Where Does Cook County Spend Our Money?

WHERE DOES COOK COUNTY SPEND OUR MONEY?

Where Does Cook County Spend Our Money?

A study committee of LWVCC has been working for many months on deciphering Cook County government, particularly its allocation of expenditures and employees. It is part of a larger project evaluating the transparency and accountability of Cook County government. The focus of the study was on departments that report to President Todd Stroger.

The results of the study in a document called Where Does Cook County Spend Our Money? will be distributed to the Commissioners and other elected Cook County officials as they prepare to discuss the budget for 2009. The report outlines inconsistencies and apparent contradictions in published documents, and notes areas where County information is opaque. This lack of clarity inhibits the ability of citizens to participate in improving their government.

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Cook County Organizational Chart	Allocation of money and employees among governmental units
Disclaimer	Reliance
Introduction	History and context of study
LWVCC Positions	League of Women Voters of Cook County (LWVCC) positions on Cook County government structure, budget process, and transparency
Definitions	Terminology used in the document
Data Sources	Documents and Presentation
Structure of County government	Executive, legislative and judicial branches, certain complications, and the services provided by Cook County government as a whole
Budget	Sources and application of funds
Forest Preserve District	Separate Taxing authority
President’s Unit Organizational Chart	Allocation of money and employees among Office of the President, the Bureaus under the President, Auditor and Office of Secretary to the Board
Role of the President	President’s powers Reconciliation of data on number of employees and money allocated to the President’s unit of government
Office of the President	Organizational Chart Employee positions and funding for the areas of public affairs and communications, administrative support Employee positions and funding for the areas of Human Rights, Ethics and Women’s Issues Reconciliation of data on number of employees and money allocated to the President’s unit of government for Departments 010, 005 and 002
Bureau or Administration	Bureau of Administration Organizational Chart Office of Chief Administrative Officer Building and Zoning Environmental Control Zoning Board of Appeals Judicial Advisory Council Medical Examiner Public Defender Adoption and Child Custody Advocacy Veterans’ Assistance Commission County Highway Department Motor Fuel Tax Fund/Illinois First Animal Control Law Library Emergency Management Services Reconciliation of data on employees and money allocated to Bureau
Bureau of Finance	Bureau of Finance Organizational Chart Chief Financial Officer Budget and Management Services Revenue Contract Compliance Purchasing Agent Comptroller Risk Management Reconciliation of data on employees and money allocated to Bureau
Bureau of Health	Bureau of Health Organizational Chart Overview Office of Chief Health Administrator Ambulatory and Community Health Network Stroger Hospital Oak Forest Hospital Provident Hospital Cermak Health Services Cook County Dept. of Public Health Managed Care Support Fund Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund TB Sanitarium District Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Services Reconciliation of data on employees and money allocated to Bureau
Bureau of Human Resources	Department of Human Resources Employees Appeal Board
Bureau of Technology	Bureau of Technology Organizational Chart Office of Chief Information Officer Management Information Systems Central Services (k/n/a Telecommunications) Office of Technology Geographic Information Systems Reconciliation of data on employees and money allocated to Bureau
Bureau of Capital Planning and Facilities Management	Bureau of Capital Planning and Facilities Management Organizational Chart Bureau of Capital Planning and Management Facilities Dept. of Capital Planning and Policy Dept. of Planning and Development Facilities Management Dept. of Housing P.O.E.T. Planning and Development Emergency Shelter Funding Community Development Block Grant Reconciliation of data on employees and money allocated to Bureau
Auditor	Overview
Secretary to the Board of Commissioners	Overview
Sheriff	Overview
Chief Judge	Overview
Treasurer	Overview
Board of Review	Overview
Assessor	Overview
Clerk	Overview
Cook County Board of Commissioners	Overview, Members
Recorder of Deeds	Overview
State’s Attorney	Overview
Board of Election Commissioners	Overview
Clerk of the Circuit Court	Overview
Public Administrator	Overview
Office of the Independent Inspector General	Overview

Where Does Cook County Spend Our Money?

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