Cook County board approves backup agreement for wilderness outpatient provider to meet audit requirement

Cook County commissioners on Monday approved an agreement that identifies a backup organization for the county’s wilderness outpatient services, a step commissioners said was required for an ongoing audit of that program. The board approved the agreement by unanimous voice vote.

A staff member explained the backup arrangement is intended to show options in the event the current provider is no longer available. “It’s more like us saying, if something were to happen here, we have a backup for the purpose of the audit. That's all this is,” the staff member said.

Meeting remarks noted the county’s current contract coordinator for the wilderness outpatient area, referenced as Greg, is effectively a one‑person operation; auditors wanted the county to identify an alternate organization to show continuity options if that provider or coordinator could not continue. The transcript records a motion and second to approve the agreement and a unanimous voice vote; specific mover/second names were not recorded.

No fiscal figures, contract numbers, or governing statutes were cited in the transcript provided. The action recorded was limited to approving the agreement to satisfy the audit; no additional directives, timelines, or implementation details were recorded in the public minutes.