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Cook County Board President Preckwinkle Unveils STAR Performance Management Report

By owen.kilmer at July 7, 2011 | 10:57 am | 1 Comments

In an unprecedented effort to implement long-term financial planning and instill a new culture of accountability in Cook County government, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled the first Set Targets, Achieve Results (STAR) performance management report today, joined by elected officials from across the county. This is the first time performance more...

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President Preckwinkle names Frontline Award winner

By Sebastian James at April 20, 2011 | 4:32 pm | 0 Comment

Earlier this year, the Office of the President announced the creation of the first annual Frontline award. The award provides employees of Cook County with a formal system to suggest ideas that will help the county meet its four goals—fiscal responsibility, innovative leadership, transparency and accountability, and improved services. The goal of this award is to more...

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Preckwinkle introduces new performance based management and budgeting initiative

By Sebastian James at January 20, 2011 | 4:47 pm | 0 Comment

Originally published January 19, 2011--Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday announced a new initiative to address major components of her administration’s vision for Cook County government. The new performance based management and budgeting ordinance, which was introduced today by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, aims to add transparency, more...

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Cook County Board President introduces new efficiency and transparency initiatives

By Sebastian James at January 20, 2011 | 4:45 pm | 0 Comment

Originally published January 10, 2011--Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle took new steps today to increase transparency and accountability in her Administration, introducing the Make Cook County More Efficient program and an online public event calendar. To help address both the short and long-term fiscal challenges, the county is turning to its greatest more...

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