Ethics Reform

In 2005, Commissioner Quigley sponsored and passed two successful amendments to the County Code of Ethics. One increased the period during which a former County employee is barred from working for a County contractor from one year to two, and the other requires bidders on County contracts to disclose political contributions and any former County employees on their staffs.

In addition he passed a package of ethics reforms in 2007 requiring both the Assessor and Board of Review to post all appeal decisions online, including owner name, attorney name, property address, and reasoning for the decision. The legislation also puts restrictions on the contributions that lawyers are able to give the elected officials who make their property tax appeal decisions..

Inspector General

Commissioner Mike Quigley sponsored and passed legislation that provided the County’s Inspector General wider authority, greater independence, and increased resources.

County Vehicles

Mike sponsored many of the accountability measures contained in the County’s current Vehicle Policy Ordinance, which regulates County departments purchase and operation of vehicles. His innovations included a hotline for members of the public to call to report incidents involving County vehicles, decals on the sides and rear of vehicles which identify them as the property of Cook County and include the hotline number, a system to create and maintain an accurate inventory of County vehicles at all times, rules for assigning vehicles to individual employees, and procedures regulating overnight use of vehicles.

What others are saying...

"…I appreciate the fact that he's always investigating new approaches, that he's looking for ways to improve county government, and that he isn't afraid to speak up when he thinks something is wrong." Chicago Tribune - March 14, 2002