Federal Oversight of Cook County Assessor’s Office Ends Under Assessor Fritz Kaegi
decree brought on by lawsuits filed by Michael Shakman in 1969. The finding of substantial compliance is due to the Assessor’s
Office’s creation and execution of an employment plan for its staff, training on its provisions, the absence of employment decisions based on political factors, and the implementation of procedures that will prevent politics from interfering with the long-term operations of the office.
again have a place in the Assessor’s Office. Moreover, the end of this oversight will save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of
dollars each year, creating a more efficient office for the people we serve.”
“good faith attempts” to meet the terms of the consent decree. He also noted there had been no findings of unlawful political
discrimination during the four years of Assessor Kaegi’s administration.
political influence.
is free from undue political influence.”
2014 and Cook County’s Office of the President achieved compliance in 2018. In August 2022, a federal appeals court
released the Governor’s Office from oversight.
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