Friday, July 8, 2011
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced county departments will set and track goals through the STAR system.
Cook County is working to be more efficient and to hold departments accountable for the quality of their performance, county board president Toni Preckwinkle said Thursday. The county released its first quarterly performance management report. Preckwinkle said the Set Targets Achieve Results (STAR) reports will help streamline county services. "Performance management gives us the opportunity to change the culture of the County and begin a new chapter in county government," Preckwinkle said at the County Building in Chicago. Preckwinkle said STAR is designed to boost accountability and lower the cost of government by setting and tracking goals for each county agency and department. A full copy of the first STAR report can be found here. …
Monday, April 11, 2011
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is attending the Palatine Village Council meeting 7 p.m.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will attend the Palatine Village board meeting tonight at 7 p.m. "We are hoping that this is the first of many opportunities to have President Preckwinkle out to engage the residents here in the village of Palatine," Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz said. The meeting will be the village council chambers at 200 E. Wood St. Schwantz said that Preckwinkle would discuss county issues and answer some questions from the village council. "She's definitely very welcome here and we are excited about having her come out," Schwantz said. One topic that will likely come up is the extent of county services Palatine receives. Palatine District 5 Council member Jack Wagner previously has said that the village sends…
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will attend the April 11 Village Council meeting.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will answer questions about county services from the village when she attends Palatine's April 11 Village Council meeting. "She wants to talk about what she's doing, but it's also a chance to hear directly from people who might have concerns," said Preckwinkle's Communication Director Jessey Neves. Some Palatine officials have voiced concerns in recent years about the amount of tax money Palatine sends to the county in relation to the level of service the community receives back. District 5 Council member Jack Wagner said Palatine sends $19 million to $20 million a year to the county. Wagner said he'd like a better idea of how that money is spent and what Palatine receives in return for it. "She…
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