0:08The hour of 10 o'clock having arrived.
0:10The meeting of the finance subcommittee on litigation of the Cook County Board of Commissioners will come to order.
0:15Madam Secretary, you please take the roll.
0:17Commissioner Dagnan is present.
0:20Commissioner Laurie is present.
0:26Commissioner Rita is present participating remotely.
0:28Commission Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused.
0:31Commissioner Stamps is excused.
0:37Commissioner Trevor, are you in the room?
0:42Commissioner Trevor is in the room.
0:45Chairman, you do have a quorum following members.
0:51Commissioner Marita is participating remotely.
0:55Before we have a motion for remote participation, uh Commissioner Moore, would you like to call your Chair?
1:02I'd like to call the Transportation Committee to order.
1:05Will you please take the roll call, please?
1:07Commissioner Aguilar.
1:09Commissioner Aguilar, are you in the room?
1:13Commissioner Britton.
1:18Commissioner Danner is excused.
1:21Commissioner McCaskill.
1:28Commissioner Marita is present participating remotely.
1:31Commissioner Kevin Morrison.
1:33Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused.
1:36Commissioner Stamps is excused.
1:39Commissioner Vasquez.
1:41Commissioner Naya is absent.
1:47Commissioner Daly is present.
1:50Chairman Moore is present.
1:51Chairman, you do have a few members that did not respond.
1:54You do have a quorum.
1:55We will add them when you return.
1:58We will stand to the call, Chair.
2:03Uh Commissioner Lowry moves for uh remote participation.
2:07Seconded by Commissioner Trevor.
2:18Commissioner Degnan is.
2:23She just says I know.
2:29Commissioner Degnan is aye.
2:31Commissioner Degnan is aye.
2:33This isn't your committee, sir.
2:35Commissioner Laurie, your vote?
2:38Commissioner Marita, your vote.
2:42Commissioner Shawn Morrison is excused.
2:44Commissioner Stamps is excused.
2:48Commissioner Trevor is aye.
2:53Chairman, five ayes to excuses.
2:58Well, actually, we do we have nine in the room for legislation.
3:01I guess I could call it.
3:07The hour of 1045 having arrived.
3:09The litigation and uh intergovernment relations committee of the Cook County Board will come to order.
3:14And Madam Secretary, we take the roll.
3:16Commissioner Aguilar.
3:18Commissioner Naya is absent.
3:21Commissioner Daly is absent.
3:27Commissioner Gaynor is excused.
3:30Commissioner McCaskill?
3:44Commissioner Marita is present, participating remotely.
3:46Commissioner Kevin Morrison.
3:48Commissioner Sean Morrison is excused.
3:50Commissioner Scott is present.
3:53Commissioner Stamps is excused.
3:57Commissioner Vasquez.
4:00Is absent for the moment.
4:04You do have a few members that did not respond, but you have a quorum at the moment.
4:09And we'll uh add them as they come back in the room.
4:11And that committee will stand in recess to the call of the chair.
4:14We are now back to litigation.
4:16Madam Secretary, do you have any public speakers for this meeting?
4:21Oh, I have to do remote.
4:23I didn't do remote proceeds.
4:28I don't try not to cause controversy, Commissioner.
4:35It was a long time ago.
4:37I don't think those speakers for this committee are in the room.
4:44Chairman, they did not respond.
4:47Um, we're going to keep going then, shall we?
4:50Uh the chair will now entertain a motion to approve item 261724.
4:54The minutes of the meeting held on May 13, 2026.
4:57That's made by Vice Chair Lowry, seconded by Commissioner Trevor.
5:00All those in favor signify by saying aye.
5:04Are there any requests for executive session by any commissioners on the floor?
5:08Commissioner Degnan wishes to proceed to executive session.
5:11That is perfectly fine.
5:13This body will now well, that motion is made by Commissioner Dagan seconded by Commissioner Lowry.
6:07Commissioner Trevor is aye, thank you.
6:29Uh, I didn't get a response from four in the room.
6:34I want to make sure I'm marking her as absent.
6:42Okay you have a four and um three.
6:45And unless she returns, we we will dispense with the roll calls.
6:49So all those who are not involved in the litigation um executive session of this body would please remove yourselves from the room.
6:59And then sorry that everybody who just came in gotta go back out.
7:02But that's how this works.
25:41I should know that man.
25:53Just repeating that motion.
25:54It was made by Vice Chair Lowry, second by Commissioner Degan to return to open session, and the vote was unanimous in favor.
26:00Therefore, we are back in open session.
26:02The chair will entertain a motion to receive and file item 261248, the first quarter 2026 OIIG report.
26:09That motion is made by Vice Chair Lowry, second by Commissioner Trevor.
26:12We'll now hear from Inspector General Paxton regarding that quarterly report.
26:39Good morning, Commissioners, attendees, and everyone watching the stream.
