Open Data Network

Expenditure Budget

It is the County's fiscal policy to provice a balanced budget each year. Expenditures are County costs ranging from payroll to paperclips. Like a balanced checkbook, the total expenditures match the total revenue collected in a fiscal year.

Secretary to the Board - Percent of Secretary to the Board of Commissioners’ records reviewed for archiving

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Revenue Budget

Cook County receives revenue from multiple sources like property taxes, fines, fees and even the auctioning of surplus equipment. The total amount of money collected each year is what is used to cover the costs of County services.

Secretary to the Board - Percent of public comments received electronically

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Secretary to the Board - Percent of public meeting materials posted online at least six days in advance

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Secretary to the Board of Commissioners

Contract Compliance - Percent of committed dollars committed to M/WBE firms

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Capital Budget

The capital budget is used to address the critical infrastructure needs of the County from road improvements to technology and the construction of new facilities. Exhaustive criteria is used to identify which capital projects the County will invest in each year and such projects are predominately funded through sources outside of the operating budget like debt issued by the County.

Facilities Management - Operational cost per square foot

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Real Estate - Total revenue generated monthly to offset overall costs by Real Estate Management 

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.