Cook County Finance Committee Meeting - June 10, 2026
Cook County Finance Committee Meeting - June 10, 2026
The Finance Committee of the Cook County Board met on June 10, 2026, with Chair Daly presiding. The meeting included roll call, approval of routine items, presentations on financial reports and performance, and discussion of a contract amendment. Multiple items were approved, and one item was deferred.
Consent Calendar
- Receive and file court orders report (261555), approve special court cases and proposed settlements, workers' compensation reports, patient claims report, and claims recovery settlements. Approved by roll call (14 ayes, 3 excused).
- Receive and file Comptroller's report for the five-month period ending April 30, 2026 (261599) and CCH report for June 2020 (261604). Comptroller Cyril Thomas reported a favorable general fund variance of $344.1 million and an unfavorable health fund variance of $47 million. Scott Spencer, interim CFO for CCH, noted the health system was $47 million unfavorable to budget and that County Care was awarded a health plan RFP. Approved by roll call (14 ayes, 3 excused).
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public speakers were present; two scheduled speakers (Taiwan Sims and Jessica Jackson) did not appear.
Discussion Items
- Remote Participation: Commissioner Lowry moved to allow remote participation for the meeting, but announced enforcement of the 24-hour rule and chair discretion for exigent circumstances. Commissioner Miller voted present, noting the motion was against existing rules. The motion passed 13 ayes, 1 present, 3 excused.
- Erratas: Two erratas were noted for file numbers 260721 and 261585, changing language in the agenda.
- ROI Annual Performance Report: Commissioner Lowry moved to approve items 260721 (JEC resolution for CVI grants), 261336 (firearm tax ordinance amendment), and receive and file 261025 (ROI FY25 annual report). Director Carrie Ann Carallis presented the report, explaining the new logic model framework with goals, outcomes, and metrics. Commissioners Naya, Dagnan, and McCaskill asked questions about metric selection, continuous improvement, and measuring grantee impact. No further questions, and the motion passed 14 ayes.
- Contract Amendment: Commissioner Dagnan moved item 261514 (ordinance amendment to management of contracts, including a 10% penalty for vendor non-performance). She explained the rationale and noted that after speaking with General Counsel, she would defer the item for further discussion. The motion to defer passed by voice vote.
Key Outcomes
- Remote participation motion approved: 13 aye, 1 present, 3 excused.
- Consent items approved: 14 aye, 3 excused.
- Lowry's items (260721, 261336, 261025) approved: 14 aye, 3 excused.
- Item 261514 deferred by voice vote.
- Meeting adjourned.
Meeting Transcript
The Finance Committee of the Cook County Board will come to order and the Secretary will call the roll. Thank you, Chairman. Commissioner Aguilar. Commissioner Naya? Aye. Commissioner Britton, present. Thank you, sir. Commissioner Dagnan. Present. Thank you. Commissioner Gaynor is excused. Commissioner Laurie. Present. Commissioner McCasco. Commissioner Miller. Commissioner Moore. Commissioner Marita. Morita present. Commissioner Marita is present participating remotely. Commissioner Kevin Morrison? Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused. Commissioner Scott. Commissioner Stamps. Is excused. Commissioner Trevor? Present. Commissioner Vasquez. Thank you. Chairman is present. Chairman, you do have a quorum. The following members are excused. Commissioner Gaynor, Commissioner Sean Morrison, Commissioner Stamps. There is a quorum, sir. And one re uh participating remotely. Commissioner Lowry. Thank you, Chairman. I'm going to move to allow remote participation, but I'm going to do so by adding this. As chair of rules for both Forest Preserve and Cook County, my office is going to forward a letter to each Commissioner, again, detailing the process relative to requesting an allowance for remote participation. We are going to enforce the 24-hour rule. In situations where an individual has some type of exigent circumstance, the chair of the given committee will be given discretion to allow participation or not. But I want to be clear, exigent is not the same as inconvenience. So we are going to enforce this rule moving forward. I'm saying it now so that everyone can hear it as part of the recording today. A letter will follow, and that is how we're going to proceed going forward. And Mr. Chairman, I'll second the motion and I will vote in favor of remote participation. And as to my committees, the same rules will be applied. This is a motion for remote. It's been moved by Commissioner. Commissioner Lowry second by K Commissioner Bretton.
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