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| Title | McCormick Place Advisory Board |
|---|---|
| Contact Name | Michael Fountain |
| Contact Phone | 312.791.6290 |
| Contact Email | |
| Function | To work with the Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Authority regarding potential means for providing increased economic opportunities to minorities and women produced indirectly or directly from the construction and operation of the Expansion Project, to minimize any potential impact on the area surrounding the McCormick Place Expansion Project including any impact on minority or female owned businesses resulting from the construction and operation of the Expansion Project, to find candidates for building trade apprenticeships, for employment in the hospitality industry, and to identify job training programs, and to implement McPier’s goal of awarding not less than 25% and 5% of the annual dollar value of contracts to minority and female owned businesses. |
| Term | 2 years, or until a successor is appointed for public members. Legislative members, until expiration of elected office. |
| Senate Confirmation | No |
| Compensation | Expenses |
| Qualifications | Public members required to be residents of area surrounding McCormick Place Expansion Project and are either members of a minority group or women. Legislative members required to be residents of Chicago and are either members of a minority group or women. |
| Composition |
12 members: 2 appointed by the Governor; 2 appointed by the Mayor of Chicago; 2 State Representatives (or designee) appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 State Representatives (or designee) appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; 2 State Senators (or designee) appointed by the President of the Senate; 2 State Senators (or designee) appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. |
| Chair | Elected by the Board |
| Authority | 70 ILCS 210/23.1 f |
Member Names
Name (Last, First) 
|
Member Since | Appointed By | Position | County | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Althoff, Pamela | 02/14/2012 | Senate Minority Leader | Member | Cook | |
| Colvin, Marlow | 01/28/2005 | Speaker of the House | Member | None | |
| Dillard, Kirk | 02/14/2012 | Senate Minority Leader | Member | Cook | |
| McAuliffe, Michael | 02/13/2003 | House Minority Leader | Member | None | |
| Meyer, James | 02/13/2003 | House Minority Leader | Member | None | |
| Munoz, Antonio | 04/25/2003 | President of the Senate | Member | Cook | |
| TBD | Speaker of the House | None | |||
| TBD | Mayor of Chicago | None | |||
| TBD | Mayor of Chicago | None | |||
| Trotter, Donne | 01/05/2010 | President of the Senate | Member | Cook | State Senator |
| Vacant | Governor | None | |||
| Vacant | Governor | None |