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From: Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) <Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov
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Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 4:38 PM
Subject: Monday at 1pm-Joint Meeting Re: Delayed 2nd Installment Mailing
To: Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) <Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov>
Good Afternoon,
A friendly reminder that at 1:00pm on Monday, April 25th there will be a
Joint meeting of the County’s Finance Committee, Technology Committee,
Assessor, Board of Review, Clerk, and Treasurer to discuss a potential late
mailing of the second property tax installment bills. If you have concerns
about this, the proceedings can be followed here:
https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-live-board-proceedings
If you would like to speak or submit public comments on this matter please
visit “County Finance and Technology & Innovation Joint Committee Remote
Meeting Viewing and Participation Instructions at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDPMBBG
Please note that registration to provide live testimony will close 24 hours
prior to the scheduled start of the meeting.
The public comment link can also be reached here:
https://cook-county.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=955991&GUID=96E64A0B…
If you have any questions or need further information please let me know.
Sincerely,
[image: Sean M. Morrison Text, Letter]
[image: Cook County Seal]
*Sean M. Morrison | 17th District Cook County Commissioner *
Cook County Board of Commissioners
15040 Ravinia Ave. Suite 44
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-1336
*seanmorrison.com <https://www.seanmorrison.com/>*
*From:* Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) <
Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov>
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 06, 2022 12:19 PM
*Subject:* Commissioner Sean Morrison Re: delayed second installment of
property taxes
Good Afternoon,
As your County Commissioner I am aware of the potential for serious
hardships to your local unit of government if there is a late mailing of
the second installment property tax bills. I am writing to let you know
that I have just filed a Resolution for the Cook County Board to ask our
Finance Committee for a Special Meeting, including the County Assessor,
Board of Review, Clerk, Treasurer and Bureau of Technology at the earliest
possible time. The purpose is to gain a better understanding of the issues,
effects, and potential solutions to a late mailing of the second property
tax installment. I have included my latest press release on this topic
below.
Sincerely,
[image: Sean M. Morrison Text, letter]
[image: Cook County Seal]
*Sean M. Morrison | 17th District Cook County Commissioner *
Cook County Board of Commissioners
15040 Ravinia Ave. Suite 44
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-1336
*seanmorrison.com <https://www.seanmorrison.com/>*
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*17th District, Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison proposes financial
remedy for local governments who face revenue shortfall from delayed second
installment of property taxes*
April 1, 2022
*Orland Park, IL* - A very real financial crisis could soon hit every
government taxing body in Cook County. That’s because the Cook County
Assessor’s Office could delay the second installment of the Cook County
Real Estate Taxes up to six months and possibly into the first quarter of
2023. This delay in over $16 billion dollars in second half bills will
force local government bodies to either draw down their reserves or borrow
money with interest. This will have a massive financial impact on our
municipalities, school districts, fire protection districts, police
departments, park districts, public libraries, and everything in between.
Over seven months ago during county budget hearings, I raised the alarm of
the likelihood of late tax installments and the effect they will have
regarding the delay in the process of property tax certifications – due to
the dramatically diminished amount of files being processed at that time.
Aside from communications from Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt’s
office, my questions and communications were largely ignored from the
various stakeholders.
Subsequently, I sent a *letter*
<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yg30KChramqEAODpEBf-gkNdiFYF7nqhj8NQ-KYLash…>
in January 2022 requesting a special hearing of the finance committee to
address this ominous issue. I was advised via *letter*
<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yg30KChramqEAODpEBf-gkNdiFYF7nqhj8NQ-KYLash…>,
the issue is being addressed by a policy group under the Office of the
President along with members of the Assessor’s office, Board of Review,
County Clerk and Treasurer’s Office. I received no other actionable
response on this item!
I, along with the public, have now learned via “the news media” that tax
bills will be delayed up to six months or more. If these news reports are
accurate, this will lead to local government taxing bodies across Cook
County being forced to borrow funds to cover their pre-budgeted operating
costs.
If this financial catastrophe occurs and Cook County is faced with a
substantial delay in the release of tax revenues to local government
bodies, then Cook County government should consider stepping in to address
this issue.
Until such point in time as those stakeholders whose primary function is
to provide for the on-time delivery of our property tax bill correct this
problem, I have one immediate solution. Cook County government should
consider setting aside up to $100 million dollars to provide for no/low
interest short-term financing loans to our local taxing bodies.
