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Cook County board authorizes up to $100,000 for Little Knight fire response
Summary
The Cook County Board unanimously approved a resolution giving the county administrator authority to spend up to $100,000 for response and recovery from the Little Knight Fire; officials said funds would likely come from the county general fund and that expenditures will be tracked for potential reimbursement.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a resolution authorizing the county administrator to make emergency expenditures of up to $100,000 to respond to and recover from the Little Knight Fire.
Administrator Treble told the board the resolution implements an emergency order already in place and "does allow the county to make purchases for costs directly related to response to and recovery from the Little Knight Fire, including but not limited to personnel overtime, equipment rental, contracted services, and emergency procurement of supplies and materials." The administrator said the cap in the resolution is $100,000.
The vote came after Commissioner Gamble asked where the money would come from. A county staff member said there is no dedicated emergency set-aside and that the county's "very large fund balance" would be the likely source, adding that expenses can be localized by setting up a department in the general fund. The staff member also said special payroll codes have been set up to track overtime and other costs and that the county may seek reimbursement later.
Commissioner Gamble moved to approve the resolution "authorizing emergency expenditures county administrator in response to the Little Life Fire"; the transcript contains both the name "Little Knight Fire" (used by Administrator Treble) and "Little Life Fire" (used later in the motion), an inconsistency noted in the record. The chair stated the motion had a second, Commissioner Gamble said "Aye," and the chair announced the motion passed unanimously. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally of individual votes.
The chair then closed the special meeting and introduced a visiting representative from NEEMO. The representative identified himself in the transcript as Chris Barth and said he is "with the National Incident Management."
Officials said they will track expenditures using special codes and monitor opportunities for reimbursement; no further procedural steps or timelines were specified in the meeting record.
