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Meeting Name: Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/21/2025 9:15 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued On: 10/15/2025
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25-0373 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/01/2025   Not available Not available
25-0298 1  AppointmentPROPOSED APPOINTMENT Appointee(s): Brandon Hayes Position: Council Member Department/Board/Commission: Conservation and Policy Council Effective date: 9/9/2025 Expiration date: 12/31/2025 The Council Nominating Committee recommends the appointment of Brandon Hayes to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Megan Bang. Brandon Hayes founded Bold Bison Communications and Consulting in 2019 to provide forward-thinking communications solutions, engaging strategy and facilitation services, and inspiring workshops and trainings for nonprofits, particularly in the conservation, climate, and local food movements. Bold Bison is a national firm—working from Florida to Alaska—with geographical emphases in the Great Lakes, Texas, and the West Coast. Clients include the Chicago Region Food System Fund, Chicago Wilderness Alliance, Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition, Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas, Houston Audubon, Iowa State University, The Land Trust Alliance, Montana Land Reliance, The Morton Arboretum, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, National Forest Fou   Not available Not available