-1. Board. "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
1-2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means any of the seventeen (17) duly elected or duly appointed Cook County Commissioners.
1-3. Committee. "Committee" means a committee of the Board and includes a standing committee, a special committee and a standing or special subcommittee of a committee.
1-4. Committee of the Whole. "Committee of the Whole" means a committee comprised of all Commissioners as required by this Ordinance.
1-5. County. "County" means the County of Cook, Illinois.
1-6. District. "District" means the Forest Preserve District of Cook Cou...