26:42This is the OIG quarterly report for the first quarter, and it was issued on April 15, 2026.
26:49Due to the OIG ordinance restrictions, I can only discuss the contents within the OIG quarterly report, other information as part of our investigative files and confidential.
27:09We received a total of 190 complaints compared to the 208 complaints received during the previous quarter.
30:00Four additional programs did not appear to provide meaningful service to the community.
30:03The OIG found that program oversight was weak with inadequate monitoring of grantee performance.
30:10The JC did not require repayment of funds from non-compliant grantees.
30:16Additionally, the OIG investigated the complaint against the building and zoning department.
30:23Allegations were a private resident was operating as an illegal boarding house.
30:29The OIG gathered evidence that supports the allegation that the residence was being used as an unauthorized board in house.
30:37Investigators identified gaps in investigative procedures and documentation.
30:42The review recommended strengthening standard operating procedures for investigators at building and zoning.
30:48The OIG recommended building zoning to reopen the case.
31:07Time and attendance fraud at the Bureau of Technology in the Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security.
31:14A CCH employee allegedly sexually harassed the sheriff's officer at the county jail.
31:22Cook County Police Department failure to safeguard personal property after an arrest.
31:27And CCH employee routinely create and post social media videos while at work about their business.
31:38Commissioner Degan is recognized.
31:40Thank you, OIGA for producing the report and for providing a summary of the work that was done.
31:47When you recommend an office terminate an employee for PPP loan fraud, do you get a response from the office about that recommendation about whether or not that employee was terminated?
32:00Okay, and you said you had 330 nine cases.
32:05And then how many of those employees were terminated?
32:08That you had asked to or recommended to be terminated.
32:11I don't have the exact number, but very few.
32:14Um in terms of terminated.
32:17When it when it is sustained, I only remember maybe what one person?
32:21One person that kept their job.
32:24In the different committee.
32:25And I think was that already released?
32:28Was that information released?
32:30It'll it'll come up, I believe, in our next report about the person that was.
32:37I can't even comment on it.
32:38We'll do a follow-up.
32:41So you're saying that when you have done the work and that you have found that there has been fraud and you've recommended them be terminated, that your recommendations are followed, and you done, I guess, subsequently, then you feel like the work that you're doing has the impact that you would like.
32:57For the most part, yes.
32:59Those were my questions.
33:00I read the report, and I thank you for all the work that you're doing.
33:03Thank you, Commissioner.
33:04And Inspector General, my understanding was the building and zoning did respond to that inquiry, and we're that's done.
33:10No further action needs to be taken.
33:14Okay, then we're good.
33:15Any further questions of the OIG?
33:17Thank you for coming in.
33:19Um we'll now move on.
33:21Next matter will be a motion of the floor to receive and file 261248.
33:27Uh is Commissioner Marita connected.
33:32Commissioner Marita, if you're connected, please let me know.
33:34Otherwise, we're gonna do a voice vote.
33:37Uh and would you please uh add Commissioner Stamps to the roll and as an aye to any previous votes?
33:43And 1248 receive and file.
33:46Are we going to use a voice vote for that?
33:48All those in favor signify by saying aye.
33:50Post name pen the chair of the ayes have it.
33:51Chair and knowledge in a motion to receive and file item 261706.
33:55The supplemental agenda case disposition summary for civil rights torts government accessing council.
33:59That motion is made by Vice Chair Lowry, seconded by Commissioner Deggan.
34:03Uh 0706 is what I have written down.
34:13I have 1706 on the is 1706.
34:19So we have no legislative file.
34:23Is it the do you have a case number for this?
34:25We've got public position report.
34:33Litigation had a supplemental.
34:36There is a supplement.
34:43Supplemental agenda 17 1706.
34:46According to my deputy chief of staff.
34:52Let me just correct me.
34:54Or assistant to the chief of staff.
35:00So that motion on the floor is on 261706.
35:02All those in favor signify by saying aye.
35:04Opposed nay, pin the chair of the ayes have it.
35:05Check the member to motion to approve items 261707, 261712, and 261713.
35:12That motion is also made by Vice Chair Lowry, seconded by Commissioner Trevor.
35:16All those in favor signify by saying aye.
35:18Opposed nay, pin the chair of the ayes have it.
35:19The chairman will now retain a motion to receive and file items 261714, 261715, 261716, 261717, 261718, 261720, and 261721.
35:32That motion is made by Vice Chair Degnan.
35:35Vice Chair Lowry seconded by Commissioner Degan.
35:37All those in favor signify by saying aye.
35:38Opposed nay, pin the chair of the ayes have it.
35:41There being no further business before the committee.
35:43Vice Chair Lowry moves to adjourn.
35:45Seconded by Commissioner Degnan.
35:46All those in favor signify by saying aye.
35:48Opposed nay, then chair of the ayes have it.
35:53Transportation is next.