--
*Ted Bodewes*Director
Thomas Ford Memorial Library
800 Chestnut Street
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708) 246-0520
Hi SWAN Board reps-
The agenda and packet for Friday's in person meeting at Midlothian Public Library is now posted.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89011
The meeting packet Board calendar includes an item for a board self-evaluation. At Jennifer's suggestion we took the paper version of the self-evaluation and made a web-based version. Ted would like to see if there was interest in the seven board reps conducting the self-evaluation, so expect some discussion on that during the Board President's report.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to make sure you noted that the time of the meeting is 9am and not the usual 9:30am. See you in the morning!
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hi SWAN Board reps-
The agenda and packet for Friday's virtual meeting are posted.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/22_03_18/8901…
The official agenda in the packet is followed by the summit agenda with the names of the presenters. I am excited for our virtual summit, and I hope you all are able to gain some insight into our future direction with these vendor partners.
Regards,
Aaron
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hi everyone,
I am going to send out some calendar appointments to ensure the April 22nd meeting date is set for you.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board members-
The meeting agenda and packet are now posted for you. Both are available on the SWAN Support page below:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89009
In addition to the latest version of the SWAN budget, we have a written analysis on the Baker & Taylor rental collection pilot we conducted. I hope you appreciate the overview and insights!
The meeting will be held at LaGrange Public Library:
10 West Cossitt Avenue
La Grange, IL 60525-2327
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
This email update from Anne Slaughter at RAILS expands on the update Dawn Bussey provided us at the January SWAN Board meeting.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
From: Anne Slaughter <anne.slaughter(a)railslibraries.info>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 3:51 PM
To: Rebecca Malinowski (rmalinowski(a)ccslib.org) <rmalinowski(a)ccslib.org>; mhammermeister <mhammermeister(a)pinnaclelibraries.org>; Aaron Skog <aaron(a)swanlibraries.net>
Cc: Deirdre Brennan <dee.brennan(a)railslibraries.info>; Monica Harris <monica.harris(a)railslibraries.info>; Carolyn Coulter <carolyn.coulter(a)railslibraries.info>; Kendal Orrison <kendal.orrison(a)railslibraries.info>; Jennifer Slaney <Jennifer.Slaney(a)sterlingpubliclibrary.org>
Subject: Update from 1/27 IHLS/SHARE LLSAP brainstorming meeting
Hello all,
I wanted to update you on a meeting that took place this morning. IHLS/SHARE convened a meeting dedicated to "LLSAP Brainstorming" that included Leslie Bednar, Ellen Popit, Cassandra Thompson, Greg McCormick, Kendal Orrison, Carolyn Coulter, and Jennifer Slaney. Deirdre, Monica, and I also attended.
As you may be aware, one of the next steps from this month's LLSAP Sustainability Working Group meeting was to engage a consultant to begin working on an RFI that would help us explore what it would take to establish a statewide shared ILS. In today's meeting, Cassandra and Leslie shared their hopes that SHARE might have a role in this. They are interested in expanding SHARE membership to include libraries across the RAILS service area, with a focus on smaller libraries, as they believe their current service model to be a sustainable and scalable option. Cassandra intends to begin collecting data from LLSAPs in order to assemble some projected cost information. SHARE member leadership is not involved in this conversation yet.
RAILS wants to make sure that all six of our LLSAPs are informed and have the opportunity to participate in any further discussions on this topic. We intend to continue the work of the LLSAP Sustainability Working Group as charged, including consideration of any role that SHARE might play in statewide big picture planning. As requested by the working group, our next step is to meet with a potential consultant, and we will provide detailed updates when more information is available. Ultimately, we recognize the importance of each organization (LLSAPs and member libraries) conducting its own assessment of their options, and the need to build member library buy-in for any proposed transition. To that end, we will do what we can to ensure that future conversations are as inclusive as possible.
Thanks,
Anne
Anne Slaughter
Director of Technology Services
Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Burr Ridge Office
Phone: 630.734.5127
Fax: 630.734.5050
anne.slaughter(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:anne.slaughter@railslibraries.info>
https://www.railslibraries.info
Just a quick note that we will not meet virtually next week on Friday. Ted checked with Charity and her library is ready to host!
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN reps-
The meeting agenda and packet for Friday, January 21st is now posted for you. The agenda is fairly light, but I do have a few questions for you in my Executive Director report. The packet is 87 pages, and it contains the FY23 budget that is version for the Committee of the Whole meeting.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89008
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Regards,
Aaron
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
