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Cook County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Due to the current health crisis, there is no in-person participation for the County Board meetings. The President and Commissioners will participate remotely. The public can observe the livestream https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-live-board-proceedings

The public can still testify to the Committee Meetings. Only written comment will be accepted for those wishing to provide Public Testimony. Written comments provided prior to the start of the meeting will be read aloud at the meeting. Three minutes per comment will be allowed, though every effort will be made to read statements in their entirety. If you have additional material for the Board to consider, please email testimony to cookcounty.board@cookcountyil.gov and indicate a desire that your testimony be entered into the record. All written comment which complies with County Board Rules will be posted online.

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Sponsored by: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), JOHN P. DALEY, LARRY SUFFREDIN, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI and DEBORAH SIMS, Cook County Board of Commissioners

PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE COVID -19 PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 74 TAXATION, ARTICLE II. - REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY, SECTION 74- 48 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:

Sec. 74-48. Covid-19Property Tax Relief for Real Property Tax Payments due in 2020and 2021.

(a) In Cook County, the first installment of property taxes for the 2019 tax year were due on March 2, 2020 and the second installment is due August 3, 2020. Real property owners in the County of Cook have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic and Cook County has been designated a disaster area by the Governor of Illinois. While the second installment for the 2019 tax year remains due on August 3, 2020, in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/21-40(C)(1)(A) and Section 21-40(C)(1)(B), the Cook County Board of Commissioners declares that real property owners in Cook County are adversely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders issued by the State. Due to such adverse impact on Cook County real property owners, no interest penalties for any late payment of the August 3, 2020 property tax installment will accrue until after October 1, 2020, and payments made on or before October 1, 2020 in regard to the second installment will be considered as filed and paid timely by the Cook County Collector.

(b) In Cook County, the first installment of property taxes for the 2020 tax year will be due on March 2, 2021 and the second installment will be due on August 2, 2021. Real property owners in the County of Cook have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic and Cook County has been designated a disaster area by the Governor of Illinois. While the first installment for the 2020 tax year remains due on March 2, 2021 and the second installment for the 2020 tax year remains due August 2, 2021, in accordance with 35 ILCS 200/21-40(C)(1)(A) and Section 21-40(C)(1)(B), the Cook County Board of Commissioners declares that real property owners in Cook County are adversely impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders issued by the State. Due to such adverse impact on Cook County real property owners, no interest penalties for any late payment of the Tax Year 2020 First Installment will accrue until after May 3, 2021, and payments made on or before May 3, 2021, in regard to the first installment will be considered as filed and paid timely by the Cook County Collector. Additionally, no interest penalties for any late payment of the Tax Year 2020 Second Installment will accrue until after October 1, 2021, and payments made on or before October 1, 2021, in regard to the second installment will be considered as filed and paid timely by the Cook County Collector.

(b)(c) Due to the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on real property owners in Cook County, a financial hardship application is hereby waived and not required to be eligible for the Cook County Collector to process the relief referenced in Section 74-48(a).

Effective Date: Effective Immediately upon passage.

COMMITTEE ITEMS REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

The Finance Committee of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County Meeting of October 15, 2020 (Recessed and reconvened October 29, November 2, November 4, November 5 and November 6, 2020)

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Presented by: TONI PRECKWINKLE, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners EXECUTIVE BUDGET RECOMMENDATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021

Department: Office of the President

Summary: Executive Budget, Cook County Budget Resolution and Annual Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2021

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