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Cook County Finance Committee Meeting - October 8, 2026

Board of Commissioners — Thursday, October 8, 2026
BodyCook County, Illinois
SessionBoard of Commissioners
DateThursday, October 8, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:03

The finance committee of the Cook County Board will come to order and the Secretary will call the roll.

Speaker 2

0:08

Thank you, Chairman.

0:09

Commissioner Aguilar.

0:11

Commissioner Aguilar is present.

0:14

Commissioner Naya.

0:16

Commissioner Naya is present.

0:17

Commissioner Britton is excused.

0:20

Commissioner Degnan.

0:21

Commissioner Degnan is present.

0:23

Commissioner Gaynor.

0:24

Commissioner Gaynor.

0:26

Commissioner Gaynor is absent.

0:27

Vice Chair Laurie.

0:29

Commissioner Laurie is present.

0:30

Commissioner McCaskill?

Unassigned speaker

0:32

Thank

Speaker 2

0:32

you, ma'am.

0:33

Commissioner Miller.

0:35

Commissioner Miller.

0:38

Commissioner Miller is absent.

0:39

Commissioner Moore.

Speaker 1

0:42

Commissioner

Speaker 2

0:43

Moore.

0:44

Commissioner Moore is absent.

0:46

Commissioner Marita.

0:48

Commissioner Marita is absent.

0:50

Commissioner Kevin Morrison.

0:51

Commissioner Kevin Morrison is present.

0:53

Commissioner Sean Morrison.

Speaker 1

0:56

Sean Morrison present.

Speaker 2

0:57

Commissioner Sean Morrison is present, participating remotely.

1:00

Commissioner Scott.

Speaker 1

1:01

Present.

Speaker 2

1:01

Commissioner Scott is present.

1:03

Commissioner Stamps.

1:05

Commissioner Stamps is present.

1:06

Commissioner Trevor?

1:08

Trevor here.

1:08

Commissioner Trevor is present.

1:10

Commissioner Vasquez.

1:11

Commissioner Vasquez is present.

1:13

Mr.

1:13

Chairman is also present.

1:14

Let me revisit those that did not respond.

1:17

I have an excused absence for Commissioner Britton.

1:19

Absent for Commissioner Gaynor.

1:22

Commissioner Miller.

1:24

Commissioner Moore.

1:26

Miller is here.

Unassigned speaker

1:27

Commissioner Miller is a very good question.

Speaker 1

1:28

Please take the conversations outside.

Speaker 2

1:31

Commissioner Miller is present, participating remotely.

1:34

Commissioner Moore.

1:36

Is absent.

1:37

Commissioner Marita.

1:39

Is absent.

1:39

Chairman, I will re I will add those when they return.

1:43

You do have a quorum, sir.

Speaker 1

1:45

Commissioner Lowry.

Speaker 3

1:47

Thank you, Chairman.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Budget Equity Analysis█████████████████████████████████████████████47%
Procedural███████████████████████████████████████41%
Public Engagement███████████12%
Summary of Proceedings

Cook County Finance Committee Meeting - October 8, 2026

The Finance Committee of the Cook County Board convened on October 8, 2026, to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 executive budget recommendation and related items. The meeting included roll call, approval of remote participation for commissioners, and the scheduling of public hearings and departmental reviews for the budget process.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public speakers were present at this meeting.

Discussion Items

  • The committee heard the reading of the schedule of public hearings (scheduled for October 15, 2026, at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.) and departmental hearings (scheduled from October 27–30, 2026) as part of the FY2027 budget process. The schedule was posted online and public participation options were outlined.

Key Outcomes

  • Remote Participation Approved: The committee voted 16–0 (with 1 excused absence) to allow members not physically present to participate remotely.
  • Budget Hearing Schedule Approved: The committee unanimously approved (17–0) the schedule of public hearings and departmental hearings for the FY2027 executive budget recommendations.

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 Aguilar is present. Commissioner Naya. Commissioner Naya is present. Commissioner Britton is excused. Commissioner Degnan. Commissioner Degnan is present. Commissioner Gaynor. Commissioner Gaynor. Commissioner Gaynor is absent. Vice Chair Laurie. Commissioner Laurie is present. Commissioner McCaskill? Thank you, ma'am. Commissioner Miller. Commissioner Miller. Commissioner Miller is absent. Commissioner Moore. Commissioner Moore. Commissioner Moore is absent. Commissioner Marita. Commissioner Marita is absent. Commissioner Kevin Morrison. Commissioner Kevin Morrison is present. Commissioner Sean Morrison. Sean Morrison present. Commissioner Sean Morrison is present, participating remotely. Commissioner Scott. Present. Commissioner Scott is present. Commissioner Stamps. Commissioner Stamps is present. Commissioner Trevor? Trevor here. Commissioner Trevor is present. Commissioner Vasquez. Commissioner Vasquez is present. Mr. Chairman is also present. Let me revisit those that did not respond. I have an excused absence for Commissioner Britton. Absent for Commissioner Gaynor. Commissioner Miller. Commissioner Moore. Miller is here. Commissioner Miller is a very good question.

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